Southern yellow-billed hornbill

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• wingle (415)
• [2007-10-27 3:04]

Hi Annick,
Welcome back! What an unusual but beautiful bird. As always with your photos, super sharp focus with great details, perfect exposure and gorgeous colors with great composition.
Superb!
Wing

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• PaulH (13083)
• [2007-10-27 3:10]

Another superb shot Annick, pretty much perfect from what i can gather! The exposure in the white feathers is very well done indeed and the side profile is excellent. Great detail captured and perfect DOF. Not sure i'd want to get on the wrong side of that impressive looking beak!
tfs
Paul

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• jossim (12250)
• [2007-10-27 3:49]

Bonjor Annick,

Un magnifique portrait de cet oiseau,les couleurs sont extra et les détails très bons.
Merci!
Joseph

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• sandpiper2 (14115)
• [2007-10-27 3:49]

Hi Annick

Good portrait, excellent sharpness and plumage details.
Well composed.

Chris

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• stevkds (1789)
• [2007-10-27 4:03]

Hi Annick,

very nice shot. Perfect detal. veru pure and sharp. Greta colour and composition. Well done. tfs. Stev

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• uleko (2789)
• [2007-10-27 4:06]

Hello Annick,
Splendid capture of this beautiful profile of the Hornbill. Excellent exposure, sharp details and lovely colours. I enjoyed reading your note too and look forward to the next posst!
TYFS and best wishes, Ulla

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• Maite (5195)
• [2007-10-27 4:16]

WOW!!
What a curious bird and magnificent shot, Annick!!
A strange beauty with such perfect sharpness, fantastic details and beautiful colors and composition.
Congratulations on your excellent job!
Greetings
Maite

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• LordPotty (12035)
• [2007-10-27 4:32]
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Hello Annick,
A very impressive portrait of an impressive bird.
Perfect exposure with great detail.
I can't help wondering what these birds sound like.
Excellent shot.
Cheers
Steve

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• fartash (5161)
• [2007-10-27 4:42]

Hello again :o)
Very nice shot of this Hornbill,
Perfect details,lighting and BG,Superb shot
Welldone.

Regards
Fartash

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• batu (13340)
• [2007-10-27 4:53]

Hello Annick,
you show a professional portrait of that bird just from the right point of view. Colours, light, focus and sharpness ... everything is perfect.
Best wishes, Peter

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• darwin (1393)
• [2007-10-27 5:16]

Hi Annick
Stunning shot,details stand out
exceptionally well against background
Nice color allround. tfs jon

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• MMM (8905)
• [2007-10-27 5:43]

Welcome back Annick
Excellent portrait.As Usual very sharp image whit fantastic details.Excellent POV and very nice BG.Color are lovely
TFS Michel

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• clint (1371)
• [2007-10-27 5:48]

what a wonderfull capture, the focus is spot on and the colour of the bill and around the eye is great. nicely positioned in the frame.
all the best
clint

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• PeterZ (17576)
• [2007-10-27 6:21]

Hello Annick,
Yes, I've seen a lot of them in Kruger. They eat from your hand. A fantastic photo. Perfect sharpness and details. Beautiful natural colours. Great BG and POV with a nice composition.
Regards,
Peter

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• Tamrock (3107)
• [2007-10-27 6:35]

hi annick!
what a great bird!
really sharp with perfect
exposure and nice pov and
dof,fine background to!
good work!

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• cicindela (8635)
• [2007-10-27 7:38]

So there you were last weeks!!! Now I understand everything! ;)
And I can see that you did not loose your time! Fantastic picture: very sharp, perfectly coloured and with amazing DOF. It is a great pleasure to see that you are back and also to see picture like this one!
Welcome back Annick and my best withes from Poland!
Radomir

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• pirate (3215)
• [2007-10-27 7:57]

Hi Annick
great capture! lovely compo, great bg and superb sharpness
looking forward to seein more!
tfs
tom

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• hester (11638)
• [2007-10-27 8:02]

Hi Annick

Another stunning post from you. Wonderful DOF, great POV and perfect exposure. Pin sharp.

TFS

Karan

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• Luis52 (12761)
• [2007-10-27 9:12]

Hola Annick. Exelente Macro. Muy bella foto, Me agrada la composicion. El pico es verdaderamente hermoso. Saludos Luis52.

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• grimmel (415)
• [2007-10-27 9:23]

hi annick,
outstanding sharpness and a great pose of this impressive bird.
GREA POV. fantastic details and beautiful colours against this lovely soft BG.perfect exposure.
an excellent portrait !
TFS - carole

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• horia (14902)
• [2007-10-27 10:26]

Hi Annick

It's getting better and better :)
I really love this picture of such an impressive bird as the hornbill.
Monopod or not, this is an impeccably sharp shot, with a simply perfect DOF - one that focuses stricly on the subject while creating a lovely bokeh in the BG.
Superb composition and spot-on exposure that came with some brilliant colors, too.
Great work!

