The little one

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• PhilC (551)
• [2006-10-23 5:48]

Gerhard - this shot is a beaut, it is well focussed, good depth of field and a perfect OOF background. I like it very much. There is little I can say to offer improvement except that I would like to see a crop with the bird slightly off centre and looking into the picture which might look good rather than having the eye dead centre. That said it's brilliant as it is.

Thanks for sharing Phil.

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• viv (3317)
• [2006-10-23 5:53]

Hello Gerhart,
Great shot of this colourfull bee eater, the colours are wonderfull, I have seen them a lot, but they are so difficult to take in a shot. So congratulations with this.
Sharpness, POV, BG are great.
Thanks
Vivian

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• LordPotty (12503)
• [2006-10-23 5:59]

Hi Gerhard,
Great to see you posting hee again,and what a wonderful little bird you bring us.
The photo of course is up to youir usual standard.
Perfectly crisp with great light and colour.
Excellent.
Hope you are well.

Steve

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• sAner (4750)
• [2006-10-23 6:12]

Hi Gerhardt,

It's really nice to see you posting again on a somewhat regular basis. :) Your new lens is sensational ... :-o This is again a razorsharp image, with excellent colors and perfect composition. They don't get much better than this. Don't you just love these colorful birds? TFS!

Regards,
Pieter

Ps-Will send you a mail asap as it has been way too long since we sent our last mails. After our failed forumproject, the regular contact disappeared and I think that's a real shame. :(

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• thor68 (5674)
• [2006-10-23 6:58]

what a wonderful shot of the pretty bee-eater, gerhard! :-)
excellently composed with it sitting on the diagonal branch.
perfectly sharp with beautiful strong colors, terrific light
and awesome details on the plumage.
incredible job & take care, thorsten.

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• red45 (31094)
• [2006-10-23 7:11]

Hi Gerhard!

Fantastic capture my friend! Lovely, diagonal composition with perfect BG. Main subject is clear, colorfull and detailed. Very interesting bird, by the way. I like its pose - it looks curious.

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• pvs (14464)
• [2006-10-23 7:15]

Hi Gerhard,

An excellent capture,very colorfull and razorsharp,well captured with your tele canon,

Regards,
Paul

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• sandpiper2 (16757)
• [2006-10-23 7:36]

500+1.4TC, what a combination.

Brilliant result though, perfect sharpness and cute pose.

Great colours and composition with ideal OOF background.

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• horia (16656)
• [2006-10-23 9:01]

Hi Gerhart and welcome back!
Nice to see you posting :)

A really beautiful composition you have here with this lovely colored bea-earter!
The POV is excellent, the sharpness impecable and the DOF is really great, having full focus on the animal and leaving such a nice blurry BG.
Very well framed, too.

Bravo and TFS
horia

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• uleko (10940)
• [2006-10-23 9:22]

Hello Gerhard,
A really lovely portrait of this Little Bee-eater, sharp details in a very nice composition.
TFS, Ulla

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• marmottelolo (14697)
• [2006-10-23 9:27]

bonjour gerhard
impossible d'emettre une critique pour ce cliché tellement il est bien realisé,simplement felicitation.
laurent

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• vanderschelden (30441)
• [2006-10-23 9:28]

Gerhard...
Congrats!
Like it!!
No critiques
A favourite
Annick

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• ellis49 (2254)
• [2006-10-23 10:05]

Hi Gerhard,
this is a great shot of a beautiful bird. The exposure and details are spot on. Lovely colour and very good POV.
How close where to the subject?
Great work.

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• extramundi (13178)
• [2006-10-23 10:13]
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Hello my friend.
As always I like everything on this shot, colours, lights, focus, but particulaly good is the composition, with a great pose, and the BG with a gradient which makes the image so elegant. Perfect!
About Cristina, we have been two since I started in TN, she shot half of the photos posted. As she is not very good with english, she preffers to stay in the shadow, but I thought it was not fair I got all the merits, so I included her.
BTW: Did you have notice from Marco about your strange fungi?
I already asked you in your previous post, but I think you did not read the question in the middle of so many votes... it does not surprise me, it is a splendid picture of a Baboon with a great note.
Hope you are well too, MF.
Best regards, Felipe.

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• jaycee (25460)
• [2006-10-23 12:09]

Absolutely beautiful capture of the little bee eater. What amazing colors he has! The details are wonderful.

