Alpine chough in Aravis

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Alpine chough in Aravis
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Copyright: Christian POURRE (TAZ) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2395 W: 50 N: 3190] (10896)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-02-21
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon EOS 350D, Canon EF-S 17-85 USM IS Macro
Exposure: f/18.0, 1/500 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Theme(s): Landscape, Mountains, Birds of the World, 100 points or more (Chapter 1) [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2006-02-28 13:08
Viewed: 2920
Favorites: 1 [view]
Points: 118
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note [French]
Note : during my winter holidays at Chinaillon, in French Alps, I walked everyday with snowshoes and with my camera. One day I was in front of Aravis chain and I could caught this Alpine chough in this famous place.
It is my first shot of bird in flight, yes the bird is small on the photo by the landscape is big ;-) In background you can see on the right the peak "Pointe de Bella Cha" 2511m and at the bottom the pass "Col des Annes".
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English name : Alpine chough – Scientific name : Pyrrhocorax graculus – Family : Corvidae.
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Description : Size 30-38cm. Its plumage is entirely black and its legs orange-red. Its wings are short. The first year, the young bird still have a gray-brown nozzle and black legs.
Behavior : very social bird, it leaves in colonies in cracks and caves. It often planes while benefitting from the ascents along the rock faces. In winter passes more from time to average altitude, close to the villages and the ski resorts to exploit waste related to the human activity in mountain. One finds them in great number on the very attended tops, close to the refuges, where they become very familiar.
Habitat : common species in the Alps and the Pyrenees. Nesting observed from 500 to 3500m.
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Photo : resized and framed in 800x600 for TN. I post in workshop a new version where I moved the bird in the sky...

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Hi Christian ,
Excellent and beautiful shot.POV, colors(white & blue), lighting, framing and composition are very good. Thanks for sharing your pictures with us. Congratulations...
ALIRIZA

Hello Christian, I´m happy you that you are back again. This is an excellent picture. Wonderful landscape with Alpine chough (Alpendohle). Excellent POV, sharpness, lighting and colours. Excellent note too. I like this photo very much. This is brilliant composition. Thank you my friend.

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  • edji Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 83 W: 8 N: 22] (426)
  • [2006-02-28 13:37]

Comme vous l'avez dit, l'oiseau est très petit, mais la photo est très jolie. Splendide paysage.

It is an impressing picture Christian, and congratulations for your first bird in flight.
You have really beautiful lanscapes of the Alps, you could sell them for postcards or tourism information, they make me want to visit. Nice to see you around. Regards, Felipe.

Thousands appologies for the short comment; I'm very crowded with my work these days, but I allways find a couple a minutes to enjoy and reward a good photo.

Regards, Petru

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  • chiliu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1548 W: 0 N: 1182] (6478)
  • [2006-02-28 15:11]

Hi Chritian,
Great to see you posting!
Stunning view and very well captured,
excellent composition, perfect exposure,
Thanks for sharing!

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  • Janice Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3315 W: 144 N: 5585] (16527)
  • [2006-02-28 15:34]

Hi Taz, what a stunning scene, and to have the Alpine Chough flying overhead makes it even more special. I love the little village tucked away in the centre. It is very impressive, this is a stunning composition, TFS
Janice

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  • Zeno Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 489 W: 0 N: 935] (7943)
  • [2006-02-28 15:56]

Hi Christian,

I like the soft colors in this winterlandscape.
Great depth!
TFS.

regards,

Zeno.

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  • fiyo Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 965 W: 5 N: 2186] (7948)
  • [2006-02-28 16:00]

Hello Christian , well done on this beautiful landscape. Well exposed and the colors are perfect.Well done..:-)

Stunning shot Christian.Beautiful backdrop,light and detail in the snow.Excellent.
Andrew.

Hi Christian,
Great picture again. Fantastic,and a overwhelming scenery. To my opinion a very nice impression of this place. Very good lightfall, perfectly exposure of the snow. Well done.
Thx and regards, Ruud.

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  • emmari Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 107 W: 0 N: 388] (3093)
  • [2006-02-28 17:36]

Une très belle photo!
La présence du Chocard apport un plus indéniablement.
Félicitations.
Emmanuel

It's so good to see you back on TN Christian,
Fantastic scenery, in flight chough and a clear blue sky.....this image has it all my friend.
Good detail, colours and sharpness.
Composition and exposure are good. Good POV and framing.
Thanks for posting, have a great week.

This is a wonderful shot with no snow burnout. We just bought snowshoes last week but I'm not apt to find such a scene to photograph. Just beautiful!

