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Lisa G
{K:18529} 12/2/2006
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Sell a face like that. Ah, glad he still has a home with you.
Nice tight crop. You know he's curious about the camera and lens.
Lisa
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:99839} 12/2/2006
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Thanks Lisa. Good call about the curious factor . . . it's a side-effect of the higher intelligence these guys exhibit! :)
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Liz Wallis
{K:25610} 12/2/2006
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wow doyle, this is such a great capture...and yeah he really does look like he is a tad too curious, lol...Nice detail in the face
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Michele Carlsen
{K:133388} 12/2/2006
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Very nicely done! I love the angle and the minimumal DOF ! Very interesting Doyle ...
Regards,
Michele~
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Paolo Corradini
{K:51609} 12/2/2006
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wow amzing details here i lov the colors too!
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Marian Man
{K:66542} 12/2/2006
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wow!!! wow!!!!!
curious indeed!!!!
excellent work by you dear Doyle!!!! amazing colors and details!! fine crop!!!
bravo!!!!
all the best
Marian
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Shirley D. Cross
{K:141657} 12/3/2006
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So cute, Doyle! We used to have one of these...ours was very affectionate.:)
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Asim Roy
{K:9701} 12/3/2006
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Lovely cute capture Doyale, perfect titled, love,asim
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Marcus Armani
{K:35759} 12/3/2006
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very nice close up Doyle, the crop and perspective are very appealing and original, love the colors and nice pose. seems the pof was around the eyes with a quick drop off in dof, very intresting choice, but effective..
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Merwyn Kanjes
{K:3957} 12/3/2006
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Great shot... nice DoF and the colors too, love the crop.
Best regards, merwyn
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vanessa shakesheff
{K:63813} 12/3/2006
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Great shot and crop ...he looks like a little character ..nie shot..nessa
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Ace Star
{K:20430} 12/3/2006
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very cute bird and curious offcource! u made him little nervous by coming that closer hehe :)
lovely work brother
good luck
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:99839} 12/3/2006
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Thanks Liz! (He really IS curious too!)
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:99839} 12/3/2006
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Thanks Michele . . . the key with animal shots (IMO) is to get the focus on the eye if you want to capture the animal. Not necessary, of course, if the idea is to capture, say for example, feather texture or something else . . . but for the animal (and people for the most part) . . . I feel like the eye is essential! :)
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:99839} 12/3/2006
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Thanks again Paolo!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:99839} 12/3/2006
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Thanks Marian!! :)
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:99839} 12/3/2006
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Thanks Shirley . . . and I'm not surprised to hear yours was affectionate. They can have quite a little personality and relate VERY well to people!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:99839} 12/3/2006
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Thanks Asim!!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:99839} 12/3/2006
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Hey thanks very much Marcus. I wanted focal clarity on that all iimportant eye . . . and a very shallow DOF. An experiment for the minimal DOF project . . .
Having seen your comment about wildlife projects (or lack thereof) in the forum . . . I think you explained it better there than I've seen yet -- and I do relate to it. Whether it will change we'll see . . . but nothing happens too fast at any rate!
Thanks for commenting . . . it's not a bird of prey . . . but at least I can round one up! :)
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:99839} 12/3/2006
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Thanks Merwyn!! :)
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:99839} 12/3/2006
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LoL! Oh Nessa . . . he's certainly a character!! :)
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:99839} 12/3/2006
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Thanks my brother! Not as close as you think Ace . . . but . . . close enough to get his attention!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Mary Slade
{K:40918} 12/3/2006
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An amazing image Doyle. That angle, colours and clarity. Stunning capture of that eye.
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Shirley D. Cross
{K:141657} 12/3/2006
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You're welcome, Doyle!:)
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:99839} 12/3/2006
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Thanks Mary . . . I know you value clarity in the eyes (windows to the soul!)
:)
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Salvatore Rossignolo
{K:13547} 12/4/2006
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Doyle! Your a cockatiel man too?!...........................I knew I liked You! This bird is the spittin' image of our first pet, the Spike bird.
