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Two Peacocks


Two Peacocks
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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: 2006-07-09
Categories: Birds
Camera: SONY DSC P10
Exposure: f/2.8, 1/250 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Peacocks / Peafowls, Nice Birds [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2006-07-12 20:06
Viewed: 1968
Points: 24
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
I found this two Indian Peacocks in Gaspar, Santa Catarina, southern Brazil, and I will post a little series about it. Let´s see a little bit about it from the wikipedia:

"The peafowl consist of three species of bird in the genera Pavo and Afropavo of the pheasant family, Phasianidae. They are most notable for the male's extravagant tail, which it displays as part of courtship. The male is called a peacock, the female a peahen. In common English usage, however, "peacock" can refer to members of either sex.

The extant species are:

Indian Peafowl, Pavo cristatus
Green Peafowl, Pavo muticus
Congo Peafowl, Afropavo congolensis

Peafowl are omnivorous and consume plant parts, flower petals, seed heads, insects, and other arthropods, as well as reptiles and amphibians.

The male has beautiful iridescent blue-green or green coloured plumage. The so-called "tail" of the peacock, also termed as the "train," is in fact not the true tail but the highly elongated upper tail coverts. The train feathers have a series of eyes that are best seen when the tail is fanned. Both species have a head crest.

Many of the brilliant colors of the peacock plumage are due to an optical interference phenomenon (Bragg reflection) based on (nearly) periodic nanostructures found in the barbules (fiber-like components) of the feathers.

Different colors correspond to different length scales of the periodic structures. For brown feathers, a mixture of red and blue is required—one color is created by the periodic structure, while the other is a created by a Fabry-Perot interference peak from reflections off the outermost and innermost boundaries of the periodic structure.

Such interference-based structural color is especially important in producing the peacock's iridescent hues (which shimmer and change with viewing angle), since interference effects depend upon the angle of light, unlike chemical pigments.

Although possessing metatarsal spurs—"thorns" used for kicking, they are used only for defense against predators.

The Indian Peafowl is the national bird of Sri Lanka and India. In Hindu mythology it is mentioned in stories associated with Krishna, as well as with those of Murugan, son of Shiva."

Regards,

Zeca
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  • mlines Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 541 W: 24 N: 596] (2870)
  • [2006-07-12 20:09]

Hi Jose, Excellent composition with one bird with tail up and good background. Congratulations. TFS. Murray.

Beautiful capture of these peacocks! Nice composition, good colors and great pose of the birds. Thanks for sharing!

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  • loot Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5452 W: 594 N: 3651] (10033)
  • [2006-07-12 21:28]

Hi Zeca
An excellent capture of these lovely birds. I like how you captured them in the different poses - one almost in a full side view and the other in a nice display of those fine tail feathers.
The tranquil composition looks great, the colours are good, the details are sharp, and the exposure was handled rather well.
Good work and TFS.
Regards
Loot

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  • jossim Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1575 W: 5 N: 2181] (12252)
  • [2006-07-12 21:31]

Bonjour Jose!

Félicitations pour la dimention et la profonduer de cette image.Bravo pour la composition et la qulité.

Merci.
joseph

Hello Jose,
Great capture!
Are the birds in some sort of controversy here..?
Lovely colours and details captured, and the different poses make it more interesting!
Greetings,
Pablo -

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4774 W: 294 N: 4020] (13209)
  • [2006-07-13 4:07]

Hello Jose,
Magnificent capture.Details are amazing.I liked POV,colors,cross framing,large DOF and composition a lot.
TFS...:-)

Hello Jose, excllent colors, Bg, POV DOF details great work, TFS Kyle

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  • jmp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1740 W: 95 N: 2273] (8411)
  • [2006-07-13 11:28]

Hi Jose,
A wonderful composition with two beautiful Peacocks in different poses in a quite and beautiful landscape.
TFS, José M.

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  • Aramok Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 886 W: 101 N: 1425] (4931)
  • [2006-07-13 15:25]

excelletn capture. the timing was critical and you got the poses right. POV and DOF are excellent.

TFS
Emma

Hola José,
Buena foto con un gran angulo de visión. El lugar parece ser muy hermoso pero veo que son dos machos y uno con la cola en exhibición, parece cortejar al otro, que pasa con estos pavos?? ha, ha;D
Un abrazo
Hernán

Bonjour José
Belle présentation et belle prise en macro avec ce paon, comme tous tes autres que tu nous as envoyés, J'ai toucours été faciné par la beauté de cet oiseau ,les couleurs et la nettetée sont très bonnes, belle composition .
Au revoir et félicitation ....JP

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  • hekcik Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 331 W: 15 N: 305] (1825)
  • [2006-07-16 11:01]

Hi Jose,

Excellent shot. Great colors, sharp and framing.
Well done!

TFS :-)
Norbert

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