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CROW-PHEASANT


CROW-PHEASANT
Photo Information
Copyright: Smitha Komath (smitha) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 284 W: 77 N: 905] (3429)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-11-20
Categories: Birds
Camera: Nikon D70s, Nikkor 80-400mmD ED AF VR
Exposure: f/7.1, 1/250 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-02-17 13:36
Viewed: 673
Favorites: 1 [view]
Points: 10
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Crow-Pheasant or Coucal is a cclumsy black bird with chestnut wings and long broad black tail.It hunts singly or in pairs, stalking along the ground in undergrowth.I t belongs to the Cuckoo family, and it is one of the non-parasitic cuckoo. it eats caterpillars, large insects, lizards, snails young mice and bird's eggs and sometimes the youngones. it's call is adeep resonant coop-coop-coop that we call it Ooppan in Kerala.
i shot this picture using 80-400 D ED AF VR, in aperture priority and autofocus. i've cropped the image in photoshop.

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To hester: Thank yousmitha 1 02-18 07:21
To Maite: thanxsmitha 1 02-18 07:05
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Hi Smitha,
great details, sharpness and colors,
TFS Oki

  • Great 
  • Maite Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1004 W: 64 N: 1241] (5078)
  • [2007-02-17 14:37]
  • [+]

Excellent capture with beautiful colors and nice composition.
The black fellow looks a bit angry, or not?
Good job. TFS.
Maite

  • Great 
  • hester Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1477 W: 18 N: 3013] (11052)
  • [2007-02-17 16:00]
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Great POse, lovely colours and nice sharp details. Great POV

TFS

Karan

  • Great 
  • badar Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 109 W: 0 N: 168] (785)
  • [2007-02-18 7:47]

Hi Smitha,
Nice composition & colours.
TFS
Badruddin Ali

Smitha,

Nice perch, hanging between the leaves. It is never easy to shoot dark birds and get adequate details. You did a good job. You also got a nice catch light in the eye.

Regards,
Murali Santhanam

  • Great 
  • gannu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 988 W: 4 N: 2528] (11735)
  • [2007-05-29 3:55]

Smitha, I can see the fire on its eyes. Lovely shot and good positioning and very well done frame. Ganesh

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