Pianissimo!

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• manyee (20978)
• [2009-03-01 23:02]

Hi Ivan,
Hahaha... What a great shot!
Love the pose and the title : )
Great timing to catch those wings held out like a conductor's arms.
Very sharp and clear despite the poor light conditions.
I can see the beads of water on his chest.
TFS. : )

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• LordPotty (12033)
• [2009-03-01 23:25]

Hello Ivan,
What a fantastic capture of this Great Cested Grebe with its wings outstretched.
Your timing is exemplary. So rarely are birds captured with wings looking as straight as this.
I like your title too.
Very nice work.
Cheers & TFS,
Steve

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• siggi (15508)
• [2009-03-01 23:39]

Hello Ivan,
Beautiful shot! I love the pose, the frozen action and the light. Lovely composition as well. Great work

Best regards Siggi

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• Juyona (15451)
• [2009-03-01 23:53]

Hola Ivan,
hermoso momento y bella captura,
buen foco y composición.
saludos amigo.

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• rcrick (4971)
• [2009-03-02 0:17]

Hi Ivan,

I love the frozen action you've captured here, that 1/2500 has really had the effect of freezing the subject perfectly. Really good detail and colours in the plumage, I'm itching to get back down to the hide at the Port of Brisbane but stuck in the middle of a ten day shift at the moment, excellent work.

Cheers Rick :)

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• nasokoun (3765)
• [2009-03-02 0:23]

hello Ivan
ecxellent shot
in a active moment, absolutely natural result
best regards
Nasos

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• Heaven (5838)
• [2009-03-02 0:26]

Hi Argus!

Now, my smilies are back again!

:-)

I'm impressed by the quality of this picture although you have taken it at a distance of about 20m. Your 400mm makes a good job! I like the dynamics in the picture very much and appreciate the interesting and instructive notes.

Kind regards

Markus

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• eng55 (3270)
• [2009-03-02 0:55]

Hi Ivan,
Beautiful capture of this Grebe.I liked moment you caught,POV,framing and composition a lot.Have a great week!
Thanks for posting.

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• maurydv (15782)
• [2009-03-02 1:03]
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Hello Ivan,
a very beautiful picture of Great Crested Grebe (i am happy that this one remembers a my shot), POV, sharpness and posture of the bird are excellent, great timing and well composed.
TFS.
Best regards
Maurizio

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• PeterZ (17102)
• [2009-03-02 2:11]

Hello Ivan,
Beautiful photo. Great timing and title :-). Excellent sharp details, beautiful natural colours and a good composition.
Regards,
Peter

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• eqshannon (27821)
• [2009-03-02 7:25]

Being a musician I wander around for a bit...looking for the correct ASCII for the title...I know it is out there somewhere...but I would not be able to give you kind words on your image if I looked all day...

It was a nice time to click Ivan...My wife asks me if I remember each shot I took which I post...the answer is no...but that may just be me...your mind is like a steel trap..and you remain the man to come to for advice, suggestions and answers!
Bob

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• haraprasan (17792)
• [2009-03-02 9:54]

Hi Ivan,
A nice capture of this beautiful grebe flapping its wing. Excellent sharp details and a lovely composition. Thanks a lot for sharing.

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• nglen (31692)
• [2009-03-02 11:51]

Hi Ivan. Great timing to have taken this just at the right time , with its wings in the air. You were able to freeze the moment ,but still with good detail in the wet featehrs. Well done TFS.
Nick..

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• meyerd (5222)
• [2009-03-02 12:38]

Hi Ivan,

thanks to your pictures we can laugh again on TN. This one is Claudio Abbado himself directing! Well seen, and so well photographed. Thanks for this.

My best regards
Dietrich

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• Silvio2006 (40477)
• [2009-03-02 13:15]

Ciao Ivan, fantastic pose, great capture my friend, as usual for you fine details and excellent sharpness, very well done, ciao Silvio

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• rousettus (12777)
• [2009-03-02 13:18]

merhaba Ivan,
Crested Grebe's great shot with wonderful timing. It looks like to say "maestro":) Focus, POV, composition and colors also great. Recently, I saw them in many times, but they prefer sea for winter period. I think, they will come to inland waters for breeding season with colorful plumage. Normally spring coming nowadays, but now it is snowing:)
Thanks a lot for sharing, best regards my friend
god natt
Ahmet

