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Long- & red-legged beauty for ASBED


Long- & red-legged beauty for ASBED
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Copyright: Bayram Gocmen (boreocypriensis) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5089 W: 178 N: 12407] (33873)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-07-18
Categories: Birds
Camera: Nikon D-5000, Sigma 50-500mm f/4-6.3 EX DG APO HSM, @ ISO 400
Exposure: f/6.3, 1/1600 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Bayram's Dedications-II, Birds from the Middle East and Europe, CeltickRanger's favorite bird in-flight photos 2 [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2009-08-24 0:29
Viewed: 411
Favorites: 2 [view]
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Himantopus himantopus (Black-winged stilt ) [in Turk. Uzunbacak] (Female)

I would like dedicate this long- & red-legged beauty in-flight to our beloved friend, Asbed Iskedjian (CeltickRanger) who is an admirer such kind of shots. Hope you can like this to MF Asbed:).

TFL and Have a nice new week!
Cheers,

©Bayram GÖÇMEN, Ege University, Faculty of Science. All Rights Reserved.

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The Black-winged Stilt is a large wader in the avocet and stilt family, Recurvirostridae. Adults are 33-36 cm long. They have long pink legs, a long thin black bill and are blackish above and white below, with a white head and neck with a varying amount of black. Males have a black back, often with greenish gloss. Females' backs have a brown hue, contrasting with the black remiges. In the populations that have the top of the head normally white at least in winter, females tend to have less black on head and neck all year round, while males often have much black, particularly in summer. This difference is not clear-cut however, and males usually get all-white heads in winter. Immature birds are grey instead of black and have a markedly sandy hue on the wings, with light feather fringes appearing as a whitish line in flight.
The taxonomy of this bird is still somewhat contentious: some sources believe that there are as many as five distinct species; others consider some or all of these to be subspecies. The American variant, the Black-necked Stilt, has a dark head as well with a white spot over the eye. It is recorded as Himantopus mexicanus in the Sibley-Monroe checklist.

The breeding habitat is marshes, shallow lakes and ponds. Black-winged Stilts are found in southern and southeastern Europe, central Asia, northern Africa, Australia, Central and South America, Hawaii, the Philippines, south central Canada and the western and southeastern United States. They may stray well outside these areas. The nest site is a bare spot on the ground near water. These birds often nest in small groups, sometimes with avocets that I saw them together around the Eleman Marsh (Pamucak, Selçuk). They are migratory and move to the ocean coasts in winter. These birds pick up their food from sand or water. They mainly eat insects and crustaceans.

Reference:
1. Perrins, C. & Attenborough, D. (1987). Collins New Generation Guide to the BIRDS of Britain and Europe. William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd., Glasgow, 320 pp.
2. Wikipedia: Clich here for more info on the species.
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Günaydın Hocam, süper bir uçar uzunbacak karesi. Öterek uçtuğu gagadan belli:) Elinize sağlık.
Deniz

Selam Bayram,

Today, we are neighbors :)

What a gorgeous closeup shot of the Black-winged Stilt 'in flight', wow!
The sharpness and POV are just ideal with great DOF. The colors are very prominent and completely natural with nice blue sky as a perfect BG. I like the eyes and beak of the bird. The flight position of the bird brings energy into the capture.
Very well seen!

thanks and regards,
Paras Bhalla

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  • zetu Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 647 W: 15 N: 1589] (6203)
  • [2009-08-24 0:47]

Hello Bayram
A fine capture of Black-winged Stilt in flight. Well done
Regards
Razvan

Dayi kus fotograflamak zor diyordun ama senin icin pek zor olmadi galiba. Kus serin hergun artiyor ve buda cok guzel olmus. Eline saglik.
Londra'dan selamlar.
Merih

Hocam yine harika cekmissiniz. Böyle hizli ucan bir kusu kompoze etmek zor olsa gerek. Elinize sağlık.
Nazım

Ciao Bayram, I never forget you, my friend:), I'm here again, lovely dedication to our friend Asbed, wonderful capture of beautiful bird in splendid fly, good focus and fine details, very well done, ciao Silvio

Dostum merhaba,
Harika bir uçar kare bu.Kanat,ayak ve kafa hareketi ile fırlamış bir ok gibi muhteşem bir pozda yakalamışsın.Netlik,renkler ve kadraj içi yerleşim de ayrıca gözalıcı.Eline emeğine sağlık.
Pîroz dikim.

Dûrzan

Bayram. cok guzel cekmissin yine... eline saglik.
Kanatlarin pozunu cok sevdim...
Leyla.

ters ışığa rağmen güzel kare, selamlar...

