Starling

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• siggi (52850)
• [2008-11-23 8:13]

Hello Nicholas,
Excellent capture of this European Starling, the detail is superb, wonderful colours, well framed and composed nice work all the best Best regards Siggi

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• SelenE (13972)
• [2008-11-23 8:15]

Hi Nick,
Details, colors and patterns on the plumage look great. I like the light a lot. Well composed and exposed portrait taken with a good POV. TFS
All the best,
Selen

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• Alex99 (23735)
• [2008-11-23 8:28]

Hi Nick.
Amazing in every aspect picture of the common bird. However, only this year I managed to take few good enough shots of the species. Yours is simply great. Terrific details and sharpness. Impressive magnification and wonderful scene at whole. My compliments and best wishes.
Alexei.

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• pekkavalo1 (6789)
• [2008-11-23 8:36]

Hi Nick,
Excellent capture of this Starling with shining beautiful plumage. Though these are around I have never seen a picture with such beautiful sharp details where you can clearly see the arrow (or V) shaped dots. Well composed with good lighting.
TFS
Pekka

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• PeterZ (49139)
• [2008-11-23 8:38]

Hello Nick,
Wonderful portrait of this Starling. Sharpness, details, colours and composition are perfect. Fantastic contrast against the blue sky. Great POV, pose and DOF.
Regards,
Peter

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• flashpoint (28008)
• [2008-11-23 8:56]

excellent capture Nicholas,
the details of the feathers are extraordinary
compliments sERGIO

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• smurali (3596)
• [2008-11-23 8:59]

Nic, This is a beauty. What lovely body patterns. Very well captured. The colors are brilliant and saturated. The blacks are beautiful too.

- Murali Santhanam

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• matatur (5312)
• [2008-11-23 9:19]

Again, a perfect capture from every known aspect of fine close up photography Nicholas, TFS this beautiful image my friend.
Mehmet

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• cloud (9539)
• [2008-11-23 9:38]

Hello Nicholas,
Superb sharpness, light and rich colours of the plumage. In my cold country I will see only in end of March or on start April.
Best regards, Pawel

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• Miss_Piggy (18714)
• [2008-11-23 9:55]

Hello Nicholas
I actually do not have to say more than simply Splendid. I repeat splendid with a capital S. I saw this bird for the first time when Mario (EOSF1) posted it the other day, and it remains a beauty. The colours and patterns captured on the plumage are superb. The details are electrifying and a real feast to the eye. The blink in the eye is catching. Overall this is a winning photograph. It deserves each and every smiley awarded. Thanks for sharing this striking image.
Regards.
Anna

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• NinaM (4077)
• [2008-11-23 10:12]

They are so beautiful with their winter plumage (and their yellow winter bill), and the light irises the colours, great! I love those birds, they remind me of teenagers in gang making mischiefs. And what about their songs, when there are many of them, what a sound! Extraordinary and your picture contains all of this. Thanks Nick!

Francine

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• iti (7939)
• [2008-11-23 10:21]

Hi Nicholas
Another very nice portrait of a beautiful starling in TNT.Very nice colours with excellent detail.Background nice too.
Regards Jiri.

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• efsus (3947)
• [2008-11-23 10:28]

Merhaba Nick,
Yine klasını konuşturmuşsun dostum. Bu ne kadar güzel bir kare böyle!. Renkler keskinlik ve ayrıntıların tümü kusursuz. Enfes bir sunum. Tebrikler.

Hüseyin

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• maurydv (36428)
• [2008-11-23 10:35]

Ciao Nicholas,
stupefacente cattura di storno, i dettagli del piumaggio sono fantastici con i bellissimi colori metallici tipici di questo uccello, anche la postura è molto bella con un ottimo BG.
TFS.
Maurizio

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• fiyo (15161)
• [2008-11-23 11:07]

Hello Nicholas,
Great color & composition with excellent details within your DOF. TFS

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• Juyona (16891)
• [2008-11-23 11:10]

Hola Nicholas,
sensacional captura y bello plumaje,
hermosa captura y foco.
saludos amigo.

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• horia (16656)
• [2008-11-23 11:24]

Hi Nick

I personally think that this winter plumage is much more beautiful than their summer one :)
A great close-up showing this starling with impeccable details! I love those little white "V"s on the end of their feathers...so nicely visible here!
The light you've got here is equally amazing and makes that gorgeous luster of their feathers stand out superbly.

Bravo and TFS
Horia

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• jconceicao (3174)
• [2008-11-23 11:55]

Hello Nicholas,

Fantastic capture.
Nice colours with excellent details.
Lighting and definition.

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• eng55 (5892)
• [2008-11-23 12:03]

Hi Nicholas,
Excellent capture of starling.Sharpness,details,exposure,simple BG and catchlight in eyes are wonderful.
Thanks for posting.

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• EOSF1 (23955)
• [2008-11-23 12:06]

Hello Nicholas, well done on this Starling shot. Very sharp and well exposed. Great light and colors. Thanks!

Mario

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• jaycee (25460)
• [2008-11-23 12:16]

Hi Nick,

A beautiful capture of this Starling, a bird I have always thought of as one of the prettiest. You captured the irridescence of his plummage very well. Colors are wonderful - I love the sparkle in his eye and the beak. Amazing details of his plummage and wings. Beautiful pose, background and composition.