BRAVO and TFS
Horia

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• Nilson (3110)
• [2007-10-27 10:58]

Muito boa imagem de qualidade exelente meus parabéns.
Nilson

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• Pier (808)
• [2007-10-27 12:08]

Ritratto e definizione stupendi, uniti ad uno sfondo da vero maestro.
Un cordiale saluto
Pierdamiano

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• jesst (2411)
• [2007-10-27 12:24]

Hi Annick!
Nice bird, it loooks so proudly.
Great conposition, sharp and detail, colors are great too

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• Silke (5406)
• [2007-10-27 12:41]

Truly stunning once again!
colours and details are both perfect!
Composition: 11/10
TFs
silke

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• Pentaxfriend (6319)
• [2007-10-27 15:06]

Ha Annick,

What a beauty
deze vogel doet me denken aan de film de "Lion king"
Schitterend portret
Prachtig scherp met subliem gedetaileerde bevedering en kleuren
zelfs de achtergrond is PERFECT

TFS Thijs

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• captainsgirl (4082)
• [2007-10-27 18:14]

Hi Annick,
New bird for me! Great shot, love the colors of his feathers, beautiful shot highlighting his color with the blended background TFS
Donna:o)

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• cecilia (4630)
• [2007-10-27 20:48]

Wow! Nice full frame close-up with wonderful colours and details. Canon EOS 1D Mark III no wonder :) Congrats...
Brilliant!!!
Cecilia

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• claudine (0)
• [2007-10-28 5:24]

I do remember this bird from some Loot's pictures and other lucky photographers who have the chance to visit this amazing place. This bird looks so exotic to me. Excellent portrait with all the elements that make a great picture! Thanks,
Claudine

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• undoredo (2740)
• [2007-10-28 5:29]

Hi Annick,
An amazing second photo of stange fellow from the trip!
Outstanding details and excellent exposure.
Vivid colours and very nice POV& composition.
This is one of impeccable portrait shot.
Well done and TFS,
Best wishes, Kevin

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• EOSF1 (23469)
• [2007-10-28 13:05]

Hello Annick ! Great portrait of this great bird ! Incredibly sharp and well exposed, good background too !

Mario

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• PDP (11769)
• [2007-10-28 14:59]

Hello Annick, very nice portrait of this eveil looking character packed bird. Lovely exposure and very nice composition. Well done!

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• Evelynn (14396)
• [2007-10-28 19:28]

So you shot this in the wild, did you? Wow!. It is really super. I have to agree with all the above well deserved comments. Thanks for sharing your safari!

Evelynn : )

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• manyee (21048)
• [2007-10-28 23:21]

A fantastic shot of this hornbill, Annick.
It is one of my favourite birds, though I have only seen them in zoos.
Perfect focus and exposure and DOF.
Angle and pose are excellent as well.
TFS. ; )

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• fiftysomething (657)
• [2007-10-29 0:52]

Another superb photo - probably the best I have seen of this very favourite bird of mine.The detail you have captured is magnificent.

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• marhowie (302)
• [2007-10-29 6:32]

Hey Annick,
Short on time, back later mf.
Howard

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• thiv56 (530)
• [2007-10-29 7:55]

Hello Annick!

Excellent shot in composition, POV and DOF! TFS.

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• kjpweb (4788)
• [2007-10-29 9:05]

Good one! Very vivid colors along with a good pose and exemplary clarity! Kudos! Cheers, Klaus

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• pilonm (2919)
• [2007-10-30 9:48]

WOW! Annick!

What a gorgious picture of this hornbill! Colors are impressive and the nice bg compliments so well the bird... I like also your vertical compo letting appear the bird from the lower right corner of the picture! One thing is sure: I would wear gloves if I would have to manipulate it!!!

TFS,

Michel

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• lousat (19673)
• [2007-10-30 13:18]

your fantastic gallery remember me the safari i been in Kenya...but when i go there there aren't the digital cameras :-(( thanks for share,best whishes Luciano

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• smitha (3753)
• [2007-10-31 10:00]

Hello Annick,
Superb shot.! The bird looks very proud and haughty. MAy be it is posing for you to take it's photo.:) Excellent shot with superb clarity, details, exposure, and colours.
Good POV and DOF. i liked the composition too.
Regards,
Smitha.

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• tiklod (3397)
• [2007-10-31 14:12]

Hi Annick,
This is an amazing clear and well contrasted picture! Excellent framing of this colourful bird... Great details on plumage.
Great Shot,

Claude

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• M_Detay (522)
• [2007-11-04 17:40]

Hi Annick,
Very well captured. Excellent.
Good detail, colours and sharpness.
Composition and exposure are good. Good POV, timing and framing.
Cheers from Hong Kong.
Michel

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• anilnediyara (750)
• [2007-11-20 9:15]

HI Annick,
I didnt know that you had setup a studio there in Africa :) Great shot, tack sharp with beautiful creamy background. Regards Anil

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• Cyber-Rayder (136)
• [2008-07-14 11:33]

Hi Annick
Nice photo with nice colours
Mike

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• brunorsantana (238)
• [2009-04-12 6:11]

Fantastic shot, Annick. Great POV, focus,
colors and details. Congratulations. TFS.

Cheers,
Bruno