No Oysters Here

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• goldyrs (4108)
• [2008-03-28 4:52]

Ivan,
An awesome shot!You've got some perfect sharpness here!
And the composition is wonderful!
Cheers!
Goldy

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• SkyF (8113)
• [2008-03-28 4:56]

Hi Ivan,
nice group of oyster catchers, must be a sign of spring :-).
Great details you captured, the colors of their beak is a nice focal point in the soft blue sky.
Nice sharp details and excellent colors.
Sky

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• PaulH (9450)
• [2008-03-28 5:18]

Very sharp and clear in flight shot Ivan, nicely framed and exposed too. I was watching a big group of these bobbing up and down on the waves just the other day. They were all diving down to catch fish at exactly the same time, never seen a group of birds do that before!
tfs and have a great weekend,
Paul

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• maurydv (3312)
• [2008-03-28 5:18]

Bel volo di beccacce di mare, bella composizione, buona nitidezza e molto belli i colori. Grazie e complimenti. Ciao Maurizio

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• mariki (6903)
• [2008-03-28 5:36]

Hello Ivan,

Very nice picture of this flock oystercatchers. Excellent composition, very good horizontal framing. Very good sharpness and colours.
Cheers,
Mariki

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• rousettus (6933)
• [2008-03-28 5:50]

merhaba Ivan
I have not seen Haematopus ostralegus for long time. I like to see them very much. Actually they are not rare in Turkiye.
You can luck and you found them in a cluster and captured with great pose. Nicely composed from great POV. Focus and notes also very nice. Thanks for sharing, best wishes my friend
Ahmet

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• NinaM (4365)
• [2008-03-28 6:33]

What a nice inflight shot of those beuatiful birds. The line of their flight dances in the frame, it is very well seen Ivan. Lovely composition with nice oof background, the white of the wings pops out the scene with light and details. We can even see the orange beaks of the birds! Thank you,

Francine

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• jcoowanitwong (11459)
• [2008-03-28 6:36]

Hello Ivan,
Beautiful formation of this Oystercatcher flock. The flying action is well seen. Tree line and blue sky in the background give the feeling of natural surrounding. Very well done.
JC

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• Hil (4759)
• [2008-03-28 7:07]

Hi Ivan,

Wonderful capture of the Oyster Catchers a big favourite of mine, nicely composed, with a great POV and I love the pose of the birds in a flowing wave, I also like the way the BG is quite muted with all the detail, light and colours focused on the Oyster Catchers.

Hil

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• jaycee (13255)
• [2008-03-28 8:13]

Hi Ivan,

I love these wonderful Oystercatchers in flight. It might be the first time I have seen them. The different positions are great - I love the four at the end of the line. Even though they were taken from a distance the clarity is superb.

Jane

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• gerbilratz (2938)
• [2008-03-28 8:34]

Hi Ivan, very sharp contrast of these birds against the sky. Lovely composition and fine POV.

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• eqshannon (17144)
• [2008-03-28 9:16]

The title reminds me of seagull....it may have the word SEA in it, but it is everywhere even when there is no water...perhaps just gull or some other prefix....and in this I have not heard of this species more or less seen it and then adding in flight with a wonderful chorus line... well maybe in need of rehearsal:-)
Bob

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• ralfsworld (5920)
• [2008-03-28 9:43]
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Hi Ivan
Nice action shot of this flying Oysters.
I have seen many Oysters on Öland during my last visit.
TFS / Hälsningar
Ralf

Hoppas allt väl med dig och att våren stannar den här gången :)

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• earthtraveler (3517)
• [2008-03-28 9:51]

Lucky you Ivan to have such a wonderful variety of bird species to photograph! You did a fine job of catching these inflight. Their black and white patterns are lovely and well seen here in your sharp, well composed image. Tfs Richard

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• nglen (18250)
• [2008-03-28 10:45]

Hi Ivan. They have such nice wing markings which you show well in your well focused shot. This red of the bills making the picture come alive. good timing to catch them in light. well done TFS.
Nick..Have a good weekend.

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• matatur (2386)
• [2008-03-28 11:13]

Again, a fine dynamic composition in the genre of "follow the leader" Ivan, an excellent "frozen" capture showing the aerodynamics of the species to a perfection. A rare scene to behold within a photograph my friend, TFS indeed!
Mehmet

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• gracious (10973)
• [2008-03-28 12:11]

Hello Ivan,
Very beautiful flying pattern on those Oystercatchers!
Perfect timing indeed with the best DOF to have the subject in perfect sharpness, good colour and details also it create a 3D effect on flying
excellent composition well captured and composed
my compliment once again
cheers
Tony

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• boreocypriensis (9906)
• [2008-03-28 12:14]

Hello may dear friend Ivan,
What a wonderful and splendid shot of these nice birds, oystercathers in flock. Great capture in al respects my friend. TFS. Have a nice weekend!
My best regards,

Bayram

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• cako (1619)
• [2008-03-28 12:45]

Hi İvan
this is very nice composition
very good sharp
well done.

