X-MAS WISHES TO ALL MY FRIENDS

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• Mana (18598)
• [2007-12-24 3:38]

Hi Smitha,
Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year to you too and your family.
Outstanding card and image of this Hornbill with immaculate sharpness and lovely colours. Superb lighting and exposure and the DOF is precise. That eye looks gorgeous as does the fabulous bill. Excellent POV and very nicely composed. Kudos.
TFS.
Sumon

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• PeterZ (49139)
• [2007-12-24 4:07]

Hello Smitha,
Excellent photo of this Hornbill. Perfect light and sharpness and very beautiful colours. Great POV, composition and DOF. Wonderful eye.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year,
Peter

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• fartash (5161)
• [2007-12-24 4:24]

Dear Smitha
Wonderful shot of this grey Hornbill,
Perfect moment ,details and exposure,
Superb shot,Welldone.

Merry Christmas
Fartash

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• ramthakur (56953)
• [2007-12-24 5:02]

A very professional bird image, Smitha.
Fantastic POV, great sharpness and superb colours. I like the chips flying around as the bird pecks at the fruit.
Thanks for your wishes and a Happy New Year to you and your family.
Ram

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• radz (436)
• [2007-12-24 5:33]

Beautiful shot this beautiful bird..Superb details.
Nice composition & good POV!!
TFS!!!
Happy xmas to you!
cheers

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• Pier (808)
• [2007-12-24 5:33]

Hallo Smitha un immagine incredibile, veramente un dettaglio stupendo per non parlare del resto.
Un caro saluto e un abbraccio, che tu possa passare un felice e sereno Natale insieme a tutti i tuoi cari.
Pierdamiano

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• eqshannon (31141)
• [2007-12-24 6:30]

This picture is worth 5 points. Today because I am way behind in my giving of gifts...I can only afford to give you one. There is nothing wrong with your picture. It is wonderful, but in order for me to acknowledge everyone today, I must be wise with my points...so may YOU be Blessed on this most Holy of Christmas Eve's and Morning...
Bob
:-):-)

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• Zeno (10867)
• [2007-12-24 8:08]

Hi Smitha,

Great shot of this beautiful bird. Superb actionshot and very sharp. Nice colors as well. My compliments!!
Have a nice Christmas!

regards,
Zeno.

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• cako (3395)
• [2007-12-24 8:13]

Hi Smitha
Wonderfull image, wery good colors and sharp details
have a nice day

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• gracious (13068)
• [2007-12-24 8:36]

Hello Smitha,
Nice to see your posting!!
Thank you so much for a wonderful Christmas greeting card, much appreciated!!
Sincerely wishing you and family
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A VERY VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR!
best regards always goes to you!
Tony

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• SelenE (13972)
• [2007-12-24 9:03]

Hi Smitha,
Lovely capture :o) Pose you captured, focus, sharpness and details are great. Bravo and TFS
Greetings,
Selen

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• goutham_ramesh (12237)
• [2007-12-24 9:28]

Hi Smitha,
This is one of the best bird images i have seen in TN and its nice of you to mention Mr Eldose ( No doubt he's a great birder). The picture is very good. I love those eyes and flying pulp of papaya :-)
Merry X mas to you and uy family.

PS: I'm planning to visit Thettekad by Feb 1/2 week ;-)

Cheers,
Goutham R

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• pablominto (14563)
• [2007-12-24 10:13]

Hello Smitha,
Ahhh, it's a lovely bird, super details in the plumage!
Great composition and a fine pose from the the subject...
Seasonal greetings from Norway,
Pablo -

A PEACEFUL AND MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU!

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• wuta (2142)
• [2007-12-24 10:43]

Hello Smitha , What a lovely bird ,and a great shot good sharpnes details colours pose and beauty bg and framing , Greetings and I wish you and the family a merry Cristmas and Happy New Year .Teunnie

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• Alex99 (23735)
• [2007-12-24 11:19]

Hi Smitha.
Merry Christmas and happy New Year to you and many new amazing shots as this one. Excellent expressive scene with brilliant reproduction. Timing is simply great as well as the sharpness of the main subject and tiny details (especially flying chips) and nice smooth colourful BG. Bravo.
Alexei.

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• uleko (10940)
• [2007-12-24 12:30]

Dear Smitha,
Many thanks for this wonderful greeting and I wish you and your family a joyful Christmas and a Happy New Year. You managed to get an outstanding close capture of this beautiful Hornbill illustrating the huge size of its bill. Excellent sharpness and lovely colours.
All the best wishes, Ulla

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• Argus (50626)
• [2007-12-24 13:00]

Hello Smitha,
I would like to thanks you for your kind wishes for the season and to wish you and your family a Happy Christmas and a Prosperous New Year that includes lots of fine photos.
This one is a really great capture showing in detail the Malabar Grey Hornbill helping himself to a papaya. Excellent sharpness and details even showing bits of fruit flying in the air as he hacks away. Superb lighting, bokeh BG and composition too.
Well done and thanks,
Ivan

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• earthtraveler (3483)
• [2007-12-24 18:50]

