Silvery-cheeked Hornbill

Critiques [Translate]

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• JoseMiguel (5506)
• [2007-01-18 10:29]

Hi Annick,
A really weir specimen here!
It's amazing the upper part of the beak, and the way it goes back and form part of the head...
Is this the real appearance of all members of this species, or may be it is a kind of deformation?
Stunning the texture of that beak, it resembles wood!
Very interesting capture, thanks for share and best regards,
JM

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• zumoduvas (2427)
• [2007-01-18 10:38]

Hello Annick.

Excellent picture, very good details and colors.

Regards.
Jose Luis.

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• carper (8424)
• [2007-01-18 11:30]

Hij is prachtig hoor.
hoe ben je tussen de tralies geraakt, machtige mooie pov, uitstekende kwaliteit, mijn complimenten hoor.
gr. jaap

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• stevkds (1789)
• [2007-01-18 12:15]

Hi Annick.
Very pretty portrait. Technically perfect picture. I really love this pic, great photo. TFS. Stefan

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• jaycee (21912)
• [2007-01-18 12:20]

Hi Annick,

He looks like he is from another world! That beak is amazing. Wonderful shot!

Jane

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• glazzaro (4565)
• [2007-01-18 13:50]

Solid detail all around, especially love the detail you capture in the eye, nice work.

Greg

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• jossim (12250)
• [2007-01-18 14:36]

Superbe portrait et un oiseau particulier.
Merci!
joseph

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• Tamrock (3107)
• [2007-01-18 15:48]

hi annick!
thats what i call a beak!:)
great bird with fine sharpness
well done!

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• Adanac (17609)
• [2007-01-18 20:51]

Hi Annick, He looks like I felt when I had a cold. Another fantastic portrait, finely detailed, great colors, just amazing.
Rick

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• manyee (21048)
• [2007-01-18 21:48]

What an impressive profile, Annick.
That "hornbill" is just stupendous.
The details are amazing, especially around the eye.
A wonderful portrait.
TFS. : )

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• cecilia (4630)
• [2007-01-18 22:14]

The detail is amazing and I love the muted colours.
Well done.
Cecilia

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• janhendrik (2386)
• [2007-01-18 23:46]

Wow Annick,

What a portrait. Super sharp, well composed and well framed. Good work. Very well done.

Jan-Hendrik

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• izler (504)
• [2007-01-19 1:16]

hello Annick
here is wonderful portrait photo of a cute hornbill. composition, point of view, background, colours, lighting, sharpness and details are great
TFS
regards
izler

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• TAZ (10926)
• [2007-01-19 1:50]

Hello Annick,
What a strange bird with his impressive beak. He make me feel prehistoric ;-) I notice that you have a great lens...
The "+++" : subject, point of view, sharpness, DOF, blurred BG, colors, exposure, instructive note...
The "-" : nothing...
Congratulations and thanks for sharing.

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• jcoowanitwong (12117)
• [2007-01-19 3:00]

Hi Annick,
Beautiful eye lashes and prominent beaks. Very well done picture. Sharp focus with great composition and exposure. TFS,
JC

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• gallezeric (1673)
• [2007-01-19 4:52]

bonjour annick
belle prise de vue beau sujet que j'aurrait moins centrer mai on ne fait pas toujours ce que l'on veux belle profondeur de champs et beau rendu du plumage bravo

eric

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• pablominto (16082)
• [2007-01-19 5:00]

Hello Annick,
This chap has the most eye-catching beak!
The subject is so well framed, and the macro work is very well done... Great details and rich natural colours...
A successful portrait!
Greetings,
Pablo -

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• SelenE (13822)
• [2007-01-19 5:47]

Hi Annick,
Another interesting bird. You photograph some of the species I have never seen before. Good focus, sharpness, details and exposure handling. I liked the framing. TFS
Selen

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• loot (10031)
• [2007-01-19 14:38]

Hi Annick

Thanks for introducing me to this species. I have never seen this one before...and I really thought I’ve got photos of every kind of hornbill there is to be found, but somehow I have missed this one. Just shows again that there is always one more which one have not seen or do not know about.

This is a lovely portrait. You managed to capture this bird in a beautiful composition showing great colours and with excellent facial details all around. That little black eye is alive and shows a good proportion of reflected light. The BG is superb and the exposure was spot-on. The great usage of available light really placed this photo in a qualitative ‘upper class’ as far as the aspect of contrast is concerned.

Very well done and TFS.
Regards
Loot

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• horia (14902)
• [2007-01-20 4:33]

Hi Annick

This is a fantastic capture!
The pose of this impressive hornbill and the POV here are jusy Excellent!
They really show exactly how big that beak really is! ;)
Also the details are very neat and sharp and the natural colors look great.
A very beautiful photo, considerring the bad condition in which it was taken.

Cheers and TFS
Horia

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• coasties (27714)
• [2007-01-20 6:52]

Hi Annick

Wow... what a magic looking bird! You have captured it perfectly! Very clear and sharp. Nice crop and lovely catchlight. TFS.

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• claudine (0)
• [2007-01-20 7:41]
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Hello Annick,
What a great capture again! This is an impressive portrait of a weird looking guy :) This is another "close to perfection" portrait! This is really well done. Congratulations! Hey Annick, you should read this funny discussion :-) Thanks,

http://www.treknature.com/read.php?f=2&t=60259&m=77602

Claudine
PS, I found out that Annick meant a "he" is this case maybe tree months ago or a little more by reading stuff on your blogue... Can I tell you that I laugh at myself for quite a while? LOL!...

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• radz (3404)
• [2007-01-21 7:58]

What a portrait!!Fantastic eye contact&details are awesome!!TFS!!!

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• Alex99 (18533)
• [2007-01-21 10:37]

Hi Annick.
Next your wonderful portrait work despite bad light condition. I like how you managed to create sharp and perfect details shot at these parameters of exposure. Cute bird, excellent composition and framing. Blurriness and colorfulness of the BG are very nice too. My compliments and best wishes.
Alexei.