Rudolph - the Svalbard Reindeer

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• uleko (10940)
• [2008-12-20 4:10]

Hello James,
What a perfectly timed capture of this Reindeer at the edge of the beautiful basalt cliff! A brilliant composition and I love the colours. Great focus on the Reindeer too showing fine sharp details. Very well done!
Many thanks and best wishes, Ulla

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• ferranjlloret (10340)
• [2008-12-20 4:13]

Hello James,
Spectacular picture and document.
TFS. Ferran

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• fragman (43778)
• [2008-12-20 4:37]

amazing pic, it looks like it was taken in the desert, well one could treat the tundra as a desert. greetings Ori

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• Nephrotome2 (2538)
• [2008-12-20 4:40]

Very unusual POV. This is brilliant. We're not used to see them up there like this.
It would have been even beter if the reindeer was more on the right. Small nit in a wonderful shot, thought.
Beautiful antlers too. This is a plus.
I really love this pic.
TFS
JM

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• maurydv (36428)
• [2008-12-20 4:43]

Ciao James,
meraviglioso taglio compositivo con ottimo momento di cattura ed eccellente POV, straordinaria la definizione con fantastici dettagli, splendido il contrasto dei colori.
TFS.
Maurizio

Buon weekend

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• matatur (5312)
• [2008-12-20 5:17]

A good, graphic display for the holiday season James, the colour scheme of the basaltic outcrop enhances the beauty of the male reindeer, TFS this fine image my friend.
Cheers,
Mehmet

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• siggi (52850)
• [2008-12-20 5:17]

Hello James,
Excellent capture of this Reindeer on look. Good POV and composition, sharp details and beautiful colours.
Best regards Siggi

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• jignasi (27917)
• [2008-12-20 6:00]

Oportuna captura de bella composición y bien trabajados colores, además con el aliciente de poden observar estos mamíferos tan desconocidos en la Europa del Sur.

Saludos James: Josep Ignasi.

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• vanderschelden (30441)
• [2008-12-20 6:06]

Wonderful shot, James.
For example I do like the overall sharpness; the basalt cliff as well as the Reindeer.
Beautifully done!
TFS
Annick

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• valy67 (9219)
• [2008-12-20 6:21]

Hello James !
Such a great picture, it's a bit unusual, but so beautiful ! I love the raindeer standing at the top of the cliff, looks fantastic. All in all a beautiful shot, with excellent details throughout the whole picture, nice natural colors, splendid composition and POV. Very well done !
Valerie.

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• eng55 (5892)
• [2008-12-20 7:02]

Hi James,
Wonderful photo.I liked POV,framing,details,natural colors and visual impact a lot.
Thanks for posting.

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• rousettus (19818)
• [2008-12-20 7:37]

Hello James
wonderful capture for lovely deer species. vertical composition, focus, POV and lighting wonderful. rocks very nice for composition. great work indeed. Thanks for sharing, best wishes
Ahmet

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• Evelynn (14454)
• [2008-12-20 7:43]

It is starting to get to me!!!... this taking a sharp shot like this with that big lens and a 2x converter. I can barely get a sharp image with that setup on a tripod!! I suppose some of it may be the proximity of the subject, the burst rate, and the amount you need to crop. But even so....... Grrrrrrrrr.

It is great that you were able to get him isolated against the sky that way. A low point of view for animal shots is generally good. Nice work...

TFS
Evelynn : )

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• PeterZ (49139)
• [2008-12-20 8:20]

Hello James,
What an original and excellent composition and POV. The cliffs as well as the Reindeer are in great sharpness. Fantastic homogeneous colours. Very beautiful.
Regards,
Peter

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• jazdzurka (1055)
• [2008-12-20 8:22]

Hi James
Beautiful picture.
I like the point of view and colours of your phptpgraph. Also the sharpness is excellent.
Congratulations
Ania

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• zulfu (43)
• [2008-12-20 8:39]

Hello James, great shot of a reindeer with nice details, sharpness and composition.
TFS and G's,
Mehmet

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• cicindela (9226)
• [2008-12-20 9:45]

Hi James!
This is really Christmas picture ;) I like POV and composition. Good to see picture from this part of Svalbard which is not known for me :)
Greetings,
Radomir

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• jaycee (25460)
• [2008-12-20 10:11]

Hi James,

This Reindeer with the amazing antlers is spectacular. Fantastic timing to catch him mid-step way up there. Colors, shadings and details are excellent. The setting seems just perfect for the animal and the composition is marvelous.

