A difficult customer

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• christophe (1781)
• [2005-01-11 15:39]

Hi Gerhard I think that your bird is a royal eagle, Very great shot
In a friendly way Christophe

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• ellis49 (2254)
• [2005-01-11 15:40]

Hi Gerhard
Can't help you with th ID.
Great sharpness, good details and nice pose.
Very good work.

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• Fisher (8915)
• [2005-01-11 16:35]

Excelent detail around the eye and beak. Well done on the composition.

Mike

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• miravi (260)
• [2005-01-11 16:36]

I like eagls and I don't know in Engles (Roofvogels) I like that kind of birds.
But I never see them in Holland where I life.
This one is very good.
Good shot well done

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• Luc (14767)
• [2005-01-11 16:42]

Can't help for the ID. No such eagle in my Field Guide to the Birds: North America. More similar: Golden Eagle.
A great shot with a lot of details.
It is good to have difficult custommer from time to time.
Thanks Gerhard!

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• Signal-Womb (11094)
• [2005-01-11 16:44]

Fantastic closeup up of this magnificent bird Gerhard. Well done.

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• pompey (2774)
• [2005-01-11 17:27]

Great shot Gerhard, brilliant colours and clarity. Great background and note. I also thought Royal Eagle (aka golden eagle), But agree with Willie now, definately a Tawny.
Well done!

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• jthibodeau (344)
• [2005-01-11 19:50]

Fantastik shot Gerhard, sharpness is superb and that yellow/blue beak is a great contrast to the color of the rest of the bird, the eyes are just piercing as if they can look right through you. I hope he makes it back to the wild again, that's where they belong. Perhaps one day I'll have such beautiful material to offer on this site.

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• marhowie (486)
• [2005-01-11 20:02]

Wonderful close-work Gerhard. No nits. I had my first opportunity to photograph a wild hawk here in Texas over the weekend. It landed at approx. 30 feet from me but as soon as I aquired it in my lens it was gone. You know, that "empty frame" syndrome is a killer! ;-)

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• livios (16942)
• [2005-01-11 21:49]
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Gerhard, another amazing shot of yours. How far were you from the bird?

Everything here seems perfect to me: POV, DOF, sharpness and composition.

Congratulations.

Lívio

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• rlortie (2058)
• [2005-01-11 21:53]

That pic is a real gem Gerhard. You got even the spark in the eye. Very well done: composition, DOF, BG and sharpness. A favorite.

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• CaptiveLight (969)
• [2005-01-12 2:39]

Good clear sharp detail around that beak...I love the little feathers and detail leading to the eye.

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• carper (8439)
• [2005-01-12 3:22]

Wauw Gerhardt,
Fantastic capture, what a sharpness, fantastic, the details are super, the pof is great and the dof is also good, great colours, fantastic job

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• netfalls (0)
• [2005-01-12 4:10]

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

Great shot, straight in my favotites.
Well done.
TFS.

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• red45 (31094)
• [2005-01-12 4:40]

Sharp guy :-) Proud and beautiful. Great capture Gerhard!

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• deud (2540)
• [2005-01-12 6:28]

bird is great and his portrait also. i like the colours.

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• willie (2083)
• [2005-01-12 8:44]

Hi Gerhard,
It is a tawny eagle. I have no doubt. 10 out of 10

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• radz (436)
• [2005-01-12 9:05]

Amazing portrait of eagle.!!!Great eye contact.

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• milloup (1716)
• [2005-01-12 10:35]

Great mug shot of this birdie, whatever the species ;-))
Tack sharp, great DOF, colours and light, nicely oof bg.

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• Callie (7555)
• [2005-01-12 14:29]

Daar sit ek hom nou net vir jou in 40!
Pragtig, hoekom het jy my nie gevra vir die ID nie - ek kon hom op die thumbnail herken.
This is beautiful no nits, love the mugshot!
Tawny, Not Steppe - look at the gape, to the middle of the eye, he Steppe goes to the back of the eye.
Booted is smaller.

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• cafecrem (9248)
• [2005-01-13 3:41]

Super photo! I decided put him as a desktop at my computer! His eyes and his face are very helpul. I will talk to him about all my problems and behind his seeing maybe I will unriddle my problems faster and more definitely :-) Thank You!
Sorry, but points tomorow

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• tzeybek (2772)
• [2005-01-13 10:29]

an amazing portrait.. well done.

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• japie (5187)
• [2005-01-14 14:05]

WOW Gerhard, the sharpness here is stunning and I love the detail in the eye. The composition of this portrait is great - you know how I like portraits.

Great job and thanks for posting

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• Janice (18832)
• [2005-01-14 23:13]

A very regal eagle,(it rhymes too). What a beautiful portrait. So superb and clear. Great details. TFS.

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• JeanMichel (2864)
• [2005-01-15 4:52]

I missed that one, Gerhard! Not too late to add it to my favorites. Incredible presence. Perfect up to the smallest detail. What a portrait!

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• Hanssie (0)
• [2005-01-15 7:46]

A superb pose, Gerhard and very sharp.
And not only the picture:-))

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• mumek (853)
• [2005-01-15 8:51]

Super.Excellent.Let me add this shot to my favorities.