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Copyright: Thorsten Buchen (thor68) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 729 W: 119 N: 1060] (4675)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-10-15
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon EOS 20D, Sigma DC 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3, SanDisk Ultra II 1GB, Hoya 62 mm UV
Exposure: f/8, 1/160 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-10-19 5:25
Viewed: 964
Points: 24
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This is the third and last interesting species of birds
besides the Black Swan and the Canada Goose i found at Schloss Dyck:
a Peacock (Pavo cristatus)


The Indian Peafowl, Pavo cristatus also known as the
Common Peafowl and the India 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 India and Sri Lanka.

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 can be
told apart from the lack of the long tail feathers also
known as the train. Peahens can be distinguished from
males in the non-breeding season by the green colour of
the neck as opposed to the blue on the males.

Peafowl are most notable for the male's extravagant
tail also known as a train, a result of sexual
selection, which it displays as part of courtship. This
train is in reality not the tail but the enormously
elongated upper tail coverts. The tail itself is brown
and short as in the peahen.

This species can hybridise with the closely related
Green Peafowl, Pavo muticus and create offspring called
spauldings (this is especially named for the hybrid of
the "black-shoulder" variation of the indian peafowl
and the java green subspecies of the green peacock).

Peacocks are sometimes kept as domesticated animals for
decoration. Many varieties exist, such as
black-shouldered, oaten, white, purple, opal, pied, and
midnight. The peacock is the national bird of India.

[from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Peafowl]

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Bezeichnung des Kameramodells Canon EOS 20D
Aufnahmedatum/-zeit 15.10.2006 12:33:31
Aufnahmemodus Programmautomatik
Fotoeffektmodus Aus
Tv (Verschlusszeit) 1/160
Av (Blendenzahl) 8.0
Messmodus Mehrfeld
Belichtungskorrektur 0
Filmempfindlichkeit (ISO) 100
Objektiv 18.0 - 200.0 mm
Brennweite 72.0 mm
Bildgröße 3504x2336
Bildqualität Fein
Blitz Aus
Weißabgleich Auto
AF-Betriebsart One-Shot AF
Rauschminderung Aus
Dateigröße 4312KB
Filmtransportart Reihenbild-Aufnahme
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So detail and lively colour. Well compo and DOF. Excellent portrait Thorsten Buchen.
Bravo,
DT.

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  • viv Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 302 W: 3 N: 622] (3128)
  • [2006-10-19 7:38]

Hi Thor,
Great picture of this resting peacock, so full of colours.
Vivian

I had never really realised how well camoflagued they actually are and this picture really shows that.

Very nicely done with great DOF and sharpness.

TFS
Emma

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5171 W: 297 N: 4050] (13069)
  • [2006-10-19 8:50]

Hello Thorsten,
Very nice,colourful and sharp photo.POV,framing,eye contact and composition are wonderful.Excellent work!
TFS...:-)

Great colorful bird, Thor.
Well captured and very nicely composed. Nicely framed. Sharp. Superb shot.

Ben Lakitan

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  • pvs Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1159 W: 255 N: 2639] (11925)
  • [2006-10-19 12:04]

Hi Thorsten,

Again a wonderfull posting,guess you had your time to plan your shot as he looks quite relaxed,any¨how excellent work and TFS

Paul

Hello Thor,
I don't remember seeing picture of a sitting peacock before. Everyone try to show his beautiful tail and this shot is quite different but I like it. Nicely captured with good details and nice colours.
WELL DONE!

Ooooohhhh, dieses Blau ist wundervoll, und schimmert so schön. Das ist ein eindruckvoller Vogel, auch die grünen Federn am Rücken, die wie Fisch-Schuppen aussehen faszinieren mich sehr. Genial, vielen Dank
Sabine - wishnugaruda

Nice sharp detail, well taken with good exposure.

Greg

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  • dkaved Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 267 W: 18 N: 439] (2032)
  • [2006-10-21 10:49]

Hi Thor,
You have caught this majestic bird in a lovely pose with its raised neck and head.The colours are very vibrant but in my opinion natural and true.The DOF is quite deep so the subject does sort of blend in to the background a bit....a beautiful image all the same.Good weekend to you.
Regards, David

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  • SkyF Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2390 W: 194 N: 1991] (8113)
  • [2006-10-27 15:56]

Hallo Thorsten,
super hast du diesen Pfau erwischt. Ich hatte noch kein Glueck mit diesem Vogel, immer verwackelt was. Also beneide ich diese Qualitaet und Schaerfe um so mehr. Auch der Bildaufbau gefaellt mir, die Perspektive und die Bildtiefe sind sehr gut.
Gruss und schoenes Weekend.
Sky

Hi Thor,
And I need a rest... :-)
It's a good portrait of this bird.
Colors and composition are good

Well done
Alex

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