Northern Mockingbird

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• willie (2083)
• [2004-12-12 7:57]
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Good image of the female Howard. Does your male also have red eyes like ours do. These are extremely difficult shots to get. You handled this well. Good job

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• netfalls (9276)
• [2004-12-12 8:17]
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Here we are Howard, the focus is a wee bit soft, but it looks like your new Telephot is working well.
Did you used a tripod?

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• ellis49 (28681)
• [2004-12-12 9:00]
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Very good Howard.
Good details, colours and composition.
Just a little soft and in this case I think it is presumably that you use a big aperture, when you put something in front of the lens, conveters, macrolens and other things it's good to step down the aperture 1 to 2 step. The extra equipment always steal sharpness.Maybe you have to use a tripod if you do so.
Very well done.

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• papkin (1580)
• [2004-12-12 9:42]

Beautiful lighting,beautiful bird.

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• Alan_Kolnik (1077)
• [2004-12-12 16:35]

Impressed you caught this one in the wild like this - I have only managed to catch them at my birdfeeder, and, it seems to me, many people up here in the North wouldn't ever have managed to see them. Well done!

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• JeanMichel (2864)
• [2004-12-12 17:51]

First, let me congratulate you for the good use of this late winter light. It would still have been a good shot without the goldfinch :-). So, Howard, it's a very good shot conveying a nice sunny winter day feeling and the joy of a bird in the scene. We have goldfinches (chardonneret in France) here. I see this shot as a global hommage to nature's beauty. Very well done.

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• livios (16856)
• [2004-12-12 19:04]

Howard, I really have some problems when I try to shoot birds similar to this in a similar scenario.

Great job. Sharpness is great and colors are beautiful. The bird is really cute.

Lívio

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• red45 (26857)
• [2004-12-13 4:09]

This is very hard to capture small birds on the trees - you did excellent job here Howard! I like colourf of the sky and soft light.

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• RAP (7405)
• [2004-12-13 7:10]

Composition: ***
Sharpness: ****
Color: ****
DOF: ****
POV: ***
Note: ***

Una bonita presentacion con un entorno un tanto cargado.

A pretty presentation with surroundings somewhat stuffy.

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• Luc (14713)
• [2004-12-13 15:39]

Salut Howard.
Bel oiseau dans son habitat naturel. L'angle de la lumière apporte beaucoup de profondeur à l'image. Je crois aussi que la mise au point s'est accomplie sur ces petites branches devant.
Excellente composition et une bonne note, comme d'habitude.

Sorry, no time for translation.
Thanx

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• japie (5187)
• [2004-12-16 2:59]

I love this composition and setting very much. The new telephote is doing its job well and I look forward in seeing more telephoto shots from you.

Very well done and thanks for posting

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• deud (2121)
• [2004-12-20 3:43]

very hard subject. with good result.