Southern Grey Shrike

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• zetu (6203)
• [2008-12-09 22:11]

Hi Ivan
Nice shoot, This photo is rich in details and has wonderful colors. Good job.
Regards.
Razvan Zinica

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• mukundhn (110)
• [2008-12-09 22:13]

Hello Ivan,
Good presentation of the Southern Grey Shrike with perfect details and composition,could have been a bit more sharp.but for the POV is very good.
TFS,
mukundh

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• JoseMiguel (5506)
• [2008-12-09 22:23]

Hi Ivan,
Hope you have had a pleasant time while in Spain.
A lovely presentation of this S. Grey Shrike, with a fine render of all his patterns in the almost mono-tone plumage.
Good lighting and clever approach to get this capture done.
Great work and thanks for share.
My best regards,
JM

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• Jamesp (16522)
• [2008-12-09 22:59]

Hello Ivan

A superb posting - great pose against an excellent BG with excetional detail.

James

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• maurydv (16550)
• [2008-12-09 23:10]

Ciao Ivan,
splendida cattura di Averla maggiore meridionale, eccellenti POV e composizione con la bellissima posa in mezzo ai piccoli rami spinosi e con lo stupendo BG, i dettagli sono straordinari, fantastico l'occhio da cui s'intuisce lo stato di allerta.
TFS.
Maurizio

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• siggi (16252)
• [2008-12-09 23:22]

Hello Ivan,
very beautiful shot of this little bird.
Composition with the blurred background is very good.
Sharpnses and colors are fine.
Regards Siggi

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• Vinster (527)
• [2008-12-09 23:31]

Hello Ivan
What a beauty! Great focus, detail and exposure. Lovely pose in the top of typical 'Butcher Bird' scrub.
Kind Regards
Vinny

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• rcrick (5001)
• [2008-12-09 23:37]

Hello Ivan

Excellent shot of this beautiful Southern Grey Shrike, the detail in the plumage is just perfect, and with the f5.6 it really sits perfectly in the bush, and stands out well against the OOF background, very nice work thanks for posting.

Cheers Rick :)

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• cataclysta (5468)
• [2008-12-10 0:07]

Hi Ivan
Another bauty. Fantastic, perfectly sharp image. Great contrast, perfect blured background Nothing to critique
TFS
Krzysztof

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• horia (14902)
• [2008-12-10 0:36]

Hi Ivan

Another spectacular close-up from you, my friend!
Your great lens, together with the converter plus your ability to get very close to animals and shoot handheld is a formidable weapon and keeps coming up with greater results by the day!
This Southern Grey Shrike is superbly shown here, with great details and wonderful, natural colors.
I really like your use of the very shallow DOF as well as the nice front light you've got on your subject.
Also, i think the thorny texture and look of the plant it is one...a good bonus to the scene.

Bravo and TFS
Horia

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• eng55 (3574)
• [2008-12-10 1:26]

Hi Ivan,
Excellent capture of this grey shrike.Details,POV,pose of bird and catchlight in eyes are wonderful.
Thanks for posting.

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• LordPotty (12035)
• [2008-12-10 1:40]

Hi Ivan,
Great capture of this Shrike on a divaricating shrub.
Wonderful contrasting colours and patterns make this a striking specimen.
I visited Canary Islands as a youngster in 1967 on the ship Southern Cross,but sadly only saw a little of Las Palmas.
You seem to have some very interesting species there.
Thanks for showing them to us.
Cheers
Steve

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• boreocypriensis (33873)
• [2008-12-10 2:00]

Hi Ivan Dostum, what a beauty:) An excellent shot in all around. i loved the pattern of this pretty bird..
TFS this beauty my friend.
Cheers,
Bayram

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• cloud (4689)
• [2008-12-10 2:33]

Hello Ivan,
I think that it's distinguishing photo pf this species, excelent pose and sharpness with very good light. Picture is composed very well.
regards, Pawel

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• efsus (3210)
• [2008-12-10 2:41]

Merhaba Dostum Argus,
Bu güzel gri örümcek kuşunun enfes bir karesini bizimle paylaşmışsın. Detaylar herzamanki gibi enfes. Çok başarılı bir sunum. Emeğine sağlık.
Hoşçakal dostum.
Best greetings.

Hüseyin

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• sandpiper2 (14115)
• [2008-12-10 2:53]

Hi Ivan

super shot of thius handsome shrike. I really like the pose and composition on this one. That dry spiny bush and neutral background really enhance his otherwise plain plumage. Great sharpness as always.

