Attack

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• PaulH (13882)
• [2007-07-18 4:42]

Hi Harry,
a very well timed shot, the Eagle doesn't seem to be bothered in the slightest. Nice and sharp and also well composed, good job.
tfs
Paul

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• haraprasan (20403)
• [2007-07-18 4:47]

Hi Harry,
A very beautiful capture. Excellent composition and timed action shot. Very good details. Informative notes too. Thanks a lot for sharing.

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• Kathleen (232)
• [2007-07-18 5:14]

Hi Harry.
Excellent behaviour shot, surprised me that a gull would take on an eagle, great notes.
As always, timing, exposure, detail and colour are amazing.
Wonderful

Kathleen
New Zealand

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• pankajbajpai (16627)
• [2007-07-18 5:16]

hi harry,
nice moment captured, well composed shot with fine pov, good focus, sharpness is good,
well done,
tfs & regards
pankaj

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• mayuresh (920)
• [2007-07-18 5:25]

Hi harry,
excellant capture of action shot with good composition and well sharp,well done

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• kjpweb (4788)
• [2007-07-18 5:32]

Stunning image with perfect focus and clarity. Not surprised on seeing this sort of attack - when territory or nests in jeopardy even much smaller birds take on big predators.
Astonishing nevertheless. A job well done, there, Harry!

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• vanderschelden (30441)
• [2007-07-18 5:36]
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Hello Hqrrym
Superb decisive moment.
Well composed.
The gull knows what it is doing, I guess, avoiding the sharp claws...
Well doen
TFS
Annick

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• joey (24909)
• [2007-07-18 5:38]

Hi Harry,
an excellent capture.
Pin-point timing.
Very sharp with superb details.
Very well done,
Joe

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• Patleboss (5950)
• [2007-07-18 6:10]

Hi Harry, marvellous pic, very well timed, congratulations,
Pat

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• SelenE (13972)
• [2007-07-18 6:17]

Hi Harry,
I'm impressed by your timing,and the pose you captured is great. Focus and details on both of the birds are very good. Bravo and TFS
Best wishes,
Selen

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• Argus (50626)
• [2007-07-18 6:19]

Hello Harry,
Great action shot!
I like the configuration of the wings of both the greater Black-backed Gull and the juvenile White-tailed Eagle, taken at just the right moment. The gull is perfectly exposed, while the darker eagle inevitably a little under, but this looks natural. Fine sharpness and composition making another masterpiece from you!
TFS and best wishes, Ivan

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• Jamesp (18906)
• [2007-07-18 6:21]

Hi Harry

Well what can I say - a great shot of the eagle, plus a super-sharp nmobbing gull AND a fish!!!!! Excellent!

James

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• Silvio2006 (102073)
• [2007-07-18 6:39]

Hi Harry, great action shoot, very well timed, excellent sharpness and beautiful details, I like it, ciao Silvio

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• jesst (2441)
• [2007-07-18 6:49]

Wonderful capture! Thanks for sharing.

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• jazdzurka (1055)
• [2007-07-18 6:49]

Hi Harry
Very well captured scene. I like the composition as well as colours and sharpness of the picture.
Thanks for sharing
Ania

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• taba (1847)
• [2007-07-18 6:58]

Hi Harry
very good moment and capture
the composition is yet great!
good POV, DOF, sharpness and colors
we can see the story in your photo.
TFS
Taba

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• jignasi (27917)
• [2007-07-18 7:03]

Impresionante y oportuna capatura. Excelente !! Saludos Harry.

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• star74 (2474)
• [2007-07-18 7:10]

Hi Harry,
Amazing capture,
Perfect timing,
Congrats

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• jaycee (25460)
• [2007-07-18 8:02]

Hi Harry,

A fantastic action shot. What timing to freeze them in these positions. The gull must be yapping away but it doesn't seem to bother the eagle. Exellent details, colors, and background.

Jane

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• ellis49 (2254)
• [2007-07-18 9:15]

Hi Harry,
you have captured a very fine picture, the action is great.
Good exposure and sharpness, well composed and nice colours.
Beautiful work.

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• grimmel (415)
• [2007-07-18 10:39]

ei !
great action shot, harry !
especially like the posture of the gull, very decided.
perfect sharpness and framing, easy colors...
amazing !
TFS !
carole

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• jmirah (4687)
• [2007-07-18 11:28]

Amazing, a seagull attacking an eagle for a fish...Impressive capture as are all your photos...Each has a professional quality about it...TFS
Jim

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• PeterZ (49139)
• [2007-07-18 11:52]

Hello Harry,
The longer I look at this photo, the more details I see. And what a great timing! Composition and colours are wonderful. Another photo with great quality.
Regards,
Peter

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• wishnugaruda (19365)
• [2007-07-18 13:11]

Hi Harry,
that's spectacular, what a great moment, I love to see the smaller bird attacting the bigger, fantastic, thanks
Sabine - wishnugaruda

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• bucanas (1113)
• [2007-07-18 21:26]
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This photo is really beautiful, amazing shot,
just one question... id like to know how you take this picture ?
congratulations , wel done, i hope you still taking good photos like this .
TFS

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• dB_grafix (3019)
• [2007-07-18 22:24]

Something I long to capture. This is such good timing.Your gallery surprises me each time I view it.

