Darter at Crawley Edge

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• pirate (3225)
• [2009-07-09 14:18]

Hi John
not so many images of resting darters here on tn, le long tail is almost more outstanding than the neck. surroundings a bit unnatural but the bird itself is great
tfs
tom

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• mj_treknature (100)
• [2009-07-09 23:23]

Hi John

Great composition, I like the diagonal line made from the wood.
Also it's a sharp picture with the perfect DOF

MJ

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• Miss_Piggy (8668)
• [2009-07-10 4:30]

Hallo John
The face and pose of this Darter turned sideways displays the shape and profile of the bird so well. It is a pretty bird with beautiful assortment of colours. This is a lovely close-up, with fine detail. The roughly, but rather beautiful feathers of this bird adds a special touch to this photo. This is a lovely presentation. Thanks for sharing.
Kind regards
Anna

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• pablominto (16254)
• [2009-07-10 4:36]

Hello John,

Excellent details in the plumage, and the bird gives a great
pose!
The wooden pier (?) makes a fine diagonal in the composition, and that pointed yellow beak really stands out...
Perfect DoF makes the bird stand out in a 3D appearance!

Greetings,
Pablo -

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• roges (4562)
• [2009-07-11 10:50]

Hi John,

Interesting and beautiful macro.
I like very much the colors and contrast them.
Have a pleasant weekend,
Adrian

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• poppygan59 (916)
• [2009-07-11 13:01]
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John, great shot. This closely resembles our Double-crested Cormorant. Nice job. Have a great day. Bill

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• kedarkulkarni (1047)
• [2009-07-12 23:21]

Hi John,

Splendid snap of this cute bird. Very nice focus and very shapr and clear image. Great work!

TFS,
Kedar

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• rcrick (5067)
• [2009-07-14 14:52]

Really like this one too mate, excellent detail in the plumage, love the diagonal line of the wooden pier, even the nail heads are popping up, and the blend between the OOF water and the pier work really well, nice work.

Cheers Rick :)

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• siggi (19396)
• [2009-07-15 12:38]

Hello John,
The lighting and the pose of resting darters is reall beautiful in this shot!
the bg blue colour of the water and wood platform the subject really stands out
a good composition well seen
Best regards Siggi

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• sismhm (114)
• [2009-07-21 10:51]

Hola, John:
Excelente fotografía, me gusta mucho la composicion en diagonal muy bien logrados los detalles del ave.
Saludos,
Mauricio

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• westozman (151)
• [2009-07-28 17:26]

G'day John!
The birdlife made a much better subject than the boathouse, eh! I think the VR lens worked very well for you here - those nails sticking up from the wooden planks, and the bird's toenails and plumage, are superbly focused. The bokeh is pretty good, too. I think the Aussie version of the darter is more impressive than the American bird, too.
Best wishes,
Jeff

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• mlines (2936)
• [2010-01-14 20:46]

Hi John, Good DOF really makes this large bird stand out well from his surroundings. The clarity and outline of the subject is excellent. I like the way he stands to keep the tail feathers free. TFS. Murray.