Sal
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stingRay part 2 .
{K:138364} 12/4/2006
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So, you thought you could get rid of ME did you...come on then, get your nose a little closer, let me give you a loving kisssssss.. 
Fabulous close in study of this cockatiel with awesome razor sharp details Doyle and gorgeous colour tones. The shallow dof is superb and the pof is spot on my friend. Well done to you and I am sure the little dickie bird is pleased to be back home with you. Cheers to you Doyle......Ray;)
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:99839} 12/4/2006
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Thanks Sal!! Yep . . . my first pet bird and now I have about 20 breeders . . . still as much fun . . . but a bit louder now! My first was typical colors . . . but I've had cinnanomon, pied, white-face, lutino . . . you name it. Inside (like with people) they're really all the same!! :)
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:99839} 12/4/2006
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Thanks Ray . . . you're probably right . . . natural flight conditions in an outdoor aviary probably would be better than some cages bird owners employ . . . though, to be fair, many people really do provide exercise and out of cage time to their loved birds. Not to mention fresh vegetables and seed. The larger, more domesticated (or intelligent) birds have that opportunity where finches and waxbills simply must stay inside the cages. Yep . . . he's likely glad! :)
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:99839} 12/5/2006
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By The Way Ray . . .
"So, you thought you could get rid of ME did you...come on then, get your nose a little closer, let me give you a loving kisssssss.. "
That . . . uhhhhhhhhh . . . well it was . . . uhhhhh . . . sorta' like you . . . uhhhhhhh . . . the bird . . . . ummmmm . . . you WERE speakin' for the bird, huh? Just to be clear. I have absolutely nothing against friendly guys . . . but ....ummmm . . . my vine doesn't swing from that tree, know what I mean?
BWA HAHAHAHAHAHAAAA . . . You walk INTO that one my friend!!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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biljana mitrovic
{K:43917} 12/20/2006
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I hed the same bird 10 years,and one day Hogar made a litle hug with her.I don~t have bird any more.
See you Biljana
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:99839} 12/20/2006
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Uhhhhh . . . yep. Ok then. What's a Hogar? :)
Season's Best Wishes,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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biljana mitrovic
{K:43917} 12/21/2006
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Hi,Doyle
Hogar is my pet dog -4 year old fox terrier
See jou
Biljana
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:99839} 12/21/2006
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Oh my! I see now. Terriers and birds don't play well with each other! ;)
Season's Best,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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biljana mitrovic
{K:43917} 12/21/2006
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Yes,we understud that but so late.Sad,I
know,But I love him and....
Worm regards
Biljana
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John Hatz
{K:143808} 12/22/2006
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WOW!!!!! That little bird looks like wants to eat your lens! hahaha!!! Great image Doyle, very lovely, well taken! ....could be a bit smaller apperture (f/11 or even f/16) so the focused area could be a bit bigger but anyway not something bad, for me a very worthy try and that takes the 7!
Best wishes!
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:99839} 12/22/2006
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Thanks for the comment J . . . appreciate the comment and you're right about the aperture change giving a deeper DOF. But I shot this FOR the Minimal DOF Project so I was trying to get as shallow as I could with Focus on the eye . . . luckily, no lens was injured in the making of this photo! LoL!
Season's Best Wishes,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Nicole Besch
{K:52606} 12/29/2006
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I love the colors and the nice pose.Lovely cute capture of this really curious bird!LOL!!!I think he has his own character...:)
Best regards,Nicole
7+++
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:99839} 1/11/2007
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Many thanks, Nicole, for your nice comment! :)
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Kenneth C. Long, Sr.
{K:4245} 1/24/2007
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Nice capture Doyle, great shot!!
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:99839} 2/6/2007
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Thanks Kenneth!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Kerry Nobbs
{K:2752} 2/15/2007
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Well that gave me a chuckle...I like it...Crazy birds...I've had a couple...
Kerry
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