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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: 2006
Camera: Canon EOS 20D, Canon EF75-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
Exposure: f/8, 1/160 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-03-09 17:50
Viewed: 1269
Points: 42
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
ISO 400 (I applied Neat Image, to get rid of some noise on the background)
Focal length - 300 mm
No flash, handheld
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There is hardly a more diverse family of birds in the world than the Cuculidae. The variety ranges from parasitic songsters that lay their eggs in the nests of other birds (the classic Old World cuckoo) to large & rangy ground-feeders like the Guira Cuckoo of southern South America (above) to secretive beasts whose gurgling "waterbottle" calls can dominate an African landscape, such as the Burchell's Coucal. The biodiversity in this group may support the growing feeling among ornithologists that the wonderfully strange birds which comprise the current "family" should more properly separated into four to six different families. The relationship of the groups of these birds to each other is still very uncertain.

(www.montereybay.com/creagrus/cuckoos.html)
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It's a "bird of eastern tropical South America in the cuckoo family, Cuculidae. It is 40 cm (16 inches) long, with gray-brown streaked body, short frowsy crest, and a thinner bill than that of its close relatives, the anis. Guiras live in small flocks in grasslands and feed on grasshoppers and other insects. Guiras, like anis, give off a strong, pungent odour".

(www.britannica.com/eb/article-9038447)
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Excellent!You have a fantastic photo,a real pleasure to view...
Well done...

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  • odin Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 196 W: 1 N: 213] (1143)
  • [2006-03-09 18:59]

Nice shot Livio, the contrast are amazing, the sharpness too, everything is perfect. And this birds are very cutes. Well done
Sébastien

Very nice shot Livio. And no tripod? Wow, your hands are steady! Bravo!
Gen

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  • Janice Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3464 W: 145 N: 5942] (17790)
  • [2006-03-09 23:36]

My friend the gorgeous bird again Livio. I love his pose, but the BG is a bit too overpoweringly green I think. Maybe too sharpened and then the Neat Image has taken out too much? Tha is IMHO...
But the bird looks great on the post. TFS
Janice

Well done, another good catch.

Greg

very nice capture Livio,
the pov is fantastic the composition is nice there is a nice balance in the shot, marvelous colours, very good job.
gr. jaap

Hi Livio,
Very sharp image, beautiful colours,
great DOF and excellent composition.
TFS!

Excellent capture. I love the colours on the bird.

Hi Livio,
This is an outstanding shot! The colors are very vivid and and beautiful. Your subject really stands out against that awesome green OOF backround. Detail is very sharp, and DOF and clarity look great.
Excellent work my friend!
Scott

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  • SkyF Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2390 W: 194 N: 1991] (8113)
  • [2006-03-10 7:36]

Hello Livio,
the colors and sharpness of this photo are very striking. Nice PP work on BG, it lets the bird stand out even more. Very nice.
TFS...Sky

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  • Graal Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Silver Note Writer [C: 787 W: 31 N: 20] (5002)
  • [2006-03-10 11:09]

Hi Livio,
excellent shot, good captured bird, very nice colours and DOF. I like it a lot. Good work.
Rgs,Aleksander

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5171 W: 297 N: 4050] (13069)
  • [2006-03-10 12:17]

Hello Livio!
Excellent capture.POV,lighting,details,sharpness,
contrast and pose of bird are wonderful.TFS...:-)

Hi Livio,
a phantastic bird, I like the colours so much against the green background. Also excellent sharpness, thanks for sharing
Sabine - wishnugaruda

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  • manyee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3100 W: 234 N: 5929] (20008)
  • [2006-03-10 21:56]

I like the pose of this cuckoo on the post, Livio.
The details are very sharp. The colors are beautiful, but the BG, and the light in general, are a bit bright on my monitor. Still I enjoyed your cuckoo very much. TFS. : )

Hola Livio,
Excelente foto, me gustan los colores, tal vez un poco saturados. La composicion es muy buena, combina bien con el fondo,; la pose es típica de estos pájaros cuando están relajados.
Muy buen trabajo.
Saludos
Hernán

Hi Livio,
a very nice picture but maybe a bit oversharped.
Very good POV and compostion. The shallow DOF helps the bird stand out nicely from the BG.
Very well done, my friend.

Nice shot Livio, the colors are fantastic, just a little too much USM, when this happens the image tends to become distorted. But all in all it's a great picture. :)

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  • osse Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1029 W: 0 N: 90] (7755)
  • [2006-03-13 18:23]

Hi Livo.
Excellent!A real pleasure to view.Fantastic composition and pov.
Well done
osse

Great shot Livio,
I like it of course. It seems to me that the original was perhaps OE somewhat? Please correct me if I'm wrong, would like to know..Otherwise, very nice POV, detail and OOF BG. Well done.

Hi Livio!
Great composition, excellent light and details, nice colors. Well done!
TFS;-)
regards
Dorota

Hi Livio

Excellent capture. Lovely colours. Good pose from your model. Nice clear details. Well done. Thanks.

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