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  • anel Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1723 W: 0 N: 3915] (15730)
  • [2009-08-24 4:21]

Hello Bayram,
Very elegant the flight of this Black-winged Stilt! Very plaeasant presentation against the blue sky, not easy probably with a quite strong light.
Nice dedication to Asbed.
Have a nice day
Kind regards
Anne

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  • zulfu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1057 W: 0 N: 162] (868)
  • [2009-08-24 4:24]

Bayram hocam ters ışık mışık;) kare süper. Elinize ve emeğinize sağlık. Özellikle kanatların poziyonu çok estetik. Asbed'e yakışır bir hediye olmuş.
Emeğinize sağlık.
Mehmet

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  • joska Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 407 W: 0 N: 1011] (5460)
  • [2009-08-24 5:11]

Very good photo of this Bird, great colors and sharpness too!

Hem uçar hem detaylı , eline sağlık Bayram .

Merhaba Bayram,

A great capture of this Blacked-wing Stilt in-flight with nice colors & details. Well done as usual & TFS.

Salam & Regards

Umar

Çok etkileyici bir ucar fotoğrafı olmuş hocam. Eminim Asbed beğenecektir. Emeğinize sağlık.
Bahadır

hello Bayram

on this moday morning you put a smile on me,
i do more than like your photo, WOW ! Bayram
i would love to do one day a photo like yours
an in-flight photo with DSLR quality, in coming
year i think i'll finaly have my first DSLR

a very fine POV en contre-plongé, the photo shot
at the best moment with the bird's flight pose
that shows us the speed of his flight,
fine focus with great sharpness and details,
the bird seem to be en contre-jour and you
managed superbly your camera to get details
and with the wonderful luminosity at his background,

TFS

Asbed

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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2388 W: 94 N: 5521] (17576)
  • [2009-08-24 8:29]

Hello Bayram,
Great photo of this Black-winged Stilt in flight. Very good sharpness and details, beautiful colours and an exellent composition. Very nice blue and contrasting sky in the BG.
Very nice dedication.
Regards,
Peter

Spectacular and sharpened flying capture. Little masterpiece my friend Bayram.

Roberto

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  • siggi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1373 W: 56 N: 4723] (16252)
  • [2009-08-24 11:00]

Hello MF Bayram,
Very nice in flight shot, good composition and point of view, very nice sharpness and depth of field, lovely colors and light.
Best regards Siggi

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2908 W: 34 N: 8625] (32146)
  • [2009-08-24 11:45]

Hi Bayram. I can see why you have dedicated this one to are friend Asbed i am sure he will love it. You have taken a good inflight picture with good detail and colours. The long red legs stand out so well. TFs.
Nick..

Demek uzunbacak buymuş kanka. Uçarken iyi yakalamışsın. Heraket durmuş ve detaylar çok iyi. Eline sağlık.
Gökhan

Hi little bro Bauram,

first an snake man and the birdman.
Very nice inflight shot from this bird with good details and fine colours.

Gert

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  • roges Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 598 W: 0 N: 523] (3096)
  • [2009-08-24 12:40]

Merhaba Bayram,

Geri geldi!
Mükemmel bu kuş şaşırttı. Tüm resimleri, tebrikler.
Güzel bir akşam,
Adrian

What ho! So clear for an in flight bird Bayram. And well dedicated. As per usual your notes are very worthy of reading..and an art form unto themselves..It takes a bit unless you have a template....Very well done!
Bob

Merhaba Hocam,
Uçuş anını çok güzel dondurmuşsunuz, harika bir kare olmuş. Paylaşım için teşekkürler.
Saygılarımla, Naşit

Hi Bayram,
now that you have changed your photographic subjects for birds I notice a new expertise with you, Bayram! . I know from trying (without success) how difficult it is to catch a flying bird with the light, the focus and everything else just right. Thanks for sharing.
My best regards to you
Dietrich

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  • foozi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1339 W: 0 N: 2575] (9083)
  • [2009-08-25 3:33]

Merhaba MF Bayram,
wow...this is indeed a great shot. well taken in its best splendoured pose and style.
Very well seen in its graceful and legance.
Very well presented and you have manifested your excellent skills.
Very captivating in colours , clarity and compsition.

Regards,
Foozi

Hello Bayram,
Sorry I'm very short of time for the time being, but I took a few minutes to look at your top class photo from a bird in flight
Superb POV and great focus
Well done
Albert

Hello Bayram,

A fine job of catching this attractive bird in mid-flight. Very sharp image, exposed properly and you managed to catch it in an attractive position too.

Thanks,
John

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2992 W: 162 N: 950] (2789)
  • [2009-08-26 9:57]

Hello Bayram,
These are such elegant birds and you've captured it beautifully in flight. Great focus and details and lovely light. Great timing too!
TFS and cheers, Ulla

Merhaba Bayram hocam,

Çok güzel bir uçuş sahnesi. Kanatlarda yer alan boşluklar da dikkat çekici. Zor çekimi güzel başarmışsınız. Tebrikler üstadım.

Saygılar
Mehmet

Çok güzel bir kuş uçarı olmuş Bayram hocam. Herşey çok net.
Elinize sağlık. Özgür

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