"black stork"

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• hansh (650)
• [2006-01-03 8:16]

Dag Reina. Een mooie vogel mooi op de foto gezet met een charmant lichtpuntje in het oog.

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• crissie78 (387)
• [2006-01-03 8:54]
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• thistle (9272)
• [2006-01-03 11:12]
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Superb shot Reina!
The stork looks great. Picture has very good details, perfect framing and great colours. I like pictures with dark BG a lot. As for the lighting. I heard many times that it's difficult to take well exposed picture of a bird with both very dark and bright feathers. Here the whites look a bit overburned.
Anyway, I like the picture very much.
WELL DONE!

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• carper (8424)
• [2006-01-03 12:53]
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een mooie foto Reina.
Ik heb in de periode 2004-2005 een abonnement op Blijdorp gehad. Speciaal om mijn grote hobby te kunnen oefenen. ook ik slaagde erin fantastische opname te maken van bijzondere vogels. Meestal gebruikte ik hier geen flits bij, maar soms was het onvermijdelijk en gebruikte ik toch een flash. De kracht zit hem in de compositie, de pov en de dof en de kleuren. Ik heb hier op de site veel geleerd en hou momenteel even een pauze, omdat mijn vlinders en andere insecten met winterpauze zijn en ik geen behoefte heb om telkens weer oud materiaal tevoorschijn te halen. Genoeg over mij. Deze van jou is goed genomen, Je hebt oogcontact, de flash is niet hinderlijk en geeft een speciaal effect aan een goede compositie. Goed werk en nog een gezond en goed 2006.
gr. jaap

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• coasties (27718)
• [2006-01-03 13:58]

Hi Reina

Beautiful close portrait. Good POV, nicely composed and very sharp. TFS.

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• liquidsunshine (11494)
• [2006-01-03 16:25]

Hi Reina,
Good detail and colours. Great POV and sharpness.
Nicely composed and good exposure.
Thanks for posting.
Have a good week. I hope you had a good Christmas and New Year.

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• scottevers7 (12267)
• [2006-01-03 21:09]

Hi Reina,
Excellent portrait on this Black Stork. The composition and framing look great. The exposure looks to be spot on here. Very nice colors, and good detail in the black plumage. Well done!
Scott

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• AnimalExplorer (66)
• [2006-01-03 21:38]

Beautiful composition of this stork Reina, the exposure is very nice, I think if you had stepped down on your exposure you might of lost some of the dark details but I think you made a wise decision on your choice. :)

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• Robespierre (1420)
• [2006-01-04 4:11]

Hi Reina,
A nice portrait of this black stork.
Flash light is well balanced, but I agree with you that the light on the beak could be somewhat less. The light spot in the eye of the bird is perfect.
Very well done, regards, Ruud

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• chiliu (6494)
• [2006-01-04 4:31]

Hi Reina,
Excellent shot with perfect exposure and lighting.
TFS!

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• EOSF1 (23469)
• [2006-01-04 17:50]

Beautiful shot, very clear and sharp and well exposed ! Good work !

Mario

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• Avare (514)
• [2006-01-06 6:31]
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Hi Reina,

You're right, the lighting on the beak is a bit much and over-exposed white areas where is naturally lost the details.
I'm not agree to using a flash at a zoo. In my opinion, it's not good idea. Because, I think sometimes it chage the colours and always some areas in the picture will be over-exposed with the birds or animals who has a contrast colors.

So, I suggest you to using a tripod at the condition under wich you have a difficult lighting.

When you go at a zoo, don't forget to bring your tripod! Prepare your tripod and wait until the bird takes the position that you want, so shot it.
It's important to be patient for taking a good image.

I hope it's comprehensible my write, because I have problem with english.

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• metcher (4258)
• [2006-01-06 11:16]

Hello Reina,
Nice bird portrait. Excellent composition. Good sharpness. Very good eye.

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• Actiereactie (272)
• [2006-01-06 11:21]

Deze staat er heel mooi op, goed scherp het oog springt er goed uit, beetje teveel contrast wat met name in het wit zichtbaar wordt ik had onderaan dan ook nog wat weggelaten, maar dat is natuurlijk persoonlijk, verder doet juist het contrast van de snavel het erg goed tegen zo'n donkere achtergrond.

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• Lourens (1136)
• [2006-01-07 7:23]

Great image, Reina. I love the composition. Very difficult to photograph subjects with a lot of white and black. The exposure meter of the camera becomes completely confused!!

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• marhowie (302)
• [2006-01-08 13:33]

Very good sharpness, detail, colors and light Reina. This dark BG really does the trick here also. Well composed & excellent post processing. Very well done.
Thank You!

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• nofer (2230)
• [2006-01-10 21:45]

Muito bom...! Cores ótimas, uma boa saturação. Boas cores e nitidez.
TFS
Reynaldo
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Very good...! great Colors, a good saturation. Good colors and clearness.
TFS
Reynaldo
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In Brazil, Reynaldo also Reinaldo is written.
I am happy that your name has a little of mine: Reina ---> it Reina..ldo (He... He... He...)

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• PDP (11769)
• [2006-01-11 15:23]
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Hi Reina, lovely portrait. The details are excellent and it's a great composition. The lighting is good overall. I would suggest making a tighter crop to cut out the white in the bottom left as that white patch draws the eye in competition with the head and eyes of the bird.

Very well done.

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• hummingbird24 (64)
• [2006-01-12 12:06]

Hello Reina,

Lovely capture of this amazing stork.

I find no problem with the lighting, however, I have heard of diffusers which will help with this kind of situation.

One TN member even makes his own with some plastic wrap, I believe.

Beautiful composition, details, colors and BG.

Thank you for sharing it with us.

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• ddg (5111)
• [2006-01-22 4:35]

Well caught Reina, this is an excellent portrait of Stork. Exposure is very nice and the light on the feathers is splendid. Very well done, Didier.

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• red45 (30243)
• [2006-01-22 15:59]

Great image Reina! Black stork in the dark :-) Very difficult to proper exposure, you used flash very well. Good details and pose. Very patient bird :-)

:-) tomorrow.

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• loot (10065)
• [2006-02-02 17:34]
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Dag Reina
You ask for advice on lighting, but maybe you are the one who should be giving it. This is an excelent shot with the very sharp black bird standing out very well on the black BG. Good detail on the feathers, and although the white area has burnt out somewhat it is not distracting. A good composition and cropping. Well done & TFS.
Regards
Loot

PS. The tri-pod, difuser, and patience are all sound advice for this situation. If you have not done so yet you will surely gain the benefits when you do.

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• jossim (12252)
• [2006-02-02 22:32]

Fantastique prise Reina!

L'éclairage est super et fait bien ressortir les couleurs et détails.

Félicitations et merci.


joseph

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• Luc (14729)
• [2006-02-06 14:56]

Je n'ai pas le loisir ces jours-ci d'écrire des commentaires ou des éloges dithyrambiques et panégyriques sur vos travaux.
Et j'ai encore moins le temps pour les traduire dans vote langue maternelle.
Mais je vous prie d'accepter sans ambages le maigrelet icône qu'on me permet de vous octroyer en récompense pour votre travail assidu, source de joies pour mon regard quelques fois ébloui.
Merci Reina.

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• sAner (4744)
• [2006-02-12 8:02]

Hoi Reina,

Dit is een erg mooi portret! Scherpe details, goede exposure (alleen het wit in de linker onderhoek is ietwat overbelicht) en mooie compositie. TFS!

Groet,
Pieter