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• PeterZ (7179)
• [2008-03-28 13:38]

Hello Ivan,
What a fantastic clear and contrasting colours in this photo. Very good sharpness and details. Lovely composition.
Have a good weekend,
Peter

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• marhowie (34121)
• [2008-03-28 15:05]

Hi Ivan,
Very smart looking birds! When you see them in this inflight grouping, showing their flying colors, it's a real treat for the eye. Wish I could've been there with you to see these magnificent birds take-off.
Excellent image mf,
Howard

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• CeltickRanger (6223)
• [2008-03-28 15:17]

hello Ivan

you are presenting us a great and beautiful image,
fine POV and framing, i love the curved line that did the flights
of these beautiful birds, great sharpness and details
of their plumage, TFS

Asbed

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• haraprasan (11593)
• [2008-03-29 1:01]

Hi Ivan,
A nice capture of this beautiful herd of birds roaming in search of shells. Excellent sharp details and a fine composition. Thanks a lot for sharing.

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• pekkavalo1 (2657)
• [2008-03-29 4:46]

Hi Ivan,

Very succesfull composition. I usually find it difficult with flying Oystercatchers to capture a suitable flock and keep them in focus like these all are. Very good sharp details and colours.

TFS

Pekka

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• vanderschelden (24753)
• [2008-03-29 9:49]

Hello Ivan,
I do like your into page photo by the way. Maybe Ulla photographed it...Well done.
Good image; a flock of Oystercatchers.
Well done
TFS
Annick

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• Necipp (12392)
• [2008-03-29 10:12]

Hello Ivan, amazing flock of oyster catches here with fine focus on the flight path. Good sharpness and I like the pano format. tfs rgds Necip

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• Silvio2006 (21519)
• [2008-03-29 11:00]

Hi Ivan, fascinating composition with splendid flying birds, fantastic capture with splendid focus and excellent sharpness, very well done, ciao Silvio

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• loot (8699)
• [2008-03-30 2:22]

Hi Ivan

We see so many in-flight shots of single birds and some of our esteemed photographer friends have really mastered this to the level of a science and not an art anymore. I say this purely out of respect for their work and it is not meant to sound downgrading at all. However, to photograph a flock of birds successfully is another aspect of photography. Due to the numbers and the milling masses it is all too easy to loose focus of a central point of interest. Although this shot does not contain hundreds or even thousands of birds, actually only 10 birds, but due to the grouping and only the singular leading bird removed from the rest, it really keeps the eye focused in that area of the birds only. The rest of the composition also does not contain much other worth while detail that tends to distract the eye and thus make it wonder of to discover the remainder of the photo.

Excellent composition with the line of tree tops just reaching into the frame at the bottom and the bare branches of the trees on the right filling up 1/3 of the sky area on the vertical just to break the monotonous continuance of the plain sky. Lovely natural colours and excellent exposure levels.

Well done and TFS.
Regards
Loot

PS. Thanks for all the great support you have been giving me over the last couple of months. It is much appreciated.

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• pablominto (15280)
• [2008-03-30 10:37]

Hello Ivan,
This is a superb capture, worthy posting more than most!
The action is so well frozen, and the image tells the story of spring migration very well...
Excellent composition, sharp fine details!
Greetings,
Pablo -

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• dejo (2048)
• [2008-03-30 16:40]

Hello Ivan,
great capture of this beautiful flock of Oystercatchers!
beautiful birds!
sharp shot, great details!
regards, Dejan

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• joey (17959)
• [2008-03-31 1:09]

Wow! How lucky you were to have seen a whole flock of Oystercatchers! And then to photograph it so successfully! (which of course is not really down to luck!)
I love the bold eye-catching colours of these birds and you show that very well here.
Excellent range of poses.
A great composition too.
Superb DOF.
A bit over-sharpened I think due to the slight halo around some of the birds.
I like how we get a sense of this bird's habitat as well.
Great work Ivan!

Joe

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• cataclysta (4092)
• [2008-04-02 5:39]

Hi Ivan
It is beautiful. Great background Interesting 3 dimensional effect. Perfect composition of flying birds group and good sharpness
I like it very much
Krzysztof

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• SelenE (13345)
• [2008-04-04 9:09]

Hi Ivan,
Very nice in-flight capture of this group. I liked the focus, sharpness and the details. TFS
Greetings,
Selen

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• Alex99 (13775)
• [2008-04-05 6:03]

Hi Ivan.
You managed to frame this charming flying group of birds perfectly. Composition of the image is really spot on as well as the crisp sharpness of the image I like impressive bush on the right side and attractive curve of the nicely blurred horizon. Superb exposure parameters and cropping. My best regards and TFS. Well done.
Alexei.

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• arfer (0)
• [2008-04-05 22:59]

Hello Ivan

A lovely capture of these oystercatchers.
The colours are vibrant.
I like the chorus line you captured.
Nicely composed in the frame.
Very well focused with lovely detail.
TFS

Rob

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• horia (11790)
• [2008-04-20 8:05]

Hi Ivan

Again i see that i've missed a lot of great captures from you, my friend, and i want to take this chance to congratulate you for your lovely close-ups and contributions to TN as well.
I picked this one however, because it's something very beautiful are perhaps rarely seen here - a flock of Oystercatchers.
The sharpness here is impeccable and the dynamism of the shot is definitely enhanced by the composition.
Very beautiful colors and spot-on exposure as well.

Bravo and TFS
Horia

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• waminda2020 (268)
• [2008-06-01 22:50]

Ivan - i was amazed how all the birds seem to be in focus -it's a great result...mark