Female Chaffinch Inflight

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• Arjun (3066)
• [2008-04-12 10:43]

hi paul,
amazing picture.its truly out of words!!
beautiful composition with perfect details and quality of the picture is excellent.
the wing display is also great
TFS

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• SkyF (8113)
• [2008-04-12 10:59]

Hi Paul,
drop dead gorgeous!
Incredible ingflight pose that you captured perfectly.
Lighting, POV and details are just splendid.
TFS..Sky

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• stevkds (1645)
• [2008-04-12 11:25]

Hi Paul,
amazing shot. Very well done. Perfect work, interesting. TFS. Stev

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• Miss_Piggy (2599)
• [2008-04-12 11:45]
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Hallo Paul
What a delightful action shot. The sight of the moving feathers is just stunning. The details of the rest of the bird is also really great. What a luck shot. You have been at the right spot at the right time. Good framing, good lighting and great precision applied. A splendid presentation. Thanks for sharing. This one is much appreciated.
Kind regards
Anna

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• nglen (17692)
• [2008-04-12 11:50]

Hi Paul. I think you have nailed this one You best yet in the flying birds . I see the poor thing has the bad leg like the ones in the forest. I like the detail in the wings and feathers. good natural colours. well done tFS.
Nick..

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• rightway (323)
• [2008-04-12 11:58]

Hi Paul,
Beautiful shot. Nice composition and details.
TFS
Wei

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• matatur (2382)
• [2008-04-12 12:00]

You've caught this chaffinch at the beginning of a downstroke in mid-air Paul, the motion freezing exposure and fine focusing enabled you to display the plumage and the feathers of the wing and tail to a perfection. Good work indeed!
Cheers,
Mehmet

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• kibele66 (107)
• [2008-04-12 12:04]
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Paul hello!
Elegant! The details of the wing and the overall composition is perfect. Looks like made of cyristal. Great job! Congratulations.
Sibel

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• crs (623)
• [2008-04-12 12:08]

Hi Paul,

I do belive you spent some time to get such photos but for shure it worth it. The photo is astonishing good. Wonderfull clear image of bird's body and nice blur on the wings showing the movement.

Congratulations,
Cristian

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• mariki (6883)
• [2008-04-12 12:27]

Hello Paul,

Excellent picture of this chaffinch. Excellent POV, DOF and sharpness. Great colours. Very good contrast against the dark background.
Cheers,
Mariki

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• PeterZ (6845)
• [2008-04-12 12:36]

Hello Paul,
Wonderful in flight photo. Perfect sharpness and details. Amazing colours. Splendid BG, POV and light. Great quality!
Regards,
Peter

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• Necipp (12288)
• [2008-04-12 12:47]

Paul well done! this is superb the flight pose is spot on, great use of flash and well adjusted tfs rgds Necip

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• eqshannon (16480)
• [2008-04-12 13:15]

I think the only way you could get all not in motion would be to shoot at 1/500th or better and then with a strong flash and pin sharp aperture setting...but you are right...this is one of the, if not the best ones..
Bob

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• Jamesp (12630)
• [2008-04-12 13:49]

Hi Paul

Another outsatnding shot - wonderful timing plus good composition with good colour and superb detail. Well observed and captured.

James

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• ralfsworld (5916)
• [2008-04-12 14:17]

Hi Paul
This is really amazing one!
TFS
Ralf

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• aido (4038)
• [2008-04-12 15:29]

Hello Paul,
Nicely captured image. Great detail and exposure, plenty of wing blur even at 1/1250. Crop-wise I might have left a little more to the right and perhaps on the bottom, minor point though. These smaller birds are hard to capture in-flight (I've never tried but I've spent plenty of time watching them and trying to figure out how I'd do it :-)). Nice work.
Regards,
Adrian

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• rcrick (3132)
• [2008-04-12 19:31]

Hi Paul,

Just superb mate, everything about this is excellent, POV, focus, lighting, composition, perfect, well done.

Cheers Rick :)

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• tkp1165 (2063)
• [2008-04-12 19:48]

Hi Paul
Excellent Capture!! Very sharp and Great detail.
Nice Job! TFS
Tom

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• Proframe (4046)
• [2008-04-12 19:50]

Hello Paul,

The time you've spent lately to nail these wonderful birds in flight did work out greatly.
Beautiful in flight capture with lovely feather details and pose of the bird.
Excellent work on composition and lighting.
Seems like the bird has a bad left leg.
Has some strange out of shape form.
Very good note also. TFS!!!

Best regards and have a great Sunday,

Harry

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• gracious (10719)
• [2008-04-13 0:47]

Hello my friend Paul,
Sorry a bit late for coming in!
can not afford to miss this superb shot from you!
perfect use of the flash to achieve the perfect exposure and focus on this inflight bird!
good sharpness, colour and details
well done and my compliment!
Tony

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• CeltickRanger (5810)
• [2008-04-13 3:50]

hello Paul

this one is your best bird in-flight shot, and i can say
is one of TN's best bird in-flight shot, fine POV there is
a good space in the framing in front of the bird,excellent DOF,
a wonderful light on the bird with GREAT sharpness and details,

TFS

Asbed

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• jignasi (7544)
• [2008-04-13 3:55]

Excelente enfoque y acertada velocidad de obturación. Fidelidad en los colores y una gran y señorial pose del ave. Muy buen trabajo.

