Cactus Wren

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• ralfsworld (6560)
• [2007-03-09 10:59]

Cool shot, Jane!
Hope this guy know that he is resting @ cactus :)
Nice details and pose.
TFS
Ralf

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• JoseMiguel (5658)
• [2007-03-09 11:21]

Hi Jane,
Beautiful picture of this cactus wren!
I like so much the pose of it captured, it's really good, as well as your POV to present it to us.
You had very good light there, and took good advantaje of it.
Did it pretty well with the DOF to put away the background.
Congratulations and thanks for share it.
My best regards,
JM

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• Argus (50626)
• [2007-03-09 11:28]

Hello Jane,
High quality shot of a Cactus Wren. This is sharp, well composed has fine OOF BG and with good lighting and the bird has a good pose on the cactus.
This bird is very attractive.
Well done and TFS!
Ivan

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• mirceax (6261)
• [2007-03-09 11:43]

Hi Jane,
Super shot,I like the composition and the bird pose.
tfs
Mircea

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• simon182 (1357)
• [2007-03-09 11:53]

Hi Jane!

Well done here with getting this bird looking so alert. The detail is good though being at the end of your zoom range has left some signs of pixellation notable in the background. That is only down to the equipment and not your technique or skill. The image is well composed and the background takes on a watercolour effect of mottled colours.

Nice job.
TFS
Simon

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• pvs (14464)
• [2007-03-09 12:04]

Hi Jane,

Ai,that looks painfull,well captured with good sharpness and colors,I like the OOF blurred BG,well captured and TFS

Paul

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• elefantino (14406)
• [2007-03-09 12:06]

Nice shot of this lovely bird.
Excellent light and details,
Andrea

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• pankajbajpai (16627)
• [2007-03-09 12:22]

hi jane,
nice capture, the bird resting on cactus looks great,
nice pov, good dof, good pose captured,
tfs & regards
pankaj

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• Raptorman (10388)
• [2007-03-09 14:47]

Hello Jane , good comp. and colors , but sharpness is little over , TFS.

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• jeanpaul (14962)
• [2007-03-09 16:29]

Bonjour Jane
C'est une superbe prise,l'oiseau est très jolie et le focus est parfaitement réalisé.Félicitations pour l'exposition et les belles couleurs.

Merci et au revoir...JP

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• vanderschelden (30441)
• [2007-03-09 16:52]

Hi Jane,
Good image in terms of compo and sharpness.
The nit is the background.
TFS
Annick

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• Necipp (100)
• [2007-03-09 19:18]

Hello Jane I think this is one of your best works the detail and sharpness, colours and close view is great! I really love the marks and clarity you captured of the bird, excellent work impressive! a favourite for me tfs rgdsNecip.

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• Adanac (21378)
• [2007-03-09 21:51]

Hi Jane,
Excellent composition of this beautifully colored capture with great details, thanks for sharing.
Rick

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• manyee (23770)
• [2007-03-10 0:15]

Hello Jane,
What a sharp capture of this cactus wren.
I love the markings and colors on this guy.
Well isolated from the BG, great POV and pose.
Beautiful light.
TFS. : )

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• Juyona (16891)
• [2007-03-10 9:03]

Hola Jane, un bello trabajo,
excelente pose,
buenos detalles y colores,
agradable pov. saludos

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• claudine (0)
• [2007-03-10 10:14]

Hello Jane,
Nice capture of this bird that I didn't know :) Details, color, exposure and composition are very good! Nice to see it on a cactus! Your notes about this specie are interesting too. Thanks!
Claudine

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• uleko (10940)
• [2007-03-10 11:20]

Hello Jane,
You really star with this fabulous shot of a very beautiful wren! I like his pose on the prickly cactus and details are very sharp and colours are lovely! I really like this sharp eye!! Looks very good against the blurred background. Brilliant composition too!
Many thanks and best wishes, Ulla

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• ellis49 (2254)
• [2007-03-10 11:23]

Hi Jane,
this is a new one for me, a very beautiful bird and you have captured very nicely. Maybe it's slightly bright but the POV and details are very good. I like the POV too.
The bird standout well from the BG.
Well done.

