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Peacock's Dance


Peacock's Dance
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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/5.2, 1/50 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Favorites [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2006-07-15 9:22
Viewed: 1819
Favorites: 1 [view]
Points: 28
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This is the third post of the Peacock I´ve found in Gaspar, Santa Catarina, southern Brazil. 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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Hello Jose

Beautiful colours. Very nice details and sharpness. A fantastic shot.
Regards
Mattias

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  • TAZ Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2241 W: 47 N: 3167] (10926)
  • [2006-07-15 9:51]

Classic POV for this smart bird but not classic result, superb result ;-) Colors, exposure and sharpness are very good ! I also appreciate the complementary note... Congratulations Jose and thanks for sharing this beauty.

Very beautiful shot!

Bhawna

Hi Jose,
it's a very pleasent picture with nice colours and compostion and the BG is always very nice when the peacock raise up the tail.
Well done.

Hi Jose,
Excellent shot.
Great details, sharp and colors.
Well done!
TFS Malgosia

Nice image! Very good details and colors. I've also like composition here.
Thanks for sharing!
Vladimir

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  • Dando Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor [C: 637 W: 32 N: 792] (3084)
  • [2006-07-15 17:59]

Hi Zeca, beautiful shot. Outstanding colours and details. Very well done and TFS.
Dean.

Hi Jose,
An outstanding shot on this Peacock! Beautiful saturated colors and very sharp detail. I really like this close tight crop. Very well done!
Scott

Fantastic capture Jose! Composition is really nice. Great POV and wonderful colors. Excellent sharpness and details. Thanks for sharing!

Hello Jose,
Excellent shot. Sharp and clear with details. POV and composition are great. This is a lovely picture of peacock. TFS
JC

Hi Jose,

Again wonderful shot.
Great details, colors and framing.
Fantastic quality - i like it.
Very well done!

TFS :-)
Norbert

Hi Jose
Spectacular colours on this closeup of your peacock. Excellent detail, composition is great, i especially like how his head is cocked to one side. A beautiful bird. TFS Janice

Hola Jose,

Very nice picture of this peacock with a lot of details. You got an excellent pov and did a great composition. Colors are warm and you did a great job on exposure! TFS,

Michel

Beautiful, Zeca! I LOVE the composition!
This looks like a great postcard...

Hi Jose,

Excellent shot
perfect timing, composition, details, colours and POV

TFS Thijs

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