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Myiopsitta Monachus
Myiopsitta Monachus
hsteg


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Challenge: Pet Portrait (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM
Location: My bedroom
Date: Mar 30, 2005
Aperture: 9
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/250
Galleries: Animals, Studio
Date Uploaded: Mar 30, 2005

 Like the title says, it's Pepper the parrot, Quaker parrot that is. I put pepper on some little perch thing on my bedroom floor, busted out the Sigma 500 Super flash with my pocketwizard knock offs from ebay, stuck on my home made softbox (made of cardboard, duct tape, napkins, and TLC), and shot away. Soft box was to the birds upper left. The flash was set at 1/16 power so it would recharge really quickly and so Pepper wouldnt get pissed off that some light was blinding him. I used my 18-55 kit lens for this set at f/9.

Statistics
Place: 13 out of 273
Avg (all users): 6.5576
Avg (commenters): 7.6429
Avg (participants): 6.3840
Avg (non-participants): 6.7935
Views since voting: 2764
Views during voting: 303
Votes: 217
Comments: 19
Favorites: 4 (view)

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Nikon D3s
 04/09/2011 01:41:29 AM
Very nice portriat...
 10/10/2008 05:37:18 PM
Your use of lighting really brings out the detailed texture of the feathers - really neat!
Canon EOS-60D
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
 04/24/2005 04:56:41 PM
Wow. Great lighting.
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Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 04/11/2005 12:13:34 AM
Great capture. Congratulations on your top 20 finish.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L USM
 04/10/2005 05:59:21 PM
nice blend of detail in the feathers with interesting light and shadow on the right side. (quite a cutie as well) one of my favorites this challenge
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Canon EOS-70D
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM
 04/09/2005 11:21:43 PM
Great shot of a unique pet 9
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Nikon D300
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G DX VR
 04/09/2005 10:46:26 PM
im sure you are getting this comment a lot, but Great Texture shot! Love the lighting and the overall portrait.
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Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 04/09/2005 03:00:34 PM
Very attractive and the capture shows off its delicate texture to great advantage. Bumping up.
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Canon EOS-30D
Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
 04/09/2005 11:50:22 AM
good detail and composition
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Nikon Coolpix 2500
 04/09/2005 01:27:22 AM
Good light and composition, it would be nice to see more of its colors...
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Canon EOS-5D Mark IV
Canon EF 200mm f/2.8 USM
 04/07/2005 04:24:21 PM
beautiful!
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Nikon D70s
Tamron SP AF 17-35mm f/2.8-4 Di LD Aspherical IF for Nikon
 04/04/2005 11:49:06 PM
I really like the dark treatment here. It really shows off the detail captured. Good job.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 04/04/2005 09:38:51 PM
Very nice bird portrait..I like the extreme lighting , too.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
 04/04/2005 03:46:38 PM
Great light, focus, comp and subject. Subdued colour insinuates a rather melancholy bird? Like it a lot.
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Nikon D700
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
 04/04/2005 01:34:59 AM
Stunning deatil in the feathers. 9.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 04/04/2005 12:50:09 AM
Stunning - a real portrait. Classic lighting, the sharpness, etc etc etc. 9
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Sony Alpha a55
Sony DT 11-18mm f/4.5-5.6 Aspherical ED
 04/04/2005 12:44:00 AM
great textures.
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Google Pixel 2
 04/04/2005 12:41:23 AM
A quaker, no? Beautiful colors, sharpness, detail. The bright to dark is perfect. A 10
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Nikon D70
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
 04/04/2005 12:32:10 AM
The lighting and crisp focus really make this shot. Beautiful colors too, nicely done.
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