Black-Headed Oriole

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• SkyF (8113)
• [2007-01-24 12:36]

Hello Aivar,
great close up, the details are of very nice sharpness and the colors look fabulous. Love the side view of the bird it shows off its wondeful features so well. Very nicely cropped and presented.
Sky

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• ramthakur (25871)
• [2007-01-24 12:42]

Hello Aivar,
I must compliment you for this fantastic, extra-large capture of a beautiful Oriole native to South Africa.
Even if the image excludes the tail portion, it is a classic picture of immense artistic value, not to mention the superior technical expertise involved here.
Regards,
Ram

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• vanderschelden (27774)
• [2007-01-24 13:02]

Hi Aivar,
Very sharp and colourful image.
The light is very strong and effective.
Well done
TFS
Annick

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• JoseMiguel (5187)
• [2007-01-24 13:09]

Hello Aivar,
Outstanding image!
You got an impressive and beautiful capture of this oriole.
POV is simple wonderful, your picture show us the best possible details on the feathers, the orange beak and specially that gorgeous red eye.
DOF is also very good, with a background that is so smooth and pleasant to look at.
Excellent composition also.
Congratulations, thanks for share and best reagrads,
JM

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• Alex99 (15295)
• [2007-01-24 13:10]

Hi Aivar.
My congratulation on such wonderful and skillfully done shot. Great close-up. Amazing colours, details and sharpness. Beautifulness of the BG amazes the imagination. Lighting is perfect at highest level. BRAVO. Superb work.
Alexei.

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• Tamrock (3691)
• [2007-01-24 13:20]

hi aivar!
nice one with good sharpness and
great pov and dof
fine exposed and nice background

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• loot (9351)
• [2007-01-24 13:43]

Hi Aivar

Wow, this is as clear as it can get. This is an absolutely wonderful shot of the oriole on the aloe flower. Everything on the bird came to life. From that remarkable lively eye to the red face and the splendidly displayed plumage.

A really first class composition with stunning colours and amazing details. The exposure was perfectly spot-on and the BG goes a long way to make this bird jump out of the photo.

Brilliant work and TFS.
Regards
Loot

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• uleko (24487)
• [2007-01-24 14:26]

Hello Aivar,
Fantastic portrait of this beautiful Oriole. Very sharp profile and wonderful colours. The lighting is perfect and the background nicely diffuse. Very nice composition.
TFS and regards, Ulla

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• coasties (27526)
• [2007-01-24 15:23]

Hi Aivar

Congrats on a fantastic shot. Love the vibrant colours. Well done!

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• marmottelolo (14481)
• [2007-01-24 15:27]

bonjour aivar
oh qu'elles couleurs vives!!
les plumes sont bien detaillées,l'oiseau est net partout.le BG super flou.genial.
laurent

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• mirceax (5887)
• [2007-01-24 16:47]

Hi Aivar,
Great shot,fabulos sharpness and colours,
tfs,
Mircea

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• jaycee (15759)
• [2007-01-24 17:37]

Hi Aivar,

Beautiful shot of the Oriole - especially in profile. The colors are wonderful and every detail of the face stands out.

TFS

Jane

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• Luis52 (10431)
• [2007-01-24 18:13]

Hola Aivar.- Me agradan mucho los colores del plumaje de este hermoso "Oriol" Sus ojos en rojo y el amarillo de su pecho lucen exelentemente gracias a tu lente. Luis52.

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• RAP (7405)
• [2007-01-24 18:26]

Very nice capture Aivar with perfect focus and sharpness.

I like it a lot: composition, POV, DOF, focus, sharpness, lighting, background.

I like it: framing (I have preferred you didn't cut the tail of bird), colors (too much saturated, at least in my monitor), notes.

I don't like it: nothing to grumble.

