Testing the Waters

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• Royaldevon (2812)
• [2008-04-30 13:47]

Hello Howard,

Wow! What a great action shot!
This bird is new to me but she is certainly not going to find it easy to hide!
I love the way she is spreading her feet and her wings, like an aeroplane coming in to land! Lovely details all round.

Kind regards,
Bev :-)

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• xTauruSx (257)
• [2008-04-30 13:50]

Hello Howard, superb action shot of this beauty. TFS. Regards,
Deniz

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• gerbilratz (2938)
• [2008-04-30 13:55]

Hi Howard...er, HOW!! this is one of the most amazing shots I have ever seen...I am gobsmacked..

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• maurydv (3312)
• [2008-04-30 14:06]

Spettacolare cattura, eccellente POV, straordinaria nitidezza, molto belli i dettagli dell'occhio del becco e delle zampe, magnifici i colori, la luce e BG dell'acqua. Grazie e complimenti. Ciao Maurizio

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• Amadeo (2154)
• [2008-04-30 14:37]

Hola Howard, un buen momento en el vuelo de este bonito pajaro. Un saludo

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• spalaxtr (4137)
• [2008-04-30 14:51]

Hi Hovard,
Great moment and superb photo. Sharpness, details, natural colors, amazing waves on water all right. TFS. Regards,
Mustafa

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• vanderschelden (24753)
• [2008-04-30 15:08]

Hello Howard,
Ah...a "Rietgors":-)
Quite colorful for a female. I once photographed a Rainbow lorikeet with similar diverse and vivid colors.
Good photographer's architect as well:-).
Well done.
Greetings
Annick

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• Janice (16725)
• [2008-04-30 15:34]
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Superb!!!!
Excellent catch Howard - I love the look on his face - you can see the worry there! And just about hear the squawk!
Thanks for sharing this beauty
Janice

PS It is interesting to see your pond - and the surrounds. Now we can picture you out there shooting - thanks friend

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• saguzar (6381)
• [2008-04-30 15:35]

Hi Howard,
A nice coloured bird, unknown for me, very well captured testing water, in the right moment.
TFS
Hernán

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• pekkavalo1 (2657)
• [2008-04-30 15:43]

Hi Howard,

Looked all the pictures in the series. This one is quite extraordinary. Haven't previously seen any Buntings in any way connected with water. Very good action picture with bright colours and sharp details.

TFS

Pekka

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• lise (2515)
• [2008-04-30 16:01]
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Hi Howard,
I looked at your workshop and I was suprised to see that the male and female look the same. By the way, you have a lovely backyard :)
This is an amazing action shot, perfect timming of the this colorful bird.
Very well done.
Lise

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• jaycee (13255)
• [2008-04-30 16:31]

Hi Howard,

Reminds me of going to the beach on the east coast, sticking my toe in the water to find it absolutely freezing! Great shot with the beak wide open - I have a feeling I know what she is saying. Beautiful colors - they look vivid to me. Wonderful details of the face (great expression)and plummage and a marvelous pose.

Jane

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• AnimalExplorer (8270)
• [2008-04-30 17:45]

Hi Howard,
Excellent capture of this flying spetrum of colors. The freeze action shot is amazing with very nice ambient lighting. Well done MF. TFS
Paul :)

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• Pentaxfriend (5227)
• [2008-04-30 17:57]

Hi Howard,

Superb in-flight shot
Amazing colors
Excellent compo

TFS Thijs

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• CeltickRanger (6223)
• [2008-04-30 18:30]

hello Howard

excellent water landing shot, with fine POV and framing,
excellent sharpness and details and wonderful colours of the bird,
i love the image of the one posed on the workshop, TFS

Asbed

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• Luis52 (9914)
• [2008-04-30 18:54]

Hola Howard.
Bella foto de este singular y colorido Pajarillo. La pose congelada en el aire le da mas valor a la presentacion. La nota muy interesante de leer.
Saludos Howard.
Luis52.

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• MartinL (1048)
• [2008-04-30 19:58]

Howard,

I see you are kind enough to treat us with another excellent photograph! This is a wonderful image. Not only is this a very nicely composed shot of a beautiful bird but it is also an in-flight! Thanks for sharing such an awesome shot!

