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• nglen (19360)
• [2008-07-09 12:16]

Hi Ulla . A sad story lets hope the male can raise the young one alone. You have captured a good close up of the birds and the huge nest against the blue sky. A good picture for hand held. Keep us posted on their progress.
TFS.
Nick..

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• siggi (1678)
• [2008-07-09 12:21]

Hallo Ulla,
Wonderful shot of these White Storks and their nest. Very neat and sharp image and the cloudy sky acts as a fine backdrop. Excellent POV and composition.
Regards Siggi

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• cloud (1637)
• [2008-07-09 12:22]
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• Evelynn (12128)
• [2008-07-09 12:24]

Oh, that is indeed sad. Animals in the wild do not have an easy time of it... but at least they are wild. There were so many sad animal stories on our recent spring trip. At least you have a beautiful record of the family and I am glad that the babes have a good chance of making it.

TFS
Evelynn : )

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• jaycee (13845)
• [2008-07-09 12:51]

Hi Ulla,

How sad! She was so beautiful. A lovely picture of the storks on their huge nest. This news has put a damper on my day - I hate hearing things like this. I still count to make sure the quail family with 21 children in still intact.

Jane

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• Jamesp (13406)
• [2008-07-09 13:04]

Hi Ulla

Very sad news, however, you are very lucky to have these birds - they do not make it as far as the UK. Great pose - I really like the highlight in the eys of one.

James

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• gerbilratz (3110)
• [2008-07-09 14:23]

Hi Ulla, sad news, but at least they should fledge. Lovely clean shot, good details and a fine composition for hand held.... regards h

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• lousat (8806)
• [2008-07-09 15:19]

Hi Ulla,simply a great beauty,your class to take pics like that is impressive,just my best compliments,have a nice day,Luciano

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• Juyona (12963)
• [2008-07-09 16:06]

Dear Ulla,
Today the world is more sad... :((
excellent captures friend,
pov and beautiful focus,
greetings

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• ramthakur (23929)
• [2008-07-09 18:20]

I am angry with the motorist who ran the mother Stork over, Ulla.
I am also impressed with the fact that newspapers in your part of the world are concerned about such happenings. Goes to prove you really care for your wild life.
The picture of these two with their little ones is so very beautiful, but I am deeply saddened by the realization that one of them is now gone.
Warm regards,
Ram

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• eqshannon (18103)
• [2008-07-09 19:04]

What a capture in a sad moment. I can feel it through your lens....it seems the larger the bird, the harder it would be to simply go over it...but it is also good to hear that your paper is good enough to notify. Our papers would not sell if they included that. It shows how much concern locales have. Well recorded..
Bob

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• boreocypriensis (10566)
• [2008-07-10 0:46]

Hi Ulla
A splendid and fantastic shot of a pair of white stork in their nest with wonderful details, nice POV and framing. TFS my friend! Cheers,

Bayram

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• Silvio2006 (22180)
• [2008-07-10 1:28]

Hi Ulla, lovely couple on nest, great POV, splendid colors, very well done, ciao Silvio
PS I hope they survive, please tell us notice about it

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• claudine (9633)
• [2008-07-10 5:22]
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Oh... This is soooo sad. This is the cycle of life and death, not much we can do about it... Road kills are a real problem everywhere... Every day, I see small creatures (groundhogs, squirrels, foxes, deer, skunks, raccoons, etc) killed by cars in my region... This is a beautiful capture of those elegant birds that we don't have here and a very nice tribute to this wonderful mom. Thanks,
Claudine

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• CeltickRanger (6497)
• [2008-07-10 6:13]

hello Ulla

very sad story to read, i wish the father will take good
care of the young ones, you did a very beautiful image
with the cloudy sky background, fine POV, DOF,
excellente sharpness and details, i also love the Worshop's image,

TFS

Asbed

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• goldyrs (4250)
• [2008-07-10 6:41]

Sad,Ulla...
But that is bound to happen, isn't it?When man invades their territory, he feels he needs to leave his marks there as well, so other men can follow, so we build roads in the wilderness, as if the damage we're causing to the air is not enough!
Goldy

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• arfer (0)
• [2008-07-10 7:35]

Hello Ulla
I am very sad to hear that.
Thankfully you have captured this stork for us and posterity.
The colours are lovely.
Very good pov.
TFS

Rob

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• MMM (6744)
• [2008-07-10 7:47]

Hi Ulla
Nice capture.Excellent POV and sharp image.Beautiful colors.I also like hte catch light in the eye.
TFS Michel

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• Royaldevon (3062)
• [2008-07-10 13:34]
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Oh, Ulla, I felt so sad at your news.
I feel such compassion for these families when a parent is left to fend on its own. As you say, thank goodness they are fledgelings.

A superbly detailed shot and perfectly composed.

Do storks pair for life?
If so, even more tragic.

Kind regards,
Bev :-)

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• EOSF1 (20213)
• [2008-07-10 13:38]

Sad news but great shot! Hello Ulla, you've done great with that beautiful image, great composition and perfect technique, well done again, thanks!

Mario

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• joey (18351)
• [2008-07-10 13:44]

Hi Ulla,
that's very sad :-( I hope the chicks will be alright. They look like they can handle themselves so I reckon they'll be fine.
A very nice photo.
Perfect sharpness and great detail.
Excellent composition.

Well done,
Joe

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• rcrick (3308)
• [2008-07-10 23:41]

Dear Ulla,

Sometimes mans impact on nature can be cruel if not unforgivable at times, so it saddened me to read this about the death of this wonderful creature, hopefully as you say the fledglings should be able to cope, and grow up into two beautiful White Storks, please keep us posted as to there progress, t.f.s

Cheers Rick :)

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• vanderschelden (25525)
• [2008-07-11 10:50]

Hello Ulla,
Definitely a big loss. Even more tragic if you hear it happened through a car...
A nice image though...
I like the blue sky and the whites in the birds...
Well done
TFS
Annick

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• marhowie (34329)
• [2008-07-12 7:05]

Great capture Ulla, sorry to hear the mom was killed.
Very nice exposure, DOF, details, and POV of the two nesting parents.
Good comp that shows both birds & the nest so well.
Thanx for the WS of the mom, she was a beautiful bird..
Makes me sad alright :(
Howard

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• peter_stoeckl (9353)
• [2008-07-12 14:16]

Hi Ulla,
sad story. Very nice, perfectly lighted, powerfully concentrated clear image. You have developed a close personal relationship to this family of storks. I feel with you.
Thank you! With best regards,
Peter

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• iris (2071)
• [2008-07-14 21:17]

Dear Ulla,
OIne feels bad enough just reading it from your notes.I can only imagine how you must be feeling having seen them and photographing them and reaching closer to them.
The workshop shot is a really good one with sharpness and clarity.
This one goes into my favourites for another reason however. I really like the dark clouds that act as a BG to the shot.I have seen quite a good number of these stork nest shots earlier in TN.But this one looks different with the dark clouds in the sky and therefore highlighting the storks quite well.The storks too have been captured in good sharpness.

Thanks for sharing this..

Regards