Saludos Paul: J. Ignasi

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• marhowie (33601)
• [2008-04-13 4:42]

Hi Paul,
Excellent DOF and some wing blur to convey movement. Nice flashwork too, you've stopped the action very well with great detail..
I like the POV and inflight pose, and the bird stands out well in the frame with the dark BG..
Well done!
Howard

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• Hil (4593)
• [2008-04-13 7:17]

Hi Paul

Excellent in-flight shot of the Female Chaffinch, and I think its deffinatly one of your best so far.
Nicely composed, with a great POV and a superb pose of the bird looking for its landing spot.
Nice sharp details.
Lovely natural colours and good use of light.

Hil

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• pekkavalo1 (2425)
• [2008-04-13 7:43]

Hi Paul,

Very nice action shot. Very good composition and lighting, sharp details, nice colours.

TFS

Pekka

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• horia (11676)
• [2008-04-13 8:20]

Hi Paul

Yes, indeed....very long time... :)
I'm afraid that spare time came in very short amounts for me lately :( But i guess we all have periods like this...

Anyway, nice to browse through your gallery again, my friend and see you are getting better and better with these beautiful in-flights!
This one here is indeed a gem and definitely one of your best until now!
I love the sharpness you managed to get on the body of this nice Chaffinch as well as the excellent light on the entire body and wings.
Very beautiful pose and presentation!

Bravo, TFS and take care!
Horia

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• jaycee (12780)
• [2008-04-13 8:21]

Hi Paul,

I agree - this is one of your best. You caught him in a wonderful pose - the wings are magnificent. Beautiful colors and details of the Chaffinch. A fantastic shot.

Jane

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• thor68 (4567)
• [2008-04-13 8:53]

wow, paul, i really like your "experiment"! :-) this is awesome, perfectly caught inflight-action.
excellent sharpness on the body with a slight motion-blur on the wings giving us an idea how fast she flew.
the fill flash is great, giving enough light on the bird and leaving the blurred bg in a very nice dark green.
terrific job & best wishes, thor.

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• Argus (20173)
• [2008-04-13 10:13]
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You are a master of in-flights, Paul!
This female Chaffinch is beautifully and sharply captured with just the right wing position and the use of fash highlights it well.
I think this is great and take to my favorites.
Thanks for sharing it!
Ivan

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• bobcat08 (1283)
• [2008-04-13 10:45]

Hello Paul,

Congrats. I think this is a successful picture of the inflight Chaffinch. You take this shot just in time. A beautiful composition. The sight of the moving feathers is just stunning. Thanks for sharing. Interesting notes. Have a nice day and TFS BOB

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• joey (17343)
• [2008-04-13 12:35]

Woooweee, Paul!! What a fantastic flying shot of this Chaffinch!! You've really excelled at this kind of photography!
Very cool pose with the wing outstretched and a great dynamic composition.
Excellent sharpness and clarity.
Stunningly good focusing too!
Must have taken a lot of hard work and time to get this!
I must try and find the money to get a flashgun... I'm still paying off my lenses and will be doing so until next year! :-( May get a flash for my b'day though :-)

I tip my hat to you!
Very, very well done,

Joe

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• uleko (20422)
• [2008-04-14 2:42]

Hello Paul,
Very beautiful shot of this female Chaffinch coming in to land. Wonderful light and colours and great sharpness. Superb timing to get the wing in this lovely shape! Very fine background too. Well done!!
Many thanks, Ulla

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• NinaM (4197)
• [2008-04-14 8:49]

You successfully managed to get those birds flying! Superb shot, Paul, I love the graceful movement of the wing with the light flattering it. Did you notice the way it holds its little fingers, it seems to be landing. Great capture, with great light and sharpness, thank you! I am back today as the little puppy is asleep beside me and Love is playing guitar. The sun is out, the snow hasn't melted yet but it shall... bye bye!

Francine

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• PaulH (9124)
• [2008-04-15 2:15]

Hi Paul,
so i guess this almost represents a culmination of all your hard work so far...and very impressive it is too mate. The detail and focus on the body, claws and head are bang on, with enough blur left in the wings to keep the sense of movement. Impressive capture which shows what determination and skill can produce, well done.
Paul

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• Lyndall (70)
• [2008-04-23 5:57]

Hi Paul
This is a wonderful capture of the chaffinch in flight. THe pattern on the wings and the feeling of motion are very impressive. The bird is in excellent focus and perfectly caught. well done!
TFS
Cheers
Lyndall

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• keanhoon (1139)
• [2008-04-23 7:51]

Fantastic, you definately need help from sun light for better exposure with such a high shutter speed. Great work.
TFS
Best regards,
Kean