Night Shift

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• estival (5528)
• [2008-06-23 5:01]

Waw! Bellissima foto! Complimenti!

Ciao e grazie, Emanuele

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• uleko (24911)
• [2008-06-23 5:35]

Hello Rick,
Excellent close capture of this Nighthawk! I never knew they were 'easy' to get near. I've only seen it a couple of times, once well hidden, the other time at night flying. A strange bird very nicely in focus here - it always looks so sleepy! :-)
TFS and regards, Ulla

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• cako (2465)
• [2008-06-23 5:48]

Hi Rick
very interesting and beatifull bird
very good sharp and detail.

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• PeterZ (9535)
• [2008-06-23 6:26]

Hello Rick,
What a great photo of this Nighthawk. Excellent sharpness with superb details. Beautiful natural colours. Good contrast against the OOF BG. DOF and POV are splendid.
Regards,
Peter

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• ralfsworld (6134)
• [2008-06-23 6:27]

Hello Rick
You have captured really cool bird with good quality. Pose and composition are good too :)
TFS
Ralf

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• eqshannon (21899)
• [2008-06-23 7:05]

Unusual. I had a friend back in the 1970's whose 'handle' on the CB radio was Nighthawk. Until this very moment it never occurred to me that there was such a thing. I may have seen these but not known what they were. How intriguing. I am always learning something new or something which reminds me of the past. Very good then. It is now etched into my brain. And welcome back from your muddy adventure. Would make a good TV show:-) With a stand-in actor for your part of course.
Bob

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• MMM (7260)
• [2008-06-23 7:17]

Hi Rick
Nice to see you back.Excellent presntation of a species I had never seen before.Good POV and sahrp imaeg.Nice OOF BG ,I also like your subject pose.
TFS Michel

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• jaycee (16095)
• [2008-06-23 9:22]

Hi Rick,

A new bird for me! Not only haven't I seen one before, I haven't heard of them. Wonderful to be able to get so close and to get such a fine shop. Excellent details of his unusual face, eye, and plummage. I love the colors and shadings.

Jane

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• fartash (10303)
• [2008-06-23 10:20]

Dear Rick
Excellent shot of this Common Nighthawk,
Perfect focusing,DOF and composition.Welldone my friend.

Regards
Fartash

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• mariki (9195)
• [2008-06-23 12:11]

Hello Rick,

Great capture of this Nighthawk. Excellent composition. Great sharpness. I like the detail of the plumage. Excellent light and natural colours.
Cheers,
Mariki

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• gerbilratz (3176)
• [2008-06-23 12:52]

Hello Rick. Top performance to get one of these on film!great details and a lovely pose. TFS...

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• CeltickRanger (7691)
• [2008-06-23 20:27]

hello Rick

excellent close-shot of the Common Nighthawk with fine POV,
beautiful luminosity of the image, excellent sharpness and details,

TFS

Asbed

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• MartinL (1360)
• [2008-06-23 20:33]

Rick,

What a find! I only know this bird from my 'birding book', I've never seen one before.. It is interesting that you can approach it so closely. From what I read, it relies heavily on camouflage to stay well hidden during the day. Maybe it thinks that you just can't see it and allows a close approach ? In any event, you've done a wonderful job here. Thanks for sharing this shot - it is nice to see how it looks like in the real life vs a painting in a book. Great job.

Best Regards,

Martin

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• Art_R (1995)
• [2008-06-23 21:43]

Hi Rick , great photograph , the color and detail are very nice , it is so neat how it is perched , looks like it should fall off of that post :-)
TFS
regards
Art

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• Jamesp (15234)
• [2008-06-23 22:42]

Hi Rick

Lovely shot of this Nighthawk - great pose and detail here. A very lucky sighting.

James

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• JPlumb (2837)
• [2008-06-24 2:07]

Hi Rick, I've never seen a Common Nighthawk, so thanks for the introduction here. Without knowing a lot about the bird, it sort of reminds me of the Nightjars seen in Australia. We have a Tawny Frogmouth that I've seen here a couple of times. It seems to have a very similar temperment, and camouflage look to it. You have good close detail on this one, you've gotta love the variations seen in that plumage. Very nicely seen and captured.

Thanks, John

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• SelenE (12926)
• [2008-06-24 3:07]

Hi Rick,
Nocturnal birds look interesting during the daytime :o) Well seen and photographed. TFS
Best wishes,
Selen

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• joey (22002)
• [2008-06-24 11:10]

Very nice capture of this Nighthawk.
Superb composition.
Excellent sharpness and detail.
Brilliant light.

Well done, Rick!

Joe

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• nglen (22528)
• [2008-06-24 11:52]

Hi Rick. Great close up of the Nighthawk. You were able to get very close to get the fine detail and natural colours in the fetahers. as you say having a sleep before the night work starts. well done TFS good notes too,
Nick..

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• Argus (24857)
• [2008-06-25 7:29]

Hello Rick,
Superb capture of a Common Nighthawk. I know that they stay put during the day but the European species is hard to find. So it always impresses me when I see such a fine sharp close shot and it makes me a little envious.
Thanks for sharing this great shot that is a joy to view,
Ivan

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• rapidshot (257)
• [2008-06-27 20:18]
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• arfer (0)
• [2008-07-04 22:24]

Hello Rick

Well done,the close up pov is excellent and allows for lovely focus and sharpness.
The plumage detail shows well.
Nicely composed in the frame.
TFS
Rob