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Karuhiruhi - Pied Shag


Karuhiruhi - Pied Shag
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Copyright: Pam Russell (coasties) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3816 W: 503 N: 8087] (27684)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-08-17
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon EOS 10D, Canon EF 100-400mm L IS USM, Digital RAW 100, Hoya UV 77mm
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Travelogue: South Island Winter Holiday 2005
Date Submitted: 2005-08-18 2:47
Viewed: 1341
Points: 26
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Found these two Pied Shag along the Queen Charlotte Road on the way to Pelorus Bridge. I just couldn't resist the opportunity of two. Thanks for looking

The Pied Shag (Karuhiruhi)

The pied shag is mainly a coastal, sea fishing, bird, although it is found in estuaries and up rivers to some degree.

The pied cormorant appears to feed largely on benthic fish. It will dive both in shallow, still water and in rapidly moving currents.

It breeds in both in Australia and New Zealand but was first described from New Zealand, the specimens on which Latham based his account having been collected at Queen Charlotte Sound by Forster during Cook’s second voyage.

It is probably the pied shag that Sir Joseph Banks refers to in the following paragraph, the locality and date being, Mercury bay, 10th November, 1769; “The water was shoal so we agreed to stop our disquisition here and go ashore and dine. A tree in the neighborhood on which were many shag’s nests and old shags sitting by them confirmed our resolution. An attack was consequently made on the shags and about twenty were soon killed, and so soon broiled and eaten, everyone declaring that they were excellent food, as indeed I think they were.”

The above obtained from http://www.nzbirds.com/birds/piedshag.html

IMAGE INFORMATION

Camera: Canon 10D
Time of day: 1:032p.m.
Date: 17th August 2005
Weather conditions: Clear
Lens: Canon 100-400mm L IS
Filter: Hoya 77mm UV
Shutter Speed: 1/45
F-Stop: F/6.7
Focal Length: 200mm
ISO: 100
Original file type: Digital Raw
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Very nice Pam, you have held in the details of the whites well in this. I like the texture and details on the rock mussels as well.

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  • PDP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor [C: 2821 W: 344 N: 3779] (11769)
  • [2005-08-18 2:50]

Hi Pam, nice shot! The composition is excellent. Maybe you could have called it "Mussel Beach" :-)

A hard one expose, I don't think you have done too badly on the whites. It's a very good shot, I wish that we could see the eyes of both but that's not your fault!

Very good,

Pam, this is a great photo. Great colours, sharpness excellent, a very nice composite. TFS

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  • sway Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 303 W: 85 N: 308] (1224)
  • [2005-08-18 3:13]

HI Pam,
I have been enjoying your wanderings.
I like how you have got both Shags in the frame.
NIce crop.
Nice POV.
:)
TFS

Hello Pam!
Very nice capture.Mussels over the see is very interresting.POV,DOF and composition are perfect.
Thanks for sharing.

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  • red45 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2703 W: 74 N: 8857] (30219)
  • [2005-08-18 5:22]

Nice framing and composition Pam. I like these two guys sitting on their dinner ;-) Good poses and quality.

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  • halki Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 249 W: 8 N: 105] (469)
  • [2005-08-18 6:42]

Hello Pam!
Very nice capture.DOF,colours and composition are great...
Thanks for positing.

Well captured Pam,
I'm enjoying your photo diary of your trip.
Good detail and great POV. Nicely exposed. Well composed. Good colours & notes.
Well captured, thanks for posting.

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  • jossim Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1576 W: 5 N: 2180] (12248)
  • [2005-08-18 21:19]

Superbe composition, l'éclairage et la netteté sont excellents.

Félicitations !

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  • Janice Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3318 W: 149 N: 6113] (18646)
  • [2005-08-18 22:26]

Well done Pam. And look at what they are standing on - the mussells! You would have been thrilled to get these 2 together. The look so good, both cleaning themselves and in different poses. Good job!

Pam, No time this am to comment, but well deserved :-)

Hi Pam,
Great shot!
Excellent composition, very good colour and details.
TFS!

Great detail and texture on the white of the birds.Good composition and dof.the colour and light are good to.

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