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Magpie


Magpie
Photo Information
Copyright: Stefan Kardos (stevkds) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 276 W: 11 N: 411] (1789)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-09-16
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon 5D, Canon EF 400mm f5.6L USM
Exposure: f/6.3, 1/500 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2007-02-22 17:45
Viewed: 965
Points: 36
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The European Magpie (Pica pica) is a resident breeding bird throughout Europe, much of Asia, and northwest Africa. It is one of several birds in the crow family named as magpies, and belongs to the Holarctic radiation of "monochrome" magpies.

In Europe, "Magpie" is often used by people who speak the English language as a synonym for the European Magpie; it is the only magpie in Europe outside the Iberian Peninsula.


Canon EOS 5D
Adobe Photoshop CS3
1/500"
F6.3
Shutter priority
ISO 800

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  • Necipp Gold Star Critiquer [C: 1110 W: 15 N: 21] (100)
  • [2007-02-22 17:55]
  • [2] [+]

Hi Stefan a difficult bird to photograph even on a dull day as the dynamic range required is tough to expose for you managed some nice details in both the black and the white detail. A very nice pose captured with a good perch and an excellent composition. Bokeh looks nice and it's good to see the full frame 5D effect coming through tfs rgds Necip.

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  • lgfoto Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 194 W: 13 N: 279] (1536)
  • [2007-02-22 17:57]

Ballanced colours and composition, TFS

Very useful note and processing details.

Hi Stefan,
This a picture with a lot of character!
You got an excellent shot of this bird, in a very good pose, with the tail aligned along the trunk to make an excellent composition.
The background got is so good with all that blurred spots of color.
Congratulations and thanks for share.
My best regards,
JM

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  • moody (62)
  • [2007-02-23 5:11]

Nice and sharp image. Cheers, Moody

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  • fiyo Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 987 W: 5 N: 2762] (10618)
  • [2007-02-23 5:56]

Hello Stefan,
Great shot, very good POV and pose. Sharpness,details and colors are excellent.
Very well done .TFS..

Hello Stefan,
I love this composition! The pose of the bird is really nice. Details are good and exposure seems OK even if some white parts are a little OE. This must be a very difficult bird to calibrate because of those two opposite colors. I like this green BG too. This is a nice specie and good use of ISO 800 as it don’t seems that noisy to me. Thanks,
Claudine

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3824 W: 190 N: 11393] (35107)
  • [2007-02-23 13:24]

Hello Stefan,
Very fine capture of a slightly worn Magpie.
This is sharp and well composed on a good perch and presented with fine BG. The lighting is good too.
TFS and best wishes, Ivan

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  • mikou Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 840 W: 67 N: 1311] (5269)
  • [2007-02-23 14:44]

Ahoj Stefan.
To je krásný obrázek straky.Pěkně ti pózovala na osamělém kůlu.Velmi dobrá úhlopříčná kompozice,dobrý detaily a barvy.Hezký pozadí.Líbí se mi to velmi.
Měj se pěkně...Miloš

Hi Stefan, wonderful bird, great colors and splendid pose, lovely details, very well done, have a nice week end, ciao Silvio

Bonjour Stefan
Trčs joli cette prise de vue avec ce bel oiseau , les détails et les contrastes sont réussis trčs jolis couleurs

Bravo et merci...JP

Belle photo, d' un oiseau bien de chez nous, belle prise. Amitiés Thomas

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4774 W: 294 N: 4020] (13209)
  • [2007-02-24 5:01]

Hello Stefan,
Excellent capture.POV,pose of bird,blurred BG,framing,catchlight in eyes,,lighting,framing and pose of bird are wonderful.Have a great weekend!
TFS..:-)

Very nice shot,well composed,good POV.Lovely bokeh too,i just removed noice from background,posted ws shot.Hope u like it.

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3586 W: 143 N: 5690] (18601)
  • [2007-02-25 6:50]

Hi Stefan.
I always wanted to picture this bird. I like it very much. Unfortunately, I have not such opportunity yet. You shot is perfect composed, cropped and coloured. POV and DOF are really wonderful too. White spot on the bird wing is OE a bit. It is difficult to exposure such contrast objects. Noise at BG is visible too. However, very nice picture. My compliments and TFS.
Alexei.

Hi Stefan,
I like the composition, POV, and pose alot.
Excellent BG for the bird also. Difficult bird to expose, but you managed well.
Well done & TFS.

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  • jossim Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1575 W: 5 N: 2181] (12252)
  • [2007-03-04 6:19]

Superbe composition,bravo pour l'arričre plan qui met bien en valeur l'oiseau.
Merci Stefan!
Joseph

Very clearly and great DOF.
Very well captured.
Regards, Hayri.

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