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Sammy Bird
Sammy Bird
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Camera: Fujifilm FinePix S3 Pro
Lens: Nikon MF Micro-Nikkor 55mm f/2.8 AIS
Location: Home, LaBelle Fl
Date: Mar 15, 2008
Aperture: 8
ISO: 400
Shutter: 180
Galleries: Animals, Macro
Date Uploaded: Mar 15, 2008

Viewed: 578
Comments: 12
Favorites: 1 (view)

 The title is his name, and one of the things that he says. He can make any sound that he hears. His fav game is to make the "Nextel Beep Beep" and then laugh when everyone looks at their phone. He also copies the back up alarm on the garbage truck, makes hammer noises when anyone hammers on anything, and the list goes on and on. The warble siren on an ambulance was the one that took me the longest to figure out.
PP= Exposure, contrast, levels, highlights/shadows, slight bump in saturation. I removed the highlight from the eye, but am not so sure that I should have. I changed my mind and put the highlight back.
Here is the original unedited version.


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 10/06/2009 09:15:39 PM
Gosh, you brought that up well from the original. Sammy Bird is very accomplished and it sounds like he has quite a sense of humour as well. No bird brain obviously!
His eye is noticeably different from the other bird's eyes.
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 10/06/2009 07:16:42 AM
wow .. sammy bird has a heaps better repertiore than little charlie .. but i spose he's a lot more intelligent having a much bigger brain .. lol ..
its another brilliant shot waddy .. your birds make excellent photographic subjects . :)
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 10/04/2009 10:52:28 AM
Hi Waddy, I love the way you have filled the frame and think the colours and everything are perfect. This bird sounds great, terrific little story about him.
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 10/04/2009 10:13:26 AM
Wow, what a beautiful picture!
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 06/06/2008 11:03:26 PM
Wow, amazing image, in many ways! First, what a fantastic subject, love your crop; next, it is amazing how much detail and color is in the image, you wouldn't know it from the original; finally, what an expert job of editing!
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 06/01/2008 12:50:17 PM
Your edit is great. You brought out a lot of detail in the feathers with it. I agree with you about leaving the catchlights in, good move :)
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 06/01/2008 12:14:56 PM
Great job. I love the texture you got from the feathers. I agree about eye catch lights... they should always be one. I have added them when none was present. ;-)
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 06/01/2008 02:15:18 AM
OMG WADDY .. BRILLIANT .. !!
i actually thought this was a fish as a thumb .. !!!
the eye is brilliant & the details on the feathers and the textures are excellent .. love the colouring .. :)
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 05/31/2008 08:47:40 AM
Hello, and welcome. I think the difference in the before and after on this is pretty striking. I want more people to see it, so please copy and paste your post into the images thread here June B&A Images thread

I would have just done it for ya, but I didn't know if that was considered good form. :-) I added you to the list, and am looking forward to seeing some more over the next few weeks!
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 03/17/2008 06:06:02 PM
That eye is so intelligent looking - this is a wonderful composition , Waddy .( I will send you some boats I saw in Guana Cay ) P
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 03/17/2008 07:05:02 AM
Stunning composition but maybe just a tad to dark to get the full effect of those amazing feathers..........
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 03/16/2008 07:34:50 AM
LOL good stuff.
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