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Living on the edge


Living on the edge
Photo Information
Copyright: Stephan Duchesne (iglootrek) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 92 W: 10 N: 460] (1623)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-10-07
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon EOS Digital Rebel, CMOS ISO 200
Exposure: f/5.0, 1/60 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Theme(s): Zoo animals, Birds in Brazil 2, Green Birds [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2005-10-30 14:30
Viewed: 4955
Points: 26
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This is a picture of a yellow-fronted amazon (sc. Amazona ochrocephala) (or some close sub-family species) taken at the Bird Park (Parque das Aves) in Foz do Iguacu in Brazil.

The Bird Park has more than 900 birds of 150 species. The majority of them are Brazilian birds. A third of these species are endangered. All birds seen in the Park originate from zoos, breeders authorized by IBAMA or rehabilitation centres. The Bird Park does not accept birds of unknown origin. All animals are registered and an annual report is given to the Brazilian Zoological Society and IBAMA.
Some of the birds are rehabilitated but cannot be returned to nature.

Personally for any lover of birds and photographer this park deserve a visit because of the amount of possibilities to capture on film a lot of different colorful species flying around you in the large walkthrough aviaries.

I wish my visit would have been longer in the park but I only had less than an hour to visit it before closing.

I only cropped a bit and sharpened the picture for posting.
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To dantor: Workshopiglootrek 1 11-09 00:40
To livios: Foziglootrek 1 10-31 12:53
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Hi Stephen,
I am stumped on the ID also.(Which is not hard to do) I checked several sources I know for identifying alot of these types of birds with no luck. It is a beautiful bird. Superb detail and colors in this shot. Good Luck
Scott

Hello Stephan,

I am green with envy over the capture of this wonderful .... bird.

Details are only surpassed by the exceptional green colors, great BG and POV.

I thank you for sharing your ... with us. :-)

Wow! This is awesome, the DOF is excellent on this one plus a great exposure. Paul :)

Hi Stephan

Wonderful capture. Nicely composed. Light was good and compliments the shot. Sharpness and detail are spot on. Nice work. Thanks.

Nice shot Stephan. Very good detail, exposure and color. Great note & links. Well done & Thank You.

Très belle photo ici où le vert sur vert donne un effet intéressant, des couleurs tendres sur des couleurs plus dures. Le jaune de la tête et de la queue ajoute à l'équilibre dans la photo. Seul la branche en haut nuit un peu. Peut-être qu'un petit workshop améliorerait le tout! Bravo!

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  • alexbf (61)
  • [2005-10-31 8:04]

Bravo Steph, superbes couleurs. Une exposition parfaite, les détails sont incroyables. On pourrait jurer qu'il te regarde.

Hi Stephen,
This is very good. The POV and DOF are great.
Details and colours are also very good.
Excellent work.

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  • livios Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2150 W: 319 N: 4263] (16942)
  • [2005-10-31 11:41]
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Stephan, although I'm from Brazil, I still don't know Foz do Iguaçu, but I intend to go there someday.

This is an excellent capture. Excellent sharpness and details all around.

I like composition too.

a prefect shot! all the details are very clear. very sharp, colors are brilliant. The perch is very conspicous. bg is great except for that wood on top of the birds head. TFS!

Fantastic capture,lovely colour and comp.
Excellent work...
Cesie

Jolie photo jouant vert sur vert. Les touches de jaune au bout de la queue et sur la tête de l'oiseau renforcent la composition et rehausse le plumage dont la texture est parfaitement rendue par la netteté des détails.

Comme Denis Lavoie, je regrette un peu la branche en haut. Pour l'éliminer, j'ai fait le "petit workshop" qu'il suggère.

Beautiful!
Wonderful caption, excellent details.
Just one thing, look at the front. There is a little blue there. This is a Blue Fronted Amazon, Amazona Aestiva.

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