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Yellow Wagtail - 2


Yellow Wagtail - 2
Photo Information
Copyright: Ivan Kruys (Argus) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2611 W: 133 N: 7494] (23373)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-04-10
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon 400D, Canon EF 300 f4L + Canon 1.4 converter
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/1000 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-05-06 11:20
Viewed: 689
Points: 20
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
When I posted the alba (Swedish and C. European) race of the Yellow Wagtail the other day I mentioned that I was going to share shots of two other races. I also mentioned that the 11 different races are told apart by the colour of the head.

This is the race known as superciliaris. The name refers to the striking white eyebrow through the almost black head. This is a male.

It is a summer visitor to parts of SE Russia. Like alba it must have spent the winter in tropical Africa, since we came across it in W.Cyprus.

The lighthouse area in Paphos is not only famous for its Roman remains: it is also well-known for the migrant birds of passage that first land here to feed up on their way north. This wagtail is on its way NE.

IMAGE INFORMATION:
ISO 200
This image was heavily cropped, as it was taken at a distance of about 10 meters.
After size reduction the image was sharpened and treated for noise using Neat Image.
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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1786 W: 8 N: 4638] (14987)
  • [2007-05-06 11:28]

Hi Ivan,

What a beautiful bird this is! The colors are wonderful. Good details and a lovely setting. You are giving me a good education on birds! Thank you.

Jane

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  • Dan Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 112 W: 0 N: 352] (1731)
  • [2007-05-06 12:44]

Hi Ivan, I admire you for the hard work you do to show us all this wagtails! Few day ago I had the posibility to see M. cinerea (I supose), in my mountainous short trip, and I saw how dificult is to take a very good image with this bird. But the final satisfaction deserve the effort.

Hi, Ivan.
Nice bird and well composed. But it's lack of details. I read that you have heavily cropped and neatimaged. I did not know how you have done this exactly, but try not to destroy noise on bird. With ISO 200 yellow not in shadow must be rather clean. With large cropping noise is usually better to destroy before cropping, otherwise you will get too much noise after cropping.

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  • Adanac Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1048 W: 1 N: 4156] (13964)
  • [2007-05-06 21:42]

Hello Ivan,
Brautiful colors and nice composition, the heavy cropping hurt the sharpness a bit, but it's great to see the difference, thanks Ivan.
Rick

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  • iris Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 392 W: 41 N: 735] (2314)
  • [2007-05-07 1:09]

Hell Ivan
where this yellow handsome walking to?very nice composition, especially the contrast fo the green of the surroundings and the yellow of its breast and belly.
Beautiful presentation.
TFS & Cheers

Hi dear Ivan ,
very nice shot with great composition.
nice mood.it has beautiful colours.
well done
Regards
Saeed

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  • gannu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 923 W: 4 N: 2310] (10776)
  • [2007-05-07 3:34]

Ivan nice catch of this wagtail. TFS Ganesh

selam ivan; excellent shot of this lovely bird,good details presented ,nice BG and POV well captured with beautiful colours TFS
regards
ridvan

Hi , good comp. and saturation of colors , but cntrast and details is a little low , TFS.

Hola Ivan.
Un pajarillo precioso. Bellos colores y magnífico porte.
Un saludo y gracias por compartir, JL.

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