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White- Shouldered Starling


White- Shouldered Starling
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Copyright: Chi Liu (chiliu) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1494 W: 0 N: 1175] (6494)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-11-10
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon EOS 20D, Sigma 150mm F2.8 APO Macro DG HSM, Sigma 72mm MC UV Filter
Exposure: f/7.1, 1/250 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-04-12 2:44
Viewed: 2108
Points: 58
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
White Shouldered Starling

Scientific name: Sturnia sinensis;

Common names: Chinese Starling, Grey-backed Starling;

Size: length 20-25cm.
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Hello Chi,
Wonderful shot.Clear details, nice colors, POV and sharpness are excellent. Congratulations...
Ali Rıza

Hello Chi,
Outstanding photo with great clarity, lighting, and depth of this beautiful Starling.
Steve

Hi Chi :-)
Nice thinker! I really like this pose. Do you know what is he looking at?

Great details!!
Nice colors and good light on the eye of the bird.

Andrea

I never seen a starling like this.
Great capture! The shot is very good!
Maurizio

Can't miss your pictures for the life of me, Chi. They are an abject lesson in nature photography for all aspiring bumblers like me.
I love this picture for its phenomenal DOF, sharpness and original colours.

Hi Chi,
Great Shot, The BG is perfect, i like the colors and the composition a lot. superb take!!
TFS
Goutham R

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  • pvs Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1168 W: 261 N: 3035] (13835)
  • [2006-04-12 5:19]

Hi Chi,

A very nice shot with excellent details and sharpness,well composed in the greenish BG,well done and TFS,

Paul

Hello Chi!
Beautiful colors, light and details. Perfect POV and composition. Great work!
TFS;-)
regards
Dorota

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  • ddg Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 855 W: 23 N: 942] (5111)
  • [2006-04-12 6:00]

Hello Chi, beautiful shot of this bird with a great sharpness and colors. Very well done, TFS, Didier.

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  • sAner Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1490 W: 72 N: 1427] (4744)
  • [2006-04-12 6:55]

Hi Chi,

Excellent shot. Very sharp and good POV. I like the background a lot aswell. Well done & TFS!

Regards,
Pieter

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  • aido Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor [C: 1044 W: 156 N: 1218] (4046)
  • [2006-04-12 6:59]

Hi Chi,
A nice shot, lovely detail and colour. The background is perfect, well defocused but with some interesting light and shadow. DOF is spot-on, a really nice shot.
Cheers,
Adrian

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4774 W: 294 N: 4020] (13209)
  • [2006-04-12 7:24]

Hello Chi!
Excellent capture.POV,simple BG,clear eyes and details,framing and composition are wonderful.TFS...:-)

Hi Chi.
Good sharpness of the subject and Dof.
Nice shot, regards
Matt

Hi Chi,
Superb shot on this White Shouldered Starling. Perfect exposure in this nice soft light. Very beautiful colors, and the detail is very sharp. Perfect DOF seperates the bird well from the OOF backround.
Excellent work my friend!
Scott

This is yet another new bird for me.

The detail is great and I love its eye. A lot of birds just seem to have a totally black eye, but this one clearly has a blue eye.

TFS

Hi Chiliu, This is a great photo.He looks very interested in something. Perfect lighting, Colors, DOV, POV. Perfect sharpness. TFS Kyle

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  • manyee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3066 W: 231 N: 6160] (21048)
  • [2006-04-12 10:46]

What a sharp capture of this bird, Chi Liu.
A new species for me, so thank you.: )
The details are superb, and the colors look very natural.
Great pose of alertness and wonderful catch light in the eye.
TFS. : )

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  • Dando Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor [C: 637 W: 32 N: 792] (3084)
  • [2006-04-12 11:58]

Hi Chi, great shot. Excellent details, colour, focus, POV and exposure. TFS.
Dean.

Hi Chi,
it's a wonderful bird, never thought that this could be a starling - I only know the dark ones with the glittering feathers here in Germany. The blue eye is very impressive, excellent sharpness, very well done
Sabine - wishnugaruda

Hi Chi

A perfect shot that is well composed, with good clarity, depth of colour and sharpness. Detail is spot on. A big tick for this shot! :-)

Hi Chi,
Good detail, colours and sharpness.
Composition and lighting are good. Good POV and framing.
Thanks for posting, enjoy the rest of the week.

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  • loot Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5451 W: 594 N: 3650] (10031)
  • [2006-04-12 16:58]

Hi Chi
I have never seen this bird before so thanks for introducing me to it.
The composition & POV is great.
The colours are stunning.
The DOF is excellent with extra sharp details.
The BG is maybe a little noisy, but well removed and OOF.
The exposure was managed very well showing lovely contrasts.
Good work and TFS.
Regards
Loot

What a beautiful Starling so much different from our Starling here in USA it is black....excellent capture!

Hello Chi!
Very nice capture.I liked expression on birds face very much.
Thanks for sharing.

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  • livios Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2156 W: 322 N: 4258] (16906)
  • [2006-04-15 11:54]

Chi, this is very nice.

Excellent lighting, sharpness and pov.

Great mood and blurred bg. Excellent details.

Congratulations.

Hi Chi,

Perfect shot!
Very good all ;)
Good job!

TFS :-)
Norbert

this shot of this starling is great CHI.
Excellent colors and superb details.
Good POV and BG.
TFS!!!!
Regards
JC

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  • Athila Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 305 W: 232 N: 432] (1564)
  • [2006-04-24 20:48]

Hi Chi!

Nice image. Image is sharp and perfectly exposed. I love the shallow DOF and the blured BG. Composition is well balanced.

Great shot and TFS.

Hello Chi
Excellent capture of the starling. His expression is intense - he's concentrating on something important. Sharp focus a great light.

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