Coracias Caudatus

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Coracias Caudatus
Photo Information
Copyright: Philip Erche (netfalls) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1753 W: 153 N: 2457] (9260)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-01-19
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon EOS 300D, Sigma 70-300mm F4-5.6 II, Digital RAW 400, B+W Skylight 52E
Exposure: f/9.0, 1/200 seconds
Details: (Fill) Flash: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Photographer's favourite, 50 points or more - 50 puntos o más, 80 points or more, _Fotos adicionadas por 5 ou mais membros [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2005-01-19 7:45
Viewed: 3044
Favorites: 7 [view]
Points: 116
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Coracias Caudatus
This attractive bird is one of the most commonly seen of the Rollers. An inhabitant of dry open brush and wooded areas, it perches prominently on bushes, trees and fence poles. It preys on lizards and invertebrates but is also known to take small birds. Lilac-breasted Rollers are also quite unbothered by people, allowing you to get very close in for a good shot

Technical data
Time of day: 11:43AM
Weather conditions: Clear
Body: Canon 300D
Lens: Sigma 70-300mm F4-5.6 II Super Macro
Shutter Speed: 1/200
F-Stop: f/9.0
Focal length: 263mm
Film: 400 ISO
Original file size: 3072 X 2048
Original file type: Digital Raw
Camera mode: Manual
White balance: Manual
Color space: AdobeRGB

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  • Mluc Silver Star Critiquer [C: 11 W: 0 N: 0] (16)
  • [2005-01-19 7:58]

De loin votre "best shot" une pure reussite.
Merci de la partager.

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  • sanora (0)
  • [2005-01-19 8:10]

Perfect shot Philip, amazing details and colours.
Thanks for posting

This is beautyful Philip!
Excellent close-up, with nice details, lights and composition.
Well done!

what a beauty.. everything is just perfect about this.. sharp, colourful, beautifull

well done

Superb portrait Philip. Nice up-turned head pose combined with broken/filtered light has produced some nice highlights. Good neutral BG. Maybe a tad over above the eye..Well done!

Stunning portrait, very sharp beautiful colours.
Well done!

Incredible sharpness, pitty the shadows fall on the subjects head, nice not on his eyes. Congratulations.

What a great shot. It's just incredible. Congratulations !

Mario

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  • Nico Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 209 W: 1 N: 332] (1313)
  • [2005-01-19 10:24]

Excellent portrait. I particularly like the lighting and the colour.

Closer and closer, Philip, and quality still follows! This is a very good portrait with amazing details and beautiful colors. No nits, it's a great shot of a very pleasant bird.

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  • puciu Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 523 W: 0 N: 16] (2599)
  • [2005-01-19 10:59]

Kolejne Twoje ¶wietne zdjêcie wielkie brwa.

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  • carper Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2165 W: 124 N: 2567] (8208)
  • [2005-01-19 13:05]

Philip, you are realy good,
very fine details in this super macro, good colours, fantastic pof and a good dof, your note is very well, well it,s great, good job

Very good portrait Philips.
Great sharpness, details, very good pose and colours.
Excellent work.

Vraiment super. L'entrée de lumière au visage de cette oiseau, nous laisse voir des détails qu'on voie très rarement. Couleurs: 5 / netteté: 5 / Composition: 5 / DOF: 5 / POV: 5 /. Je suis sidéré par cette photo. FÉLICITATION !

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  • willie Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1023 W: 61 N: 648] (2083)
  • [2005-01-19 13:49]

Stunning shot Philip. I have yet to get close to these guys. All my shots are from too far away. Excellent post

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  • IdoTT Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 210 W: 19 N: 86] (482)
  • [2005-01-19 13:55]

W O W...
Outstanding photo Philip!
Great sharpness and clearness of the bird!
Excellent focus on the subject there!
The light is great and the DOF is excellent too!
there is just nothing bad to say on this picture!!

Very Very Very Very WellDone!

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  • azulu Gold Star Critiquer [C: 111 W: 0 N: 75] (374)
  • [2005-01-19 14:12]

Another amazing photo by Philip. The details in this photo are incredible. Excellent colours and sharpness.

Congratulations

Alexandre

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  • Fisher Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1540 W: 309 N: 2234] (8915)
  • [2005-01-19 15:09]

Nicely done. What is their range, what country? Is it a migrant.?
Well done on the composition.

Mike

Fantastic capture Philip, love the colours, details. Well done.

Very lovely Portrait !!! Very nice composition !!!
excellent colours and DOF !
BRAVO !!!

Philip I think the best roller picture on the site , so clear you can almost see inside his head , the clearness of the feathers and even the dust on them in so much detail . TFS

Now thats detail! Excellent close up shot, eveything is spot on.

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  • pompey Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 205 W: 4 N: 780] (2762)
  • [2005-01-19 17:02]

Great shot Philip, pin sharp, great detail, good colours and texture.
Good note.
Well done!

Cute roller with a wistful gaze. Great POV, sharpness, DOF and colours, however it's funny to see how the colours look different from the ones shown by Callie (taken out of doors).

Philip, I hate not having time lately to vote all your shots, they are just great and from my modest opinion very artistic. This one, besides the overall quality has all the autumn palette, although has been taken in winter. Beautiful.

