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A few more from the Indian Sub-continent and 1 from a little closer to home. I've seen a bunch of peacocks but never in their natural environment. We came upon a few at a water hole but no matter how much I tried to sound like a peahen the male wouldn't spread its tail feathers...so for a nicer shot of those gorgeous feathers I am presenting an image taken of the wild peacocks in New Jersey. There is a great sculpture garden in Hamilton, NJ that is worth the trip just to see the art...but I happened to show up during mating season and got a nice surprise as these noisy birds paraded around.
The Common Kestrel on the branch was a lucky find and I decided not to clone out the little foliage to the left and right of the branch...you can judge whether you think I should have.
And lastly, another stripey cat image....you should only see the original....this is a Lightroom/Photoshop save if ever I saw one...the virtues of shooting raw!
Eric

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http://eyelaser.smugmug.com/Nature/India-Wildlife/i-wWC5GjD/0/X2/A71D0904-Editpeacock-X2.jpg

2
http://eyelaser.smugmug.com/Nature/Peacocks/DSC7599tailfeatherscloseup/521010186_L7xQJ-X2-1.jpg

3 repost...hope you don't mind
http://eyelaser.smugmug.com/Nature/Peacocks/DSC7481peackock1/520210053_WiuRL-X2-1.jpg

4 Common Kestrel
http://eyelaser.smugmug.com/Nature/India-Wildlife/i-4sKT4xM/0/X2/A71D0953-Editkestrel-X2.jpg

5 Here Kitty kitty
http://eyelaser.smugmug.com/Nature/India-Wildlife/i-2kSn3bZ/0/X2/A71D1170-EditTiger-X2.jpg



Jul 05, 2012 at 11:03 PM
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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Peacock, Kestrel and Tiger


3 and 5 are real beauties Eric!

Paul.



Jul 06, 2012 at 03:30 AM
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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Peacock, Kestrel and Tiger


Wow Eric , really nice set
Love the peacock shots
The kestrel with that background is great! I think I would have cloned out the branches on the side

Nice composition on the kitty!

Birdie



Jul 06, 2012 at 07:57 AM
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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Peacock, Kestrel and Tiger


A very nice set Eric. For the Kestrel, I think I would have cropped it just below the "knob" of the branch ~ Ron


Jul 06, 2012 at 08:36 AM
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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Peacock, Kestrel and Tiger


Great set, Eric.
The kestrel shot looks cool and #3 & 5 are super.
Chris



Jul 06, 2012 at 09:19 AM
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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Peacock, Kestrel and Tiger


surfnron wrote:
A very nice set Eric. For the Kestrel, I think I would have cropped it just below the "knob" of the branch ~ Ron

Thanks Ron...the kestrel shot was already a big crop so I didn't want to do more...however here it is but my fear is it doesn't hold up as well being further cropped.
Eric
http://eyelaser.smugmug.com/Nature/India-Wildlife/i-24LdVpg/1/XL/A71D0953-Editkestrel-XL.jpg



Jul 06, 2012 at 10:00 AM
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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Peacock, Kestrel and Tiger


You are right - it doesn't hold up as well, so I'd just crop the first you posted without changing the size ~ Ron


Jul 06, 2012 at 02:23 PM
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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · Peacock, Kestrel and Tiger


2 and 3 are beauties Eric

Morris



Jul 06, 2012 at 02:27 PM
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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · Peacock, Kestrel and Tiger


I was going to say to crop the Kestrel tighter and vertical but now I see why you didn't. Smart man The background on that one is to die for! The Peacock sure is lovely, such deep blues. I too would do anything I could to save the Tiger shot, very nicely done

Tim



Jul 06, 2012 at 04:52 PM
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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · Peacock, Kestrel and Tiger


very nice Eric .. the last is my favorite


Jul 06, 2012 at 05:23 PM
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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · Peacock, Kestrel and Tiger


These are very nice.


Jul 06, 2012 at 11:15 PM
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p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · Peacock, Kestrel and Tiger


All are great shots, Eric. But it's the second one that does it for me (although the tiger shot is a close second).

Henrik



Jul 07, 2012 at 12:53 AM





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