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Fanie

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Re: [Theme] Show Birds
« Reply #330 on: January 04, 2017, 20:40:26 »
In my garden last week.
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Re: [Theme] Show Birds
« Reply #331 on: January 05, 2017, 06:56:07 »
ahhhhh Fanie!! Those are the most beautiful birds ever. You are so lucky to have them
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Re: [Theme] Show Birds
« Reply #332 on: January 05, 2017, 06:58:02 »
These hibernating Whooper Swans fed in a small local river that didn't freeze over in winter. These birds are usually quite of humans, but here they allowed me to come to the near limit of my 300/4.5 Nikkor AIS , or even closer. Alas no additional extension at hand.

Light levels were very low in February, thus shutter speeds went down a lot and I played instead with capturing their funny movements.

Left - or right ?

I like the playing part - it's fun and I like the image. I do think though the bird /s might wake up with a headache after this  ;D
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Re: [Theme] Show Birds
« Reply #333 on: January 05, 2017, 06:59:46 »
Colin - I like the comp / position in flight. well timed.

ELSID, wow - you are just adding to the high standard here!
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Re: [Theme] Show Birds
« Reply #334 on: January 05, 2017, 15:35:27 »
My garden do not have so exotic birds ;)

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Re: [Theme] Show Birds
« Reply #335 on: January 05, 2017, 16:21:06 »
The birds should not necessarily be exotic.  You captured an attractive moment of two different birds (or male and femaile of the species?).
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Re: [Theme] Show Birds
« Reply #336 on: January 05, 2017, 18:15:08 »
Dining dive  :)   

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Re: [Theme] Show Birds
« Reply #337 on: January 05, 2017, 21:07:00 »
The birds should not necessarily be exotic.  You captured an attractive moment of two different birds (or male and femaile of the species?).
It is male and female og the same species.

Dining dive  :)   
Interesting dining possition ;)

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Re: [Theme] Show Birds
« Reply #338 on: January 05, 2017, 21:15:47 »
Bent - those look quite similar to our house sparrows? Altough not "exotic" - one of my favourties
Lars - those are upside down birds - quite exotic haha
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Re: [Theme] Show Birds
« Reply #339 on: January 05, 2017, 22:28:11 »
the four winds plus one (pidgeons)
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Re: [Theme] Show Birds
« Reply #340 on: January 06, 2017, 03:20:03 »
the four winds plus one (pidgeons)
four corners of the earth?  ;D
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Re: [Theme] Show Birds
« Reply #341 on: January 06, 2017, 13:29:08 »
I just sold my D700, hate to do it but getting ready for the Df2 or D760 or D820  ;)  .  I promised the young man a couple of CF cards since he only has a D7000... anyway , I checked the cards and found some old images.... D300s , 300 2.8vr with tc1.4 handheld.  There were also some Kite surfer images and some Russian Women wearing Thongs (but I learned my lesson  ;D)
He was watching the Crab but it was too big to tackle  :)

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Re: [Theme] Show Birds
« Reply #342 on: January 06, 2017, 19:06:28 »
loooovely -
that second bird has a lot of legs...
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Re: [Theme] Show Birds
« Reply #343 on: January 06, 2017, 22:05:55 »
Great white egret at Lac du Der
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Re: [Theme] Show Birds
« Reply #344 on: January 06, 2017, 22:47:49 »
Pelikans
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