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  • manyee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3085 W: 231 N: 5879] (19530)
  • [2006-02-28 20:26]

What majestic mountains, Christian. You captured this beautiful landscape with perfect light and POV. A breathtaking scenery. I can almost feel the texture of the snow. TFS. : )
It is good to see you, my friend. Hope all is well with you. : )

Hi Christian,
That is a beautiful winter landscape scene. And the inflight bird is frozen perfectly. Wonderful detail and clarity. This looks great!
Scott

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  • Athila Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 310 W: 238 N: 421] (1503)
  • [2006-02-28 22:30]

Très belle image Christian!

La netteté et l'exposition sont impécable. La compostion bien balancée et en bonus, l'oiseau vient ajouter un peu de dynamisque dans l'image.
Bravo et merci de partager tes plus belles images.

Bonjour Christian,
Vous avez passé de très belles vacances à ce que je vois! Quel merveilleux paysage de montagnes! Belle composition, exposition parfaite de la neige, et cet oiseau en prime! Merci de partager!

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  • honza Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 549 W: 0 N: 682] (4047)
  • [2006-03-01 4:55]

Very nice picture Christian. Excellent composition with bird as a bonus :-) Perfect sharpness and colors. Regards Jan

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  • AndyB Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1595 W: 32 N: 1363] (3978)
  • [2006-03-01 5:29]

Hello Christian,
A beautiful landscape scene and a great capture of the bird in flight.
Sorry this is brief but I gotta get back to work!
A big smiley tho.

TFS

Hello Taz,
Great to see a post from you again mf.
Wonderful capture, breathtaking view.
Very well done. Thank You!

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  • jossim Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1705 W: 5 N: 2129] (11714)
  • [2006-03-01 6:52]

Excellente photo Christian. L'endroit est magnifique et agràble à regarder. La lumière fait bien ressortir les détails et en plus l'oiseau survolant les montagnes.

Bravo!




joseph

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  • optic Gold Star Critiquer [C: 322 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2006-03-01 7:56]

Bon matin Christian,
Magnifique paysage avec ces petites maisons au bas de la vallée, grande maitrise des blancs et composition impeccable, merci du partage et à bientôt!

Christian

This is absolutely beautiful Taz, fantastic exposure capturing both mountains & sky plus the birdie bonus. :)

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5171 W: 297 N: 4050] (13069)
  • [2006-03-01 9:42]

Hello Christian!
Nice to see you back again:-)Wonderful capture.
Details,POV,framing and composition are excellent.
Exposure is spot on.TFS...:-)

bonjour christian
tu as raison cette region est magnifique et cette photo en temoigne,pour l'oiseau ce n'est pas grave le paysage suffit.
laurent

salut christian
magnifique photo. paysage superbe que je connais bien aussi.
cette vue est tellement joli que l'on ne peut pas faire de reproche pour l'oiseau.
bravo merci du partage qui fait réver de vacances.
amicalement
alain

Hello Christian,
Nice to see you back on TN!
The picture is great though the bird here looks rather like nice bonus to the lovely landscape than a main subject of the photo.
Anyway, that's not that important.
VERY WELL DONE!

Hi Christian,
it's a beautiful winter landscape with lovey colours and very nice light. The flying bird is nice bonus.
Good POV and details.
Great work, my friend.

Ready with the renovation?

superbe photo techniquement reussie , bravo !

Stunning landscape, your exposure is spot on and the bird in the scene just adds to the overall beauty of the composition, nice work indeed.

Greg

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  • EOSF1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1250 W: 103 N: 4150] (18899)
  • [2006-03-03 10:07]
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L'arrière plan est tellement fort que je n'avais pas remarqué l'oiseau en vol ! :-) Superbe composition et en plus tu te permets de prendre des oiseaux. Absolument très bien réalisé, merci Christian!

Mario

What a wonderful sense of isolation in this shot,beautiful view sir....
Well taken...

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  • livios Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2307 W: 324 N: 4310] (16834)
  • [2006-03-04 19:28]

Christian, this is very nice.

Excellent colors and exposure. I like sharpness and exposure too.

The bird adds a lot to the image - I liked the workshop.

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  • loot Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5677 W: 602 N: 3179] (8505)
  • [2006-03-06 6:07]
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Hi Christian
Great shot with breathtaking sense of size and scale. The composition is exceptional with the little village giving perspective and the mountains providing awe.
The POV is absolutely stunning, colours are brilliant, DOF is never-ending, and exposure is perfect.
Great work and TFS.
Regards
Loot

Hi, christian.
Superb capture. Even without the bird this capture is very good. Beautiful landscape with excellent exposure, depth and composition. Small houses show the power and even danger of mountains. Bird puts the last point.

