Merry Christmas

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• loot (9351)
• [2006-12-24 4:28]

Hi there stranger.

Of course we remember you...now who would forget the little thistle in the corner of many a lovely photo on TN? Nice to hear and see something from you again. Actually your workshop is better than this one as it has far less PP trickery and is much more acceptable to TN standards (chuckle).

Thanks for this beautiful Christmas greeting. Your black-headed gull is just super. A great composition with excellent action as the bird comes in to land. Stunning colours and brilliant details still remains inherently a central trademark of your excellent work. The darkish BG enhances the bird very well and your exposure control was perfect.

Great work and TFS.
Regards
Loot

PS. Have a great Christmas and a wonderful 2007.

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• cataclysta (4728)
• [2006-12-24 4:33]

Czesc
Piekne zdjecie na swieta i fajna kartka swiateczna jako WS. Wesolych Swiat w dalekiej Anglii
Krzysiek

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• extramundi (12764)
• [2006-12-24 4:50]

Marry Christmas to you too!
You have chosen a beautiful shot for the ocassion. The lights and details are super, and the composition of this action shot is very good too.
Thanks and regards, Felipe.

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• Necipp (100)
• [2006-12-24 4:50]

Nice sharp catch good detail and I like the composition light was good well done rgds Necip.

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• horia (12979)
• [2006-12-24 4:51]

Hi Monika

How could we forget you? :)
It's nice to hear you might be returning not far from now. :) Looking forward for it:)
This seagull looks beautiful and the pose you managed to capture it in is excellent.
The sharpness is impeccable and i raelly like the strong conotrast between his colors and those of the deep blue of the water.
Very nice WS greeting, too...a mood lifter :))
All-in-all...WELCOME BACK and MERRY CHRISTMAS to you, too!

Bravo, TFS and Happy Holidays!
Horia

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• AndyB (3980)
• [2006-12-24 4:55]

Hello Monika,
How can we forget you,its nice to see you back!
A very nice in-flight capture.
Excellent exposure and perfect in detail.
Very well done,TFS
Have a great christmas and a happy new year!

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• jmp (8406)
• [2006-12-24 4:58]

Hi Monika,
I see you are landing and can make an small incursion by TN terrain! Wonderful pose, timing, exposure, colours and composition.
Merry Chirstmas, José M.

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• PDP (11761)
• [2006-12-24 5:23]

Hi Monika, I hope you are well. This is a very good shot. Lovely action you captured here. The details are very good and some golden light. Well done!

The WS IS silly, but funny. Happy Christmas

Paul

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• ramthakur (25871)
• [2006-12-24 5:38]

Thanks for your beautiful Christmas Card in the shape of this lovely image of a seagull, Monika.
Wish you too a Merry Christmas and a Happy New year!
Ram

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• wishnugaruda (14155)
• [2006-12-24 5:52]

Hi Monika,
that's perfect - so sharp and with brilliant warm colours, excellent shot, thanks.
Enjoy the Christmas-days, all the best for your, bye
Sabine - wishnugaruda

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• jossim (11890)
• [2006-12-24 6:11]

Superbe Photo,La pose de l'oiseau et son enplacement dans l'image donne beaucoup d'impacte à cette composition. Bravo pour les détails,les couleurs juste et la quoa;ité d'image.

Merci Monika et Joyeuses Fêtes.
Joseph

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• sAner (4742)
• [2006-12-24 6:20]

Of course we remember you Monika! :) I hope you still remember me? :) This is an excellent shot. Great pose, well exposed and sharp details. Perfectly frozen action. Well done & TFS! Happy holidays.

Regards,
Pieter

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• carper (8398)
• [2006-12-24 6:23]

Ah Monika, Fantastic capture, great quality shot.
We still know who youare Monica. Your the perfectionist in good photo's. I have you seen growing here on TN. and thats a fact for me. Monika I wish you and your family a very good Chrismas and a good begin of 2007.
gr. jaap

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• JoseMiguel (5187)
• [2006-12-24 6:48]

Hi Monika,
I like a lot your "approaching" scene of this Black-headed gull.
The high shutter speed done its work, you freezed time and this pose for us.
The sunny day worked also perfect giving that good light and illumination.
Composition is also really good, and I like a lot the frame used.
Congratulations, thanks for share and Merry Chirstmas to you too!
JM

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• vanderschelden (27774)
• [2006-12-24 7:53]

Hi Monika...
Good in flight shot.
All my wishes to you and your loved ones..
TFS
Annick

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• Alex99 (15295)
• [2006-12-24 9:48]

Hi Monika.
Merry Christmas and Happy holiday time for you.
Perfect action shot with amazing POV. Excellent details, exposure and contrast, lovely colours and very nice composition. Superb done and TFS.
Alexei.

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• dew77 (13069)
• [2006-12-24 10:05]

Hello Monika,
Nice to see a new post from you:)Magnificent action shot.POV,framing,details on white feathers,moment you caught and composition are wonderful.I liked your Christmas card at WS also a lot.Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
TFS...:-)

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• fototab (2145)
• [2006-12-24 11:23]

Monika,

Welcome back, very nice image of the gull, great action shot. It is crisp and clear and the bg is perfect.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family.

fototab

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• RAP (7405)
• [2006-12-24 14:58]

Excellent flight capture Monika, with impeccable timing, lighting and POV.

