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Peter Crouch


Peter Crouch
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Copyright: Alan Turvey (liquidsunshine) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1889 W: 112 N: 3371] (11494)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-06-22
Categories: Mammals
Camera: Canon EOS 300 D, Sigma 50-500mm f/4-6.3 EX APO RF, Hoya skylight (1B)
Exposure: f/7.1, 1/200 seconds
Details: (Fill) Flash: Yes
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Baby Animals 3 [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2005-10-26 12:15
Viewed: 1619
Points: 34
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Another search through the archives turned up this little baby giraffe from Whipsnade Wild Animal Park.
The notes are from a previous post of this calf.
The weather looks promising tomorrow, so I've got the day off work, and hope to get out somewhere (possibly back to Whipsnade) to get some NEW images to post!!

Very few of you will understand the title, so I'll explain. Peter Crouch is a football player for Liverpool FC, who I believe is distantly related to the giraffe, and has the same ability as a giraffe on the football pitch!!!

SOCIAL/MATING SYSTEM
The giraffe is nonterritorial and sociable, living in loose, open herds. At a given moment a giraffe may be in a herd composed of all males, all females, females and young, or of both sexes and all ages or all alone if it is a mature bull or a cow guarding a new calf. There are no leaders and minimum coordination of herd movements. The fluid nature of giraffe society reflects the need to spend most of its time feeding and to move independently between variably spaced trees, and size that makes it unnecessary to bunch together for mutual security. Also height and excellent eyesight enable giraffes to maintain visual contact at long distances a dozen may be dispersed over 1/2 mi (0.8 km) of savanna and still be in a herd. In fact giraffes rarely cluster together unless they happen to be attracted to the same tree, nervous over the presence of lions, or aggregated in the open. Even at rest, herd members stay over 20 yd apart. As usual, females are more sociable than males and rarely out of sight of other females. Mothers of small calves associate most consistently, at least partly because of a mutual attraction between youngsters that results in creches of up to 9 calves. Average spacing between calves is usually less than 10yd. Males remain in maternal herds until they outgrow their resemblance to females at about 3 years, after which they join bachelor herds. They eventually leave their natal range, whereas females stay put. Home ranges of adults and subadults of the two sexes average 63 miles square in Tsavo NP (163 km square), hut vary enormously from 2 up to 252 miles square (5-654 km square). Once settled, bulls have smaller ranges than cows.

Notes from www.nature-wildlife.com

Thanks for looking
sAner, marhowie, wallhalla15, Signal-Womb, annagrace, wideload, red45, dew77, coasties, scottevers7, livios has marked this note useful
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  • sAner Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1490 W: 72 N: 1427] (4744)
  • [2005-10-26 12:27]
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Hi Alan,

I remember you posting a baby giraffe a while ago. Was that from the same shoot? This is an excellent portrait and I am surprised that you didn't post it sooner. Welle exposed and great composition. Good POV and sharp details. I also love the frame. Well done & TFS!

Regards,
Pieter

Excellent sharpness and detail in this portrait Alan. Great DOF and your BG effect works well. The title serves to personalize your "baby" photo also.. Excellent note, Very well done. Thank You.

Great portrait shot Alan, great sharpness and DOF, well captured too. Thanks for sharing.

That capture Alan is a fine testimony to the quality of your Sigma lens because it captures the most beautiful images. Excellent details and colour with superb clarity. Very good portrait, well done.

Hello Alan!
Great photo but why shy is so sad????
Poor beauty :-(

You are such a footie fan, you have to put it in TN!! LOL!!

Great capture with marvelous detail on the ear and long lower lip. TFS!

Alli

Lovely shot Alan!
Quality is amazing, more than perfect. Everyting else is excellent too.
I think I remember Crouch from last qualification match (Eng-Pol) and it seems the title for this shot has some sense ;)

Excellent title Alan, gave me a laugh anyway.
Great portrait of this fine animal, well controlled exposure and good detail, well taken and thanks for sharing.

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  • chiliu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1494 W: 0 N: 1175] (6494)
  • [2005-10-26 16:25]

Very nice portrait, Alan
Excellent sharpness, great POV and DOF,
good colours and details.
TFS!

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  • red45 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2705 W: 74 N: 8864] (30243)
  • [2005-10-26 17:05]

Cute little giraffe Alan. Slightly sad face and big eye. Very sunny picture, I like green trees on BG also. Young girrafes are funny, I remember one from our zoo.

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  • manyee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3066 W: 231 N: 6160] (21048)
  • [2005-10-27 2:35]

A very sensitive portrait of this little giraffe, Alan.
The details are very sharp and the light is good, and I think you have captured the feeling from him very well.
Great job and TFS. : )

Hi Alan,
This is an excellent portrait wiht very good POV.
Well exposed and great details.
Excellent work.

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4774 W: 294 N: 4020] (13209)
  • [2005-10-27 3:32]

Hello Alan!
Wonderful portrait.Colors,POV,sharpness,details,framing and composition are excellent.TFS...:-)

Hi Alan

My favourite wild animal!

Really nice shot. Good POV. Exposure is well done. Sharpness, detail and colour are all spot on. Thanks.

Hi Alan,
A superb portrait shot on this giraffe. The composition and framing are excellent. The light was very bright, but the exposure is perfect, with sharp detail. Nice shot with excellent notes.
Scott

Outstanding artiodactyl with excellent exposure and DOF. I'm now educated on Peter Crouch. Paul :)

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  • jossim Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1575 W: 5 N: 2181] (12250)
  • [2005-10-27 22:37]

Beau portrait, les couleurs sont juste et la netteté excellente.

Félicitations et merci pour l'envoie !!

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  • livios Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2156 W: 322 N: 4258] (16906)
  • [2005-10-29 12:55]

Alan, this is really very nice.

Another excellent composition with great sharpness, colors and mood.

A perfect portrait of this slender animal.

Very nice bg and use of flash.

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  • seanf (92)
  • [2005-12-15 15:58]
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hi alan
excellent portrait shot of the giraffe, not so sure about the title though, now crouchie has started scoring, as all liverpool fans knew he would!

he's big, he's red
his feet stick out the bed
peter crouch, peter crouch!

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