Thank you Smitha for the Christmas greeting.
This is a wonderful shot of the Hornbill.
Great POV showing it's humorous characteristics.
Fine focus details, composition, DOF, and color.
Happy holidays to you and yours.
Richard

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• manojtnair (161)
• [2007-12-24 20:18]

hi smitha,
wonderful shot of this hornbill feeding on papaya. good dof. i never had a chance to see a hornbill in kerala, even though it is the state bird of kerala. tfs.
manoj

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• arfer (0)
• [2007-12-24 21:59]

Hello Smitha

Wow this is a wonderful image you have captured.
I agree with Loot, it was meant to be that you captured this amazing bird for us to see.
The lighting is excellent and the focus is spot on with sharp detail.I love how you have captured the bits of the fruit as it splatters.
Wonderful colours,the bird is well placed in the frame.
Superbly done.
TFS

Rob
All the best wishes from Canada

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• smurali (3596)
• [2007-12-25 5:31]

Dear Smitha,
This is an awesome picture. I am glad that you could get the entire Hornbill in full frame in sharp focus and good lighting. I love the way the Papaya pieces are flying around. Great Picture. Thank you for sharing. Wish you Merry Christmas.
- Murali Santhanam

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• fiyo (15161)
• [2007-12-25 10:29]

Hello Smitha,
Very nice composition, superb detail,POV and colours. I also like frame. Good work!

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• loot (11276)
• [2007-12-26 1:58]

Hi Smitha

Thanks for this beautiful gesture and for this lovely image and also for all the wonderful postings you shared with us throughout the year.

All the best for you and your loved ones during this festive season and beyond into the New Year that looms ahead.

May God shower his choicest blessings on you and your family this Christmas, and for the New Year I wish for you:
Health to Enjoy each day in Comfort,
Copious measures of Love from Friends and Family,
The Exquisite Beauty of Nature,
Wisdom to Choose priorities Sensibly,
Prosperity and the Best of everything,
Generosity so you may Share the above,
Overflowing Happiness and Abundant Joy,
and a Youthful Excitement at life's Simple Pleasures,

Warmest regards
Loot

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• marhowie (486)
• [2007-12-26 2:32]

Excellent capture Smitha,
I like the small pieces of tree flying about the birds head as it works. Always much better when you get them doing something :)
Nice & sharp, great detail, color, DOF, POV, and well composed.
Happy Holidays,
Howard

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• jonathan_hart (1260)
• [2007-12-26 8:57]

nice pose and fine natural colours, good looking :)
regards
jo

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• Necipp (100)
• [2007-12-26 14:17]

Hello Smitha Wonderfull colour and a beautiful shot. Lovely and sharp details. Have a great New year and I hope Christmas was a fine time. Rgds Necip.

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• sherlock628 (241)
• [2007-12-26 15:47]

Hello Smitha and Happy Holidays,
Very nice focus on the eye. POV and composition are perfect. I love the flying debris in the background. Excellent image of a very interesting bird. TFS
Thomas

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• haraprasan (20403)
• [2007-12-26 23:29]

Hi Smitha,
Many thanks for the wishes. A well composed greeting card with a very good looking hornbill. Nice details and very good timing. Thanks a lot for sharing.

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• nirmalroberts (2857)
• [2007-12-27 1:58]

Hello Smitha,
Great picture of a hornbill in action on a papaya plant.
Thanks for sharing.
- Nirmal

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• japiey (405)
• [2007-12-27 13:11]

Hi Smitha,

Happy days for your family :)
Sharp, and lovely.

Take care..

jean paul

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• captainsgirl (4088)
• [2007-12-27 16:39]

Hi Smitha,
Oh my, I've never seen a photograph of this bird!
You've got a great close up shot, beautiful detials and colors. what a cute bird! TFS
Donna:o)

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• Maite (5199)
• [2007-12-31 3:12]

What a fantastic and amazing shot for a Christmas card, dear Smitha!! I love the great details on this curious and beautiful bird, the great POV, DOF, colors and composition.
Thank you very much!
Very merry Christmas and happy New Year to you and yours.
With my best regards
Maite

P:) I'm sorry for I've been out so long.
I wish you have a lovely Night and very happy New Year. Wishing 2008 will bring you good health and lots of Happiness :)

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• AnimalExplorer (1997)
• [2007-12-31 17:18]

Hi Smitha,
Wow! I just love the action that you captured on this remarkable picture. Excellent all around exposure shows nice details and perfect colors. :)

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• waminda2020 (320)
• [2008-05-17 3:19]

Smitha, thankyou for your critique:)
This is am amazing photo! So clear and well composed! Well Done!

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• joey (24909)
• [2008-05-20 6:30]

How on earth did I miss this?!?!?!
It's probably THE best shot of a Hornbill I've ever seen!!!
Extremely sharp and very detailed.
Superb DOF and BG.
Brilliant colours and lighting to show them off.
The blurred specks in the BG are a really good bonus (are they "shrapnel" from the whole in the fruit or something?)

Very, very well done Smitha!
A belated Merry Christmas to you to :-)

Cheers!

Joe