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For my VISTA


For my VISTA
Photo Information
Copyright: mahesh patil (maheshpatil) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 90 W: 36 N: 227] (1233)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-01-26
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon PowerShot S2 IS
Exposure: f/4, 1/400 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-02-08 9:37
Viewed: 868
Points: 44
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Huhhhhhhhh........got some releif from work.I was busy with Windows Vista installaton on my machine(thanks to my company)and beleive me, IT ROCKS. The UI is awesome. The best part is new features in photo management and editing. I liked it so much.
Here is first picture have taken this new year. I am posting it after a long time though. Actualy I had posted picture of Bee -Eaters a long time back. But pictures of JeanPaul has inspired me to post this one.
Taken early in the morning in back yard. Birds siting on electric wires is a common scene in India ( you can find lots of such pictures on TN).

Species Info:
The bee-eaters are a group of near passerine birds in the family Meropidae. Most species are found in Africa but others occur in southern Europe, Madagascar, Australia and New Guinea. They are characterised by richly coloured plumage, slender bodies and usually elongated central tail feathers. All are colorful and have long downturned bills and pointed wings, which give them a swallow-like appearance when seen from afar.Just as the expressive name reveals, bee-eaters predominantly eat insects, especially bees, wasps and hornets, which are caught in the air by sallies from an open perch. While they will pursue any type of flying insect, honeybees predominate in their diet. The world range of the bee-eaters is nearly identical to the native world range of the four species of honeybees. Fry et al. (1992) say that "in 20 separate studies of the diet of 16 kinds of bee-eaters, Hymenoptera (ants, bees and wasps) comprised from 20% to 96% of all insects eaten, and honeybees formed on average about one-third of the Hymenoptera". Catching an insect mid-air is referred to as sallying. Before eating its meal, a bee-eater removes the sting by repeatedly hitting the insect on a hard surface. During this process, pressure is applied to the insect thereby extracting most of the venom. Once an insect lands the bee-eater ignores it, even if in plain sight. Bee-eaters are programmed to catch things only on the wing.

Picture Info:
Canon Powershot S2 IS
Aperture: f/4.5
Exposure Time: 1/400s
Focal Length:69mm
White Balance: Shadows
Cropped
Adjusted Levels
Adjusted Brightness and contrast
Added Frame
Neat Image
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To coasties: Thnaks a lot Sir!maheshpatil 1 02-08 12:07
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Hello Mahesh,
Beautifl bird!
Good composition, details, POV and colors!

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  • clnaef Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 778 W: 67 N: 645] (6814)
  • [2007-02-08 10:43]

Bonjour,
Quelle élégance. L'oiseau ressort particulièrement bien.
Bonne journée.
clnaef

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  • GLEM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 526 W: 87 N: 697] (6115)
  • [2007-02-08 11:03]

bonjour mahesh,
une image haute en couleur, on ne paut pas la manquer. Le support est moderne et contribue parfaitement à la composition. Belle qualité d'image.

tfs

Hi Mahesh,
A great capture with perfect composition ant super colours and details,
tfs
Mircea

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2493 W: 11 N: 6885] (21912)
  • [2007-02-08 11:34]

What a beautiful shot of the bee eater. The pose, colors, details are all sharp and wonderful. I like your frame.

Jane

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  • smitha Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 323 W: 75 N: 1002] (3753)
  • [2007-02-08 11:36]

hello mahesh,
nice shot.the bg really complements the hues of the bird.
regards,
smitha.

Hi Mahesh,
Beautiful bird!
Good composition and colors.

Biswarup

Hi Mahesh

Stunning colours against a beautiful BG. Nice composition with a nice catchlight in the eye. The diagonal of the wire adds to the visual impact. Well done! TFS.

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  • pvs Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1168 W: 261 N: 3035] (13835)
  • [2007-02-08 11:57]

Hi Mahesh,

A wonderfull capture of this colorfull beeeater,well done and TFS

Paul

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3813 W: 190 N: 11346] (34981)
  • [2007-02-08 12:28]

Hello Mahesh,
Fine capture of a Little Green Bee-eater, a species that I photographed in India myself.
This shot is sharp with excellent Bg, colouring and lighting set in a pleasing composition that would be even better without the heavy wire but as that's what bee-eaters like to sit on we have to accept it.
TFS and best wishes, Ivan

bonjour Mahesh,

belle prise de vue de cette oiseau belle lumiére et couleurs bravo

eric

So we have turned "birds" of the same flock -- I mean bird photographers almost simultaneously, Mahesh :-)!!
You have done a great job with this Bee Eater. I can see you had to hoist your camera skyward to get this shot, but it has been a success. The sharp and clear image of the bird stands beautifully against the blue sky.
Well done and let us go on shooting birds with our cameras!
Regards,
Ram

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  • RAP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2524 W: 345 N: 2373] (7405)
  • [2007-02-08 15:59]

Delicate capture with wonderful colors and excellent clearness Mahesh.

Composition: ****
Sharpness: *****
Color: *****
Lighting: *****
Background: *****
Framing: *****
DOF: *****
Focus: *****
POV: *****
Catchlight: *****
Frame: *** (pleasant but something thick in this case)
Note: ****

A highly beautiful bird very well depicted.
Thank you and greetings... Ricardo

Hi Mahesh
Nice shot.
Great sharpness and colours.
I like it.
Regards

Behrad

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  • TAZ Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2241 W: 47 N: 3167] (10926)
  • [2007-02-09 1:41]

Hello Mahesh,
You made a simple and smart photo. The bird is lovely.
The "+++" : subject, pose, POV, composition, frame, sharpness, DOF, blue sky background, colors, light & exposure, instructive photograph's note...
The "-" : nothing...
Congratulations and TFS.

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  • Swats Silver Star Critiquer [C: 37 W: 0 N: 3] (151)
  • [2007-02-09 2:23]

Nice capture! Nice colours, deatils and composition!

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  • manyee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3065 W: 231 N: 6160] (21048)
  • [2007-02-09 2:23]

What an incredible capture, Maresh.
A fantastic POV of this absolutely gorgeous bird.
The colors are stunning.
Excellent pose showing off that impressive tail.
TFS. : )

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  • SkyF Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2233 W: 188 N: 1929] (8127)
  • [2007-02-09 7:01]

Hello Mahesh,
gorgeous shot. I like the digonal composition. The neutral sky does show of your bird very well. I love the colors and the POV. Sharpness, details and lighting is wonderful.
TFS.Sky

Mahesh,

Lovely picture. Great details.

Regards,
Murali Santhanam

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  • radz Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 603 W: 11 N: 616] (3404)
  • [2007-02-09 22:59]

Very nice shot,blue background complements green bird!!

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  • horia Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2171 W: 218 N: 4383] (14900)
  • [2007-03-01 6:08]

Hi Mahesh and sorry for the delay

This is truely a superb capture with your S2!
The pose you maanged to capture this bee-eater in is really terrific and the "X" composition created by the string and the bird is exceptional!
The details are also very sharp and the colors vivid and beautiful!
The lovely blue of the sky makes a splendid BG, the framing is very nice and i also like the small catch-light in the bee-eater's eye.
Very good technical and arthistical work!

Bravo and TFS
Horia

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  • gannu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1169 W: 4 N: 3262] (14691)
  • [2007-03-06 2:46]

Hello Mahesh,
Again wonderful. Where is the location pls mention

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