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• wideload (3779)
• [2006-05-27 8:56]

Hi Adrian,
you have captured the iridescence of the feathers nicely; clarity of detail is outstanding and DoF is just right, very nicely taken image.

Regards
Terry.

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• nethraphotos (136)
• [2006-05-27 9:01]

Excellent details and vibrant colors, nice portrait of this pheasant, congratulations!

Imam

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• marhowie (35921)
• [2006-05-27 9:21]

Hi Adrian,
Excellent exposure under low-light conditions. Very nice color and well saturated, I think the absence of flash helped the color here. Very sharp and detailed, excellent eye contact and framing in your portrait also..
Very well done and Thank You!

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• viv (3128)
• [2006-05-27 9:44]

Hello Adrian,
What a great colourfull portrait, you can almost count all the feathers and its eye its is really a beauty.
TFS
Vivian

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• markula (870)
• [2006-05-27 9:48]

Beautiful shot, Adrian. Excellent sharpness in feather detail. Even on a monopod it's still a heavy lens at 1/125 and 750mm (I'm guessing). Good framing and beautiful colors. It's a pity such a pretty bird is called "common"? But, isn't a picture worth a thousand words, after all?
Regards,
Mark

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• MojoUK (1479)
• [2006-05-27 9:59]

Hi Adrian,

Wow, quite simply breath taking my friend. You have caught the colours of this birds magnificent plumage excellently. Composition, focus, DOF and POV are all spot on. You did a great job of holding that beast of a lens steady at that shutter speed.

Regards, Mark

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• wkshelton (5492)
• [2006-05-27 10:00]

Hello Adrian, excllent details, BG, POV DOF perfct colors, everything is so crisp. perfct work,TFS Kyle

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• ellis49 (29209)
• [2006-05-27 10:13]
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Hi Adrian,
this is a beautiful picture of this colourful bird.
The exposure are spot on, the colours are lovely it's really shimmring in all kinds of tones. Perfect DOF, the entire bird within focus and the BG is nicely blured.
I had doubt over this lens before but they are gone now, the sharness and details are great. It will be a deep hole in the wallet again;-))
Excellent work.

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• valy67 (5734)
• [2006-05-27 11:19]

What a wonderful bird ! I love all his beautiful colors. Excellent sharpness and details, good composition and POV, excellent colors, nice BG... Very well done !
Valérie.

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• thor68 (4703)
• [2006-05-27 11:29]

wow, this is wonderful, adrian! :-)
the colors and details are absolutely awesome.
it starts at the yellow eye, the red around it
and goes over to the blue and purple feathers
of the head. you can see the white ring on the
neck - that´s why it´s called a Ring-necked pheasant (Phasianus colchicus).
a truly beautiful and amazing shot.
thanks & take care, thor.

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• radz (3390)
• [2006-05-27 11:38]

What a colourful bird!!Fantastic portrait !!!TFS!

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• ramthakur (27137)
• [2006-05-27 11:49]

Truly remarkable image, Adrian!
It is rarely that we see a bird of such exquisite beauty.
The image is perfect from every point of view -- focus, colours, shapness, details. The simple white frame highlights the colours very well.
It would be a crime to kill such a beautiful bird. Haven't we done enough damage already?
Thanks for sharing this lovely image.
Ram

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• marmottelolo (14541)
• [2006-05-27 12:00]

hi adrian
a par qu'il manque de l'espace devant l'oiseau,les couleurs sont merveilleuses,c'est superbe.
laurent

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• wallhalla15 (13829)
• [2006-05-27 12:37]

Excellent portrait shot Adrian, great sharpness and POV/DOF, well captured too. Fantastic colours an very nice bg. This is an excellent compositon. Thank you for posting.
Gr.
Heinz

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• jeanpaul (13903)
• [2006-05-27 13:03]

Bonjour Adrian
C'est une excellent Prise de vue ! La composition très jolie avec de belles couleurs, je ne savais pas qu'un faisant avait de si belle couleurs. grande acuité et détails. Merci pour le partage .
Au revoir et merci et bon week end.....JP

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• jaycee (17043)
• [2006-05-27 13:33]

Beautiful, beautiful. A wonderful portrait. The colors are fantastic.