Excellent details of this showy bird depicted in all their splendor. Cordially... Ricardo

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• aido (4046)
• [2007-01-24 18:28]

Hello Aivar,
A great capture, superb vivid colours and great detail. A well handled exposure and good DOF, nicely framed. An interesting note too, I've never seen a close-up of this bird before.
Regards,
Adrian

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• fiyo (8678)
• [2007-01-24 19:09]

Hello Aivar,
Great shot,very nice color & composition with excellent details within your DOF.
TFS.

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• marhowie (34891)
• [2007-01-24 19:18]

Hello Aivar,
I've seen this beauty before.. But up this close, the level of detail & sharpness takes it to another level :)
Excellent closeup work here.

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• radz (3390)
• [2007-01-24 21:59]

WOOOW!!This is beautiful bird shot,black&yellow combination very well controlled exposure&DOF is perfect!!!Love the OOF Bokeh!!TFS!!

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• arfer (0)
• [2007-01-24 23:14]

Hello Aivar

Super sharp details and beautiful well saturated colours.I really like the blurred BG,it coordinates with the colours of the bird.Beautiful eye detail and contact.Excellent POV and DOF.Well composed.TFS

Rob

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• horia (12979)
• [2007-01-25 3:29]

Wow! Now this really looks like a close-up...but it's a bird! ;)
Fantastic capture, Aivar!
That extender really gave you that extra something and allowed you to fill this frame with a perfectly sharp, wonderfully colors Black-Headed Oriole.
The pose of your subject here is really great - with its head turned in one direction - giving you that desired eye-contact.
Also the POV is excellent, the DOF is fantastic - blurring that BG very nicely - the exposure is very good (despite not being that easy) and the presentation is gorgeous.
I don't know what were the exact condition and place where you shot this, but, as a sugestion, i would have tried to include the tail in the frame, too.
Anyway, it's a splendid work!

Bravo and TFS
Horia

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• Argus (24389)
• [2007-01-25 3:54]

Hello Aivar,
This shot of the Black-headed Oriole is top notch: every aspect is first class: BG, sharpness, comp. and POV.
Interesting to see the reddish pollen on the Oriole's face.
Well done and TFS,
Best wishes, Ivan

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• jossim (11890)
• [2007-01-25 7:27]

Bonjour Aivar!

Félicitations pour le superbe éclairage et les magnifique coukeurs.
Merci!
Joseph

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• soccer (1927)
• [2007-01-25 10:06]

Aivar,

Excellently composed pic that has great sharpness and detail. The sunlight was in the right position and adds great value to your pic.

TFS,
Sheriff

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• pilonm (2719)
• [2007-01-25 10:09]

Wow!!! Excellent picture of this oriole, Aivar!!!

It is not easy to manage correctly the exposure with yellow and black and you succeeded perfectly!!! Details are awesome and colors very natural... Excellent pov and very charming bg!

Great job and TFS,

Michel

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• dew77 (13069)
• [2007-01-25 12:52]

Hello Aivar,
Excellent capture.Details and clear eyes are amazing.I liked POV,colors,framing and composition a lot.
TFS...:-)

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• AnimalExplorer (8614)
• [2007-01-25 15:48]

Gorgeous close up oriole, the colors and sharpness are excellent. Well done Aivar. :)

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• jmp (8406)
• [2007-01-25 17:57]

Hi Aivar,
Excellent portrait of this beautiful bird. Light, exposure, details, bg and pov are perfect.
TFS, José M.

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• mikou (5265)
• [2007-01-27 2:31]

Hi Aivar.
I like this POV and great sharp details.Beautiful vivid colours.Very good you isolate this very nice bird from blurry background.I hope, that the next time you him shown here in all of beauty.
Very nice done.TFS.
Greetings and great weekend.
Milos

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• pablominto (15556)
• [2007-02-07 2:14]

Hello Aivar,
What seems like a proud bird gives you a great pose here!
Outstanding details and colours are captured, it is a good point of view and the DOF is perfect...
Very well composed presentation!
Greetings,
Pablo -

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• Biswarup (2763)
• [2007-03-02 5:58]

Hi Aivar,
Great close up, details are of very nice.

Biswarup