Aminus3 of Shuva
Peacock in the wild
Posted by Shuva Brata Deb (Bangalore, India) on 20 July 2007 in Animal & Insect.
Aaron Schmidt from Auckland, New Zealand
Cool! I surprised you didn't catch him and cook his body for dinner. His feather would have made a lovely display over your bed.
20 Jul 2007 5:21am
ColNed Pictures from Amersfoort, Netherlands
+ Real nice colors and blurry effect.
- Subject is a bit far
20 Jul 2007 6:26am
@ColNed Pictures: Yeah, I have been dreaming of buying a huge telephoto lens, but they are damm costly. It was much far away than what you see. I have posted a cropped version.
Jason Kravitz from Brussels, Belgium
You need that 500mm/f4 IS canon lens!
Birds are tough to capture because they can be small and move fast. Even big birds like this one can be difficult to get a good composition. I suggest that until you can afford the big lens you should attempt to paint your self in camouflage and hide in the brush where these birds forage for food. It may take a few days but you should be able to catch a sharp close shot before they peck your eyes to protect their young :P
Pretty bird regardless...
20 Jul 2007 7:49am
Walt from Scarborough, Canada
I like this version - it shows (even with the crop) how difficult it is to catch one of these in the wild.
20 Jul 2007 12:42pm
Olaide from Fort Collins, United States
truly difficult without a very good lens. However, this is not bad. I love the shot.
20 Jul 2007 5:22pm
Canon EOS REBEL XT
1/320 second
F/5.6
ISO 200
300 mm