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Kookaburra


Kookaburra
Photo Information
Copyright: Agoes SK (wieyos) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 776 W: 41 N: 1366] (5293)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-05-21
Categories: Nature, Portrait
Camera: Pentax K20D, Pentax DA 50-200mm 4-5.6 ED
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/8 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-06-09 0:08
Viewed: 234
Points: 28
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Hi Folks,

I am posting here a shot of a kookaburra, a specie of terrestrial kingfisher native to Australia and New Guinea.

Kookaburras are best known for their unmistakable call, which is uncannily like loud, echoing human laughter — good-natured, if rather hysterical, merriment in the case of the well-known Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae); and maniacal cackling in the case of the slightly smaller Blue-winged Kookaburra (Dacelo leachii).

They are not only found in arid areas, but also in suburban and residential areas near running water and where food can be searched for easily.

Find more here about this bird.

Thank you for viewing.

Agoes

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Hi Agoes
Fantastic picture. Beautiful colours and splendid sharpness. I congratulate and I greet Mark

so cute.. so sharp.. lovely detail.. Taner is right looks like she just came out from the hair saloon..

sukanya sa.. cantik.. tahniah.. dekat ko ka ne? or jauh?

regards, terry

*nnt mlm sa posting gambar burung lagi tapi lain pya burung la special.. hehe..

Hello Agoes! Very nice bird. Wonderful lightness. Good sharpness. Beautiful scene. Good work. Well done!

Hello Agoes,


Very good macro on this little bird.I know how hard is to capture it.
Perfect light,clarity and quality.
Congrats,

sabina

Hi bro,

Cantik sekali burung kecil ini . .
Fantastic shot . . sharp and fine detail of the feathers . .
Great shot my friend

Tfs,
Tjutjut

hello Agoes
How are you friend?
lovely shot of Kookaburra
sharp, focused with fine details.
attractive eye of this bird and her head seems as if she is wearing some sort of mukut.

regards
MAnuj Mehta

Hi Agoes,

I remembered being irritated every time I hear this bird's call. I never got used to the sound it makes. How far were you when you took this photo? That lense you're using is excellent. The details of the feather are very clear and colour is well exposed. The best touch in this photo is the little twinkle in the birds eye. Excellent job!!

TFS.

Regards,
Alvin

Hi Agoes,
Great sharp shot with good colours and DOF, you have captured the feather detail really well and the composition is good.
Well done
Regards Andy

Hello Agoes,
welcome back again:)
beautiful birdy, looks like she just came from the hair dresser:)
excellent compo my friend with superb clarty and sharpnes,
welldone and tfs,
regards,
Taner
:) tomorrow

hi Agoes

Your Australian visit yielded quite a bagful of photos for your Pentax. And you are still as versatile as ever combining landscape with macro and nature shots.

This one has incredible sharpness at 1/8s, Agoes and your hands are so steady you should be a surgeon. Really fine details here.

tfs, bill
later

Asalamualaikum Bro,
Macam mana keadaan Bro,udah tenang kah?rindu juga rasa bro nda masuk2 atu..
Oya bro tentang foto ni,aku kagum bro dengan kecangihan hasilnya,superb detail lah bro..berapa jarak bro shot ni burung?tak cabut lari kah burung ani?..Very honest bro aku tak ada komplain lah burung ni,walau pun ada sedikit cut bahagian bawah,tapi atu tak masalah lah bagi aku..yang penting main focusnya bahagian atas tu yang membuat aku kagum..Well done bro.

Oya bagaimana keadaan Ramdan..kamana perginya menghilang?Tak nampak2 lah aku kebelakangan ni...Kirim salam dengan dia kalau tejumpa..:)

CM

Hello Agoes,
Sharpness, colors and composition marvelous.
Well suited BG also. TFS
Selahattin E

Assalamualaikum Agoes. Contrary to the famous rhyme, this kookaburra looks pretty healthy and just wondering if the perch is on an old gum tree. Your capture here is flawless and the sharpness and clarity around the face is brilliant. Beautiful plumage exposure and I like the light catching on the plant with small leaves. Good crop and an excellent capture with your precision equipment. Best regards. Jusni

p/s: How often do you use the Live View and does the screen display the shooting data at the same time as the composed image?

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  • Jong Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 393 W: 0 N: 231] (2384)
  • [2008-06-11 7:31]

love the details of feather here, can even count layer by layer. beautiful and superb sharp image. so seen like very near to the bird. tfs, Agoes

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