African Penguin "Buddha"

By Mandolin Davis

On 24 February 2008

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African Penguin "Buddha"

A baby African black-footed penguin born Oct. 20, 2007 in the wildlife display at the Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa in Ka'anapali, Maui. His name is "Buddha". The background is a pond and this is my 1st attempt at a bokeh.

Lense: Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G VR
(Photo taken in Dec 2007)

43 Responses

  • Tyron Ryan Cruz

    On 25 February 2008 Tyron Ryan Cruz gave props:

    Very nice focus on the subject. I like how the background was blurred too.

  • Paolo Pizzimenti

    On 25 February 2008 Paolo Pizzimenti gave props:

    Manodolin this is GREAT! I really love this shot. Caught in the act and with a very good depth of field. My congratulations to this intense shot and the photographer.. Brava

  • Martha Albuquerque

    On 25 February 2008 Martha Albuquerque gave props:

    superb DOF and composition!

  • Caitlin Domanico

    On 25 February 2008 Caitlin Domanico said:

    haha awesome shot!

  • Ildiko Laszlo

    On 25 February 2008 Ildiko Laszlo gave props:

    This is fantastic! I love the background too.

  • Struan Oglanby

    On 26 February 2008 Struan Oglanby said:

    great bookeh!

  • alicia lee

    On 27 February 2008 alicia lee said:

    wonderful image

  • Bryan Jozefowicz

    On 27 February 2008 Bryan Jozefowicz gave props:

    Awesome pic!!

  • Michael Sarin

    On 27 February 2008 Michael Sarin gave props:

    He looks like he is singing :D

  • Aquiles Ascencion

    On 27 February 2008 Aquiles Ascencion said:

    Great shot!

  • maureen demers

    On 27 February 2008 maureen demers said:

    'O Sole Mio, sta nfronte a te. I can just here it now. Love this.

  • Steven Heipel

    On 28 February 2008 Steven Heipel said:

    I keep coming back to this photo -- it's just joyous.

  • Ævar B. Jak.

    On 28 February 2008 Ævar B. Jak. gave props:

    Excellent shot, like the background!

  • Lucy Yang

    On 29 February 2008 Lucy Yang said:

    awesome shot!

  • Timothy Little

    On 29 February 2008 Timothy Little said:

    I agree do your photography with the camera! Great shot.

  • John Adams

    On 29 February 2008 John Adams gave props:

    Bella!

  • Ratko Nedovic

    On 1 March 2008 Ratko Nedovic gave props:

    Great shot.

  • Fabian Reino

    On 1 March 2008 Fabian Reino gave props:

    Great capture! Beautiful bokeh

  • .José Magalhães.

    On 3 March 2008 .José Magalhães. said:

    beautiful shot....

  • Keith Kamicar

    On 4 March 2008 Keith Kamicar gave props:

    Nice shot, I really like the bokeh.. :)

  • John Velasquez

    On 4 March 2008 John Velasquez said:

    very cool picture. love the background too. nicely done! i actually have that same 70-300mm lens on my D80 :)

  • Kathy

    On 5 March 2008 Kathy said:

    Very nice!!

  • Reese M.

    On 6 March 2008 Reese M. gave props:

    a fleeting moment nicely captured!

  • Portia Söderberg

    On 6 March 2008 Portia Söderberg gave props:

    Looks like the little fella is singing! Very nice!

  • Jan Verbeke

    On 6 March 2008 Jan Verbeke said:

    Gorgeous picture, specially with the sharpness and the DOF.

  • Mary Rota

    On 7 March 2008 Mary Rota said:

    what a personality ! great capture!

  • Patricia Knight

    On 7 March 2008 Patricia Knight gave props:

    Really exceptional!

  • "Peggy.Sue" Harrington

    On 10 March 2008 "Peggy.Sue" Harrington said:

    this little bird looks so happy singing .. awesome photo!

  • Steve Gong

    On 13 March 2008 Steve Gong gave props:

    What an awesome photo!!!

  • Emelia Isaac

    On 25 March 2008 Emelia Isaac said:

    i can almost hear him singing! :)

  • Nelson Campbell

    On 1 April 2008 Nelson Campbell gave props:

    the vibration of living!!

  • Fran Ott

    On 8 April 2008 Fran Ott gave props:

    Nice capture. You got the 3D thing going on.

  • Lee Rees

    On 10 April 2008 Lee Rees gave props:

    great shot, love the DOF

  • Atreyee Bhattacharya

    On 11 April 2008 Atreyee Bhattacharya gave props:

    Only one thing..for the pic, the story and observation...

  • Portia Söderberg

    On 13 May 2008 Portia Söderberg gave props:

    fantastic shot Mandolin! got my vote!

  • John Linton

    On 14 May 2008 John Linton gave props:

    There's a lot of bird shots in this Creature feature, but this one stands out. Yeah! It rocks!

  • Georges Maroun geomar

    On 15 May 2008 Georges Maroun geomar gave props:

    Wonderful get my vote!!!

  • Francesca Conti

    On 19 May 2008 Francesca Conti gave props:

    so cute...voted!

  • Pimienta Vieira

    On 20 May 2008 Pimienta Vieira said:

    yes!
    nice job

  • photography seven

    On 21 May 2008 photography seven said:

    GOD it is singing

  • Eric Sayah

    On 25 May 2008 Eric Sayah gave props:

    The shallow depth of field works perfectly here! Gorgeous animal portrait. My vote

  • Amy Evenson

    On 27 June 2008 Amy Evenson gave props:

    Great shot! looks like he's singing!

  • Kate Marshall

    On 16 July 2008 Kate Marshall gave props:

    woooow! amazing!

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