Best Regards,

Martin

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• gracious (10973)
• [2008-04-30 20:18]

Hello Howard,
Nicely captured of this beautiful hovering Bunting!
the colour is so beautiful on this bird in good sharpness and superb details
many thanks for this sharing indeed
best regards
Tony

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• Argus (20877)
• [2008-04-30 22:39]

Hello Howard,
A striking bird, caught in-flight in a striking manner!
The high technical quality is off-set by the fine timing and composition against the swirling pattern of the water to creat a great contrast and effect and the composition is just right.
Great work, Howard and thanks for sharing it!
Ivan

BTW, is this your new pond?

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• pirate (2871)
• [2008-05-01 0:31]

Hi Howard
incredible bird and even more incredible shot
great
tfs
tom

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• mariki (6903)
• [2008-05-01 0:45]

Hello Howard,

Superb action shot. Very good composition. Great sharpness and wonderful colours.
Cheers,
mariki

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• inked (634)
• [2008-05-01 1:16]

hi Howard,
wow just awesome.. stunning colors.. beautiful capture!
amazing work! tfs
Gethin

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• JPlumb (2827)
• [2008-05-01 1:20]

Howard, you would like Australia, with the Lorikeets; this lady reminds me of them. I like the stopped action in this shot, and the expression (can birds have expressions?). It looks like she has the brakes put on, but you were shooting at 1/3000 (wow) so you probably just stopped her in mid flap. The colour seen here and the detail seen on the bird is excellent. Very nice. I like your setup, you have the perfect blind.

Thanks, John

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• PaulH (9450)
• [2008-05-01 1:27]

Hi Howard,
beautiful looking bird, looks almost tropical! Spot on timing and very well placed in the frame. Details, DOF etc are typcially brilliant.
Cheers,
Paul

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• haraprasan (11593)
• [2008-05-01 1:45]

Hi Howard,
A nice capture of this beautiful rainbow bunting. Excellent composition and sharp details. Very well timed and a nice POV. Thanks a lot for sharing.

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• boreocypriensis (9906)
• [2008-05-01 1:51]

Hi my friend Howard,
Stunning capture of this beautifully colured female in-flight with superb clarity, lighting and framing. Great composition my friend.
Many thanks for sharing and best regards,

Bayram

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• goldyrs (4108)
• [2008-05-01 5:20]

The bird's not too happy about the water, Howard:)
A lovely shot, I love these colourful birds.
Goldy

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• darwin (1688)
• [2008-05-01 6:53]

Hi Howard
Wonderful inflight action shot
Awesome frozen moment with beautiful color
Superb details.tfs jon

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• joey (17959)
• [2008-05-01 8:50]

This is pure "Marhowie"!
Only you could get a shot like this!
Incredible colours.
The pose is superb!
Very sharp and crisp.
Excellent composition.
Very, very well done!

Joe :-D

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• nglen (18250)
• [2008-05-01 11:26]

Hi Howard. From the look on the birds face the water looks to be very cold. he has the right name . what was nature doing when it made this one. why so many colours. you have captured fine detail in the funny pose with bright colours. well done TFS.
Nick..

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• bobcat08 (1307)
• [2008-05-01 11:39]

Hi Howard,

It seems to be that she is fighting (screams) against something (maybe an another bird) Great action shot. And of course beautiful colours. And also I love the way she is spreading her feet and her wings. Superb. Well done. Regards and TFS BOB.

ps You live in a beautiful small town. I take a quick look at Google.

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• rcrick (3266)
• [2008-05-01 20:29]

Hello Howard,

What a stunner, just a wonderful action shot you've captured here, superb detail, beautiful colours, well framed and composed.
Really excellent work,

Cheers Rick :)

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• efsus (668)
• [2008-05-01 21:53]

Merhaba Howard, renkleri, keskinliği, zamanlaması ve tüm detaylarıyla gözalıcı bir kuş fotosu olmuş. Elinize sağlık. Hüseyin

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• angela926 (1698)
• [2008-05-02 7:45]

Hello Howard,
WOW!! Amazing capture, fantastic composition, good
point of view and great timing, very good sharpness
and depth of field, beautiful vivid colors, nice
contrast and lovely light.
Angela

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• Mana (15476)
• [2008-05-02 8:08]

Hi Howard,
Wonderful shot of this colourful Bunting ready to plunge on the water. This is pure magic. Great expression captured with wide open eyes and open bill. The rippled waters looks majestic. Very neat and sharp image with superb lighting and colours. Excellent POV and composition. Kudos.
TFS.
Sumon

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• eng55 (1095)
• [2008-05-02 9:07]

Hi Howard,
Beautiful capture of this colourful bird.I liked timing
and point of view very much.
Thanks for posting..

