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Camera: Canon EOS-5D
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
Date: May 4, 2008
Aperture: f/5
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/125s
Galleries: DPChallenge GTGs, Birds
Date Uploaded: Mar 14, 2009

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 Lesson #1: you cannot control where a peacock will decide to display - live with whatever background you get.

Lesson #2: you will always have the wrong lens for the occasion.

Lesson #3: having a choice of lenses is both a pain and pleasure. See Lesson #2 for the pain aspect.



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shot during the May 4 2008 DPC GTG at Grounds for Sculpture in Hamilton, NJ

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you know, now that I've had a chance to think about it, this perspective isn't so bad after all, as it does have the virtue of getting across the sheer breadth of the display - so many peacock shots are close-in and you don't get the sense of scale so much

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 03/17/2009 09:05:01 AM
I like most the full image of your peacock..
Most people do zoom in but all of his splendor is in a full image..
Well done..
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 03/17/2009 12:31:54 AM
I think this came out rather good in spite of all your lessons and pains. He's quite spendid!
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 03/16/2009 08:17:06 PM
What a fabulous display, and it is colour coordinating with the frames. Hehe, it makes me think of espaliered fruit trees.
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 03/16/2009 05:36:19 AM
Great choice of colour for the window frames. And he's centered to the column as well. I think everything about this image just works.
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 03/16/2009 12:11:52 AM
It works . good blue and green contrast.
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 03/15/2009 11:25:40 PM
you got it right after all the mishaps that we all experience one time or another. lovely!
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 03/15/2009 07:54:48 PM
Wow, what a beautiful display. At least the building colors and the bird complement each other. Isn't it tough about lenses. Carrying them all around is a drag, until the moment you need another one.
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 03/15/2009 06:59:23 PM
Very nice combo with the green frames...
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 03/15/2009 03:16:21 PM
Karen, you don't know how many times I have had to learn all of those lessons -- you'd think I'd learn, but I seem to always be having to repeat the lesons the hard way.

But this is beautiful. You know, I've never actually seen a peacock in real life with its feathers spread like that. I'd be happy to have a photo of one with any background.
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 03/15/2009 11:15:46 AM
HAHA - I love your comments and can certainly relate to those majestic birds!!!
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 03/15/2009 10:53:40 AM
Looks fine to me! 8)
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 03/15/2009 09:30:54 AM
What's wrong with the background? He matches the building! LOL!
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