Chris

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• bahadir (642)
• [2008-12-10 9:39]

Hello Ivan, excellet shot of this beautiful bird on a spinny plant. TFS and regards,
bahadır

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• Miss_Piggy (7309)
• [2008-12-10 9:54]

Hallo Ivan
You have captured this very neat, almost shy looking bird in a very close-up pose. The details are greatly displayed and very sharp and clear. I especially like the black patch of feathers that runs through the eye. It gives the bird a masked appareance. I always enjoy looking at your pleasant way of displaying your images. Kind regards and thanks for sharing.
Anna

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• PeterZ (17576)
• [2008-12-10 10:00]

Hello Ivan,
Great photo of this Grey Shrike in excellent sharpness, details and beautiful natural light and colours. Very good POV and composition.
Regards,
Peter

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• jaycee (21912)
• [2008-12-10 10:45]

Hi Ivan,

Lanzarote must be a photographer's delight! I have never seen a Shrike except in pictures. This one is very elegant with the greys and blacks. The black eye band and the wings are striking. Beautiful pose, wonderful colors, sharp details, lovely setting, and a nice composition.

Jane

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• ferranjlloret (4742)
• [2008-12-10 10:56]

Hello Ivan,
Una captura perfecta, buena composición y muy buena luz. Interesting species the Launaea.
TFS. Regards. Ferran

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• nglen (32146)
• [2008-12-10 11:28]

Hi Ivan. I have so many birds yet to see i started late in life never mind its still good fun. This one has a fine shape and bold look about it. Which you have taken with fine detail and natural colours. A nice POV/DOF. well done TFS.
Nick..

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• cicindela (8635)
• [2008-12-10 11:28]

Hello Ivan!
This is a fantastic picture of Southern Grey Shrike, so sharp and clear! I like beautiful colours and very good composition. What to say more, this is just a great photo :)
All the best,
Radomir

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• Silvio2006 (41368)
• [2008-12-10 12:02]

Ciao Ivan, elegant little bird in great pose, fantastic blurry BG, fine details and splendid sharpness, wonderful composition, very well done, ciao Silvio

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• joey (24727)
• [2008-12-10 13:37]

Hi Ivan,
this is an excellent shot of this Great Grey Shrike.
Very well taken.
Superb composition.
Really good sharpness.
Superb DOF.

Awesome work!

Cheers,
Joe

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• CeltickRanger (15148)
• [2008-12-10 16:09]

hello Ivan

excellent image of the Southern Grey Shrike with fine POV, and framing,
excellent sharpness and details, i love the bird's pose and the image's
blurred background tones, TFS

Asbed

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• gannu (14691)
• [2008-12-10 20:03]

Hello Ivan, nice shoot and the lovely sharp view. Good lighitng. Ganesh

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• anilnediyara (750)
• [2008-12-10 20:56]

Hi Ivan,

This is a beautiful shot of Southern grey shrike. Shrikes with their back eye patch are very difficult to shoot, most of the shots ends up without eye in the dark. You have captures this bird as if in a studio :) Great pictuer of this beauty. TFS
Regards
Anil

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• zulfu (868)
• [2008-12-11 4:21]

Hello Ivan, superb shot of this beutiful shrike. Wonderful composition and details.
TFS and G's,
Mehmet

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• albert (2055)
• [2008-12-11 4:32]

Hello Ivan,
Great photo ,excellent focus with the bird well detached on a blurried BG
Well done
Albert

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• Adanac (17609)
• [2008-12-11 19:20]

Hello Ivan,
Well I'm jealous, I have been try so hard to capture this shrikes cousin the Northern Shrike. They are incredible shy and I have had no luck. This image is wonderful, the colors and details your camera work has captured are superb. Thank you Ivan, great job.
Rick

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• fragman (17621)
• [2008-12-12 6:20]

great portrait, TFS Ori

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• jconceicao (2489)
• [2008-12-16 2:13]

Hello Ivan,

Fantastic capture.
Beautiful colours with excellent definition.
Light,focus and sharpness are splendid.
Good composition.

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• rousettus (12797)
• [2008-12-18 19:07]

günaydın Ivan
I have never see this species, but very similar to Lanius minor here. Great shot and great composition among spined leaves. focus, POV/OFF, BG and eyes contact also great. Thanks for sharing with good information.
teşekkürler dostum
Ahmet

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• peter_stoeckl (10219)
• [2008-12-25 9:51]
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Hello Ivan,
beautiful, almost iconal, very well taken image of this perfectly posed shrike that stands out so well out of the thorny scrubs in its black and white contrasts against the sandy brown distant background.
With all my best wishes to you and your family for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Peter

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• vanderschelden (30145)
• [2008-12-27 9:34]

Hello Ivan,
Excellent work with natural colors...
An outstanding image.
No critiques...maybe I should mention the sharpening halo under the bill; saw it in extremis:-).
Nevertheless a favorite...
TFS
Annick