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Just captured these pictures today....Please CC. Thank you



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Sep 17, 2017 at 02:41 AM
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These are all great, but the last photo is my favorite of the set. The male's wings and face are perfectly lit and stretched, but it is the female that tells the story. Specifically, she appears to be checking out his tail feathers... one of the key characteristics she assesses when making a mate choice, knowing this really adds to my own interpretation and enjoyment of the photo.

nice work
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Sep 17, 2017 at 05:42 AM
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OwlsEyes wrote:
These are all great, but the last photo is my favorite of the set. The male's wings and face are perfectly lit and stretched, but it is the female that tells the story. Specifically, she appears to be checking out his tail feathers... one of the key characteristics she assesses when making a mate choice, knowing this really adds to my own interpretation and enjoyment of the photo.

nice work
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I completely understand. I checked out a few tail feathers in my younger days too.

Philip - these are a pleasure to view. First and last are over the top ~ Ron



Sep 17, 2017 at 08:05 AM
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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · The loving dance of Pin-Tailed Whydah


Fantastic! Voted!


Sep 17, 2017 at 08:42 AM
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My oh my, what a glorious set . Stunning subject and background. Plus wonderful story begins told.
So very well done.

Birdie



Sep 17, 2017 at 08:54 AM
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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · The loving dance of Pin-Tailed Whydah


Excellent set with the next to last my pick

Morris



Sep 17, 2017 at 10:50 AM
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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · The loving dance of Pin-Tailed Whydah


This is a wonderful series!


Sep 17, 2017 at 12:31 PM
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OwlsEyes wrote:
These are all great, but the last photo is my favorite of the set. The male's wings and face are perfectly lit and stretched, but it is the female that tells the story. Specifically, she appears to be checking out his tail feathers... one of the key characteristics she assesses when making a mate choice, knowing this really adds to my own interpretation and enjoyment of the photo.

nice work
bruce


Thank you so much for your kind comments, Bruce !!



Sep 17, 2017 at 07:09 PM
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surfnron wrote:
I completely understand. I checked out a few tail feathers in my younger days too.

Philip - these are a pleasure to view. First and last are over the top ~ Ron


Thank you so much Ron !!!



Sep 17, 2017 at 07:10 PM
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bobbytan wrote:
Fantastic! Voted!


Thank you so much Bobby !!



Sep 17, 2017 at 07:11 PM
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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · The loving dance of Pin-Tailed Whydah


What a terrific display from this bird! Great photos!


Sep 17, 2017 at 07:51 PM
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lovely set Philip


Sep 18, 2017 at 03:27 AM
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p.1 #13 · p.1 #13 · The loving dance of Pin-Tailed Whydah


This is a great set and you captured a very interesting event. My suggestions are that the exposure on a couple of them seems a little hot with some clipping in the white on the breast of the male. If I were presenting these I might just pick the sharpest two or three shots with the best exposure and only show them. There is also one little cut off part on the perch where it looks like someone clipped off a twig that wasn't in such a good location. I would probably try to clone that out.


Sep 18, 2017 at 08:05 AM
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p.1 #14 · p.1 #14 · The loving dance of Pin-Tailed Whydah


Beautiful set!


Sep 18, 2017 at 12:08 PM
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birdied wrote:
My oh my, what a glorious set . Stunning subject and background. Plus wonderful story begins told.
So very well done.

Birdie


Thank you so much for your kind comment Birdie !!



Sep 18, 2017 at 03:51 PM
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morris wrote:
Excellent set with the next to last my pick

Morris


Thanks a lot Morris !



Sep 18, 2017 at 03:52 PM
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Fred Amico wrote:
This is a wonderful series!


Thank you Fred !



Sep 18, 2017 at 03:53 PM
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Lovely images and YGMV, Philip! I didn't realize until yesterday that those birds are actually tiny.

Joshua



Sep 19, 2017 at 08:55 AM
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p.1 #19 · p.1 #19 · The loving dance of Pin-Tailed Whydah


Yeah ... and they are so damn hard to shoot! The sequence shots you have here are simply amazing! That last image is perfect in every way ... the lighting, the exposure, the background, the story telling, etc, etc! Great job!

I noticed a catchlight on the eye of the 2 birds. Was that from the sun or your speedlite?

AGeoJO wrote:
Lovely images and YGMV, Philip! I didn't realize until yesterday that those birds are actually tiny.

Joshua



Sep 19, 2017 at 11:01 AM
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Very cool series! thanks for sharing!


Sep 19, 2017 at 03:06 PM
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