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Cherries Stealers


Cherries Stealers
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Copyright: Jean Michel Peers (JeanMichel) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 633 W: 87 N: 938] (2864)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-06-14
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon EOS 20D, Canon EF100-400 F4.5-5.6L IS, Digital ISO 400
Exposure: f/7.1, 1/2000 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Theme(s): Interacting birds [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2005-06-21 9:51
Viewed: 1343
Favorites: 1 [view]
Points: 34
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Starlings are very special birds. They can imitate other birds and different sounds like telephones, car horn... They are fast, walk nervously, and fly in a kind of wavy movement.
Normally, they are seen in cultivated fields, in very large groups of hundreds of birds devastating cultures. At sunset, they gather in the trees, up to large cities. Never leave your car under these trees if you don't want to spend time and money to clean it!
Cherries are one of their favorites food in spring. If you have starlings in your region, forget about eating cherries if you don't take the proper measures. In fact, they don't really eat them, they just pick a few times with their sharp-pointed beak, and so on.
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I took this shot by luck, as I was observing birds on the river, leaning against a wall. Just behid, there was a cherry tree and lot's of birds movement, in and out. I caught them just when they passed the wall and before they noticed my presence.
Generally, the camera is set in "creative mode", aperture or shutter priority according to the subject. These modes allow RAW files. Lens IS is set on 1.
When a non expected subject (like here) comes suddenly, I move quickly setting to "sport" mode and the IS to 2 if panning is required. Camera will choose the highest speed, according to the available light, and will set ISO value at 400. Sensors will focus on the nearest subject.
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More on starlings on two very good bird sites:
- En Français : sound file available.
- In English.
dew77, hummingbird24, Comandante, radz, bartove, naki, milloup, chiliu, TAZ, livios, Luc, dantor has marked this note useful
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To milloup: eeeh, eeeh...JeanMichel 4 06-22 10:38
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Excellent! It almost seems a 3D pic with the DOF like that. Composition is spot on, it is tack sharp where it is supposed to be.

This one belongs in my favorites .. definately.

This is a winner Jean!
How amazing that you were able to do such a great job on the wonderful composition, so unexpectedly.
Congratulations and thank you for sharing it with us.

Hello Jean!
Wonderful action capture!Colors,details,framing and composition are superb.Perfect work!Thanks for sharing.

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  • radz Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 620 W: 11 N: 625] (3390)
  • [2005-06-21 13:32]

Woow two birds in good focus !!!Good DOF&Liked the compostion.

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  • twin Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 262 W: 17 N: 499] (3249)
  • [2005-06-21 14:04]

very well captured...
so nice to take this pic while they are flying...
very well done Jean...
congratulations

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  • naki Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 421 W: 27 N: 773] (2694)
  • [2005-06-21 15:23]

This is wonderful capture Jean. It looks like three dimentional. Excellent composition with sharp details and fine blue BG.
Very well done.

Great flight-in, Jean Michel.
Very nice formation flight, well composed, good details and good exposure.
Great work.

Great clone job here.. eeeh, the wing position is not identical ;-)) Impressive how the two in-focus birds hold their heads in exactly the same position. Also a great feat to get "two birds with one stone", so to speak. Nice one!

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  • jossim Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1675 W: 5 N: 2141] (11960)
  • [2005-06-21 21:28]

Superbe photo,l'evolée est originale avec les trois oiseaux. L'effet 3D fait de cette présentation une belle composition.

Félicitations !

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  • chiliu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1552 W: 0 N: 1170] (6452)
  • [2005-06-21 21:33]

What a great capture!
Excellent detail and well composed.
TFS!

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  • Okan Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 104 W: 57 N: 68] (518)
  • [2005-06-22 2:03]

An excellent capture! Good focus and sharpness on the foreground and I like the DOF too. Congrads, all the best.

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4964 W: 298 N: 4027] (13131)
  • [2005-06-22 4:13]

Hello Jean!
Very nice action shot.DOF,lighting,colors,framing and composition are excellent.TFS...:-)

hello:) beauty shot:) exellent DOF:) I like POV here:) and this bird is so beauty:)

rgs

Malgosia

PT;)

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  • TAZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2385 W: 50 N: 3170] (10926)
  • [2005-06-23 3:39]

Jean Michel est de retour avec un beau cliché aérien ! Composition originale et belle ! Compliments.

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  • livios Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2300 W: 322 N: 4275] (16888)
  • [2005-06-27 9:30]

Jean Michel, this is a very nice capture.

Excellent colors and contrast, great composition.

Congratulations on capturing this beautiful moment.

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  • Luc Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2052 W: 315 N: 4301] (14721)
  • [2005-07-04 3:35]

Hello Jean-Michel!
Personal assessment of the photo: excellent.
Strong visual impact.
Aptness of the photo for the site: excellent.
Personal assessment of the note: complete.
Thank you very much for sharing.
Have a good week everywhere you are in this world!

Superbe vol groupé. En voyant l'original on apprécie d'autant plus le travail et le talent. Merci également pour les explications.

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