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Who are you ? What are you doing here ?
« on: March 15, 2016, 18:43:48 »



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Re: Who are you ? What are you doing here ?
« Reply #1 on: March 15, 2016, 18:50:44 »
Color, composition, timing, this image is exploding with goodness :)

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Re: Who are you ? What are you doing here ?
« Reply #2 on: March 15, 2016, 18:57:09 »
Excellent image Armando!  The bird's expression is quite comical!  Perfecf title too.    :D
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Re: Who are you ? What are you doing here ?
« Reply #3 on: March 15, 2016, 18:57:59 »
That is brilliant!  Boobies are such expressive birds.
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Re: Who are you ? What are you doing here ?
« Reply #4 on: March 15, 2016, 19:50:06 »
Wonderful. It's so good it must be a studio shot - elaborate set, back projection screen, stuffed birds - but it's still wonderful.   ;) ;) ;D

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Re: Who are you ? What are you doing here ?
« Reply #5 on: March 15, 2016, 20:14:45 »
Excellent! :)
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Re: Who are you ? What are you doing here ?
« Reply #6 on: March 15, 2016, 21:12:51 »
Lovely and funny!
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Re: Who are you ? What are you doing here ?
« Reply #7 on: March 15, 2016, 21:41:21 »
Cheers everyone ! Thanks for the comments

I had the 20mm lens, held the camera at near ground level AF-C auto area  shot without looking through the viewfinder (wish I had a tiltable screen) and hope for a few good images,  I was as close as I could while checking if the birds steel felt "comfortable", they get quite anxious since I have to crouch down fairly close to them , while I pretended to look away - not directly to the birds -  they did not like the shutter noise and started complaining loudly after a couple of shots

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Re: Who are you ? What are you doing here ?
« Reply #8 on: March 15, 2016, 22:35:52 »
Wow, nice one Armando!!!
Cheers,
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Re: Who are you ? What are you doing here ?
« Reply #9 on: March 15, 2016, 23:05:55 »
Mongo loves this Armando. The very early or very late light also gives this added character.

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Re: Who are you ? What are you doing here ?
« Reply #10 on: March 15, 2016, 23:19:22 »
I echo all the others above, simply a wonderful capture in all regards.
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« Reply #11 on: March 16, 2016, 01:27:39 »
I had the 20mm lens, held the camera at near ground level AF-C auto area  shot without looking through the viewfinder (wish I had a tiltable screen) and hope for a few good images

I remember thinking that I wouldn't have use for the tilt screen on my D750 and initially regarded it as a liability.  Boy was I wrong!  Now I wish it tilted side as well.

Your lack of a tilt screen did not prohibit you from getting a great composition here though!  Surprised they let you get so close, being shot at 20mm.  I'm guessing they aren't particularly skittish birds?
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Re: Who are you ? What are you doing here ?
« Reply #12 on: March 16, 2016, 01:55:51 »
Very nice!
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Re: Who are you ? What are you doing here ?
« Reply #13 on: March 17, 2016, 16:47:44 »
That's awesome! To me, it looks almost like a screengrab from a Pixar movie. 
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Re: Who are you ? What are you doing here ?
« Reply #14 on: March 17, 2016, 17:02:55 »
Very special lighting. Is that copper colored?

Super high definition birds. How did you manage to get so close to them?

What colors and definition. Wow.
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