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Hornbill Portrait


Hornbill Portrait
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Copyright: Callie de Wet (Callie) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1132 W: 105 N: 2609] (7531)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2004-07-13
Categories: Birds
Camera: Nikon D70, Sigma 120-300 F2.8
Exposure: f/8, 1/640 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Theme(s): Hornbills, 40 points or more - 40 puntos o más [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2004-08-28 11:16
Viewed: 2321
Points: 44
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The 3rd hornbill in this mini series. Tocus leucomelas – 55 cm – This is a mugs hot of a Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill, taken @Krugersdorp Game Reserve on 13th July 2004 @ 15h13. Anybody who saw the movie - The Lion King – should recognise this hornbill, he was the one with the erratic up and down flight across the savannah. Their bill is much more robust than that of the Red billed Hornbill, with a visible cask on the top mandible. The female has a shorter, predominantly darker bill than the male, with a dark head and throat. Both hornbill species are ground feeders, the slimmer bill of the Red-billed allowing it to probe for food in the ground while the robust Yellow-billed catches prey above ground. Elephant dung is a large source of nutritious food for many insects, especially those who have a larval stage. The bill of the Yellow-billed hornbill is the ideal tool to investigate these food larders. One often encounters them next to the road in KNP, where they are working through the dung with their bill in search of some tasty morsels. ISO 200 @ -1.3 EV; Nikon D70; Sigma 120-300 F2.8 lens and 2X converter @ Focal length 600 mm; 1/640 @ F8; Aperture Mode; no flash, Pattern Metering Mode; Manfrotto Tripod and Wimberley head; cropped to suit, some USM & some Hue & saturation brightness; reduced to Site size. He was in the process of turning his head, when I caught him here. See the WS for over the shoulder view.
Lourens, CaptiveLight, TAZ, elroyie, Ninfa, ellis49, carper, PDP, AndyB, mogens-j, extramundi, izanoza, elihesam, jhm, Robbrown, poppygan59, Andrieux has marked this note useful
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Well, Callie, what can I say - I have a few shots of the Yellow Bill but after seeing this image I will not be posting mine.
Excellent!

Jou fotos is pragtig.. ek is sommer jaloers..

Love your photos.. I am jealous !!!

Another very strong image Callie, as is the workshop. Colour and detail are really good, as is the note as always.

Great portrait with excellent details and very good colours, your WS is also great.
I am emazed from the quality of the result with the x2 converter, it looks great.

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  • TAZ Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2241 W: 47 N: 3167] (10926)
  • [2004-08-28 11:57]

Encore un beau portrait d'un oiseau étonnant et quel regard ! Belle composition aux couleurs chaleureures.
Well done !

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  • Ninfa Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 112 W: 3 N: 204] (747)
  • [2004-08-28 12:12]

Hola Callie: Beautiful to pose of the bird, enigmatic details in their eyes, the plumage is beautiful and interesting, they seem hair instead of feathers, the tones of the feathers to make not think of the skin of some animal in the feathers of a bird. You captured in this bird one it poses with an intellectual touch in the bird, me to want to know that to be seeing the or that to be thinking. Thank you to share this beautiful image with us. Cordial greetings. Saludos Cordiales. Feliz fin de semana. *Ninfa Urania*

Very good Callie
Beautiful portrait of the bird.
Very good colors, nice pose and good details.
Good note.

Volgens mij benje verliefd op de hornbill,
Erg goede foto, goede composition, great colours, exelent note.
Callie hij is weer mooi

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  • PDP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor [C: 2821 W: 344 N: 3779] (11769)
  • [2004-08-28 14:34]

Another nightmare you're giving me! It's almost like when the animals were made there were some spare crab claws, bird heads and glue left over. Very nice composition and the details, DOF and exposure are spot on. Well done.

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  • AndyB Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1391 W: 32 N: 1350] (3982)
  • [2004-08-28 15:50]

A very nice portrait shot.
Lovely colours and detail,the eye especially.
Fabulous work and a great note.

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  • RAP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2524 W: 345 N: 2373] (7405)
  • [2004-08-28 16:39]

Otra excelente imagen.
Gran profundidad, que permite un fondo totalmente neutro.
Excelente nitidez y colorido.
La perspectiva es la adecuada para mostrar en detalle el perfil del ave.

Another excellent image. Great depth, that allows a totally neutral bottom.
Excellent colorful and clearness.
The perspective is the adequate one to show in detail the outline of the bird.

This one with more details & amazing for study with attention,Well done!Callie
Very well acptured,EXcellent bird portriat shot,I like it mand note as usually from you is very great.
Thanks

You are getting closer and closer Callie. This one is really good. The way he looks - very proud. Great colours and very shap on the eye. Though I like the WS better. Anyway both pictures are just great. Very informative note - always a pleasure to read.

Callie, Very good work on this "artistic" portrait of the Hornbill. You've brought it all together in this one. The eye is almost mesmerizing! This is a great one, no doubt!!

Callie, Strange creatures these Hornbills. Nice shot again. I like the fact that this one blends into the background.
Greetings, Jan

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  • jhm Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 649 W: 0 N: 178] (628)
  • [2004-08-29 6:39]

Opnieuw een grote nota zoals altijd, Callie, de kop van deze Tocus leucomelas is zeer mooi en fantastisch scherp, ik ben niet jaloers maar ik kijk er graag naar.
Excellent work here Callie.

This is a portrait !
Wonderful with such nice details and colours, a strange bird....

I will just say very nice and leave it at that.

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  • Bac Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 97 W: 3 N: 33] (480)
  • [2004-09-04 9:58]

Superbe détail de cette tête, belle photo

Callie
Very good shot of this horn bill. Good work.

Beautiful bird.
Very nice, and wen i saw it i remember the movie, Lion King.
thanks for Sharing...

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  • jrj Silver Star Critiquer [C: 15 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2006-10-27 19:01]

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Bello retrato del ave, me gusta la luz y el fondo, gracias.
saludos
Roberto

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