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• Silvio2006 (21519)
• [2008-05-02 10:41]

Hi Howard, fantastic composition, great action shot with nice bird, wonderful colors, great details and superb sharpness, very well done, ciao Silvio

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• MMM (6594)
• [2008-05-02 14:35]

Hi Howard
Perfect timing for that action image.Good POV and sharp image .Colors are outstanding.
TFS Michel

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• claudine (9473)
• [2008-05-02 15:59]
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Hi Howard,
This is this colorful creature again! What a beauty! This is an excellent action shot that you achieved well with those difficult settings (this camera is a must!) and the photographer is gifted of course... I should built a pound here as well ;) It seems to work very well with those amazing species it attires... One question remains: did you use a noise reduction device somehow? Thanks,
Claudine

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• uleko (21146)
• [2008-05-03 7:59]

Hello Howard,
Amazing in-fligt capture of this beauty. It's a splendid capture too but I prefer your previous one which is a favourite of mine!
TFS and have a nice weekend! Ulla

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• Signal-Womb (10757)
• [2008-05-03 14:58]

Superb in-flight capture Howard. You achieved perfect focus were it matters here. The colour on this little fellow is stunning. Very nice work.

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• PeterZ (7179)
• [2008-05-04 1:38]

Hello Howard,
Back from a small holiday and found this wonderful photo. Great quality in all aspects.
Very beautiful,
Regards,
Peter

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• waminda2020 (268)
• [2008-05-04 15:27]

Howard - thankyou for your email and I would appreciate any comments you can make - my intention is to get better at what I really enjoy - first stop I think is to do better with what I have then later I want to invest in a faster lens like a 2.8 80-200 lens rather than the 18-200 3.5 - 5.6 i have now.
enough about me - this photo is crystal clear and well composed - congrats

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• Alex99 (13775)
• [2008-05-05 0:25]

Hi Howard.
I have missed this charming picture and WS series. I hope this is your pond. Near the house. It looks so nicely. And birds give it high estimation. It is a key thing. Wonderful in-flight shot in every aspect. Especially I like vibrant clear colours of the picture. Bravo.
Alexei.

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• jmp (8394)
• [2008-05-05 11:08]

Hi Howard,
Perhaps the bird is asking you to install a heater in the pond!
Funny photo with incredible sharpness, timing and composition.
TFS, José M.

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• NinaM (4365)
• [2008-05-05 14:36]

I love this pond, I want Love to build one! Fantastic, Howard, and I can almost hear this bird while it is looking to land... or water. Great frozen moment, bravo!

Francine

pts tomorrow

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• loot (8699)
• [2008-05-06 13:58]

Hi Howard

I can see we are in for a wonderful journey with this new pond of yours. Actually I am rather envious to think that you can sit in the comfort of your front room and get to pick and choose which, when, and how much photos to shoot. Oh, the joys of the comfortable life (chuckle). Anyway, it seems like this male was quite vocal when he visited your pond for the first time. A beautiful coloured bird and you made full use of of the available light and your enhanced ISO setting to get a marvelous shot.

Well done and TFS.
Regards
Loot

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• marmottelolo (14335)
• [2008-05-12 9:31]

bonjour howard
je passe juste donner mes points mais l'image se passe de critique.
bravo.
laurent

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• smitha (3409)
• [2008-05-15 2:02]

Hello Howard,
Great Action shot!Good focus, sharpness ad details. Amazing colors.
Thanks for the share,
Smitha.

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• peter_stoeckl (9245)
• [2008-05-23 11:48]

Hello Howard,
spectacular bird, I was thinking of a parrot at first glance.
And a spectacular capture of that surprising pose of stepping over the waters. Thank you!
My best regards,
Peter