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We Just Don't Talk Anymore.....


We Just Don't Talk Anymore.....
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Copyright: Pam Russell (coasties) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3816 W: 505 N: 8098] (27718)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-04-07
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon EOS 20D, Canon 70-200mm F/2.8L IS + EF 1.4X II Ex, Digital RAW 200, Hoya UV 77mm
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-04-07 4:06
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Points: 34
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Pied Shag (Phalacrocorax varius varius)

Maori name: Karuhiruhi

This large shag is glossy black above and has black thighs and feet. The face from above the eye and the under parts are white. The bill is long and grey with pink below the bill. There is a patch of buff bare skin in front of the green eye which is surrounded by a blue eye-ring. The Pied Shag is silent except when nesting when the bird makes guttural croaks and gurgling sounds.

Diet is mainly live fish – flounder, mullet, perch, smelt and eels.

Pied Shag usually nest in small colonies in cliff side trees and are active all year round but laying peaks in July – October and January – March. The nest is usually a large platform 0.5m across built of sticks and seaweed. The clutch of 3 – 4 pale bluish-green eggs is incubated for 25 – 33 days. The chicks fledge at 47 – 60 days old and are fed by their parents for up to 11 weeks after fledging.

Regularly seen on Tiri but there is no evidence of breeding.

Vital Statistics

Conservation Status: Protected native
Mainland Status: Widespread and common in northern sheltered regions
Size: 81cm, 2kg
Life Span: 20+ years
Breeding: All year
Diet: Fish

The above obtained from http://www.tiritirimatangi.org.nz/Fauna/ShagPied.htm

IMAGE INFORMATION

Camera: Canon 20D
Time of day: 12:54 a.m.
Date: 7th April 2007
Weather conditions: Clear
Lens: Canon 70-200mm F/2.8L IS
Extender: Canon EF 1.4X II
Filter: Hoya 77mm UV
Shutter Speed: 1/500
F-Stop: F/9.0
Focal Length: 215mm
Support: Hand Held
ISO: 200
Original file type: Digital Raw
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To pauljk: Exposure looks a little flat on my monitor.coasties 1 04-07 22:55
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Hey Pam
What a befitting title, and moment to capture!! I guess it was the moment first and then the title!The BG where the rest of them all flocking together and these two in the foreground standing back to back make it a very interesting shot.Nice colors and PoV.
TFS & Cheers

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2912 W: 34 N: 8640] (32202)
  • [2007-04-07 4:19]

Hi Pam . Great shot of the Pied shag. they look like book ends. great detail and colour.I lile the DOF making the other blurred.Tfs grat notes to.
Nick, have a good easter.

Hi Pam,
Cool capture of the Shags at opposite place facing away from each other. Nice sharpness and detail.
Regards
Matt.

Hola Pam
Una gran toma la que nos presentas y si que parece que estan enfadados (otra expresión "cabreados").
Gran toma.
Un saludo

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  • Zeno Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 451 W: 0 N: 975] (8383)
  • [2007-04-07 6:17]

Hi Pam,

Nice portrait. I also like the shags on the background. Remarkeble is the yellow spot on the head. TFS.

regards,
Zeno.

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  • Mariol Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 159 W: 10 N: 1173] (5132)
  • [2007-04-07 10:54]

Hi Pam,
Original pose with nice perspective. Light and colours are good, background with faded birds give a nice depth.
Your picture is also very good technically.
Regards, Mario.

Cool shot, Pam!
Well composed with nice details.
TFS
Ralf

LOL... love the title Pam! Perfect pose from the two birds. Might have been worth trying a larger aperture to blur out the background birds a little more.

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  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2731 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2007-04-07 14:03]

Hello Pam

Nicely captured , funny title,the more you share a cold craggy rock with some one the less you really know about them.Very good to get both the back and front plumage of these pied shags.Very good POV and DOF.The focus is sharp with very good detail.Well composed and the OOF birds in the BG make a nice effect.TFS

Rob

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  • horia Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2173 W: 219 N: 4384] (14904)
  • [2007-04-07 14:42]

Hi Pam

Ha ha ha! What a perferct title for this lovely shot!
I really like the pose of these two shags here and the superb focus you managed to get on them.
The out of focus BG is charming, too, but not too much...just enought so that we can see the rest of the colony :)
Superb sharpness on the subject, nice colors and outstanding composition!

Bravo, TFS and Happy Easter!
Horia

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  • lgfoto Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 194 W: 13 N: 279] (1536)
  • [2007-04-07 15:35]

Great pose Pam and very witty title expressing the joke :-).TFS

Amazing photo Pam. Very pure and sharp shot. Harmony of atmosphere, colours, lightning. Nice DOV. Well done. Tfs. Stev

Hi Pam,
Nice shot. Great placement of birds with your composition. Exposure looks a little flat on my monitor.
CHeers
Paul

Great title, made me smile..:o) Perfect for this shot. Neat looking birds. Great DOF and I really like the birds off to the right on the rocks. TFS
Donna:o)

Hi Pam,

Nice effect with the soft background containing their peers in the background. Those two really need to talk more to each other and stop being stubborn, they need to realize that they both can be beautiful at the same time as you have shown it in this wonderful capture. :)

You nailed the exposure, love the detail in the white breast plumage, good range of mid tones, nice camera work.

Greg

Hi Pam,
They do look like they are a little miffed at each other. The title fits the excellent photo perfectly. Kinda reminds me of the wife and myself when we don't agree. Nice shot!
Scott

lol, old married couple..... tfs

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