Starling (Stare)

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• red45 (30243)
• [2007-07-15 10:33]
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Hi Gert!

This is stunning, 3D-perfect image! I must say, that this is most detailed picture of Starling I've ever seen! Great details, colours, sharpness of every feather. Superb work my friend.

ps. I'm not tired of heat, please DO NOT send any pictures of snow/frost/winter ;-)))

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• nglen (32146)
• [2007-07-15 10:45]

Hello Gert. We use to have a lot of starlings but they have all but gone. they have such lovely colour and markings which you have captured so well.with light in the eye. sharp focusing and a nice POV / DOF. very well done TFS. good notes too.
Nick.. have a good week.

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• Argus (34987)
• [2007-07-15 11:53]

Hej Gert,
Superb shot of a starling that has just acquired its breeding plumage shown in shiny freshness in this sharp capture. Excellent BG lighting and composition, altogether making this a high quality post.
TFS,
Hälsningar, Ivan

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• wishnugaruda (16640)
• [2007-07-15 11:57]

Hi Gert,
I wonder how you made the shot from this low POV. It's fantastic to see it with the eyes of a mouse! The colours and the sharpness is excellent, very very well done, thanks
Sabine - wishnugaruda

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• trinko (4314)
• [2007-07-15 11:57]

great colors excellent focus nice POV good detail work on a black bird nice hand held focus.

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• PaulH (13083)
• [2007-07-15 12:54]

Hi Gert,
excellent clarity and details, the DOF is spot on and the colours are really vibrant.
tfs
Paul

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• cicindela (8635)
• [2007-07-15 13:07]

Hi Gert,
The species is very well known to me, but is it a great pleasure to watch oit on your photograph. So sharp and details and I can feel like watching alive specimen. Fantastic shot, really!
Best regards,
Radomir

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• pvs (13835)
• [2007-07-15 13:10]

Hi Gert,

A good capture of this starling,the colors and dof are superb,and you chose a nice low POV and I am surprised by the sharpness at 500mm 1/80 sec handheld,well done and tfs

Paul

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• marcin (1826)
• [2007-07-15 13:22]

Hi Gert
Superb shot,great colors and sharp
TFS marcin

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• Jamesp (16522)
• [2007-07-15 13:32]

Hi Gert

A great shot of this starling - you have captured the colours very well. In my opinion, they are very underrated and yheir recent decline is a great shame.

James

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• earthtraveler (3529)
• [2007-07-15 14:42]

This is a beautiful Starling image Gert.
I'd love to capture a shot of one this well myself.
Excellent focus detail and lighting.
Good POV, DOF, and color.
TFS
Richard

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• SelenE (13822)
• [2007-07-15 14:59]

Hi Gert,
This is a very nice capture of this starling with a fine focus, lighting, composition and details. Well done and TFS
Best wishes,
Selen

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• loot (10031)
• [2007-07-15 16:10]
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Hi Gert

Looks like you've been crawling in the dirt for this amazing low POV. An excellent capture at eye level of this stunning bird. Although there are clear differences, but this bird reminds me much of our Arrow-marked babbler - Turdoides jardineii that is similarly marked with those pointed down arrows all over its body.

The composition is perfect with great space in front of the bird and the eye nicely placed on the 1/3 vertical axis. The colours are dazzling and the details are superb. Even at this low plane you managed to get an isolated BG that is well OOF. The lighting on the bird is remarkable showing great contrasts in the darkish plumage.

Very well done and TFS.
Regards
Loot

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• LordPotty (12035)
• [2007-07-15 19:36]

Great close up shot opf this Starling Gert.
I
d never really seen the greenish feathers around the neck and shoulders before.
Excellent work.
Cheeers Steve

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• CeltickRanger (15148)
• [2007-07-15 20:10]

bonjour Gert

quelle belle photo et quelle piqué du tonerre !!
c'est uen SUPERBE IMAGE

mais juste une seule chose, personnellement j'aurais préféré
que l'étourneau soit plus petit dans l'image et en avant de lui
on voit un plus de son environnement

TFS

Asbed

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• gannu (14691)
• [2007-07-16 1:16]

Gert so beautiful no words to express. Excellent Lovely Ganesh

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• JORAPAVI (4627)
• [2007-07-16 1:35]

Hola Gert,
Siempre es un placer visitar tu galería, la nitidez y detalles son fantásticos, la composición es muy bella, TFS. Saludos
José Ramón

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• deud (2372)
• [2007-07-16 3:19]

just perfect! perfect focus, colrs, composition. very well done. you lay on the grass? or remote control? tfs

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• uleko (2789)
• [2007-07-16 5:19]

Hej Gert,
Splendid capture of this young Starling in profile. Very sharp details and it has already acquired those lovely colours of the plumage. Nice low POV and a fine composition.
TFS and cheers, Ulla

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• eqshannon (27919)
• [2007-07-16 6:21]

Wow...and think..with a Tamron lens. This shows a good photographer can take a great picture no matter what the name on the label. Nice work Gert!

Bob

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• jaycee (21912)
• [2007-07-16 7:50]

Hi Gert,

A perfect capture of one of my favorite looking birds. The details of the head, plummage and wings are fantastic. Beautiful face with that eye and the yellow beak. Your colors are excellent. Just beautiful.

Jane

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• marmottelolo (14691)
• [2007-07-16 8:32]

bonjour gert
je reste sans voix!le plumage est extremement detaillé et les reflets vert ressortent enormement.
un point de vue ideal ainsi que la profondeur.
felicitations.
laurent

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• Janice (18648)
• [2007-07-16 22:13]

Oh Gert - this is superb! He looks so beautiful, what wonderful colours and patterns, and an excellent capture by you.
Well done
Janice

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• jossim (12250)
• [2007-07-17 18:15]

Superbe oiseau et bravo pour la netteté et l'excellent rendu des couleurs.
Merci!
Joseph

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• coasties (27714)
• [2007-07-17 23:53]

Hi Gert

I love the iridescent colours of the Starling. This is a super shot. Great low POV, clear and sharp. Awesome quality. Thank you my friend :-)

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• Tamrock (3107)
• [2007-07-23 14:53]
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tjosan!
hemma igen men åker på måndag igen:)
du den staren tog du med gnistrande
skärpa och med perfekt vinkel
very very good!

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• pablominto (16082)
• [2007-08-28 9:37]

Helo Gert,
A lovely bird, and the image does full justice!
I like this low point of view, absolute ground level...
A pleasant composition, superb details in plumage and a colour reproduction to match!
Greetings,
Pablo -