Comment from Sange
What funny birds these were. Its a vulture..no a buzzard...no..lol
But of course a Guinea Hen!
Love the colors and the crazy design of spots and stripes on the bird.
Background is a wee bit distracting, but it is a fine shot despite that.
Bravo E!

 Comment Written 20-Apr-2013

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reply by the author on 20-Apr-2013

Thanks Sange... I remember the argument about if this was a vulture or not :) But we walked away with great shots and an even nicer time with great friends. Lets do that again real soon!

reply by Sange on 21-Apr-2013

You and I can go... Chickie... possibly October.
Definitely January. And cough.. I was staying neutral!
BEAR was cough... shhhh...never mind! Lol

Comment from Regina E.H-Ariel
WOw, is it always when we see something we never saw before and that is the case here - what a wonderful body design in blue stripes and pearly shapes and pattern - the royal red bandage on the head is very neat giving the face a special effect - the hair on the neck are just handsome and special - great capture of a very rare bird - great frame - perfect technical application - clear and sharp I details - a very nice presentation

 Comment Written 20-Apr-2013

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reply by the author on 20-Apr-2013

Thanks my friend.

Comment from Cassandra01
Initial impact: 6 Wow. By far the best I've ever seen a guinea look

Composition/Balance: 5 Great composition on the diagonal

Exposure/Lighting/Contrast: 5

Background/Isolation of key subject: 5 Great dof to make this bird pop, great bokeh

Saturation/Color Harmony: 6 Stunning

Lines, texture, pattern: 6 Those lines and dots on the bird are amazing, complimented by the bokeh

Overall Interest: 5

Technical excellence: 6 Sharp and striking. Ability to make a not so great looking animal look this good!

Story telling ability: 5

WOW factor: 6

 Comment Written 20-Apr-2013

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reply by the author on 20-Apr-2013

Lol thanks again Cassandra!

Comment from bushimages
Wow nicely done Eileen! You the queen of sharpness:) I thought It was just me but after looking at most of your last images ,a lot on this site are not very sharp!
And not because the photographer was after that effect!Or we blame Fars uploading?I posted an image upside down yesterday of a refection in a waterhole 2 out or 12 reviewers told me how clear it was with great Dof?LOL:) your bird here is sharp as a tack! Colors and framing all good! I may have gone for an F stop a bit smaller but less then F8? The background is almost flowing with the patterns on the bird.good job keep it up!

 Comment Written 19-Apr-2013

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reply by the author on 20-Apr-2013

Thanks so much John! I'll take that title. :)

Comment from careydils
Wow what another awesome capture. The blue color in him is spectacular and almost looks metallic. Really cool. Awesome little tuft of hair too. LOL! She is really a gorgeous hen. Beautiful composition, excellent as always. Perfect clarity and beautiful vibrant color.

 Comment Written 19-Apr-2013

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reply by the author on 19-Apr-2013

Strange looking bird, and unique too. Thanks my friend.

Comment from Susan F. M. T.
Eileen,
A great picture of the Guinea Fowl in profile I never realised some of their neck feathers were blue. Beautiful composition, lighting & framing. Taken with superb camera techniques & sharp focus.
Susan

 Comment Written 19-Apr-2013

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reply by the author on 19-Apr-2013

Thanks so much Susan!

Comment from bellamahri
Nice candid portrait of this guinea hen.
Love the detail and color of the feather stripes and dots.
Thank you for sharing!

 Comment Written 19-Apr-2013

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reply by the author on 19-Apr-2013

Thank you very much Bella!

Comment from Jairos
Wow !! I've never seen anything before, Good impact, the detail and pattern on the feathers looks Amazing good impact, very nice frame and nice blurred b/g, good lighting and sharp focus very good camera techniques here well done , - jairos

 Comment Written 19-Apr-2013

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reply by the author on 19-Apr-2013

Thanks Jairos! Always a pleasure to get a review from you.