Jane

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• Royaldevon (4229)
• [2008-11-23 13:35]

Hello Nick,

This is a great shot!
I always find starlings difficult to capture well as the eye is often hid. However, you have got great eye contact! The plummage details are super with the iridescence of the feathers really shining.
A good dof.

Kind regards,
Bev :-)

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• boreocypriensis (9571)
• [2008-11-23 14:46]

Hi Nick,
Excellent and lovely capture of this cute starling with great details, excellent focus, nice DOF/POV and composition.
TFS and have a nice new week!
Cheers,

Bayram

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• gracious (13068)
• [2008-11-23 16:29]

Hello my friend Nick,
How are you!
Many thanks for this wonderful image of the European Starling with good closeness!
I loved the pattern and colour especailly on this bird!
well done
take care and regards
Tony

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• eqshannon (31141)
• [2008-11-23 18:06]

A WONDERFUL look at this bird which Mario of Quebec posts often. He is my main pointman on this species..and I love it...but you...you show how one eye can see in a different perspective....It almost becomes a different bird , yet the same...how intriguing..I am impressed. It is a bit out of your norm, not for worse but for better Sir Nick!
Bob

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• rousettus (19818)
• [2008-11-23 18:06]

wonderful capture for lovely Starling, congratulations on your first shot for this species. great result, Nicholas. TFS, well done
Ahmet

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• crs (3551)
• [2008-11-23 21:31]

Hello Nicholas,

This is an excelent photo with this bird. The image has a very high quality being extremly sharp and rendering excelent, naturaly looking colors. As you have chosen a very good POV bird is well shown. You have used the light with great skill rendering even amaising reflections on the feathers.

Congratulations,
Cristian

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• bobcat08 (1431)
• [2008-11-24 1:05]

Hi Nick,

Excellent capture of this European Starling, the detail is superb, wonderful colours. The green layer over the feathers is always amazing by this bird. Well composed and exposed portrait of this beautiful bird. Your POV is like always perfect.

Greetings and TFS BOB

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• anel (40574)
• [2008-11-24 2:09]

hello Nicholas,
These birds are really fascinating for a photographer with the metallic reflections on the plumage. Here it has some kind of transition-plumage, almost only white spots, but just a little rest of green metallic shine. Excellent and fine sharpness.
Thanks
Best regards
Anne

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• uleko (10940)
• [2008-11-24 3:49]

Hello Nick,
Excellent capture of this fine Starling in very fine plumage. Great sharpness and beautiful light and colours. Very well done!
TFS and best wishes, Ulla

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• aes_thor (2489)
• [2008-11-24 4:06]

Hi Nicholas!
What a fantastic details of the bird, great reflections on the feather, great colours and perfect composition makes this photo really great!
Cheers
Adrian

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• cako (3395)
• [2008-11-24 10:52]

Hi Nicholas
exellent detail and composition
very well done.

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• Silvio2006 (102073)
• [2008-11-24 12:42]

Ciao Nick, ellegant bird in great pose with fine details and splendid sharpness, fantastic blurry BG, very well done, ciao Silvio

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• Dis. Ac. (24509)
• [2008-11-24 13:43]

Hi Nicholas,

Outstanding picture of these Starling.
Beautiful colours and razor sharpness.
nice to see them in winter feathers.

Gert

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• joey (24909)
• [2008-11-24 14:02]

Very good shot of this Common Starling.
You've captured the glossy iridescence in the feathers very well.
Excellent detail and great clarity.
Very sharp.
Nice lighting too.

Well done,
Joe

p.s are you not using the 50-500mm anymore?

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• Adanac (21378)
• [2008-11-24 19:06]

Hello Nick,
You have captured the plumage colors and details superbly Nick. They get a bad rap here but I still think they are pretty. Thank you for sharing this great image.
Rick

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• gannu (14761)
• [2008-11-24 20:25]

Hello Nicholas, Superb and excellent. Clarity is brilliant and what a color. Thanks for sharing. Ganesh

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• Argus (50626)
• [2008-11-25 2:15]

Hello Nick,
Great shot of a Starling in winter plumage with the whole bird tak sharp, except the beak that he must have moved. The POV, lighting and composition are all superb to make this a first class image.
TFS this beauty,
Ivan

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• mariki (9477)
• [2008-11-25 6:46]

Hello Nicholas,

Excellent presentation of this starling. Excellent sharpness and wonderful colours. Light is amazing, I thought you had used the flash. The first time I remark that the legs of this bird are red.
Cheers,
Mariki

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• OldElephant (56)
• [2008-11-26 9:40]

Hi Nick,

Great amount of details and very sharp image. I went through almost all your birds photo collection and I am amazed how well they are focused, which is very difficult to do with with birds - always moving.

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• marhowie (486)
• [2008-11-29 4:54]

Hi Nicholas,
Excellent POV and pose, it's well composed.
Very good BG, details, and exposure..
The Starling looks magnificent with that green iridescence running across its side. Very photogenic model :)
Well done!
Howard

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• hester (11638)
• [2008-11-29 12:46]

Hi Nick

This is a real beauty with the green highlights to the glossy feathers and the wonderful markings. Perfect exposure, sharp and great POV. It really is wonderful

TFS

Karan

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• CatherineD (14097)
• [2008-11-30 13:13]

Hello Nick,
Not easy to take the amazing colors of this bird. But you shot it in a beautiful light and you get this amazing green. Congratulations,
Catherine