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aZiZ aBc
{K:28345} 7/10/2008
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Wowwwwwwwwwwwwwwww !
Thank you Joggie for your comment and addressing this great shot.
7 + a big hug
Aziz
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 12/5/2006
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Intriguing use of PVC pipe! Wow Joggie . . . extremely talented lad, aren't you?? :)
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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idil saliha küntüz
{K:-114} 5/14/2005
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G R E A T
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kokupsy_un morita
{K:2651} 5/6/2005
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great macro!
thank you.
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Nour El Refai
{K:12481} 5/6/2005
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Wowww, you have an excellent wildlife portfolio
and this one is beyond imagination 7+++++
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Ali Peyman
{K:1176} 5/1/2005
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Unbelievable
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Roberto Arcari Farinetti
{K:209486} 4/29/2005
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I'm speachless..
!I N C R E DI B L E!
wooooooooooooooowwwwwwww
7+
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Marco Grandi
{K:16680} 4/28/2005
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Fantastic !!!!I don't have' words...
You are the master of macro!!!
A great masterpiece this one!!
Congrats!!
10+++
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Miguel Sanchez
{K:3} 4/28/2005
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Wow
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Laurie Gould
{K:11942} 4/16/2005
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Simply amazing! The clarity and detail is just fantastic. 7+
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Aqeel Ahmad
{K:696} 4/16/2005
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I wish usefilm guys had a rating option above excellent ..
upon smelling danger, the first reaction of a bird would be to 'wink'. the process of winking includes squeezing pupil, tightening of the eyelid, sliding it down like a shutter and folding it back. all this happens in a microsecond.
your camera captured the first part of that microsecond when the bird has just started to squeeze its pupil. nothing less than a miracle. simply incredible !!
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Teodor Zgredziak
{K:666} 4/16/2005
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Some details of the nature are unbelievable beautiful
Teo
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NN
{K:26787} 4/16/2005
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OH ... one of the most SPECTACULAR macros I?ve seen! Congratulations, Joggie!!!
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Monir El.Shazly
{K:2218} 4/16/2005
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simply...excellent..
one of the best wild life i have seen lately...
cogratulations
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Joggie van Staden
{K:41700} 4/16/2005
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Hi Giovanna - thanks for the kind remark. Really appreciated - I will try not to waste it. Kind regards.
Joggie
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Joggie van Staden
{K:41700} 4/16/2005
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Hi Richard - It actually started way back in 1980 while I was a student and got hold of a discarded microscpoe occular. I mounted it centred on a piece of wood thatI fixed one end of the PVC pipe. I used a cut-off piece of an elbow joint which slides snugly over the PVC pipe and glued a Pentax adaptor ring onto the opposite side to concoct a crude zoom. In total about 3 inches long with the lense in front.
I worked out the f-stop to be around f16. The shutter speed is totally dependant on the available light. This picture was teken in bright sunlight - firstly to get maximum speed and secondly to get the pupil of the bird as small as possible. the angle is important in order not to cast shade on the eye while the lense is practicaly 1-2cm away from the bird. I have taken many of these since most pigeon breeders will die for a shot like this of their champion racer or breeding birds.
I trust I dont bore you all with this detail - I can write you pages about the eye theories and the different elements of the eye. One intersting fact is that the network of veins is quite unique to pigeons because they act as a type of "radiator" to cool off the brain of the pigeon during prolonged flights. These veins are directly connected to the brain by a fairly massive artery. The thicker the veining of the pigeons eye, the better is its chances on marathon flights of 1000km's plus.
Thanks all for the marvelous comments - quite unexpected. I may post a few more since the variation in colours is astounding.
Kind regards
Joggie
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Alison DuFlon
{K:36566} 4/16/2005
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Beautiful capture, thank's for sharing those amazing details that we would otherwise never see. Wonderful color and a very creative shot. Alison
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Sally Morgan
{K:9219} 4/16/2005
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This is stunning - I really appreciate the effort you've put in to getting this photo - the result is fabulous - not only the firey reds and yellows of the eye - but also the skin and feathers around it - I'm off to find some bird seed right now...
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Richard Dakin
{K:12915} 4/16/2005
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Your "macro" work is spectacular. This is really outside of my range of expertise, but I can appreciate the sharpness, and the colours. How would you like a 16X24 inch version of this staying at you from the wall????? How did you come up with this method to photograph the pidgeon???
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Larry Fosse
{K:66493} 4/16/2005
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WOW Joggie...this is very creative..and shows a view most people would never see....also great info
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Lisa Paully
{K:1735} 4/16/2005
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WOW...that is intense
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Riny Koopman
{K:19998} 4/16/2005
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Hallo Joggie,
This one is realy a winner,
Everything is just perfect in here! 7++++
Have a nice weekend,
Riny.
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Ali Chehade
{K:792} 4/16/2005
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Now this is what I call FANTATSIC ! nice colors, nice composition, nice contrast, and nice everything ! Couldn't find something to comment negatively on ! great job
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Mark Evans
{K:17428} 4/16/2005
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WOW !! this is fantastic 7+++ .. well done joggie my friend .. cheers .. marky . ( award ??? )
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Steve Hennerley
{K:5776} 4/16/2005
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INCREDIBLE!
no other word for it - i was convinced by the thumbnail it had to be a crocodile or lizard or something - Never would I have guessed it to be a pigeon.
I agree about the colours - I never would have imagined it.
Cannot find any other words to decribe it - just incredible!
Steve
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James Silcock
{K:12501} 4/16/2005
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Wow! This is simply stunning, it looks like a pool of coloured liquid swirling round. I commend you on your ability to take something so normal and turn it into an interesting and captivating image.
Thanks
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