Posted by Craig Persel (Montreal, Canada) on 13 October 2006 in Animal & Insect and Portfolio.
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What a lovely piece of photography. How can you leave that "Untitled"?
13 Oct 2006 5:14am
Absolutly wonderful.. the colours, the details of the feathers, the red eye! Are you sure it is a pigeon? Or more like an "exotic blue bird"...
13 Oct 2006 6:51am
@Manuela: Thanks. I also thought it was a blubird, but an "expert" told me I was mistaken and that it is actually a type of pigeon. I'm still not 100% certain one way or the other. :-)
WONDERFUL!!! BRILLIANT!!! Good Job!
13 Oct 2006 7:00am
Incredible bird ... amazing photo ... the red eye on the blue does it for me!
And guess what, it know it is beautiful :) Lovely
Suby
13 Oct 2006 7:43am
Very beautiful craig, i cant believe it belongs to a pigeon family. It has the got peacock's grace and you executed the shot very well.
13 Oct 2006 7:58am
Beautiful bird, of course, but perfectly focussed, composed and exposed.
13 Oct 2006 8:07am
great shot! the feathers are so clear
13 Oct 2006 12:02pm
I have seen some nice looking pigeons but this one is by far the most exotic. Good capture
13 Oct 2006 2:28pm
Absolutely stunning. Could easily be in National Geographic.
13 Oct 2006 4:17pm
OUTSTANDING PHOTOGRAPHY
13 Oct 2006 5:02pm
your pigeon vs. my seagull. so far 1-0. :( but very nice and sharp. did you use unsharp mask?
13 Oct 2006 6:06pm
@Kelvin Chan: Yes, I used unsharp mask, but I can't remember the setting for this image. I find that about 99.99% of digital images need some level of sharpening. If I remember correctly I also increased the contrast.
Exotic alright. I bet the bird is a guy and they use it to attract the females hehe. Very good sharpness.
14 Oct 2006 4:02am
Very nice. Great shot!!
15 Oct 2006 3:17pm
In miniature this looks like a bubles
16 Oct 2006 9:33am
whoa cool, the colours are lively, sharp too.
7 Jan 2007 10:06am
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