Head Shots - Portraits - Communal thread

[Kodiak Qc]

•


This fellow is designed like a Greylag, sounds like
and has the size of the Greylag. Is it a Greylag?

​

 

[Neil Burnell]

 

[Kodiak Qc]

•


I notice, one again, the unusual pupil pigeons have.
Do you know anything about that @Neil?

 

[Neil Burnell]

•


I notice, one again, the unusual pupil pigeons have.
Do you know anything about that @Neil?

No Daniel, first time I've ever taken a shot of on, it is very strange isn't it!!!

 

[BillN_33]

 

[Rustydon]

Puffin on Skomer....



Russ

 

[Kodiak Qc]

Puffin on Skomer....

•

Good take Russ!
…how can one be so colourful
and look so sad?

 

[Rustydon]

•

Good take Russ!
…how can one be so colourful
and look so sad?

Thanks Lionel - he's sad 'cos he can't find any sand eels

Russ

 

[Kodiak Qc]

Thanks Lionel

•

The first time I thought you were talking
about someone else to an other member.
Now I know you got my name wrong…
try Daniel!

 

[Rustydon]

Sorry Daniel

Russ

 

[Kodiak Qc]

Sorry

•

Sorry, SORRY?
…and you want me to believe you
with that smile! …
no damage done, Russ.

 

[Nostromo]

This is the closes to a head shot as i can get (but there are 2 of them-ish)

untitled-107 by Dominic Rodgers, on Flickr

 

[bumper]

blue tit-3 by David Bithell, on Flickr

 

[Kodiak Qc]

untitled-107

•


That is like the one I posted Dominic,
does it have a name?

 

[gramps]

•


That is like the one I posted Dominic,
does it have a name?

Looks to me like a Greylag hybrid.

 

[boogie 16]

This is my contribution to the head shot thread.

 

[gramps]

Robin collecting for the kids

 

[Kodiak Qc]

Looks to me like a Greylag hybrid.

•


There is a beautiful couple (M + F) of
these at the marsh… but just one!

 

[dinorock]

A pidgeon nothing wrong with his eye


Iridescent by Mike Rockey, on Flickr

 

[Kodiak Qc]

A pidgeon

•


Very nice iridescence, Mike!

 

[Martin Clay]

Blue tit, toss up between this thread and the garden thread.



Blue tit by GaseousClay1, on Flickr

 

[Phil-D]

Jackdaw

 

[tom24]

Lesser black backed gull

TOM_1325 by Thomas Reid, on Flickr

 

[BillN_33]

 

[Kodiak Qc]

Lesser black backed gull

•


Stupendous, Tom!

 

[Kodiak Qc]

•
Dual portrait…

 

[Kodiak Qc]

What very cool Cormorant is that Bill?

 

[Kodiak Qc]

Jackdaw

•


…must be a seducer with there blue eyes!

 

[Kodiak Qc]

blue tit-3

•


Did you ambition a Hollywood light style portrait, David?

 

[BillN_33]

What very cool Cormorant is that Bill?

Thanks Daniel

It is a Reed Cormorant also known as the Long-tailed Cormorant ........ mainly a fresh water Cormorant

S Africa again

 

[Kodiak Qc]

It is a Reed Cormorant also known as the Long-tailed Cormorant ........ mainly a fresh water Cormorant…S Africa

•


Thanks for that!

Maybe, as Tom does, you could ID your exotic posts!

 

[BillN_33]

African Darter, (Anhinga rufa), sometimes known as a "Snake Bird" in the US - they have a different sub-species

(There appears to be a halo around part of the bird - not sure how I caused that!!! - just sh1tty processing, but it will take too long to reprocess!!!)

 

[Kodiak Qc]

African Darter, (Anhinga rufa), sometimes known as a "Snake Bird" in the US - they have a different sub-species

•

Brilliant info and interesting Cormorant design!

 

[bumper]

•


Did you ambition a Hollywood light style portrait, David?

naturally, I was trying to replicate the old shots of Lauren Birdcall

That's Lauren Bacall for anybody under the age of 30

 

[BillN_33]

another Reed Cormorant

 

[Kodiak Qc]

another Reed Cormorant

•


Spectacular take and rendition Bill!

 

[BillN_33]

•


Spectacular take and rendition Bill!

Merci Daniel

 

[BillN_33]

ISO 4500 JPEG - D810

 

[Jelster]

Oh that Jay is pretty nice. Wonderful blues.....

 

[wezza13]

ISO 4500 JPEG - D810

That is lovely, Bill, for such a high iso.

Just in camera NR?