Stonechats are Bee Eaters

Critiques [Translate]

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• Juyona (13041)
• [2008-06-10 1:51]

Hola Ivan,
buena captura y pov,
bg, y buenos detalles,
foco y color hermosos,
saludos

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• mayuresh (916)
• [2008-06-10 2:10]

Hello Ivan,
superb shot with great sharpness,nice composition and pov.
well done.
TFS.

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• estival (5270)
• [2008-06-10 2:10]

Ottimo scatto; davvero molto bello: complimenti.

Ciao e grazie, Emanuele

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• heimann2 (322)
• [2008-06-10 2:35]

Hi Ivan,
good shot of this nice bird.
regards
Pierre

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• jesst (2092)
• [2008-06-10 2:50]

Great capture and wonderful sharp and detail

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• mariki (7555)
• [2008-06-10 2:58]

Hello Ivan,

Excellent capture of this beautiful bird. Excellent composition. Great pose of the bird with the bee in its beak. Great sharpness. The detail of the feathers is very good. Very good light and splendid colours.
Cheers,
Mariki

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• nikosrio (284)
• [2008-06-10 2:59]

Hello Ivan,
Amazing shot,great light color and sharpness.Very interesting composition.
Regards,
Nikos.

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• gannu (9772)
• [2008-06-10 3:12]

Hello Ivan, Pretty sharp and superb picture. Excellen composition and wonderful sharpness. I can even see the fly in the beak very clearly. Ganesh

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• darwin (1690)
• [2008-06-10 3:31]

Hi Ivan
Wonderful composition with excellent sharpness and detail
tfs jon

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• ramthakur (24051)
• [2008-06-10 3:38]

Even the bee in the beak of this Stonechat is so clearly recorded that you have almost been able to establish its ID, Ivan :-).
This is the zenith of perfection in my opinion.
The image is one in a million because it also puts the facts into right perspective; Stonechats are bee eaters too.
Thanks for sharing this super image.
Regards,
Ram

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• anilnediyara (498)
• [2008-06-10 3:58]

Hello Ivan,
You have caught him red handed :) Beautiful capture of the bird and bee, technically perfect and most of all informative regarding the behaviour of the bird. As usual informative notes .
TFS, Regards
Anil

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• SelenE (11810)
• [2008-06-10 4:36]

Hi Ivan,
It's a very nice catch for both of you. Soft colors and lighting, pose you captured and the composition are very good. TFS
Greetings,
Selen

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• eng55 (1121)
• [2008-06-10 4:37]

Hi Ivan,
Excellent shot.POV,pose of bird,colors,BG,framing and composition are wonderful.
Thanks for posting.

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• sandpiper2 (11173)
• [2008-06-10 5:12]

Hi Ivan

Great shot of this handsome Spanish stonechat with his prey.
Great pose/POV
Excellent sharpness
Great composition

Chris

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• Silvio2006 (22519)
• [2008-06-10 6:21]

Hi Ivan, lovely eating bird, beautiful composition with splendid blurry BG, fine details and great sharpness, very well done, ciao Silvio

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• eqshannon (18435)
• [2008-06-10 6:34]

What an odd name StoneChat...I wonder how it got that one? I can plainly see by the crystal clear image that it is not a fly but a bee it has in it's beak. Very nice pose. I have yet to do any 'classic' poses such as this...Nature and I trust each other enough so it will come some day.
Bob

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• ralfsworld (6034)
• [2008-06-10 6:40]

Hej Ivan
You did really good work here by capturing this stonechat with bee. I have never seen this before which make this shot special :)
Well done and TFS
Hälsningar
Ralf

Jätte fin och unik bild

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• boreocypriensis (11036)
• [2008-06-10 7:21]

Hi Ivan, superb capture of this beautiful Stonechats eating bee. The posture on the tip of the branch is also excellent. Great shot my friend! TFS.
Cheers,

Bayram

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• lawbert (0)
• [2008-06-10 9:57]

Hello Ivan
Firstly a great note that does show how much we can all learn from opening our eyes and studying our subjects..I find the more we know about our subjects the more improves our photography.
As for the picture..There really is little to say apart from congratulations and Thank you for sharing this immaculate double capture.
All the Best
Paul

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• jaycee (14053)
• [2008-06-10 11:04]

Hi Ivan,

Wonderful timing to capture this Stonechat with the bee in his beak. The bee is so clear!! Beautiful colors, details, background, composition.

