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Proud Parent
Photo Information
Copyright: Ragz Raymond (Rags) (27)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 1993
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon EOS630
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Baby Animals 2, Penguins (Spheniscidae), Family Matters 2 [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2005-09-05 3:12
Viewed: 3083
Favorites: 2 [view]
Points: 25
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Taken in early Spring, the Emporer penguin balances the chick on its feet to stop it from freezing to death. The female lays her egg and then passes it over to the male penguin to incubate and hatch the chick through the cold winter months, while she heads off to sea to feed. It will be many weeks before she returns to releive the male so he to can go and feed. The mortality rate is very high amongst the chicks.
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  • manyee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3094 W: 234 N: 5897] (19892)
  • [2005-09-05 3:27]

What a wonderful shot of the Emperor penguin and chick. The baby is absolutely adorable. You are so lucky to have seen them in person.
Thank you for sharing, and a warm welcome to TN. : )

Brilliant shot!
Very good composed, and very nice colour.
TFS!

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  • sway Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 316 W: 88 N: 308] (1212)
  • [2005-09-05 5:15]

HI Ragz,
NIce shot.
I love the shadow on the penguins chest.
NIce colours and composition.
:)

Hi Ragz

Welcome to TN.

Very cute shot. Lovely moment captured here. Good exposure. Nice work. Thanks.

Welcome to TN, nice shot! Great colours and atmosphere. I like it very much. Very well done!

Very good picture you start with, Ragz.
You caught a very good moment.
Maybe little to tight to the left.
Good POV andnice colours.
Well done.

Welcome to TN.

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  • TAZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2385 W: 50 N: 3186] (10922)
  • [2005-09-05 6:51]

It is unusual to see this kind of animal. This tender family of penguin is nice. Thanks Ragz for sharing this well done shot.

what a cute pinguings, great capture ^^

Hi!
well done, I like it v.much.
Colors are just great and the capture as well.
This smallpenguihn is so nice...beautiful baby:)
rgds
Barbara

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  • reina Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 261 W: 1 N: 321] (1990)
  • [2006-01-23 16:59]

Hi Ragz, thanks for sharing this great shot. It must be spectacular to be on this spot, i'm still impressed how broze nature is, when you realize the mortality rate. Hope we realize how fragile these species are. Looking forward to see more of your work. Reina

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  • cali Silver Star Critiquer [C: 32 W: 0 N: 0] (316)
  • [2006-04-17 13:32]

j'adore c'est aussi simple que ça. Merci pour cette belle prise, malgré un léger flou sur le sujet.

Wow! what a spectacular capture. You are lucky to get them this sharp. Useful comments as well.

Very good composed, and very nice colour.

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