Eye of the Cassowary

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Taken at Edinburgh Zoo through a fence that was 2 metres away so i went for a tight crop and am very pleased with the shapes and textures that have come out of it. A very colourful bird with huge legs... surely this is a dinosaur?

19/11/2009 - 11:24PeterMac

CategoryPets / Captive animals

BodyPENTAX K20D

Shutter Speed1/60

Aperturef/6.3

LensN/A

ISO320

Focal Length200mm

Views/Likes39/0

TagsCassowary bird edinburgh zoo colour blue pink bill eye

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paulgee20

Member

14 years
Sat in Chair

Link Posted 20/11/2009 - 03:02

Dead sharp Peter

Well done

K5's (2)both gripped, K10d gripped, Pentax 28-90 f3.5, Sigma 18-250mm, Sigma 150-500mm. Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro, Sigma 10-20 f.4-5.6.EX DC, Hoya 135 f2.8, Take on 28mm f2.8 Pentax AF360 flash, 2 fill in slaves. 30 metre remote release, Rt angle viewfinder, Giotto NOT 3261B Tripod with Manfrotto 808Rd4 ball head, Manfroto 4861RC2 monopoly, shoulder stock, various filters etc, Panasonic SET HBS HD Video cam, Tamrac Explorer 8x backpack and a sore back.....
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Aiki

Member

15 years
Estonia

Link Posted 20/11/2009 - 17:10

It took me a second to understand, what and how is on the pic

Well composed

Aiki

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darlene

Member

14 years
Newfoundland Canada

Link Posted 21/11/2009 - 19:16

great detail...and colour...

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Camera Make:	PENTAX
Camera Model:	PENTAX K20D
Date Taken:	2009-11-09 13:28:02
Exposure Program:	N/A
Aperture:	f/6.3
Max Aperture Value:	N/A
ISO Speed Rating:	320
Focal Length:	200 mm
Lens:	N/A
Metering Mode:	Pattern/Matrix
Exposure Time:	1/60 sec