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elsa hoffmann

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Spear fishing
« on: March 24, 2016, 18:19:21 »
Taken from my lounge :) I wonder how many other people can shoot so many species of birds by sitting on a chair in their lounge. I was actually shooting other birds when this one popped up. Quickly.
shooting a bit into the sun - so ya I know..

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Bjørn Rørslett

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Re: Speak fishing
« Reply #1 on: March 24, 2016, 18:21:11 »
Good catch in every sense of the phrase :D
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elsa hoffmann

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Re: Spear fishing
« Reply #2 on: March 24, 2016, 18:22:43 »
haha thanks Bjørn. I am a lazy photographer I think
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Re: Spear fishing
« Reply #3 on: March 24, 2016, 18:24:51 »
Been there so should know. Did you open the glass doors first?
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elsa hoffmann

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Re: Spear fishing
« Reply #4 on: March 24, 2016, 18:40:18 »
Quote from: Bjørn Rørslett on March 24, 2016, 18:24:51
Been there so should know. Did you open the glass doors first?

 ;D ;D yes I remembered
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Bjørn Rørslett

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Re: Spear fishing
« Reply #5 on: March 24, 2016, 18:48:28 »
Then I can boast of having helped you improving your photography :D
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elsa hoffmann

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Re: Spear fishing
« Reply #6 on: March 24, 2016, 19:05:59 »
Quote from: Bjørn Rørslett on March 24, 2016, 18:48:28
Then I can boast of having helped you improving your photography :D

 :P no I knew to open the door myself hahaha
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Re: Spear fishing
« Reply #7 on: March 24, 2016, 19:46:54 »
I'm jealous of you having visitors like this in your garden.

Looks like you're falling in love with that 200-500 too
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rosko

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Re: Spear fishing
« Reply #8 on: March 24, 2016, 20:00:57 »
Well done, Elsa !

How lucky you are to have an ornithological park in your garden... ;)
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elsa hoffmann

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Re: Spear fishing
« Reply #9 on: March 24, 2016, 23:27:57 »
Colin - the 200-500 is the best thing for me I swear. Although its not quite that long - and I shoot FF - I get pleasure out of my birds   - and the mages are just for web use anyway. It's really more about the pleasure than anything else - and I am not complaining.

Rosko - thank you. I didnt realize how many species I had here - until I started shooting them

Two Cape White eyes. Rather small
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Re: Spear fishing
« Reply #10 on: March 25, 2016, 00:20:01 »
These are fun pictures!  Apparently the white eyes are ubiquitous.  Thanks for sharing, Elsa!

Quote from: Bjørn Rørslett on March 24, 2016, 18:24:51
Did you open the glass doors first?

Ah, I can imagine what had happened...  ;)
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Frank Fremerey

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Re: Spear fishing
« Reply #11 on: March 25, 2016, 00:26:35 »
The two green birds in #9 .. just WOW
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Re: Spear fishing
« Reply #12 on: March 25, 2016, 02:06:53 »
Two splendid images Elsa. 

The pleasure that you are having in taking them is I am sure certainly having a positive effect in the images themselves.  Great stuff - and thanks for taking us into your back yard. :)
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Re: Spear fishing
« Reply #13 on: March 25, 2016, 02:17:49 »
I wonder how the birds transition from that position, to be able to swallow the fish, guess I have not paid enough attention

Thanks for sharing your images Elsa
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Re: Spear fishing
« Reply #14 on: March 25, 2016, 04:01:42 »
It is hard for me to understand how birds can hunt underwater for fish.  Just completely amazing. 
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