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• Alex99 (23735)
• [2007-03-10 11:39]

Hi Jane.
What a nice picture and excellent composition. I like perfect reproduction of all details of this cute bird and cactus. Illumination of these objects are excellent too. BG is well blurred and colourful. Superb job and TFS.
Alexei.

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• Luis52 (15809)
• [2007-03-10 12:45]

Hola Jane.- Me agrada tu foto, y el detalle de su posadero en una penca de Nopal.
Saludos Luis52.

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• arfer (0)
• [2007-03-10 22:30]

Hello Jane

Oh this is a beauty.A wonderful composition,with excellent focus and detail.Lovely eye contact,and well seen plumage.Very nicely done.TFS

Rob

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• jossim (12636)
• [2007-03-11 7:06]

Superbe oiseau!
Merci et bravo pour cette capture.
Merci!
Joseph

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• pauljk (226)
• [2007-03-12 1:15]
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Hi Jane,
Top shot. Looks like you are pulling things together well. Great placement of the bird on the interesting pirch. Good exposure and excellent use of DOF to blur the BG. Exposure has been managed very well.
I have added a WS for colour tweaking.
Cheers
Paul

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• sandpiper2 (16757)
• [2007-03-12 7:21]

Superb shot
Great pose and composition
Brilliant sharpness
Good background
well done
Chris

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• star74 (2474)
• [2007-03-14 10:34]

Hi Jane,
Great capture of this bird.
Beautiful vibrant colors.
Details and point of view are marvellous.
Nice job.

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• Tamrock (1928)
• [2007-03-14 14:27]

hello jane!
good picture on a very
fine bird!
sharp with nice pov!
well done!

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• Debz (3307)
• [2007-03-21 7:31]

Superb Jane. Beautiful range of strong colours and excellent sharpness. I love the POV and framing. All in all a fab photo.
tfs
debz

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• EOSF1 (23955)
• [2007-03-29 17:34]

Very good shot Jane, a beautiful bird and a great picture. Well composed with a good technique, thanks,

Mario

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• Heyshamite (2193)
• [2007-04-01 15:04]

Hi Jane, Lovely shot of this Wren. I see it is much larger than the Wrens here in the UK which vie with the Goldcrest for the title of our smallest bird.
Looks slightly to sharp and that is probably the reason for the faint white line round the outside of the bird. You caught it just right though and I am glad it is not me on that cactus.
Regards,
Peter

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• PeterZ (49139)
• [2007-04-22 8:28]

Hello Jane,
Very sharp photo in a wonderful light. Great POV en pose against a beautiful soft BG.
Regards,
Peter

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• Alan_Kolnik (2616)
• [2007-04-24 20:45]

Like Paul, I see a strong magenta and blue color cast here - but otherwise, a great shot of this wren - even the eye colors are clear.

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• janhendrik (2392)
• [2007-04-29 17:02]

Hi Jane,

I really like this image. You have captured the wren really well. The exposure was spot-on, really good. I like the pose and the composition. Well done.

Jan-Hendrik

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• Ken52 (4195)
• [2007-05-06 22:49]

Hi Jane,
Nice pose of bird in typical setting. Beautiful colors. Nice details. Excellent composition.
Paul did a great workshop.

Ken

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• tinman (2663)
• [2007-05-17 3:30]

very interesting and pretty bird, great note and super post, well done

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• lawhill (2054)
• [2007-05-18 16:55]

Hello Jane
Great Shot, perfect pose sharp and colourful, nice blurry BG,TFS
Regards/Lawhill

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• angybone (7684)
• [2007-05-27 11:34]

Another great bird of the Southwest. Isn't it interesting how so many of them have that same scaled pattern as a snake...the brown to beige to black. Of course, it's camo...but why doesn't anybody look like a cactus. ha ha ha

Your work is excellent!!
I've always loved Arizona and you share it's beauty with us all.

