My little friend

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• hay_kes (55634)
• [2009-03-31 1:01]

Hi Vaibhav,
very beautiful action shot vith excellent moment.TFS.
Namaste,
hAyAti

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• Sharpshooter (6912)
• [2009-03-31 1:02]

Hi Vaibhav,
Excellent photo! Superb timing and sharpness. The lighting is great too. Nice note also.

TFS,
Scott.

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• Janone (0)
• [2009-03-31 1:06]
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Hello Vaibhav.
Very well captured, could have been a tuch more sharp, but this kind of action photography isn't that easy.
Great moment you took this.!
Best wishes from Jan

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• deepakk (1989)
• [2009-03-31 1:10]

awesome shot
colors and depth is perfect

Regards
Deepak

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• manujmehta (11824)
• [2009-03-31 1:29]
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hello Vaibhav
Welcome Back!
nice to see a post from you after such a long time
good capture
nice pov and fine colours
good light and fine focus
nice framework

regards
Manuj MEhta

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• Royaldevon (16049)
• [2009-03-31 1:54]
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Hello Vaibhav,

Your patience has been worth all the effort.
This is a fine shot of the moving starling. It appears to be coming in to land, with its landing gear down, just like an aeroplane!
I am amazed at the details you have aquired in this action shot. Having attempted to photograph birds myself, I know just how difficult this shot was!
Well done.

Kind regards,
Bev :-)

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• Bigears (36)
• [2009-03-31 2:21]

Hello Vaibhav,
Fantasic action shot. Your patience has paid off with this one. Top marks.
Regards Clive

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• szekelykristof (12587)
• [2009-03-31 4:54]

Hi Vaibhav,
Wow, that's a great action shot, it was all about timing. You managed to capture the right moment, the subject is nicely sharp. Focus and DOF are also correct. I'm not really sure about the black frame, but this is just a personal opinion, overall, it's fine! Great job, TFS!
Best regards
Kristof

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• nicou (19434)
• [2009-03-31 8:49]

Hello,,

mangigique envole de cet oiseau, quel captage au bon moment, mangigique, de toute beauté.

bravo et amitié

Nicou

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• moli (11631)
• [2009-03-31 12:16]

Hello Vaibhav.
Good moment captured and well presented maybe sharpness is not 100% but still looks good to me.
Regards.
Janek Kloss

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• ayse51 (19700)
• [2009-03-31 12:37]

Hi Vaibhav,
I liked your litte friend.Beautiful moment you catch.Nice presentation.TFS.Necla.

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• skot (408)
• [2009-03-31 23:33]
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Hey Vaibhav,

Let me start my telling you that I am very impressed. You have amazing patience and did a great job getting this bird. You certainly have done a better job than I could have. That said, I really feel I need to critique it against other avian photographs.

I can only imagine how difficult it was to get this shot. Your image does appear to be a little soft. It looks like it was due to either motion blur or camera shake. Judging from the EXIF data, I'd say it was motion blur. Birds are quick and trying to keep up with them at 460mm even 1/2500 sec can get blurry.

I also see that you originally had the bird framed in the top-left of the image. That would have been great, except he moved. Especially with the movement, I would have preferred the bird to be given some space to move into. Keeping him in the top-left would have been great.

Your colors are tip-top and your depth-of-field is spot on. I love the angle from which you shot him. Great commitment to shoot from your roof!

Kudos to you for getting this shot under, what I can imagine, were challenging conditions (sitting on the roof that long couldn't have been much fun). Again, it's still probably better than I could do.

skot

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• jusninasirun (9790)
• [2009-04-01 0:16]

Hi Vaibhav,

Timely shot of this bird about to take off. Good timing and nice framing.

TFS and best regards,
Jusni

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• tafa (1626)
• [2009-04-02 3:22]

hi
Amazing moment.
Wonderful picture.
Nice light and colors .
Good work.
TFS!
SASO
...Macedonia...

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• chrisJ (41319)
• [2009-04-02 4:54]

Namaste Vaibhav

A perfect decisive moment, on the bird, with its outstretched claws, & with good sharpness, colour, & dof. Tfs!

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• jan515 (17478)
• [2009-04-02 8:50]

Hello Vaibhav,
That is however interesting picture of working at this macro with the bird, composition and the colors is very beautiful. Very good picture with much details and small Action. The composition is excellent. Very good work. Congratulate.
Janusz

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• Dot (12094)
• [2009-04-02 9:54]
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HI
I understand how frustrating it can be to wait hours for birds only to have them move about faster than we can shoot.
You did a good job, its not tack sharp but a bird on the move I think its great action shot
Dot

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• Silvio2006 (42300)
• [2009-04-02 11:50]

Ciao Vaibhav, great action shoot with lovely bird, splendid light and colors, fine details and excellent timing, very well done, ciao Silvio

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• mvdisco (34321)
• [2009-04-02 12:27]

