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Peacock
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Copyright: Jose Augusto L Hauer (zeca) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 373 W: 14 N: 538] (2881)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-09-22
Categories: Birds
Camera: Cannon EOS Rebel XTi, Tamron 70-300mm f4-5.6 Di LD Macro
Exposure: f/6.3, 1/80 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Nice Birds, Peacocks / Peafowls [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-10-30 19:56
Viewed: 1169
Points: 18
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Another capture to the Peacock series, from Gaspar, Santa Catarina.
"The Indian Peafowl, Pavo cristatus is a species of bird in the genus Pavo of the Phasianidae family. The Indian Peafowl is a resident breeder in India and Sri Lanka.

The species is found in dry semi-desert grasslands, scrub and deciduous forests. It forages and nests on the ground but roosts on top of trees. It eats mainly seeds, but also some insects, fruits and reptiles.

The male is called a peacock, the female a peahen. The Indian Peacock has beautiful iridescent blue-green plumage. The upper tail coverts are enormously elongated and ornate with an eye at the end of each feather. The female plumage is a mixture of dull green, grey and iridescent blue, with the greenish-grey predominating. In the breeding season, females can be told apart from the lack of the long tail feathers also known as the train. Peahens can be distinguished from males in the non-breeding season by the green colour of the neck as opposed to the blue on the males.

Peafowl are most notable for the male's extravagant tail also known as a train, a result of sexual selection, which it displays as part of courtship. This train is in reality not the tail but the enormously elongated upper tail coverts. The tail itself is brown and short as in the peahen."

Best Regards,
Zeca
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Hello Jose,
There are lots of such images....
That said I like yours in terms of sharpness head, composition,...
TFS
Annick

Hello Jose,

This composition is splendid! excellent point of view and occupation of the space.

Regards

Servane

Hello Jose,
Wonderful shot of this peacock showing beautiful plumage. Your pov and composition are great. The image is sharp and well seen. TFS.
JC

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  • SelenE Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2405 W: 63 N: 4227] (13822)
  • [2007-10-31 3:55]

Ola Zeca,
Colors, focus, shapness, POV, composition and patterns look very good.
TFS
Best wishes,
Selen

Hello Jose Augusto,
You've caught the metallic blues and greens colours of this peacock with great quality.
I like very much the composition made in which you included all the head ornaments and the tail's open feathers all in the same frame.
A beutiful capture!
Congratulations and thanks for share it.
My best regards,
JM

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  • Silke Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 727 W: 98 N: 1694] (5406)
  • [2007-10-31 9:19]

Outstanding colours, details, PoV and composition!
This is a fabulous posting!
TFS
silke

Olá Zeca.
Excelente registro dessa exuberante ave!
Um verdadeiro show de cores!
Ótimos detalhes; gostei da exposição.
Parabéns por essa "pintura"!
Abraços,
José Roberto

Maravillosa. Excelente encuadre y bellos colores. Buen trabajo.

Saludos José Augusto.

Hola Zeca!
Tanto tiempo...!
Muy bueno, me encanta ese primer plano del pavo real, impresionante la composición, con solo las plumas de la cola erectas como fondo. Muy bien ubicado el cuerpo en la imagen. Una de las más lindas fotos de pavos reales que vi en TN
Saludos cordiales
Hernán

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