Whose that Birdy in the Water?

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• Demetrio (825)
• [2006-02-02 8:57]

Very well snapped up, details are very good and clear. Excellent DOF and focusing with colours around being close to the same as bird. Well done.

Demetrio

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• rozaanbeukes (0)
• [2006-02-02 9:16]

Hello Sheriff,

Love the focus point. You used the perfect light to your advantage. Great work. Well done. You've got a GREAT TALLENT.Keep up the good work.

ZM

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• Dando (3052)
• [2006-02-02 9:28]

Nice composition of this odd looking bird with a good refelection in the water. TFS.
Dean.

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• samos (39)
• [2006-02-02 9:39]

Hello Sheriff nice bird beautiful photo very nice colours very good work TFS regads Stavros

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• sburel (335)
• [2006-02-02 10:51]

Nice take. It could use a bit more sharpening.

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• Dee_eS (440)
• [2006-02-02 11:26]

Good shot, as I remember not an easy bird to photograph.

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• baileyna (0)
• [2006-02-02 11:55]
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Legend photo.

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• dew77 (13069)
• [2006-02-02 12:07]

Hello Sheriff!
Funny capture.POV,colors,details,framing and
composition are wonderful.TFS...:-)

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• chiliu (6414)
• [2006-02-02 15:05]

Very nice shot with excellent composition and nice soft lighting.
Thanks for sharing!

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• petrudamsa (2450)
• [2006-02-02 15:12]

Great photo, Sheriff
Nice colours and good composition.
I'm smiling with all my face and I offer you a biiig smiley too.

Regards, Petru

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• sandpiper2 (11177)
• [2006-02-02 15:59]

A difficult bird to shoot so I'm told, so you've done well.
A bit soft on the focus, but that could be due to distance. An interesesting bird TFS.

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• PDP (11751)
• [2006-02-02 16:07]

Hello Sheriff, what a strange looking fellow. Nice shot, good colours and composition - I like the reflection too and the colours in the water, well done.

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• eleana (2105)
• [2006-02-02 18:12]

Nice photo, very soft natural colours, good composition and reflections. I like it a lot.
Best regards,
Elena

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• scottevers7 (12253)
• [2006-02-02 20:59]

Hi Sheriff,
A very strange looking bird that is new to me. You have done a great job with the exposure in this soft light. The colors are beautiful. Detail in this is excellent. Your control on the DOF is very good here with the perfect OOF backround.
Scott

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• manyee (19618)
• [2006-02-02 21:14]

Wow, Sheriff. What a great capture of this hammerkopf. I have only seen these birds at a zoo. It is a treat to see one in nature. Sharp details and excellent exposure. Love the colors in this shot. Well done and TFS. : )

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• livios (16850)
• [2006-02-02 21:17]

Sheriff, this is very nice.

Excellent composition and pose. I like dof, colors and pov too.

The zig-zag shape you mentioned is really nice.

Maybe, I'd try to add some sharpness, but it's just an opinion.

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• chouette (3000)
• [2006-02-02 22:26]

Great capture Sheriff! This is a strange bird, I never saw it before. Nice colors and excellent sharpness. Very well done!

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• glazzaro (4497)
• [2006-02-03 2:08]

Nice work, good detail and comp.

Greg

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• coasties (27492)
• [2006-02-03 4:41]

Great looking bird Sheriff. Never seen one of these guys before. Well composed and captured. Many thanks for the introduction. I like him alot!

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• hummingbird24 (64)
• [2006-02-03 8:37]

Hello Sheriff,

Sorry, no time for a decent comment, but definitely worth a ;-)

An interesting capture!

TFS.

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• extramundi (12682)
• [2006-02-04 9:35]

Very strange and interesting subject, with an excellent info about it.
Great colours and composition.
I would have forced a bit more the sharpness, I think it would give a bit more detail and help to difference the bird from the BG.
Thank very much for posting.

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• tinman (2663)
• [2006-02-05 9:56]

Well snapped! Not tack sharp, but well composed and good light. TFS, points later

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• loot (8939)
• [2006-02-17 18:18]
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Hi Sheriff
Good capture of this hamerkop (hammerhead). Just for interest sake - the local people believe that should this bird fly over your kaiya (house) it means bad luck as it will be struck by lightning. I can't say if that is true because one never flew over my house yet.
Good composition, exposure and POV. IMO it could do with a little sharpness. Nice little ring of water created (I suppose) by a drop of water from its beak.
Well done and TFS.
Regards
Loot

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• AnimalExplorer (8292)
• [2006-03-09 13:32]

Very nice shot of this Hamerkop the lighting is very pleasant and the DOF is excellent. :)

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• EOSF1 (20449)
• [2006-04-26 22:07]

Nice shot, very good subject and well photographed. Sharp, clear and well composed. Thanks !

Mario

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• aido (4048)
• [2006-05-12 6:13]

Hi Sheriff,
I've never seen this bird before. Nice shot, beautiful colours, such a warm feeling to this shot. Nicely captured and great note, exellent post.
Regards,
Adrian

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• timonejoon (758)
• [2006-05-13 5:55]

Hi sheriff

wow, very intresting information with perfect shot, i like it. great details and POV and water(BG) is perfect.
well done

thanks 4 sharing
regards
timone

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• ddg (4989)
• [2006-05-15 13:00]

Bonjour Sheriff, well caught this bird with amazing legs!! I like the BG and the color that blend well with the animal Scopus umbretta. What a look!! Very well done, best regards, Didier.