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• falke (1863)
• [2007-07-19 4:59]

Wow, what a fantastic photo! You managed to capture a great moment here and those photos are the best in my opinion.

Also perfect technique with great sharpness, exposure and composition. Maybe I would have copped it a little bit different but I am not sure....

Best regards/Bengt Falke

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• nglen (36145)
• [2007-07-19 5:39]

Hi Harry Fantastic picture ,great detail and colour.great timing for an in fight shot, and to get the two .very well done TFS
Nick.

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• pirate (7474)
• [2007-07-19 5:59]

Hi Harry
this is surely the best picture of a flying Great Black-backed Gull I have ever seen. Exposure and compo as usual perfect. What a shame that the eye contact with the Eagle is missing. I would have liked to have some information what fish species this is ;-)
Great picture anyway
Tfs
Tom

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• angybone (7684)
• [2007-07-19 6:03]

There's so much going on in this photo - it's great! The fish in the talons, the gull on his back...and each aspect is is wonderfully detailed and focused. Great!!!

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• Mana (18598)
• [2007-07-19 9:17]

Hi Harry,
Awesome shot of this action and the colour palette looks exquisite. Very neat and sharp image with great focus to portray this memorable scene. You have some awesome shots and this is one of them, Harry. Excellent POV and DOF. Very nicely composed and presented. Kudos.
TFS.
Sumon

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• hatti52 (1068)
• [2007-07-19 12:47]

Hi Harry.
Excellent action time shot
great sharpness
congrats

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• Ken52 (4195)
• [2007-07-19 15:49]

Hi Harry,
This photo has it all. A great nature shot! Not only is the eagle in flight, but he has a fish. Not only does the inflight eagle have a fish, but he is being chased by a gull. All captured with perfect focus and outstanding detail. The exposure is also impressive considering the range of colors. Outstanding final composition. BRAVO!
Ken

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• Adanac (21378)
• [2007-07-20 17:30]

Hello Harry.
Superb action shot, love the gulls' grit attempting to get the eagle to drop his catch. Very well composed and sharp focus, thanks.
Rick

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• cdplayer (436)
• [2007-07-20 20:45]
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Excellent photo Harry!
Great notes!
That was my lesson for today! ;)
How long did you have to wait before you captured the image?

Elton

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• AnimalExplorer (1997)
• [2007-07-21 8:22]

Besides the obvious intent of the attak it also look as though the seagull is gonna land on top of the raptors back in this excellent capture. Very nicely done Henry. :)

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• arfer (0)
• [2007-07-21 20:08]

Hello Harry

Awesome shot,with an amazing POV.Excellent clarity ,the timing on the shot is very good.The fish in the talons is a fantastic bonus.TFS

Rob

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• jonathan_hart (1260)
• [2007-07-23 2:41]

what a great moment captured !
good sharpness, excellent light and colours
wonderful shot !
regards
jo

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• marhowie (486)
• [2007-07-24 15:05]

Hello Harry,
Special image, not something you see everyday. Interesting aggressive behavior you show us..Highly competitive out there.
Very good exposure, color, details, and composed well. Great job on the PP also.
Very well done.
Howard

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• Bratman (780)
• [2007-07-25 7:46]

Wow...great image Harry...Gull adds significantly to create a behavioral study...like the fish too...makes you wonder weather the gull is trying to get the eagle to drop it or wether it just the defense mechanism triggered. Best, Brat.

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• Raptorman (10388)
• [2007-07-30 4:15]

Hello Harry , excellent capture of real wildlife moment , TFS.

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• eBirdy (522)
• [2007-07-30 15:38]

Hi Harry,
Amazing scene... You are lucky to have the opportunity to see these animals in action! And of course, TFS such a wonderful picture! Marta

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• sergeoss (3305)
• [2007-08-02 0:22]

Wow, interesting moment!
Thank you for sharing, Harry!
Regards,
Serge

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• cicindela (9226)
• [2007-08-09 0:43]

And here I am once again :)
And a again just short comment to this fantastic documentary picture.
To see such situation is enough to feel good, but to photograph... :) What can I say more - I like this mobile and dramatic photograph a lot.
Additional bravo for the interesting note. For the first view I though that the gull is attacking because the eagle flies next to gull's nest. But as soon as I read your note I had to look at the picture once again because the situation is totally different! And thanks a lot Harry for showing this unique attack!
Best greetings,
Radomir

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• fragman (43778)
• [2007-08-23 23:52]

great capture, TFS Ori

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• fiyo (15161)
• [2008-04-03 13:11]

Hello Harry,
amazing capture; sharpness, colors, light, composition, everything is excellent ! Very well done

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• vmukherjee (1472)
• [2008-04-23 19:40]

Great shot! You seem to be an expert in capturing nature in the midst of action!! Nice composition. But I think the eagle is a little too much dark, it would have been better if a little more details were visible. May be it is because it is very difficult to give correct exposure to both the dark eagle and white gull. Anyways, great work.