Jane

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• wuta (2106)
• [2006-05-27 15:09]

Hello Adriaan , Exelent shot , beauty colours sharp ,pov dof everithing is perfect ,tfs Nice weekend Teunie ,

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• SunToucher (9394)
• [2006-05-27 15:38]

Hi Adrian,
As sharp as a razor. So much detail and such beautiful colors...it is just amazing. What a beautiful portrait and an excellent DOF.
TFS,
Niek

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• dew77 (13131)
• [2006-05-27 16:28]
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Hello Adrian,
Excellent capture.Details,sharpness and vivid colors are amazing.I liked POV,framing and composition also
a lot.İs your 50-500 repaired?Have a great weekend!
TFS...:-)

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• osse (7759)
• [2006-05-27 16:39]

Hi Adrian
Great colorful portrait. Great sharpnes, colours,BG, details, DOF and POV.
Well done my friend

osse

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• AnimalExplorer (9080)
• [2006-05-27 16:44]

Very nice portrait. I really like the crop selection on this one it focuses nicely on all that wonderous detail of the plumage showing fantastic detail. :)

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• red45 (27387)
• [2006-05-27 17:19]

Hi Adrian!
Fantastic portrait! Colours and details are amazing! Composition very good, DOF and blurred BG also. Note is very interesting. Excellent job!

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• scottevers7 (12259)
• [2006-05-27 18:00]

Hi Adrian,
WOW! that is a great portrait shot! Perfect exposure has captured every bit of color and detail. Great DOF has rendered a great OOF backround that sets him apart from it very well. You nailed this one!
Scott

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• zenitlady (751)
• [2006-05-27 22:07]

Hello Adrian! I cannot imagine a better portrait of this beautiful pheasant! He is so serene and looks very dignified. Exceptional! 10 out of 10! Very good note, too. Well done! Linda

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• coasties (27582)
• [2006-05-28 1:35]

Hi Adrian

You really show his beautiful colours well. I like the tight crop, it works well. Good clear detail with good sharpness.Stands out well against the BG. Nice work. Thanks.

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• thistle (9268)
• [2006-05-28 3:25]

Hello Adrian,
Beautiful portrait! The POV is superb here. Colours of the bird are truly amazing and it's great to have such pale green BG to show them well. Superb details and exposure too. I like it a lot!
VERY WELL DONE!

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• TPAKT (87)
• [2006-05-28 4:33]

Privet Adrian.
First has thought, that it is a parrot. A colourful and beautiful portrait of a pheasant with excellent quality.

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• Zeno (7979)
• [2006-05-28 6:28]

Hi adrian,

Super portrait of a pheasant! Everything is perfect in this photo: colours, sharpness, POV, background, expression.
My compliments.

regards,
Zeno.

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• hekcik (1825)
• [2006-05-28 6:43]

Hi Adrian,

Perfect shot, POV, details, colors and all!
Very well done and great work!

TFS :-)
Norbert

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• loot (9617)
• [2006-05-28 16:43]
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Hi Adrian
Crazy me. Earlier this morning, I did a critique on this photo, but something must have caused me to exit it without updating the critique. At that stage it was still a Common pheasant, but I see it has mutated since and became a Ring-necked pheasant (chuckle). Thanks to Thorsten I don't have to point you to the correct ID anymore. To my utter surprise I've discovered a snow-white critique box, just now, when I came to have another look at it. Ha-ha-ha, maybe it has something to do with age.
This is one fine bird and you have captured him beautifully in all his glory. The rainbow of colours and hues reflected by the feathers are just remarkable. The details are ever so sharp and that clear yellow eye has photogenic magic locked up in it. The composition and BG is absolutely great and the exposure was spot-on.
Great work and TFS.
Regards
Loot

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• Aramok (4887)
• [2006-05-29 14:51]

Adrian - you really have caught the colours in the neck exceptionally well and with an excellent green BG you have a wonderful picture of this pheasant.

TFS

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• SkyF (8113)
• [2006-05-30 7:23]

Hello Adrian,
wonderful details in this bird. The colors are absolutly amazing. POV, sharpness and presentaion are great.
TFS..Sky

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• janhendrik (2400)
• [2006-05-30 15:08]

Hi Adrian,

I really like this picture. It is crisp and sharp. Nice portrait shot. Very well done.

Jan-Hendrik

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• OdetteVN (384)
• [2006-06-11 11:42]

What a beautiful photo. The colours, details and sharpness are superb. I like it very much. Well done.

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• Nephrotome2 (1850)
• [2006-06-20 9:23]
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Nice portrait. Lights and colors are excellent.
Its expression is strange. I can't read its mind. (was he bored?)

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• TAZ (10926)
• [2006-07-09 2:24]

I like the shot and the title ;-) Beautiful colors and sharpness in the feathers. DOF, BG, exposure are great. Well seen and well done. Congratulations Adrian and TFS.

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• carper (8410)
• [2006-07-30 14:13]

wauw Adrian,
your archive is so fantastic, my big compliments for this colour palette, but what a fantastic composition composition, fantastic work,
gr. jaap