Dove, Dove me do..

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• ellis49 (30805)
• [2009-09-03 4:55]
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Hi old friend,
I'm hope you are doing well.
A nice in-flight shot of a lovely dove, they are not easy to catch.The wings are in a nice motion blur even at 1/1000 sec
and the bird stand-out well from the BG.
Well done,
Gert

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• anel (15640)
• [2009-09-03 5:21]

hello Howard,
Nice to see a picture from you again! And this fine Dove seems to bless and protect our whole community :-)! Very subtle shot, fine colors and an excellent composition.
Like usual a great quality picture.
Thanks and kind regards
Anne

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• Jamesp (16522)
• [2009-09-03 6:05]

Hello Howard

Wonderful action shot - the blurr combined with excellent detail on the eye makes this a classic.

James

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• roges (3004)
• [2009-09-03 7:01]

Hi Howard,

This beautiful image.
Excellent colors and an excellent BG.
I wish with all my heart Welcome to TN, points more beautiful comments.
Have a nice day,
Adrian

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• Evelynn (14396)
• [2009-09-03 7:46]

Hi Howard,
I am so glad that you are back. I hope you will stick around. Several of us have returned but not participating at quite the same level. I just don't have the old energy level, but it is sure nice to check in with old friends.

I love the pose of your dove, the soft BG and that intense, sharp look of the eye.

TFS again!

Evelynn : )

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• nasokoun (4077)
• [2009-09-03 9:04]

hello Howard
very good freeze of scene, technical output and presentation,excellent shot
TFS
Nasos

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• nazirbadar (301)
• [2009-09-03 9:25]

Hello Howard,
what an action you have captured.
excellent picture.
great focusing on head done.eye is very sharp.
really outstanding picture.
regards
Nazir

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• nglen (32056)
• [2009-09-03 9:51]

Hi Howard. Good to see you . Hope you are keeping well. A good in flight shot of the Dove coming into land. Good detail int he open wing feathers with natural colours. Stands out from the plain BG. well done TFS.
Nick..

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• PeterZ (17484)
• [2009-09-03 10:44]

Hello Howard,
Good to see another photo from you.
A beauty with an excellent sharp focus on the head. Good blurred BG and POV. The natural colours are very beautiful.
Regards,
Peter

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• CeltickRanger (15054)
• [2009-09-03 15:43]

hello Howard

excellent in-flight photo in close-up of this dove,
fine POV, fine focus excellent sharpnes and details,
the light blur of the wings shows the motion of the flight,

TFS

Asbed

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• Silvio2006 (41158)
• [2009-09-04 1:03]

Ciao Howard, nice see you again, my old friend, beautiful dove in fantastic pose, great natural colors and splendid sharpness, very well done, ciao Silvio

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• maurydv (16352)
• [2009-09-04 5:02]

Hello Howard,
a wonderful capture of this Dove in-flight, excellent POV and DOF, i like very much this spectacular plastic posture, very good sharpness and very beautiful colours, a very pleasing composition with a marvellous BG.
TFS
Best regards
Maurizio

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• MMM (8905)
• [2009-09-04 6:40]

Hi Howard
Excellent in flight capture.Sharp image with excellent detail.Nice OOF BGand also nice catch light in the eye.
TFS Michel

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• jpdenk (2061)
• [2009-09-04 7:52]

Hi Howard,

A very pretty shot, caught it at just the right moment, and the AF seems to have worked really well.

John

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• peter_stoeckl (10217)
• [2009-09-04 8:37]

Hello Howard,
a very nice and unexpected discovery to find you publishing some of your recent works here on this site! Have been looking into your private site just a few days ago to renew the pleasure to see some of your ountstanding, always inspiring in-flight captures. A perfect focus on the eye kept stable under demanding conditions of rapid approach. So good to see your landing with that powerful symbol of peace, my dear friend.
With thanks, and best regards,
Peter

P.S.: Just noticed that you added my latest posting to your favorites. Great honour for me.

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• SunToucher (10147)
• [2009-09-05 7:48]

Hi Howard,
great to see you again. I hope this will be a return for the long time. The inflight frozen action is superb, with pinpoint sharpness in the head and the wonderful motion in the wings. This is an image many can learn from.
TFS,
Niek

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• Noisette (3905)
• [2009-09-05 14:10]

Hello Howard
wonderful shot of this flyin g dove, i like his wings position, the great focus on his head and the wonderful green BG
Have a nice sunday
Jacqueline

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• tuslaw (4825)
• [2009-09-05 17:45]

A super shot Howard,
Excellent focus on this beautiful in-flight shot!!
Love the natural colors and great exposure!
I'm not sure if the info on your canon site will apply to my model, by I'll check it out. TFS.
Ron

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• meyerd (5316)
• [2009-09-06 8:41]

Hi Howard,
Flying birds are a challenge I never was able to even tackle, so I simply admire the result.
I'm glad to find marhowie pictures again on TN!
I recognized in your title the allusion to the Beatles song, "Love, love me do"! This is just to say that I must have about your age plus ten!

My best regards
Dietrich

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• SelenE (13820)
• [2009-09-14 10:50]

Hi Howard,
Nice to see another posting from you
I like the shallow DOF, timing, pose and the colors
TFS
Best always,
Selen

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• boreocypriensis (33611)
• [2009-09-23 13:25]

Hi Howard, welcome back! sorry i did not notice until you write me. Nice to see you here again MF! A great in-flight dove shot in all around.
TFS and cheers,
Bayram

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• goldyrs (9269)
• [2009-10-19 9:13]

WHat I hate, Howard, is not to get to know that my favourite photographer has uploaded a shot!I do wish we'd get some kind of a mail when someone from our favourites posts a shot.
I'm sure that can be done!
I wonder how you managed to focus on just the head!
As usual, simply awesome!
Goldy

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• uleko (2735)
• [2009-11-02 8:35]

Hello Howard,
A beautiful in-flight capture of a Dove very nicely framed and against a nice background. Beautiful light and colours and great focus on the eye.
TFS and best wishes, Ulla

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• pablominto (16041)
• [2009-11-03 6:35]

Hello Howard,

An excellent action capture, the movement is nicely frozen but the tiny motion blur in the wingtips just adds credibility!
And the expression of the bird is funny, maybe surprised to have his picture taken..?

Greetings,
Pablo -

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• loot (10013)
• [2009-11-16 13:30]

Hi Howard

Don't I know this dove from some another time? Or maybe it was its cousin.
Anyway, that one also did a "Dove, Dove me do…" especially just for you.

A great shot my friend. The exposure was spot-on allowing for the well balanced
lighting so one can see a lot of the underwing & undertail detail. The catchlight in
the eye is a bonus. The range of the DOF catching all the sharp details was surely
no coincidence, but I am convinced that it was a well calculated predetermination.
The isolated BG also attests to a properly planned and managed scenario. No wonder
you were selected to appear on the "See how to turn your garden into a certified
wildlife habitat" program.

Excellent work and TFS.
Regards
Loot