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  • ddg Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 883 W: 19 N: 916] (4904)
  • [2006-03-08 10:50]

Quelle splendide photo avec une superbe perspective grace au Chocard!! Le Canon 350D est entre de bonnes mains, félicitations Didier.

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  • osse Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1033 W: 0 N: 87] (7625)
  • [2006-03-08 12:51]

Hi Christian ,
Excellent and beautiful.Nice framing and composition.
Well done
osse

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  • Eko Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Silver Note Writer [C: 187 W: 10 N: 38] (121)
  • [2006-03-09 5:32]

Hello Christian!
Wonderful winter landscape with a flying bird.Lighting,framing
and clear details are perfect.Thanks for posting.

Hi Christian

Wow... this is a breathtaking scene! Very good capture of the in-flight bird. Stunning! TFS.

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  • sAner Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1655 W: 79 N: 1456] (4742)
  • [2006-03-11 13:12]

Hello Christian,

This is a very nice combination of snowcapped peaks, clear blue skies & wildlife. Very well done. TFS!

Regards,
Pieter

Hello Christian!
Magnificent winter landscape.Details,POV,DOF and composition
are perfect.Thanks for sharing.

Hello Christian
Stunning landscape against the blue sky with incredible light.

Hi Christian,
Wonderful image. You have managed the technical detail well with perfect exposure. The bird is an added bonus to an already great image.
TFS
Paul

Hi Christian,
EXCELLENT!!!
Lack me words...
TFS Malgosia

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  • Kaszek Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 217 W: 45 N: 284] (1111)
  • [2006-05-08 13:29]

Hi Christian!
Beautiful landscape. Superb light and POV. Excellent photo, i like it very much! Going to 'favorite'. Thanks!!!

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  • RII Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 470 W: 0 N: 838] (2630)
  • [2006-05-16 4:25]

Hi Christian.
Fantastic mountain postal, great composition, beautiful colors, excellent capture.

Thanks,and I wait more photos, tips, critiques and comment of you.


Saludos....RICARDO.

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  • CTP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 774 W: 6 N: 1107] (3183)
  • [2006-05-18 14:37]

Bonjour Christian,
Excellent winter shot with snowy mountains and flying bird.
Excellent pov,colors,frame,sharpness,focus,details,dof and lighting.Bravo.TFS
Chris

what a wonderful shot of the mountains and so much snow. The white of the snow is excellent and spot on and there is so much detail in the snow.

TFS

Emma

Hi Christian... Snow lovely snow... Last week I came a day to late to see snow. There where still some dark brown ice on the mountains but alas still no snow for me... :)

Lovely shot like the one in the WS more but I gather you too, :)

Brilliant capture Taz, the inclusion of the bird in flight is a nice bonus. Very well done.

Hi Christian,

The bird in the picture is just a bonus, I really like the landscape, and from personal experience I know how difficult landscapes are. This landscape is exceptionally good, and I wish I took it. Very well done.

Jan-Hendrik

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  • aido Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1103 W: 173 N: 1227] (4038)
  • [2006-06-29 12:29]

Hi Christian,
This is a beautiful scene! An excellent shot, perfect detail throughout and great exposure. Nicely framed too and a bonus bird, excellent. I like the workshop picture too, framing the bird that way would have been just perfect. Excellent work.
Regards,
Adrian

I love your alpine landscape shots and this one doesn't disappoint. A beautiful scene expertly captured. Perfect exposure. I only noticed the bird after 3 or 4 looks. Bonus!

Hello Christian,

Another masterpiece from you! Excellent picture of this beautiful landscape and the Alpine chough flying over it! Very good composition and POV! Exposure is perfect and the colors are brilliant and look very natural! The note is also very informative! A complete post! Congratulations for this work of art! TFS!

Regards,
Eddie

bonjour Christian
trés jolie photo

congratulations

jjo

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  • TBW Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 95 W: 28 N: 200] (812)
  • [2006-10-01 16:13]

Great shot!
Youve captured this bird with a stunning background. I also like the way youve controlled the exposure so well, gicing both the bird and the snow rich detail and texture!
Excellent!

torbjørn

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  • SkyF Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2448 W: 207 N: 2034] (8111)
  • [2007-03-31 11:57]

Bonjour Christian,
this looks fabulous, the scenery with theses majestic mountains is so beautiful. The bird does add a nice touch to the already perfect shot. Great composition, POV and sharpness are very nice.
Sky

lovely creation

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