Stork

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• lensaleksander (1003)
• [2007-09-13 11:30]

hi annick
very good job
great details and good focus on water drops
well done

aleks ;)
best wishes

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• nglen (32138)
• [2007-09-13 11:32]

Hi Annick. You have captured a fine close up shot of the Stork. very good detail in the feathers .with good rich colours and sharp focusing.very well done TFS. good notes too.
Nick..

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• gracious (13068)
• [2007-09-13 11:40]

Hello Annick,
Oh! what a beauty!
great closeup shot with perfect exposure and focus!
very sharpness wtih details
well composed and well seen
thanks for sharing
cheers
Tony

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• uleko (2787)
• [2007-09-13 11:44]

Hello Annick,
This is a really lovely close-up of the White Stork! Excellent details (have you polished the beak?!)and lovely colours. I have a soft spot for these beautiful birds!
Many thanks, Ulla

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• PeterZ (17564)
• [2007-09-13 11:46]

Hello Annick,
What a great focus and details in this photo. Very beautiful light and colours. Great composition.
Regards,
Peter

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• peter_stoeckl (10219)
• [2007-09-13 11:50]

Hi Annick,
oh this looks intensely powerful, so very close - excellent framing, dynamic composition, a perfect reduction of elements and colours!
Wonderful details and shades of colours in the white feathers, and brilliant contrasts at the beak and the eye are bringing this stork right into touching distance.
Thank you! My best regards,
Peter

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• Bufo (4241)
• [2007-09-13 12:04]

Ha Annick,
ik zag er vandaag eentje in de weilanden vanuit de trein. Wel wat verder af dan jij hier. Mooie details. Ze kunnen er soms zo afgeragd uit zien.
Mooi ook tegen de groene achtergrond
Groeten, JAcob

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• jesst (2411)
• [2007-09-13 12:23]

Hi!
It's so big an so close... Great detail and sharp. Well done!

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• Nephrotome2 (2127)
• [2007-09-13 12:27]

mooi foto. mooie kleuren. prima exposure. mooie licht. Mooi typical pose.
Bedankt voor delen
JM

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• Necipp (100)
• [2007-09-13 12:29]

Hello Annick excellent composition and very sharp focus on beak, good light and detail tfs rgds Necip.

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• Argus (34981)
• [2007-09-13 12:40]

Hello Annick
Superb close portrait of a White Stork with professional technical quality. Fine feather details and lighting.
The bits of duckweed on the beak suggest that it was after your edible frog!
TFS and have a nice weekend!
Ivan

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• krall (1993)
• [2007-09-13 12:55]

hI ANNICK

do you take these bird photos in their natural areas (environment) or national parks?

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• Silvio2006 (41320)
• [2007-09-13 13:07]

Hi Annick, superb portrait with splendid colors, wonderful details and great sharpness, very well done, ciao Silvio

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• XOTAELE (8)
• [2007-09-13 14:15]

Magnífico retrato Annick!
Hermosos colores y encuadre.
Una nota interesante.
Saludos, JL.

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• Juyona (15565)
• [2007-09-13 16:40]

Hola Annick,
exquisita captura,
magnífico trabajo,
saludos

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• greenpinkorange (1783)
• [2007-09-13 19:38]

Hi Annick,

how's it going?
I always see storks around SIngapore, but i never thought of picturing them. Maybe coz they're always so afraid of humans.

But this shot here really brought out the life and beauty of a simple creature. I really like the sharpness and color contrasts.
Seems like the lighting was a little odd shining only on the beak. but great job with the exposure of the rest of the body as well.

nice one.
Steph

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• Servane (1138)
• [2007-09-13 23:19]

Hello Annick

Details of a high quality and natural colors. Did you use a polarizing filter?
Thank you for sharing

Servane

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• cataclysta (5468)
• [2007-09-14 0:56]

Hi Annick
Beautiful portrait of stork. Great exposure on white feather. Good composition and nice contrast. Perfect sharpness
Best wishes
Krzysztof

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• John_F_Kennedy (3562)
• [2007-09-14 3:02]

Beautiful shot. Fantastic colours, very interesting composition and POV. Great light.
Best wishes,
Achim

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• marhowie (302)
• [2007-09-14 5:23]

Hi Annick,
Love the warm color and the exposure has revealed the subtle detail of the white plumage very well..An excellent POV and composition.
Beautiful image mf :)
Howard

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• Pentaxfriend (6315)
• [2007-09-14 12:02]

Hi Annick,

Perfecte close-up van deze ooievaar
prachtige pose, scherpte, compo en details
prima POV, DOF en achtergrond

TFS Thijs

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• arfer (0)
• [2007-09-14 21:27]

Hello Annick

Superb image of this stork.The focus is razor sharp with amazing details and sharpness.I love the eye detail.The beak is amazing.Incredible clarity Annick you have outdone yourself.TFS

Rob

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• manyee (21048)
• [2007-09-15 0:23]

That bright red beak really stands out against the pure white plumage.
Masterful exposure on the whites and excellent focus.
The pose with the beak open and the neck tucked in brings a lot of tension into the image. The catchlight in the eye makes the stork look so alert as well.
I keep expecting the bird to strike any minute.
TFS. : )

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• kjpweb (4788)
• [2007-09-15 4:49]

Good portrait of this stork with good handle on exposure on the plumage! Kudos! Cheers, Klaus

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• martic (1315)
• [2007-09-15 6:03]

Bonjour Annick,
parfaite netteté sur cette tête de cigogne, tout est excellent, les couleurs, le POV
merci de la partager
Jean-Michel

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• Robespierre (1420)
• [2007-09-16 11:51]
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Hi Annick,
Great portrait of this stork.
Nice details all over, and a perfect non-disturbing background. The only thing I would critique is the flash light reflecting on the beak. Preferably, I like to avoid this kind of light spots because it makes the picture less pure. Nevertheless a very good shot.
Regards, Ruud

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• vlaaitje (0)
• [2007-09-19 11:22]

awesome pose, wonderful beak...I really like this pose

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• emifoto (284)
• [2007-09-23 10:59]

Eccezionali dettagli e colori. Bravissimo
ciao Emilio

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• Silke (5406)
• [2007-10-26 8:44]

This is really fabulous!
The closest I ever got to these was in May this year, when I visited Colmar in Alsace for a few hours (and then it was wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy up on top of a cathedral -- but I was sooooooooo exceited I should blush!).

The colours here are superbly rich, but what really attracts me is the perfect crop and composition: excellent diagonals

TFS
silke
P.S. Thanks for your very kind visit to my "Bejewelled" -- not as difficult a subject as this for sure!