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Fragata


Fragata
Photo Information
Copyright: Jose Augusto L Hauer (zeca) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 383 W: 14 N: 540] (2859)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-01-26
Categories: Birds
Camera: Cannon EOS Rebel XTi, 18-55 Canon EFS
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/500 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Nice Birds, Birds / Aves, Birds in Brazil 2, Birds in Flight, BIRDS OF AMERICA, Birds of Brazil [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-02-05 20:36
Viewed: 774
Points: 20
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Fragata, Fragata-comum (Fregata magnificens) is a nice bird that I have flying over my head since my childhood, always when fishing in the oceanic islands at my state, Paraná, southern Brazil.
Here is a female flying around 30 miles from the coast and 23 miles from her island-habitat.
This bird doesn´t dive to catch her fishes. The fragatas eat from the surface, and she uses to steal some fish from the other species on flight.
I will dedicate myself to catch some better pictures in the future, as soon as I have an appropriate zoom lens. I caught this one using a 18-55mm when she was flying over my boat looking for something to eat.
I just crop a little bit and did not managed colours or whatever.
Regards,
Zeca

jcoowanitwong, scottevers7, horia, Luis52, Silke, pablominto has marked this note useful
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Witaj Jose!
Bardzo ladny kadr. Ladne zdjecie, zwlaszcza, ze robione obiektywem z niezbyt duzym zoomem. Piekny zarys ptaka na tle blekitu. Kolorki tez wysmienite.
Pozdrawiam - Roma

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  • mamcg Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 109 W: 4 N: 29] (2137)
  • [2007-02-05 22:06]

Genious, the frame matches the main subject and perfect placement. TFS.

Ali.

Hola Jose,
Superbly capturing this flying bird.
Well composed.
Neat blue sky for BG.
Great shot.

Ben Lakitan

Hello Jose,
Fantastic picture. Excellent captured at nice pov. Great exposure and color contrast. Well done and seen.
JC

Hi Jose,
A difficult exposure with both dark and white plumage against a bright sky. I think you got a pretty good shot here. Dice colors and detail in the whites. A very unique shape to the wings and tail of this guy. He stands out well against the blue sky.

Scott

Hola Zeca,
Magnifica foto, de composicion simple y majestuosa, muestra solo el bello cielo azul y la silueta de la experta voladora.
Buen trabajo, amigo
Hernán

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  • horia Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2171 W: 231 N: 4052] (13473)
  • [2007-02-06 9:11]

Hi Jose

This is a splendid in-flight from you!
The pose of this wonderful fragata is seems majestic and this POV is simply gorgeous - it allows for a great angle to see its interesting and beautiful shape of the tail.
The details are very neat and sharp, the colors are outstanding and the blue sky works terrific as a BG.
All-in-all a superb composition!

Bravo and TFS
Horia

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  • Luis52 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1025 W: 5 N: 2899] (10487)
  • [2007-02-06 10:17]

Hola Primo Jose.- Siempre es grato volver a ver tus fotos, todas ellas de exelente nivel. Esta en particular luce hermosa, con un azul del cielo muy intenso y muy nitida. Saludos Luis52.

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  • Silke Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 753 W: 108 N: 1730] (5406)
  • [2007-02-06 22:02]

Superb capture, with truly excellent colours and details! I like the way you have composed the shot too, with a nice negative space for the bird to fly into
TFS
silke

Hello Zeca,
A lovely in-flight capture!
It is easy to see this is a bird with excellent flying abilities, with the long wings and the streamlined shape...
Well composed image with good details!
Greetings,
Pablo -
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