Jane

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• nglen (36145)
• [2008-12-20 10:57]

Hi James. As you say just right for the time ofthe year. I did not know that both the male and female grew antlers. This one looks deep in thoughtwith its head down. Stands out well from the plain BG. well done TFS.
Nick..

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• darwin (1401)
• [2008-12-20 18:00]

Hi James
Splendid composition with nice natural color and crisp sharp detail.
tfs jon

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• Adanac (21378)
• [2008-12-20 19:13]

Hello James,
Fantastic piece of work James, I absolutely love the composition here, thanks for sharing.
Rick

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• CeltickRanger (37400)
• [2008-12-20 19:52]

hello James

excellent shot of the Caribou (for us in Québec and Canada),
with fine POV and vertical framing, excellent density of the colours,
excellent sharpness and details, TFS

Asbed

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• horia (16656)
• [2008-12-21 0:26]

Hi James

A wonderful shot from you here and indeed one that goes well with the season :)
This is actually a very interesting and original composition - we are used to see reindeer in other types of surroundings as well as in different placing i the frame. This is excellent and its a breath of fresh air...love it!
The texture of the rocks everywhere are lovely, too and add to the impact of the photo.
Surely, the sharpness is spot-on and the reindeer is presented in the best possible way! Wonderful colors and light, too!

Bravo, TFS and Merry Christmas
Horia

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• albert (2971)
• [2008-12-21 6:39]

Hello James
Vey nice composition with the reindeer up on the rocks, but where is father Xmas? very good light too
I wish you,and your family, a Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year
Albert

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• eqshannon (31141)
• [2008-12-21 8:48]

Certainly seasonal James..and clearly seen. I saw some on the Sunday Morning show with Charles Osgood..just a few minutes ago...Very neat geology mixed in with the natural beast!
Bob

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• manyee (23770)
• [2008-12-21 13:02]

That is such a cool image, James.
I love the composition with that lone reindeer on top of the cliff.
Beautiful profile showing the formidable rack of antlers.
Excellent details and light.
TFS. : )

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• joey (24909)
• [2008-12-21 15:17]

Hi James,
a superb shot of this Reindeer... perfect for this time of year :-)
Very sharp and clear.
Great composition.
Excellent DOF.

Well done,
Joe

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• gannu (14761)
• [2008-12-21 20:47]

Hello James, Lovely shot and superb timing. Great work ganesh

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• hester (11638)
• [2008-12-24 12:43]

Hi James

Perfect timing for this image, Merry Christmas to you

I love how he is walking along the edge and you caught the feeling of height with your POV and framing. Perfect focus as well

TFS

Karan

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• Argus (50626)
• [2008-12-30 2:20]

Hello james,
Excellent capture of a wild Svalbard reindeer: the ones we have in Swedish Lapland are tame. great lighting sharpness and POV of this stag.
TFS and best wishes for 2009!
Ivan

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• Alex99 (23735)
• [2009-01-10 22:40]

Hi Rick.
Simply amazing, pictorial scene and brilliant photo. I am amazed how well you have reflected the details of the rocks and animal. Texture, tiniest shades of these objects are reproduced precisely. 3D-effect also is superb. Well done and TFS.
Alexei.

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• haraprasan (20403)
• [2009-01-14 10:53]

Hi James,
A nice capture of this beautiful reindeer. Superb sharp details and a lovely composition. Thanks a lot for sharing.