I like it a lot: composition, POV, sharpness, DOF, focus, colors, lighting, timing, framing and amusing Workshop.

I don't like it: nothing to grumble.

Thank you for so wonderful and my best wishes for these holidays that approach... Ricardo

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• manyee (19892)
• [2006-12-24 19:02]

Hello Monika,
It was such a pleasant surprise to see you on TN. : )
A lovely gull in-flight shot.
Very well exposed despite the bright day and the white feathers.
A dynamic pose.
He looks like an angel.
I enjoyed your workshop as well.
Merry Christmas to you,
and hope to see you back soon.
Happy Holiday wishes from California. : )
ManYee

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• arfer (0)
• [2006-12-24 22:56]

Hello Monika

This is a very nice in flight photo of this gull.I like the composition you chose.Very good POV and DOF.The lighting is very good and the colours are well saturated.TFS

Rob

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• coasties (27526)
• [2006-12-25 1:26]

Hi Monika

Wow... this is an excellent in-flight shot. Perfect timing. Congrats! Our Christmas Day is nearing the end. Hope your is progressing well. Merry Christmas from New Zealand.

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• wuta (2068)
• [2006-12-25 5:09]

Hello Monika , Beautifull Shot , sharpnes compositie colours bg and framing ,tfs Merry Cristmas And Good 2007 , Greetings Teunie .

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• red45 (26909)
• [2006-12-25 5:32]

Wesolych Swiat Monika!!!

I don't remember you, who are you? Welcome to TN my new friend ;-)))

So its Christmas and you sended us real angel :-) Excellent pose, it couldn't be better. Perfect sharpness, details, light. Exceptional Christmas post for sure!

I hope you'll find more time for TN in 2007 my friend!

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• cedryk (5072)
• [2006-12-26 19:51]

Czesc Moniko,
I Tobie Swiat Wesolych (ktore juz minely wlasnie) i Roku Przyszlego jak najlepszego zycze :-)

Fajnie, ze dalas znak zycia bo od jakiegos czasu zagladalem do Twojego PF a tu ciagle nic i nic, no ale rozumiem - jest czas na prace i czas na zabawe. Obys w przyszlym roku tego drugiego miala znacznie wiecej niz w tym :-)

A fotka sliczna - pod kazdym wzgledem :-)
Serdecznosci,
Michal

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• TAZ (10922)
• [2006-12-27 3:24]

Hello Monika,
Wow ! You offer us a wonderful shot, realy ! The composition is excellent, the pose is superb, the exposure is spot on, sharpness is very good, DOF and BG are super.
The bonus in workshop is so nice, thank my friend.
Bravo and Happy New Year with a new lens ;-)

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• Signal-Womb (10966)
• [2006-12-27 14:38]

Hello Monika, has to be one of the best Black-headed gull shots on TN. Perfect composition and timing. That was quite a long break but I still remember Thistle ;) Happy New Year..

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• jeanpaul (13851)
• [2006-12-27 16:50]

Bonjour Monika!
Ceet prise de vue est de toute beauté avec ce magnifique oiseau capté en vol avec une jolie position des ailes. Les détails sont excellents,de belles couleurs naturelles, une jolie composition. du très beau et grand travail !
Je te souhaite a toi et ta familles plein de bonnes et belles choses pour l'année 2007
Au revoir ...JP

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• marhowie (34891)
• [2006-12-28 10:26]

Hello Monika.
This is a wonderful inflight. Everything looks fantastic. Excellent quality..
I think you nailed it all the way round :)
Happy New Year from Texas!

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• mario-roberto (2627)
• [2007-01-09 4:42]

hi monika,
merry christmas to you.

tfs mario

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• SkyF (8113)
• [2007-01-09 6:41]

Hello Monika,
wonderful Christmas greeting, you captured a great moment the bird seems to embrace the season. Very well done. POV, sharpness and colors are excellent.
Nice seeing you post again!
Sky

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• Tomasz (500)
• [2007-01-10 18:39]

Halo Monika,
¶wietny kadr,¶wiat³o,kolor.Zdjêcie dynamiczne bdb strza³ :-)
Pozdrawiam,
Tomasz

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• aido (4046)
• [2007-01-21 13:10]

Hello Monika,
Of course we remember you :-) This is excellent, as always a perfect exposure with great detail in even the brightest areas. Good DOF and nicely framed, great work. Good workshop photo too, I didn't realise Gulls were into Springsteen :-)
Adrian

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• AnimalExplorer (8614)
• [2007-01-21 15:58]

Hi Monique,

Excellent capture of the gull suspended in mid air, the details and lighting are excellent.

I really haven't seen that many postings from you, so I thought I would check your archives out and sure enough I missed some very nice ones. :)

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• haimziv (98)
• [2007-04-07 9:39]

Amazing flight pose. Love it very much.

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• Anatoli (114)
• [2007-09-11 4:58]

Hello Monika
Very well done

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• PeterZ (9267)
• [2008-11-04 12:31]

Hello again, Monika
This photo is for me absolutely perfect. You managed the white colours so good. The contrasting colours against the dark blue BG are splendid. Very sharp details and a perfect composition and POV.
Regards,
Peter