The Acrobat

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• Humanist (541)
• [2006-06-14 8:42]
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What a comic pose! I love the moment that you have captured. I wonder if cloning out the reed/leaf that crosses behind the bird would help focus attention? I do like the blurrier background one: it leads my eye to the nest.

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• valy67 (5276)
• [2006-06-14 8:47]
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Hi Sheriff !
This is a great capture ! The bird is so cute, full of colors, and I love his unusual pose very much. Sharpness, details, colors,composition, POV and DOF are excellent. The bird stands out very nicely on the blurred BG. Very well done !
Valérie.

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• Cricket (0)
• [2006-06-14 8:49]
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Legend shot! I really like this one.

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• tinman (2663)
• [2006-06-14 8:59]
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Great capture, haven't done that part of the park in ages though. TFS

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• janhendrik (2388)
• [2006-06-14 9:03]
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Hi Sheriff,

Very nice picture. I like the pose of the bird, and the composition. Tad soft. Well done.

Jan-Hendrik

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• aido (4046)
• [2006-06-14 9:06]
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Hi Sheriff,
What a strange little bird. Beautiful little thing though :-) Well seen and well captured, good DOF and exposure/colours are spot on. I think the detail is a little soft, a standard sharpen would fix that(0.3 pixel radius, 300%, threshold 0).
Cheers,
Adrian

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• chesterben (4)
• [2006-06-14 9:13]
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Hi!

perfect shot! The colors and the place were well captured in the picture! We can see its eyes looking at something, maybe your camera!
Congratulations!

Sandra

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• joggie_k (0)
• [2006-06-14 9:25]
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What a beuty!

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• Zeno (7979)
• [2006-06-14 9:37]
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Hi Sheriff,

I like to see this busy, upside down hanging, weaverbird. The colors are natural and the head is sharp.
Well done!

regards,
Zeno.

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• pilonm (2717)
• [2006-06-14 9:56]
• [2]

Hello Sheriff,

Wondeful capture of this really nice yellow bird! He looks like a thief caught in the act! Superb pov and composition! Lovely bg that enhanced the subject. Very natural color too! Great job and TFS,

Michel

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• observer (0)
• [2006-06-14 11:50]
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Wonderful shot, this one. The bird was very active - I see the tail must have been wagging quickly. Shows the variety of material these weavers use to build their nesting places. The natural light contributed much to highlighting the subject against the dullish background.

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• thistle (9264)
• [2006-06-14 12:51]
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Hello Sheriff,
Superb shot! Love the pose of the bird. He seems to look a bit annoyed and the fact that he is upside down makes whole quite funny. I like the POV a lot, but I'm not sure about the framing. The spece on the right is pretty much neddles and maybe it would be good to crop it. Picture has very nice colours and details.
I like it!
VERY WELL DONE!

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• AndyB (3980)
• [2006-06-14 13:05]
• [2]

Hello Sheriff,
A great capture of this bird.
An excellent pose and POV and nice detail although a little USM would sharpen it up a bit as Adrian says.
A great shot,TFS

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• jennyb (0)
• [2006-06-14 14:09]
• [3]

Hi Sheriff,

This bird is made to pose. Its a beutiful picture. The Weaver is looking into the camara and the colors are cheerful. Not an easy shot. Well done!!!

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• jaycee (15703)
• [2006-06-14 14:34]
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What a fantastic capture. And what a magnificent looking bird. Great work!

Jane

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• wishnugaruda (14117)
• [2006-06-14 14:42]

Hi Sheriff,
this bird is so lovely, I like the pose and the brilliant yellow colour.
Wonderful moment you could capture, thanks
Sabine - wishnugaruda

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• SkyF (8113)
• [2006-06-14 16:04]
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Hello Sheriff,
cute little acrobat. Wonderfull sharp image, love the pose you captured this bird in. Nice POV and excellent BG.
TFS..Sky

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• elefantino (13821)
• [2006-06-14 16:23]

Hi Sheriff, lovely bird busy in built its nest.
Nice moment captured and amazing sharp eye.
Andrea

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• ewiczek (809)
• [2006-06-14 20:08]

hehe very nice shot acrobat bird;-)) nice color pictures;-)

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• coasties (27526)
• [2006-06-15 4:31]

Hi Sheriff

Excellent shot of this 'upside down acrobat'. Well done. :-)

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• PDP (11761)
• [2006-06-15 7:24]

Hello Sheriff, nice action shot. I like the pose and the scene. I think a little more light (flash) would have helped here. I also think the bg could simplified.

Well done.

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• glazzaro (4497)
• [2006-06-15 9:20]

These birds are remarkable as is your shot, good detail, color and exposure. Well done.

Greg

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• thor68 (4657)
• [2006-06-15 9:26]

wonderful shot, sheriff! :-)
the colors and the pose of him are awesome.
perfectly timed and composed photo with great details,
maybe i would have chosen a different crop with him not centered
and more space to the left in the direction he is looking than to the right.
well seen & captured, thor.

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• edal (1837)
• [2006-06-16 4:59]

Hi Sheriff!
Your shot of this cute birdy is really great. The focus, the colors and the dof - everything is ok. The biggest attraction is, of course, the actor;)
Regards,
Anton

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• chiliu (6448)
• [2006-06-16 17:26]

Hi Sheriff,
Beautiful bird well captured with great pose, the colours and details are also very nice.
Thanks for sharing!

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• Dando (3080)
• [2006-06-16 17:48]

Hi Sheriff, nice capture of weaver about to enter the nest. Great details and colours with ean xcellent POV. Well captured and TFS.
Dean.

