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Bem te vejo


Bem te vejo
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Copyright: Livio Soares de Medeiros (livios) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2306 W: 324 N: 4306] (16856)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-01-14
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon Powershot Pro1
Exposure: f/3.5, 1/320 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Birds of Brazil [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2005-08-12 11:39
Viewed: 1217
Points: 41
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
I'll be far from here for some little time. Today, I'll go to "Serra da Canastra". It's a place in the south of the state where I live in - Minas Gerais.

I'm going there because I was told it is a great place to those who like shooting. Therefore, root for me. Early next week, I'll be back. If I get good images, you'll know.
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According to my yesterday's note, here's the front view of this bird.

We call this bird "bem-te-vi". It is an onomatopoeia. When people listen to the bird's voice, they think it sounds similar to words which, in Portuguese, can be understood as “I saw you well” or “Honey, I saw you”. Therefore, the "bem-te-vi" offers us, Brazilians, a suggestive singing.
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Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Lanius

The great kiskadee is a large member of the flycatcher family. It is about ten inches in length. It has black and white stripes on the crown and sides of its head. It has a white line above its eyes. Its chest and undersides are a bright yellow and its throat is white. Its back and wings are brown and its bill and legs are black.

The great kiskadee lives in open woodlands, streamside thickets, groves, orchards and parks.

The great kiskadee can be found from extreme southern Texas south to Argentina.

The great kiskadee eats insects like beetles, wasps, grasshoppers, bees and moths. Despite the fact that it is a flycatcher, it also eats berries, seeds, mice, frogs, fish and lizards. It also will dive straight into the water to catch fish.

Kiskadees are monogamous. A male will mate with only one female. Mating season begins in late March. The female great kiskadee lays two to five creamy-white and brown speckled eggs in a domed nest made of sticks, grass, moss and bark. The nest has a single entry hole and is lined with soft material like wool and feathers. The nest is usually built in a thorn tree or bush. Both parents defend the nesting territory and care for the young.

The great kiskadee is named for its loud "kis-ka-dee" call. It travels in pairs and aggressively protects its nesting territory. One of its most feared predators is the coral snake and the kiskadee will stay away from anything that has the same color pattern as the coral snake.
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ISO: 50
Post process on Photoshop CS2
Sharpness through Intellisharpen II (www.fredmiranda.com).
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liquidsunshine, marhowie, wallhalla15, goldfinchtr, PDP, cedryk, halki, Luc, nofer, sandpiper2, Comandante, dew77, hummingbird24, TAZ has marked this note useful
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Nice shot Livio,
Good colours and details. nicely composed and exposed.
Have a wonderful trip, looking forward to your posts on your return my friend.

a nice shot, a little bit of pixlation in the front. new bird for me. TFS!

Nice shot Livio, Great POV and pose, showing off the bird and its colors very well. Well done.

Hi Livio - good shot of a nice bird. Beautifull colors, great POV and we can see many details. Well done !

Hello Livio,
wonderful bird, beautiful picture. I like it. Well done.

Hello!
What a curious bird! Looks funny and nice.
As always very interesting composition and colours!

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  • puciu Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 523 W: 0 N: 16] (2599)
  • [2005-08-12 15:52]

¦wietna kompozycja Livio, dobre kolory i ostro¶æ. Well done.
Robert.

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  • carper Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2165 W: 124 N: 2567] (8208)
  • [2005-08-12 16:02]

nice shot livio,
very good phot, good composed, great colours good balance in the compositio, good pov and a nice dof, very good job,
gr. Jaap

Hello Livio,

Very good colors and details! Also a nice contrast with red rocks.TFS

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  • PDP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2964 W: 366 N: 3848] (11755)
  • [2005-08-12 17:18]

Hi Livio, good composition and colours here and it's nice to see the other side of the bird. I don't think this is up to your normal high standard, the post porcessing has left a marked effect on the plumage on the breast of this bird. I'm not sure if it is noise reduction or sharpening that has caused this. Perhaps the bird was a little soft in focus?

It's a good shot of the bird. I am glad you posted it as it shows a good view to contrast with yesteradys post.

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  • cedryk Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 968 W: 57 N: 1638] (5022)
  • [2005-08-12 19:23]

Another good shot of the same bird :-) This pose I like even better. I think you could selectively sharpen the bird and not the entire picture. Anyway, very nice one! TFS!

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  • chiliu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1552 W: 0 N: 1165] (6442)
  • [2005-08-12 23:49]

Excellent shot, Livio
Very good colour and details, nice pose and composition.
TFS!

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  • manyee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3074 W: 233 N: 5867] (19734)
  • [2005-08-13 3:04]

What a beautiful shot of the great kiskadee from the front, Livio. He is beautiful. I really like his pose. TFS : )
Have a wonderful trip, and come back soon with lots of photos to share. : )

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  • halki Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 253 W: 8 N: 105] (467)
  • [2005-08-13 3:11]

Hello Livio!
Great capture.POV, colours and details are wonderful.
Thanks for posting...

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  • Luc Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2058 W: 315 N: 4404] (14713)
  • [2005-08-13 7:02]

Hi Livio, I have no time to write a decent comment. I give to you the well deserved smily.

Weekend thought:
The most beautiful and profound emotion we can experience is the sensation of the mystical.
It is the sower of all true science.
He to whom this emotion is a stranger,
who can no longer wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead.
To know that what is impenetrable to us really exists,
manifesting itself as the highest wisdom and the most radiant beauty
which our dull faculties can comprehend only in their primitive forms,
this knowledge, this feeling, is at the centre of true religiousness.
- Albert Einstein -

Thank you for sharing pictures and notes and for the enjoyment which they give to me.

Hell Livio

I love this shot. The bright plumage colours are a wonderful contrast against the rusty orange BG. Very good POV. Tack sharp with very clear deatisl. Impressive. Thanks.

Great composition and pose of the bird. But I have to agree with Paul, you have overdone the noise reduction and the something is wrong with the breast (yellow).

Hello Livio!
Wonderful shot.Colors,clear eyes,pose of bird and composition are perfect.Thanks for sharing.

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5171 W: 297 N: 4050] (13069)
  • [2005-08-16 10:13]

Hello Livio!
Very nice capture.Colors,POV,framing and composition are excellent.TFS...:-)

Hello Livio,

I am rooting for you, but without much worry that you will return victorious.

A beautiful frontal view of this kiskadee.

This must have been his best side...

Thank you for sharing him with us.

Anna-Lu

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  • TAZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2385 W: 50 N: 3184] (10918)
  • [2005-08-19 3:05]

I come back from vacation and I discover this nice bird that you have well captured ! Composition, pose, POV, colors, DOF, details and sharpness are very good ! Thanks for sharing Livio.

Hi Livio,

Well done, this is a very attractive bird, and I like the composition. TFS.

Jan-Hendrik

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