Hi Vaibhav ,
Nice action shot of the bird,
a well taken picture a the good timme.
Excellent caught and details.
well done.
Michel

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• Urfaust (13099)
• [2009-04-02 16:00]

ciao Vaibhav..
from India.. thanks.. i love this kind of links.. so far! ;))
well, timing is great.. even if focus is not perfect.. action is full and effective!
many thanks
ciao Marco

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• boomcat (16869)
• [2009-04-03 0:11]

hello brother,

good try on your 1st bird shot.. not an easy shot when the bird in this position.. its look like he is falling.. hehehe.. but i like it.. nice catch.. keep on practising..

regards, terry

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• laituap (1055)
• [2009-04-03 5:03]

very nice action shot

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• mistic (2558)
• [2009-04-04 8:18]

hello vaibhav

wonderful action, beautiful colors and détails
good composition
beautiful work

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• boreocypriensis (7874)
• [2009-04-07 2:16]

Hi Vaibhav,
A splendid capture of this beautiful bird while landing.
Nicely captured.
TFS and cheers,
Bayram

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• burak28 (15489)
• [2009-04-07 3:51]

Hi Vaibhav
What a wonderful capture and timing
Great bird
Thanks
Burak

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• fazendeiro (4)
• [2009-04-07 4:39]

Hi Vaibhav,
Wonderful action shot.Perfect timming.Colours and sharpness are great.
Thanks for the note.
Have a nice day!
José Diogo

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• AleksaSrbin (17857)
• [2009-04-08 23:10]

Hi Vaibhav,
Wonderful details and nice macro!Bravo!I like it.Regards.A.

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• bracasha75 (11273)
• [2009-04-09 0:09]

Helo Vaibhav
Amaizing moment
Excellent timing
TFS
Cheers,Braca

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• azaf1 (6930)
• [2009-04-09 2:28]

Good morning dear Vaibhav

This is trully amazing. An excellent moment to capture the little fella. Excellent colors and framing. Your gallery is really good; my compliments :)

TFS
Argiris

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• Redrubin (0)
• [2009-04-11 0:40]

Hi Vaibhav
wonderful action shot in this photo
may be sharpness could be better but sure was not an easy shot
I like for the composition and great action
well done
ciao
Lucio

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• foozi (4596)
• [2009-04-11 5:17]

hi Vaibhav,
a very special shot. An action oriented shot that depixt swiftness and speed.
well composed and nice presentation.

regards,
foozi

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• mikolaj_cava (28762)
• [2009-04-13 1:20]

Hello Vaibhav! Excellent bird. Wonderful scene. Dynamic composition. Original picture. Well done!

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• brunorsantana (5053)
• [2009-04-17 20:01]

Very good timing, Vaibhav.
I think it could be further sharpened but I know this kind of shot is not so easy.
Good work, my friend. Congratulations and TFS.

Cheers,
Bruno

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• neusser0204 (6703)
• [2009-04-21 13:38]

Hello Vaibhav,
Great close photo of this bird. Beautiful natural colours, also in the OOF BG. Excellent sharpness, details, pose, POV and composition.
Best regards Siegfried

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• jone (28352)
• [2009-04-24 2:31]

Great shot Vaibhav ... Compliments,
J ;)

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• hifimusicdai (4791)
• [2009-04-27 17:53]

I agree totally with you o the need for concenration and patience when taking bird shots. You really need to have the camera ready at all times.This is a great shot and well worth waiting for. Almost like a painting Good job
warm regards
David

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• carifuna07 (1230)
• [2009-04-28 11:04]

Hi,
Very good shot, your patience has been rewarded! Excellent moment, and movement!
Just congrats!
TFS, Best regards!

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• MLINES (8446)
• [2009-05-23 1:52]
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Hi Vaibhav, Beautiful and unusual shot of this bird in flight. Your timing and clarity are excellent. Congratulations. My initial interest in photography is taking of birds, but none are as good as this. TFS. Murray.

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• eosnut (10053)
• [2009-05-27 2:29]

Hello Vaibhav,
You did a wonderful job of capturing this bird in flight, they move so suddenly and so fast.
I have similar shots of sparrows, as you say 100's of shots to get 1 or 2 good ones.
Keep up the good work.
Peter.

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• soe (2461)
• [2009-05-27 3:27]

Hi Vaibhav
Excellent motion shot of bird with nice color and sharpness.Nice composition.
Tin Soe

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• mesquens1 (16664)
• [2009-06-02 4:07]

Olá Vaibhav,
Beautiful first capture fram a bird.
It's a very good shot.Good focus, colors and light. Amazing POV.
Best wishes
Raimundo

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• colvert (4018)
• [2009-06-03 0:06]

Bonjour Vaibhav
A perfect decisive moment
Nice bird shot

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• nipunjotsoni (836)
• [2009-06-08 8:22]

wonderfull pic here..
well done my friend..
regards
nipun