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Picture of the Week 14.06.05

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Picture of the Week 14.06.05

Postby Glen on Tue Jun 14, 2005 12:43 pm

This weeks Picture of the Week is by Kipper (Darryl) a great example of a bird in a natural setting. Whilst I think the shot may be a tad oversharpened, when I first saw it I was struck by what a great pose and composition there was. I believe this is a reflection of either good luck and timing, or more realistically the time Darryl has put into photographing our feathered friends. Put it on the cover of your book Darryl :wink:


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Postby kipper on Tue Jun 14, 2005 12:59 pm

Thanks Glen, and thanks for the potw. I didn't realise it was oversharpened until you told me as this was one of the shots that I postprocessed when I got home after being out in the bush for 12hours. Probably a bad idea to do that :) The other shots that I'm sharpening I'm checking for halos around the edges of the subjet and removing them using the clone tool. It takes a bit of time, but seems to work quite well as you still get the sharpness in details such as feathers and the eyes.
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Postby yeocsa on Tue Jun 14, 2005 1:06 pm

Congratulations, Kipper. Well done.

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Postby stubbsy on Tue Jun 14, 2005 1:17 pm

Congratulations Darryl. A worthy choice. This is a very striking image because of the simplicity of the framing as much as the subject matter itself.
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Postby KerryPierce on Tue Jun 14, 2005 1:27 pm

Congrats on the POTW, Darryl! I haven't seen this photo before, but it is certainly a good one. :D
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Postby PiroStitch on Tue Jun 14, 2005 1:34 pm

Congratulations Kipper! Good stuff as usual.
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Postby Greg B on Tue Jun 14, 2005 1:38 pm

Great shot Darryl. Our Melbourne ornithographers are a formidable bunch, and Darryl has excellent skills, clearly demonstrated by this shot.

Fine work, and a great choice from Glen.
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Postby sirhc55 on Tue Jun 14, 2005 1:42 pm

Congrats Kipper - de boid wins :D
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Postby fozzie on Tue Jun 14, 2005 1:45 pm

Kipper,

A very deserving 'POTW'.

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Postby Manta on Tue Jun 14, 2005 3:44 pm

Lovely shot Darryl - a deserving win. Good choice Glen.
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Postby mic on Tue Jun 14, 2005 3:45 pm

Nice SeaGull Kipp :D

Well done.
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Re: Picture of the Week 14.06.05

Postby Manta on Tue Jun 14, 2005 6:02 pm

Glen wrote:Put it on the cover of your book Darryl :wink:


Could it be that Darryl already had this in mind????

There's an interesting amount of space left above the Kite's head that would leave plenty of room for the title and byline.

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Postby Catcha on Tue Jun 14, 2005 7:07 pm

Good stuff, great shot :D
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Postby Alex on Tue Jun 14, 2005 9:29 pm

Great shot, Darryl.

Congratulations.
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Postby Nikon boy on Wed Jun 15, 2005 1:12 pm

Daryl obviously you don't need that 500mm lens that is sitting at C.E.anymore !!!!!!!
so you might as well leave it for me !!??, and fantastic boid shot
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Postby kipper on Wed Jun 15, 2005 2:52 pm

Hah Norm, while the raptors at times are easily snapped with the 70-200VR. The Whistling Kite and Brown Falcon are very timid when perched. The Brown Falcon more so. So I still need that reach. Also the small birds like the chats, swallows and cisticolas really could do with reach to fill the frame.
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Postby redline on Wed Jun 15, 2005 3:54 pm

Great work Kipper,
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Postby bobrob on Sun Jun 19, 2005 10:40 am

wonderful photo - by enriching the b/ground with photoshop your photo would look even better - well done

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Postby kipper on Sun Jun 19, 2005 12:47 pm

It looks quite rich on the 3 different types of monitors I've viewed it on.
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Postby today.com on Fri Jul 08, 2005 3:30 pm

awesome photograph... how close were you? was the photo taken at an angle?
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