Jane

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• PeterZ (7449)
• [2008-06-10 11:08]

Hello Ivan,
Don't have much time, very beautiful photo.
Regards,
Peter

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• maurydv (3834)
• [2008-06-10 11:41]

Splendido momento di cattura, eccellente POV, molto bella la composizione con l'uccellino che trionfa sul suo posatoio con la preda nel becco, ottima nitidezza e bello il riflesso dell'occhio, molto belli e contrastati i colori. Grazie e complimenti. Ciao Maurizio

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• Amadeo (2586)
• [2008-06-10 12:17]

Hola Ivan, muy bonita fotografia, me gusta la composición . la luz y el detalle. El fondo uniforme, limpio y un perfecto desenfoque. Un saludo

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• Hil (4761)
• [2008-06-10 12:40]

Hi Ivan,

Lovely shot of the Stonechat complete with its Bee lunch for its youngsters, its amazing that they can make them safe too.
Beautifully composed with a great POV and a fine pose.
Nice details with lovely light and exceelent colours.

Hil

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• matatur (2394)
• [2008-06-10 12:59]

In my very limited time I've saved my last comments to your expertly capture Ivan, will leave shortly again for Cesme, bless you for this beautiful image my friend!
Mehmet

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• Jamesp (13756)
• [2008-06-10 13:57]

Hi Ivan

Excellent pose - well seen - excellent detail and I really like the lighting here.

James

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• pekkavalo1 (3171)
• [2008-06-10 15:19]

Hi Ivan,

Very good portraite of this Stonechat with a mouthfull of insects. Good pose, POV and composition, sharp details and natural colours.

TFS

Pekka

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• CeltickRanger (6497)
• [2008-06-10 19:09]

hello Ivan

excellent shot of this beautiful bird with the capture of a Bee in his beak,
fine POV, i love the vertical framing you gived, beautiful softness
of the colours and the composition, excellent sharpness and details, TFS

Asbed

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• gracious (11579)
• [2008-06-10 22:50]

Hello Ivan,
Excellent composition on this beautiful Stonechats!
great pose with perfect exposure and focus and the lighting really beautiful!
many thanks for the sharing
cheers
Tony

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• Janice (17183)
• [2008-06-11 3:17]

"Nature photography is a good way of learning more about nature."
Yes, you are right there Ivan. When I joined TN I thought I wouldn't be posting many photos here as I don't know any interesting natures thing to photograph!!!
We don't have this bird in NZ. I like seeing how it is holding the bee upside-down in his beak.
Good capture, the bird shows up clearly,
TFS
Janice

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• joey (18629)
• [2008-06-11 6:56]

Wow! Great capture, Ivan!
I never thought Stonechats would go after bees! Must be low on insect life there :-)
Very fine shot!
Excellent composition and parallel POV.
Superb pose too.
The lighting is great!
Very sharp.

Well done!

Joe+

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• MMM (6754)
• [2008-06-11 7:48]

Hi Ivan Nicee action capture.Good POV and sharp image.Plumage image is very good,I like your subject pose.I like that nice OOF BG.
TFS Michel

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• Mana (15930)
• [2008-06-11 10:49]

Hi Ivan,
Outstanding shot of this cute Stonechat with a mouthful. Lovely colours and details on its plumage with perfect light and exposure levels. Nice pose captured here with precise DOF and a well chosen POV. Very nicely composed. Kudos.
TFS.
Sumon

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• goldyrs (4362)
• [2008-06-11 22:15]
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I have miles to go and promises to keep, isn't that what someone said?
I quite forget who said it,but that's how I feel when I see your shots, my friend, for you have so much knowledge and finesse, that one feels very small and ignorant in front of you!
And that you continue to show that you're still a student of nature and are still learning, is very humbling!
A lovely shot with a lovely note!
Goldy

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• rousettus (7419)
• [2008-06-12 11:01]

Hello Ivan,
nice to see your great post after break of several days and nice to see another post from your Spanish trip. Great capture with sharp details, POV, colors and composition. It is great also with timing. Your title very nice and sutable for this beautiful capture. Notes always informative and nice. Thanks for sharing, best wishes
Ahmet

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• arfer (0)
• [2008-06-12 21:10]

Hello Ivan

Just marking the post for now

Rob

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• iris (2071)
• [2008-06-13 0:53]

Hi Ivan,
A new lesson to you and you teach us in turn the same..that is one fine thing about being part of this group....a wonderful capture of the Stone-chat and information that they feed on bees too..the details are fantastic, the shot is tack sharp, with excellent clarity, details and crop.The bee adds a lively character to the composition.The BG sets off the bird very well.

TFS & Cheers

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• marmottelolo (14393)
• [2008-06-16 11:16]

bonjour ivan
si je ne me trompe pas en français il s'apelle le tarier pâtre,c'est oiseau est vraiment bien presenté sur son perchoir et de plus il a une proie dans le bec.
bravo;
laurent

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• haraprasan (12155)
• [2008-06-17 0:42]

Hi Ivan,
A fine capture of this beautiful stonechat along with its prey. Excellent details and a lovely composition. Thanks a lot for sharing.

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• jrubiocasado (5118)
• [2008-06-23 1:18]

Hola Ivan
Una captura muy buena la tuya y la que realizó la Tarabilla.
Un saludo