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• hibou (1561)
• [2006-06-16 21:51]

Hello Sheriff,

Veray well done on this shot. Details, colors and action are great. TFS Donald

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• Janice (17724)
• [2006-06-17 1:19]

Oh Sheriff, how cute. A real clown doing acrobats!! I love these weavers and I have seen some wonderful nests posted on TN. Super shot of this little fellow, well done,
Janice

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• Karin (2089)
• [2006-06-17 6:52]

Hi Sheriff,
Beautiful little bird making his nest and good shot.
This remenbers me of my 6 years spent in Africa as a child (Kenya).
TFS

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• jmp (8406)
• [2006-06-17 8:43]

Hi again Sheriff,
Another great capture of this beautiful bird in such a pose!
TFS, José M.

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• rozaanbeukes (0)
• [2006-06-17 14:24]

Hello Sheriff,

What a lovely shot!!! Must say something different...!! I do love the eye contact between the Weaver and camara. I also enjoy the contrast between brightness and sharpness. Excellent colors ..... Great detail and POV .... Thanks for sharing :-) Zaan

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• CTP (3183)
• [2006-06-17 21:53]

Hi Sheriff,
Excellent capture my friend.
I love your pov,funny title,colors,focus,sharpness,Pose,blurred bg,note and framing.Well Done.TFS
Chris

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• Aramok (4885)
• [2006-06-18 4:37]

Great photo of this acrobat. great composition and detail, I love the eye of the bird. IMO though maybe a touch more contrast would assist the picture a touch.

TFS

Emma
:-)
PT

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• OzBY (1069)
• [2006-06-18 8:09]

Great picture of this bird with good position. Good BG.

Oz

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• lovenature (4568)
• [2006-06-19 10:19]

Hi Sheriff,
What a interesting little Weaver. Nice detail and Composition. This little weaver looks very tiny building the next. I guess you do have to be very quick to photograph a busy little bird like this. Well done. Janice

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• peter_stoeckl (9375)
• [2006-06-20 17:26]

Hi Sheriff,
very lively pose of the weaver bird, perfectly captured!
With thanks, and best regards,
Peter

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• MoFerreira (0)
• [2006-06-21 11:30]

Perfect shot of a very busy subject. Loads of expression. Well done.

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• Gudule (1204)
• [2006-06-21 12:08]

Une très bel oiseau dans une pose très originale.
Les couleurs sont belles, détails intéressants, belle lumière. Félicitations, Sherif.

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• Nico (1313)
• [2006-06-22 9:39]

This very cute. Photographically speaking also good. Nice sharp focus on the eye and very active. They do seem to be very busy little birds don't they.

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• dew77 (13069)
• [2006-06-22 9:48]

Hello Sheriff,
Funny capture.I liked POV,pose of bird,catchlight in eyes,framing and composition a lot.
TFS...:-)

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• Adam73 (2243)
• [2006-06-23 11:42]

POV of this shot is awesome. I love how the eye looks so large and his head compared to his body. The title fits this image perfect. Very good details. Its a very cute shot.

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• osse (7755)
• [2006-06-24 16:13]

Hi Sherrif
Nice composition. Great colours and POV.
Wll done Sherrif

osse

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• Nephrotome2 (1868)
• [2006-06-25 7:39]

Nice colors, POV, and sharpness.
I would have cropped a little so that the bird won't be right in the middle of he pic.

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• deud (2160)
• [2006-06-27 7:06]

nice shot of this beautiful little bird. very funny pose. good focus, colors. tfs

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• RII (2802)
• [2006-06-30 18:38]

Hi Sheriff.
Great moment capture, very nice colors details and composition.

Saludos.....RICARDO

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• Biswarup (2763)
• [2006-07-07 9:47]

Hi Sheriff,
Nice capture. Good Job.
Biswarup

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• limier (1029)
• [2006-08-04 10:29]

Hi Sheriff
Nice acrobat with beautiful BG.The bird seems to fell annoyed from our eyes.
TFS

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• Max31 (182)
• [2007-08-13 11:02]

Hi Sheriff !
Magnfifique photo de cette oiseau splendide de par ses couleurs éclatantes.
J'aime bien la position de l'oiseau qui fait son nid.
Bonne netteté et luminosité, les couleurs sont aussi très belles.
Bravo.

MaX.

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• FunkyMunky (116)
• [2008-05-07 11:28]

I also shot my weaver at Shingwedzi, but somehow I like your photo more. Great sharpness at 1/80th! Well done!
Peter

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• mariki (8981)
• [2008-09-08 10:27]

Hello Sheriff,

Great capture of this beautiful bird. Nice composition with a good pose of the bird. Excellent sharpness. Superb colours.
Cheers,
Mariki

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• fragman (11916)
• [2008-09-16 5:33]

really outstanding pose, TFS Ori

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• flashpoint (3695)
• [2008-09-16 12:41]

hello Sheriff,
excellent timing for this shot
is really a tightrope walker this bird
the eye good focused

best sERGIO

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• radz (3390)
• [2008-09-19 3:30]

Cute bird,lovely composition,eye contact and details are awesome.

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• foozi (1334)
• [2008-09-19 3:32]

Hello Sheriff,
what an outstanding shot. great clarity and brillint sharpness.
the perching position is really wonderful. well grabbed moment with expert skills in shooting the life.
the gesture of the bird too is very impressive and great impact on a nature photo.
wonderfully executed with undoubted quality.

regards,
Foozi

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• Argus (24333)
• [2008-09-19 5:56]

Hello Sheriff,
A great capture of a Lesser Masked Weaver, posing well while building his nest. Great eye-contact and pleasing neutral BG.
A top shot and thanks for sharing it!
Regards,
Ivan

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• estival (5478)
• [2008-09-22 1:01]

Bellissima questa foto con una curiosissima espressione del soggetto!

Ciao e grazie, Emanuele