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Pavo cristatus


Pavo cristatus
Photo Information
Copyright: Annick Vanderschelden (vanderschelden) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2712 W: 78 N: 7405] (30145)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-02-17
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon 350D (Digital Rebel XT), 70-200f2.8L IS
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-02-27 11:22
Viewed: 1293
Points: 36
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This male was one of the Peafowls in the small zoo of Lille.
I could photograph him really close (1,5m). The fellow was really a seasoned model as he was posing all the time.
Weather conditions were fine; bright light.






Wiki:
The Indian Peafowl, Pavo cristatus also known as the Common Peafowl or the Blue Peafowl is one of the species of bird in the genus Pavo of the Phasianidae family known as peafowl. The Indian Peafowl is a resident breeder in eastern Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka. The peacock is the national bird of India.

The species is found in dry semi-desert grasslands, scrub and deciduous forests. It forages and nests on the ground but roosts on top of trees. It eats mainly seeds, but also some insects, fruits and reptiles.

The male is called a peacock, the female a peahen. The Indian Peacock has beautiful iridescent blue-green plumage. The upper tail coverts are enormously elongated and ornate with an eye at the end of each feather. The female plumage is a mixture of dull green, grey and iridescent blue, with the greenish-grey predominating. In the breeding season, females stand apart by lacking the long tail feathers also known as train and in the non-breeding season they can be distinguished from males by the green colour of the neck as opposed to the blue on the males.

Properties:
Shooting Date/Time
17/02/2007 15:22:22
Shooting Mode
Aperture-Priority AE
Tv( Shutter Speed )
1/200
Av( Aperture Value )
5.0
Metering Mode
Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation
0
ISO Speed
100
Lens
98.0 - 280.0mm
Focal Length
280.0mm

TC 1,4
Handheld

PP as usual

;-)

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4774 W: 294 N: 4020] (13209)
  • [2007-02-27 11:30]

Hello Annick,
Beautiful portrait.Vivid colors,simple BG,details,clear eyes,framing and composition are wondeful.Excellent work!
TFS..:-)

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  • clnaef Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 778 W: 67 N: 645] (6814)
  • [2007-02-27 11:36]

Bonjour,
Voilà un volatile qui a l'oeil bien vif.
Bonne journée.
clnaef

Professional picture of a 'professional' model, Annick :-).
The portrait is exquisite in all respects.
Well done and TFS.
Ram

bonjour Annick,

très beau portrait de ce paon belle gestion des couleurs et de la profondeur de champs bravo

eric

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  • badar Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 108 W: 0 N: 159] (785)
  • [2007-02-27 12:28]

HI Annick,
Nice portrait, lovely saturated colours standing out against the brown background.The square crop really works for this one.
TFS
Badruddin Ali

bonjour annick
vous n'avez bien sur plus rien a nous prouver en matiere de portrait animaliere est celui-ci en est encore la preuve.
couleurs somptueuses.
laurent

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  • hester Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1515 W: 18 N: 3165] (11638)
  • [2007-02-27 12:53]

Wonderful colours and great light. I like the framing of the shot and the excellent DOF.

TFS

Karan

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  • fiyo Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 987 W: 5 N: 2762] (10618)
  • [2007-02-27 13:05]

Hello Annick,
very nice capture with a superb composition; sharpness, colors, light, composition, everything is excellent !

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  • rdfoto Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 372 W: 0 N: 719] (3295)
  • [2007-02-27 15:24]

Bonsoir Annick
Très beau portrait, couleurs et attitude du sujet.
Amicalement Robi

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  • Adanac Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1169 W: 1 N: 5208] (17609)
  • [2007-02-27 15:49]

Hi Annick,
Great capture, showcasing the beautiful colors with the contrasting background and with great detail.
Rick

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  • SelenE Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2405 W: 63 N: 4227] (13822)
  • [2007-02-27 17:02]

Hi Annick,
Very good portrait of the peafowl with very good colors and good lighting. I liked the framing. TFS
Selen

Hi Annick!
You got a beautiful portrait of this peafowl!
Catched an excellent pose and did a great composition with it.
It was easy to shot, or made several trys of this bird?
I ask because I tryed a couple of times and can't had a good picture, I think that the high iridiscence of their feathers makes difficult to the camera a proper focus, or simply the feathers reflects the light in so much directions simultaneously that is difficult to reflect it in a photo.
But as I said, you got a great picture.
Congratulations and thanks for share.
My best regards,
JM

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  • Juyona Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2261 W: 10 N: 2629] (15559)
  • [2007-02-27 18:31]

Hola Annick, maravilloso retrato,
colores y composición muy bellas,
agradables detalles y texturas,
saludos

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  • manyee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3064 W: 231 N: 6159] (21044)
  • [2007-02-28 0:23]

A stunning portrait of this beautiful peacock.
The gorgeous colors and details stand out well against the clean light BG.
Excellent sharpness and exposure.
Great work and TFS. : )

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  • Jamesp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1351 W: 0 N: 5494] (16522)
  • [2007-02-28 7:20]

Hi Annick

Good compostion, great neutral background enhances colours. Very claer. TFS James

Hi Annick,
excellent portrait shot on this Peacock. You have brought out the beautiful colors and great textures in the plumage. A very nice one!
Scott

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  • Janice Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3315 W: 148 N: 6113] (18648)
  • [2007-02-28 14:46]

We can't resist visiting a peafowl Annick! What a super portrait of this beauty. And they do love to pose for us. The BG makes him stand out and look even better.
Well done
Janice

Hi Annick,

Nice portrait! Good DOF and wonderful colours!

TFS
Eric

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