The Claw

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• rousettus (5935)
• [2008-05-09 9:11]

hello Paul
excellent timing, it is great capture for Fringilla coelebs, one of most popular bird species on TN. Splendid coloration, great focus and POV. Great work indeed. Thanks for sharing, best wishes
Ahmet

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• hester (10000)
• [2008-05-09 9:12]

Hi Paul

I don't mind the missing wing tip when the image is as good as this. Wonderful sharp and frozen action, perfectly exposed and an amazing pose. Stunning work

TFS

Karan

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• Royaldevon (2129)
• [2008-05-09 9:42]

Hello Paul,

These sort of shots are fascinating because you could never experience them in any other way. I used to wonder whether birds closed their eyes at all when they were flying; obviously not! I am surprised how high the head is! The bird would be more streamlined if it was more in line with the body. There is probably a very logical reason for it, but it is curious!
Very well captured!

Kind regards,
Bev :-) Many thanks for your warm comments on 'Honestly it's Honesty'

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• cako (1141)
• [2008-05-09 9:48]

Hi Paul
very nice image
Wonderful sharp and frozen action

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• Argus (18469)
• [2008-05-09 10:05]

Hello Paul,
I suppose the missing wing tip would bother me if it were mine, but it's a small point in an otherwise excellent capture of a male Chaffinch caught with his landing gear down. Superb composition and POV against a fine neutral BG and great timing for the wing positions.
TFS this beauty,
Have a good weekend,
Ivan

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• crs (467)
• [2008-05-09 10:42]

Hi Paul,

Excelent way of showing this bird. The way you got the image of birds head and claws is great. Excelent POV and nice way of using the light.

Congratulations,
Cristian

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• PeterZ (5627)
• [2008-05-09 11:09]

Hello Paul,
Wonderful in flight shot. Perfect sharpness and details. The light on the back is very beautiful. Great pose, timing and composition.
Regards,
Peter

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• Arjun (2904)
• [2008-05-09 11:16]

hi paul,
Superb picture,lovely colours in it..nice action too
tfs

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• PaulH (8038)
• [2008-05-09 11:28]

Hi Paul,
definitely worth sharing, it's an interesting and unusual pose you caught here mate, with some good detail, colour and a very good DOF. Pretty rubbish watching the weather outide when stuck indoors all day eh?? Still, weekend's looking good, enjoy it.
Paul

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• pekkavalo1 (1150)
• [2008-05-09 11:28]

Hi Paul,

I know you were trying to catch the claw. Very good piece of detail captured. Nice composition, colours and sharpness of details.

TFS

Pekka

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• goldyrs (2090)
• [2008-05-09 11:31]

Lovley shot, Paul.Very well captured and timed.The exposure is perfect!
Goldy

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• thor68 (4527)
• [2008-05-09 11:32]
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good inflight-shot of the pretty chaffinch, and yes, the cut off wing is not so nice,
but the colors and the pose are great. good job & best wishes, thor.

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• Hil (4297)
• [2008-05-09 11:37]

Hi Paul

Great in-flight shot of the Chaffinch and was well,worth the post even with the tip of the wing missing.
Its another amazing pose, it looks like he is looking around whilst flying.
Very nice colours and light too.

Hil

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• GLEM (4767)
• [2008-05-09 11:47]

hi Paul,
très belle image en plein vol, un de mes objectif en ce moment. Belle netteté, couleurs saturées, et quelle position !

tfs
gl

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• CatherineD (760)
• [2008-05-09 12:20]

Hello Paul,
Very nice attitude, with good sharpness on his head and nice background. Very good work. Best regards,
Catherine

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• jai_glenny (461)
• [2008-05-09 13:38]

Lord Lawbert

You have caught colouration here in the back I have not noticed before. These shots could easily become a trademark for you.

Jai

P.S Looking forward to seeing you down this neck ...

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• nglen (15513)
• [2008-05-09 13:52]

Hi very short of time tonight just a note to say a great picture. well done TFS .
Nick..

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• Jamesp (10666)
• [2008-05-09 15:08]

Hi Paul

Another great close-up action shot, great POV with good colour and superb detail. Well observed and captured.


James

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• eqshannon (14193)
• [2008-05-09 18:51]

I am already behind for tomorrow..more or less today...maybe I will do more of some in flight...I was called as if it were 'almost' in flight...but wings still up no? so who knows...Ah well..I shall grab one sooner or later and you shall be the guy who led me down this road!
Bob
Note our new 300K image size!'tis from Adam via Pablo and I

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• jusninasirun (2917)
• [2008-05-09 18:52]

Hello Paul. you gallery is filled with stunning in flight top quality images. Super sharp image in a first class demonstration of stunning shot. Best regards. Jusni

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• CeltickRanger (4734)
• [2008-05-09 21:02]

hello Paul

excellent in-flight shot with fine POV and DOF,
i love the pose of his feet in the flight, excellent sharpness
and details, and the blurs of the wings and tail it show's
the motion of the image, TFS

Asbed

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• gracious (9527)
• [2008-05-10 0:26]

Hello Paul,
Pressing for time and to say many thanks for sharing with wonderful inflight bird with good sharpness, good colour and details
well done
cheers
Tony

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• mariki (5017)
• [2008-05-10 1:04]

Hello Paul,

Very nice capture of this chaffinch. Excellent timing. Great colours.
Cheers,
Mariki

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• joey (14906)
• [2008-05-10 5:44]

No worries about the missing wing-tip.... this shot is awesome!
The pose is superb!
Exceptional focusing and a great DOF.
Good sharpness and clarity.
Superb composition.
I'm still stunned at how you can do this!

Very well done Paul!

Regards,
Joe

p.s I think I'll be meeting up with you Paul, Nick, Jai and Horia on the 18th for some landscaping photography :-) Looking forward to it!

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• jaycee (11174)
• [2008-05-10 8:18]

Hi Paul,

Why worry about missing a part of the wing when you have such a magnificent face? The lighting on the face is superb. You caught him in a wonderful position - I love the curves of the wings and the landing gear down. Gorgeous colors, good details, and another wonderful shot.

Jane

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• nirmalroberts (2221)
• [2008-05-10 11:34]

Hi Paul,
Beautiful action shot. A bit too tight cropping in the bottom. TFS.
- Nirmal

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• MartinL (548)
• [2008-05-10 18:25]

Paul,

I see you are still shooting in-flights. I think once you start, you just can't drop the habit :) You've done wonderfully here, with great detail, background and colors.
Don't worry about the wing. These are not easy shots to execute and this one is totally worth sharing.

Best Regards,

Martin

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• eliasK4 (70)
• [2008-05-12 9:46]

Hi Paul,

Good shot of the male chaffinch!
Great sharp details, espiacally in the head feathers, and good DOF, exposure, composition and blurry BG.

Very well done,

Danny