Breakfast on the Mud Flats

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• Kathleen (232)
• [2007-07-11 4:27]

Hi Rick.
Wonderful image of these two avocets in the mud flats. Exposure, colour and detail are great. DOF soft but still some detail of the environment they are in is nice.
Excellent image

Kathleen
New Zealand

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• Argus (50626)
• [2007-07-11 4:45]

Hello Rick,
Great capture of a pair of American Avocets: nice and sharp and with good lighting and fine blurred BG sharp enough to make out a Wison's Phalarope.
This is a fine shot. I can't get close enough to our Avocets to approach this standard.
Thanks for sharing this,
Ivan

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• dew77 (13270)
• [2007-07-11 5:20]

Hello Rick,
Beautiful capture from nature.Well caught,framed and composed.
TFS..:-)

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• pirate (7474)
• [2007-07-11 5:24]

Hi Rick
Excellent compo (I also like the Wilson's Phalarope in the BG), great colours and good sharpness.
However the picture looks extremely pixelated, might be a problem of resizing or oversharpening
Tfs
TOM

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• Jamesp (18906)
• [2007-07-11 5:47]

Hi Rick

A great shor - te composition is really nice with the birds to one side. Exposure and colours great too.

James

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• SelenE (13972)
• [2007-07-11 7:47]

Hi Rick,
Very nice capture showing the American Avocets in their habitat. I liked the composition, POV, DOF and the color tones. TFS
Selen

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• vanderschelden (30441)
• [2007-07-11 7:51]

Hello Rick,
Very good sharpness, well composed , good light, great content.
Well done
TFS
Annick

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• jaycee (25460)
• [2007-07-11 7:53]
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Hi Rick,

Another bird I have never seen. They are so pretty and sleek looking with lovely colors. Excellent details showing the long, thin bill and the cute faces. Nice feelings of depth and motion. What is that bird in the shadows in the background?

Jane

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• fartash (5161)
• [2007-07-11 8:02]

Hello Rick
Excellent shot of these Avocets,
Great focusing ,DOF and lighting,
Superb shot,friend.

Good Luck
Fartash

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• PeterZ (49139)
• [2007-07-11 8:03]

Hello Rick,
Fantastic photo of this Avocets. Beautiful colours and great DOF and composition. Good sharpness.
Regards,
Peter

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• ramthakur (56953)
• [2007-07-11 9:16]

Very charming capture of these elegant birds, Rick.
I like the colors of their plumage and those very delicate curving beaks.
Great picture and thanks for sharing it.

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• MMM (11425)
• [2007-07-11 18:01]

Hello Rick.
Beautiful image .I like the composition and sharpness of your image.POV & colors are excellent .
TFS Michel
I will be in Calgary mid Sept. I hope that this species will still be around.

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• gypsygirl58 (426)
• [2007-07-11 21:11]

Hi Rick,
Lovely capture of these two Avocets! Great composition with wonderful sharpness and details in the plumage, nice to see them in their natural habitat. Well done and TFS
Cheers Tina :-)

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• marieproue (3674)
• [2007-07-12 10:48]

Magnifique, beaux détails et belle composition.
Bravo
Marie

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• SkyF (8073)
• [2007-07-12 14:25]

Hi Rick,
great shot, of these birds. The POV ius wonderful and allows a lovely view of the birds.
Very nice sharpness and great details you captured.
TFS..Sky

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• JORAPAVI (4643)
• [2007-07-13 1:26]

Hola Rick,
Preciosa imagen de bonita composición, gran definción y mucho detalle, TFS. Saludos
José Rámon

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• lovenature (6391)
• [2007-07-13 7:53]

Hi Rick,
Excellent POV and DOF. The soft lighting brings out the rich colour and detail of their feathers. Nicely composed and good note. Your almost at 200 images....look at you go!
TFS Janice :D

It's so nice to see the Advocet in his natural surrounds. It's hard to believe such a interesting looking bird lives on our Prairie.

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• PaulH (13882)
• [2007-07-13 13:57]

Hi Rick,
pretty soon you're going to run of wildlife to shoot ;o) Lovely composition, the bird in the background is perfectly blurred and you get a great sense of the habitat from this..great stuff.
Paul

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• anavazao (3829)
• [2007-07-19 13:53]

Hi friend,
Great focus and sharpness! An interesting pose and POV! This is really really close! Excellent job on this shot!
Take care Ana:)

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• pablominto (14563)
• [2008-02-11 0:25]

Hello Rick,
Mud or not, with a beak like that they can find food anywhere!
A pleasant composition with the avocets in action, good light renders great colours and sharp fine details...
Greetings,
Pablo -

:-) OK-

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• andrei99 (731)
• [2008-12-19 2:11]

Great.What interesting species.