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• Noisette (3717)
• [2009-03-02 13:45]

Hello Ivan
Great pose of this crested grebe with his wings wide open, you have captured this bird at the right moment
great details on the subject especially the water droplets on his body
TFS Jacqueline

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• CeltickRanger (14604)
• [2009-03-02 13:58]

hello Ivan

WOW ! what a superb photography of the Great Crested Grebe
on his open-close wings action, excellent timing
to shoot the photo, fine POV, DOF and framing,
superb focus on the bird with great sharpness and details,
you have alot of bird beautiful and excellent photographys
and this one for me it is one of your best, TFS

Asbed

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• jaycee (21912)
• [2009-03-02 15:10]

Hi Ivan,

This little Grebe certainly looks like a Maestro! I love the pose - good timing to capture this. The position of the wings and the droplets on his body are marvelous. I have only seen one once - in the Netherlands - and think they are the cutest things. I have a picture I took with a terrible tiny no-zoom camera and cherish it since it's my one and only.

Jane

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• gannu (14687)
• [2009-03-02 16:32]

Ivan, WoW beautiful pose and lovely shot. The moment you have captured it very very well. Good work. Ganesh

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• SelenE (13770)
• [2009-03-02 23:45]

Hi Ivan,
Nice pose with a good timing. I like the position of the bird in the frame with wide open wings. TFS
All the best,
Selen

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• ramthakur (32014)
• [2009-03-03 5:17]

Wow, what a graceful pose, Ivan! You caught the bird in this pose in the nick of time.
The out-stretched wings and the tilt of the head suggest a dancing posture of extreme ecstasy -- somewhat reminicent of the dervish dancers in their heightened state of hala.
Well done and thanks for sharing this wonderful capture.
Ram

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• boreocypriensis (32621)
• [2009-03-03 8:10]

Hi MF Ivan, a funny and lovely capture of this cute grebe.
TFS my friend! Aall the best!
Vayram

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• Luis52 (12751)
• [2009-03-03 13:44]

Hola Sr. Ivan.
Excelente foto de accion. Muy hermosa imagen con las alas bien abiertas y dando un gran espectaculo al llegar al agua. Los colores bien definidos y la nitidez lograda a pesar de la distancia hacen de esta foto una joya.
Saludos Sr. Ivan.
Un abrazo. Luis52.

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• fiyo (10472)
• [2009-03-03 13:49]

Merhaba Ivan,
Great Crested Grebe nin çok esprili bir pozu olmuş.
Çok güzel kompozisyon, tebrikler.

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• valy67 (8733)
• [2009-03-03 15:13]

Hello Ivan !
Wow, what a great timing on this picture - you have frozen the bird at the perfect moment, in such a great pose, with sharp details ! I also like the natural colors and the composition very much. Fantastic picture, very well done !
Valérie.

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• crs (3543)
• [2009-03-03 21:39]

Hello Ivan,

This is a fine capture! The bird is in a very interesting pose. You have taken the photo at the right moment. I like the water drops from bird's chest. Colors are well rendered and the water with small waves makes a good background.

Thank you for sharing,
Cristian

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• Gert-Paassen (13360)
• [2009-03-04 22:47]

Hi Ivan,

Nice and unusal capture from this Grebe.
Beautifful colours and pov.

Gert

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• bikefifty (596)
• [2009-03-06 19:09]

Ivan,

Good work on getting this picture from such a distance. You converter did it's job.

I like the action of the Grebe using it's wings to rise out of the water. I am not familiar with this bird, but our geese do the same thing around here.

Nice action shot, TFS - Bob

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• Alex99 (18399)
• [2009-03-07 1:47]

Hi Ivan.
Yes. I love such subject as this one. The pose of the bird is very impressive as well as the extreme timing. However, I also estimate highly colours and sharpness (details) of the image considering the absence of sun light. Your lens set is great and works perfectly in such light conditions. Well done. TFS.
Alexei.

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• sranjan (3982)
• [2009-03-09 19:03]

Hello Ivan,
Beautiful capture of this great bird in outstreched wings pose, though the crest is minimally visible. I was shocked to read in Wikipedia that this species was hunted almost to extinction in the United Kingdom in the 19th century for its head plumes, which were used to decorate hats and ladies undergarments.
Thanks to all those who were involved in bringing back their conservation status to IUCN 3.1 (Low Risk Category). TFS
Regards-Subhash