That's a perfect shot Philip. All is excellent; nothing more to say: PERFECT!

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  • Janice Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3339 W: 144 N: 5643] (16725)
  • [2005-01-19 20:45]

Just perfect Philip. The closeness, the feathers so clear and sharp and colourful. Well done.

Excellent portrait on this bird. Color and detail are fantastic.

Veri nice composition, sharpness. An harmonious background. Great shot !! Well done !!

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  • radz Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 609 W: 11 N: 598] (3157)
  • [2005-01-20 2:33]

Excellent portrait,great details.Like the look in his eyes;).

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  • red45 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2766 W: 75 N: 7516] (25149)
  • [2005-01-20 4:07]

One of your best, Philip! Superb portait, very cute bird, Netfalls' Quality of Picture :-)

I expected something unsuccessful :-) And this is... perfect :-) He looks like talking to you.
Great!

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  • sev Silver Star Critiquer [C: 25 W: 0 N: 0] (56)
  • [2005-01-20 12:57]

Excellent Philip (comme souvent ;)
Composition, couleurs, MAP, tout est super.
Une photo réussie avec un sujet pourtant très commun.
BRAVO !!!

Hi Philip
Nice mug shot, one of my favourite birds, I have some real nice pics of them. Difficult to get this close to them in the bush.
Well done
Would you mind posting some of your near misses you mentioned to Cafecream - see my post of today, maybe you can teach us some tricks this way.

It is a beauty, Philip. The compo, colours, light, THAT EYE, the BG, everything just works together to make this an exceptional post. Very well done.

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  • mumek Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 121 W: 0 N: 183] (829)
  • [2005-01-21 18:14]

Philip1
He is looking at you and listening to you.
I like very much the light.The details and colors are fantstic.

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  • Luc Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2058 W: 316 N: 4403] (14709)
  • [2005-01-22 10:17]

A magnificent performance, Philip.
Thanks

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  • japie Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1996 W: 107 N: 1897] (5103)
  • [2005-01-23 2:40]

OK, now I will be deleting all my roller shots !! The only words I have for this is "Stunning!"

Superb work and thanks for posting.

Great photo, full of details and perfect colours.

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  • livios Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2309 W: 324 N: 4312] (16848)
  • [2005-01-29 13:36]

Indeed, Philip, very close. It's almost a macro. Great details, nice pose and POV. Sharpness and composition, perfect as usual.

Lívio

Hi Philip, I like this image very much, the closeness, very sharp detail, I like the colours. The yellow colour in the left background certainly adds interest,contrasts with the birds colours. Very good.

Beautiful bird..... looks like it is thinking about you too!

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  • VeTTe Gold Star Critiquer [C: 162 W: 0 N: 0] (684)
  • [2005-02-03 10:30]

hi..

sharpness; colors and the bird are so beautiful

regards..

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  • Pedda Silver Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 47 W: 1 N: 253] (1257)
  • [2005-02-04 7:53]

Excellent "head shot". The colours, sharpness, details, DOF, well everything perfect.

Congratulations to a great photo!

I'm astonish with this photo.
I have only one word to define the beauty: DIVINE!!!
Perfect.
Congratulations

Joli portrait, super regard

What beauty. The many colors are rich and muted at the same time and the clarity is wonderful. The overall composition is a nice balance with the very detailed bird serving as leading line through the frame. Well done.

Amazingly sharp and clear image. The eye is fabulous. Very well done.

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  • TAZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2395 W: 50 N: 3190] (10896)
  • [2005-03-27 9:11]

Quel concert de louanges, je ne sais quoi dire d'autre. C'est superbe !
Wonderful, congratulations !!!

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  • AndyB Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1593 W: 32 N: 1363] (3978)
  • [2005-04-04 6:09]

A real beauty.
Excellent composition and detail with great colours.
Great work,very well done.

There's nothing that I can say that hasn't already been said about this photo Philip, other than to add my congratulations too.

Hi Philip!
First of all I decided to write a critique for this old one!
It's wonderful lovely shot.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)
  • [2005-04-29 12:27]
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Hello Philip!
Congratualations!You are also in 100 points and more group.(This time really)
This is very great shot.TFS...:-)

this photo is too profesional. How did you make it?. No coments. Bravo...

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  • wallie (34)
  • [2005-08-12 9:42]

Superb photo!

Well all I can say about this portrait, that It's superb and magnificent.
the colors of the bird, the contrast, the details, sharpness and framing.

Great JOB!
regards,

Fantastic capture - very clear details.

Superb! I dont think i can add something about this wondeful portrait! Thanks for sharing!

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  • gelor Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 128 W: 3 N: 12] (517)
  • [2006-01-23 6:45]

Bonjour Philip,
Une superbe vue tant par le détail que les couleurs. Une photo qui va directement dans mes favorites. Félicitations. Gérard

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  • rimas Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 158 W: 3 N: 533] (3725)
  • [2006-02-16 11:22]

Very good portrait with nice details and beautiful colors. Lighting and composition is just perfect.
Bravo

Beautiful!Perfect in every way.
Congrats!TFS
Isabel

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