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• pilonm (3321)
• [2007-07-04 9:07]

Hello Jane,

You didn't find a better perch for this cactus wren :-)

Excellent POV and good choice of aperture with f/4.0 letting us see the whole cactus in focus! Great position of the bird and natural colors (but better in the workshop on my screen)! The bg is blurred enought to not distact us from the bird!

Good job and TFS!

Michel

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• IulianGherghel (1413)
• [2007-07-20 8:18]

Hi,
Wonderful bird.
Beautiful pov and nice colors.
Well done!
Regards,
Iulian

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• earthtraveler (3483)
• [2007-07-24 9:14]

Beautiful sharp detailed Wren image Jane.
Fine color and sweet BG.
Well done !
Richard

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• tiklod (3397)
• [2007-10-10 4:54]

Hi Jane,
Thanks for your support :-)
This pictire is really cristal clear sharp and very good detailed. Colours are natural. First time I see this kind of bird ! We don't have them here. It's probably too cold... and no cactus here :-O !
Thanks for sharing,

Claude

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• wingle (419)
• [2007-10-29 2:44]

Hi Jane,
Nice sharply detailed photo of this cactus wren, soft background really brings out the bird's fine plummage. Simply superb!
TFS
Wing

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• azleader (931)
• [2007-12-15 11:20]

I am VERY pleased this is your second most popular(by the numbers at least) picture at TrekNature.

Not only is the Cactus Wren the State bird of Arizona but it's mournful call heard in the quiet desert air is one of the most beautiful sounds you will ever hear.

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• dejo (2242)
• [2007-12-28 10:50]

Hi Jane,
great pose capture that beautiflly presentes this bird,
nice colors and composition
regards, Dejan

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• zulfu (43)
• [2008-03-01 16:36]

Hi Jane,
Excellent capture of this beautifully colored capture with great details, thanks for sharing.
Mehmet

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• bahadir (723)
• [2008-04-02 19:06]

Hi Jane,
Very beautiful capture with excellent details. TFS.
Regards,

Bahadır

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• xTauruSx (788)
• [2008-04-02 19:32]

Hi Jane,
Splendid shot! Excellent in all criteria! TFS. Regards,
Deniz

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• nkasot (217)
• [2008-04-03 20:55]

Hi Jane,
Splendid capture of this beautiful bird in a lovely posture. Your capture is excellent in all respects. TFS.
Greetings from N Cyprus,
Nazım

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• boreocypriensis (9571)
• [2008-04-05 11:50]

Hello My beloved and also hearfelt friend Jane,
A Superb capture of your Cactus wren series my friend! as usual- excellent details, nice POV and DOF! TFS.
Greetings,
Bayram

Ps. Now I am in Kilis Province (SE Anatolia)

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• pekkavalo1 (6789)
• [2008-04-05 14:22]

Hi Jane,

Just excellent shot of wren on cactus. Good colours and shapness. Excellent work.

TFS

Pekka

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• izler (44)
• [2008-04-28 5:03]

hello Jane
good capture of this cute bird that was giving nice pose to you
i like composition, POV, BG, light, colours and sharpness
TFS
regards
izler

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• techranger (3462)
• [2008-08-20 10:42]

Fantastic shot of this beautifully patterned wren. Great lighting and exceptional detail.

Larry

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• foozi (25839)
• [2009-06-05 1:12]

Hi Jane,
what a splendid burd shot. Very well seen in excellent pattern and colours. Simple but very captivsting and impressive shot.
wonderful presentation.
what a great piece of shot.
reall beauty here.

regards,
Foozi

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• rkailas (799)
• [2009-07-15 20:38]

Hi Jane

Didnt see this one earlier - even better shot in natural habitat! Brilliant multi-hued BG.

TFS
Ravi