Jane

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• Argus (50626)
• [2006-10-23 12:21]
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Hello Gerhard,
What a marvellous capture! This has all the merits of a good shot,esp. the POV, sharpness and BG. The telephoto effect has enlarged the head in proportion to the body and tail ,but it is very effective!
TFS, regards, Ivan

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• SunToucher (11162)
• [2006-10-23 13:13]

Hi Gerhart,
I just love the red eye being in contrast with the blue and yellow color. It jsut makes it stand out beautifully. Beside that, the details in the feathers are really great. Excellent composition and DOF. Just a really small pitty that the tip of the tails looks a bit softer then the rest.
TFS,
Niek

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• njmv79 (692)
• [2006-10-23 14:37]

Hello Gerhard,
beautyful bird and your note is excellent,
very nice colors, perspective, quality and PoV,
TFS,
Nelson

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• wallhalla15 (13829)
• [2006-10-23 15:09]

Hello Gerhard,
fantastic bird shot here! I like it very much. I never saw this beautiful bird. Excellent POV, framing and wonderful colours. Excellent sharpness, details and very nice bg. I wish it would be mine. ;-) Thank you for posting my friend.
Gr.
Heinz

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• wishnugaruda (19365)
• [2006-10-23 15:44]

Hi Gerhard,
I love it - wow - fantastic brilliant colours and so sharp, can't be done better!
I like his red eye so much, what a shot - I'm impressed, thanks and many greetings
Sabine - wishnugaruda

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• Hil (5035)
• [2006-10-23 15:49]

Hi Gerhard

A Superb capture of this wonderful bird, the composition is just lovely with a great watchful pose by the bee-eater, the detail of the feathers is sharp and clean and the colours are so vibrant and beautiful.

TFS Hilary :o)

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• dew77 (13270)
• [2006-10-23 15:57]

Hello Gerhard,
Amazing capture.Crisp clear details,lighting,sharpness and composition are excellent.Enjoy your new lens:)(i bought the same one by mistake instead of Nikon)
TFS...:-)

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• RAP (7405)
• [2006-10-23 16:33]

Cute, clear, and crisp capture my old friend.

I like it a lot: composition, DOF, POV, focus, sharpness, lighting, color, framing, background, PP, notes.

I don't like it: nothing.

Stunning presentation
Thank you and regards... Ricardo

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• Valf (522)
• [2006-10-23 21:41]

Hi Gerhart,
Nice picture. Good composition, sharpness, and DOF.
Regards, Francois

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• jossim (12636)
• [2006-10-23 22:08]

Bonjour Gerhard!

Excellente photo,les couleurs de l'oiseau s'harmonise bien avec l'arriere plan et la netteté est parfaite. Bravo pour la pose de l'oiseau sur cette branche et les détails du plumage.

Merci!
joseph

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• Janice (18832)
• [2006-10-24 2:05]

Hi Gerhard, what a pretty fellow this one is. Those colours are quite amazing. Beautiful sharpness and pose. As usual it is a perfect shot, thank you
Janice

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• manyee (23770)
• [2006-10-24 2:21]

That is a gorgeous bird, Gerhard. : )
The bee eater is shown with outstanding details and well saturated colors. Perfect light and DOF.
Beautiful composition with lovely BG.
TFS. : )

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• scottevers7 (12309)
• [2006-10-24 7:08]

Hi Gerhard,
WOW! That is absolutely perfect. That big gun 500 and the TC do such a wonderful job isolating the bird from the backround. Beautiful soft light. The colors and detail are amazing. Pefect composition and framing. Great camera work! A 10 out of 10 on my score sheet.

Scott

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• Aramok (5166)
• [2006-10-24 10:02]

what a truely wonderful picture of this little bird. everything is spot on. with the sharpness and composition standing out the most

TFS
Emma

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• lovenature (6391)
• [2006-10-24 21:54]

Hello Gerhard
A wonderful portrait of your green Bee-eater. The ruffled feathers gives the impression he's on the go. Excellent detail, colours and lighting. A nice shot all around. Your notes are interesting too. TFS Janice

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• coasties (28054)
• [2006-10-25 4:51]

Hi Gerhard

Wow... what a little sweetie! You really have a super shot here. Lovely colours, great POV and a perfect OOF BG. The diagonal of the branch adds to the visual impact of the shot. Congrats my friend! Simply brilliant!!

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• AnimalExplorer (1997)
• [2007-01-14 12:15]

Beautiful shot of this bee eater, it shows its colors off very well and the detail is excellent Gerhard. :)