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• metcher (4105)
• [2006-05-16 11:03]

Hi, Sheriff.
Nice light and colors. Good composition.

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• carper (8208)
• [2006-05-17 11:04]

I have never seen this guy before Sheriff,
a very nice shot, a well captured and well taken in a good compoition and a good note with it, well done
gr. jaap

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• joggie_k (0)
• [2006-05-17 11:59]
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WOW nice one!

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• marhowie (34439)
• [2006-05-18 8:21]
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Hi Sheriff,
Very good POV and framing, I like it.
A peaceful scene, with the greens and browns of the water and BG working well IMHO..
Just the right DOF, with good detail, exposure, and sharpness.
Well done and TFS!

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• thistle (9152)
• [2006-05-18 10:52]

Hello Sheriff,
Great picture of this very interesting bird! I like the POV a lot, framing is good too. The picture has very natural and well matching colours, the details are very good too.
I like it!
VERY WELL DONE!

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• observer (0)
• [2006-05-19 5:37]

Good shot particularly as there was little colour contrast to work with.

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• thor68 (4577)
• [2006-05-20 6:16]

what a cool bird, sheriff! :-)
excellent composition and pov,
almost camouflaged againt the bg.
very nice still water and reflections,
the legs forming an "M".
well seen & captured, thor.

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• nainnain (6249)
• [2006-05-22 6:03]

HI
magnifique photo avec des couleurs extraordinaires et peu communes
le reflet de l'eau fait toute la beauté
félicitations et merci de tes commentaires
egalement merci du partage si agréable
salutations
EDITH

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• saguzar (6569)
• [2006-05-22 17:39]

Hello Sheriff,
Strange and unusual bird for me, well portraited.
The colour of this bird combines very well with the reflection tones displayed here.I like a lot.
TFS
Hernán

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• TAZ (10896)
• [2006-05-23 2:23]

What a nice and interesting bird that you have well captured ! I like its funny head shape and the colors. Good exposure, DOF and sharpness. I also appreciate the complementary note... Congratulations Sheriff and thanks for sharing.

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• pauljk (224)
• [2006-05-23 4:26]

Hi Sheriff,
Great capture. Composition is good and great use of DOF to get some seperation of the bird from the background. Doesn't he merge in so well!
TFS
Paul

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• slrnovice2 (1197)
• [2006-05-24 8:25]

Hi Sheriff, what a great image this is. I love the subdued tones and it has great detail. The light is beautiful and the way the water merges with the general BG is lovely. Very nicely done :)

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• pat (404)
• [2006-05-28 8:14]

Hello Sheriff,
Magnificent picture of this funny looking bird. It looks just like it had swallowed a flat-iron :-) Perfect exposure, the water ripples are wonderful. Thanks for showing, Patrick

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• CTP (3183)
• [2006-06-02 17:47]

Hi Sheriff,
Great bird capture my friend.
I like your pov,dof,bg,note and framing.TFS
Chris

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• Christopher_PL (2381)
• [2006-06-06 5:25]

very nice shot of this bird. Nice composition and background - thanks

Chris

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• deud (2083)
• [2006-06-10 1:46]

wow! never seen before! very intresting exemplar. amazing focus on subject. great colors. tfs

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• janhendrik (2374)
• [2006-06-13 2:58]

Hi Sheriff,

I really like this picture. It is one of my favourite birds. Good focus, DOF and the composition is fantastic. Well done.

Jan-Hendrik

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• cloverstar (0)
• [2006-06-13 17:27]

Great depth of field. I like the out of focus background. Well done.

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• greghume (1772)
• [2006-06-24 0:28]

Hello Sheriff
Thanks for sharing this unusual and as you say distinctive species. Based purely on appearance, it does not look much like a stork - I agree with the more recent thinking. You put in a lot of effort to get this image and it really paid off. Regards.
Greg

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• lovenature (4146)
• [2006-07-09 13:40]

Such an interesting looking bird Sheriff!
It looks part Heron and part Pelican. Nature has been kind to this magnificent bird by blending him in to his surroundings.
Focus is sharp with great detail. Nice POV. The water has a nice ripple effect. Thanks for bringing a piece of Africa to my Canadian prairie. :) Janice

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• michielp (0)
• [2006-07-13 1:25]

You did seeing/capture the zig-zag and reflection good, normally I to in a hurry to look for thing like that. Will eventually catch up. Well done

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• danbachmann (407)
• [2006-07-14 14:08]

Thank you for the informative note about this bird. I saw one in Swaziland and was never able to ID it. Actually, loooking at this, it is not exactly like the one I saw, but this is the closest I've seen.

Nice DOF in your image. The reflections in the water add a lot too.

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• vhemmati (407)
• [2006-08-17 16:13]

HI,

Great catch, it's an interesting bird you captured. I like its pose too.

TFS

-Varahram

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• vanderschelden (25759)
• [2008-02-27 7:28]
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Hi Sheriff,
Once I go back to KNP:-)
Excellent 'Golden hour' image....
I've been in October last year, beginning of the Summer. Is the light different in December and January compared to the light in the beginning of summer, for instance concerning colour?
Well done
TFS
Annick