Get your glasses checked, ump!! He was out by a mile!
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Comment by posthumous:
terrific acting!

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Comment by robinssong:
I adore your bird photos! :)

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Comment by roz:
wot a cool shot .. just love the feathery spray .. its like such an explosion of energy . i love it .. !!!

Mramba
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Comment by ButterflyGirl:
He looks quite comfy..must be a great zoo. Lovely image

Get your glasses checked, ump!! He was out by a mile!
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Comment by keriboi:
this is my fav

Get your glasses checked, ump!! He was out by a mile!
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Comment by teranb:
Candid or staged? Looks real and I like the catch!

All dressed up and nowhere to go
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Comment by Melethia:
He definitely has an unusual pose going! He almost looks like he's lit from underneath - those front feathers are almost glowing, which is really quite striking. I suspect scorewise folks didn't think a bird was all that unusual of an object.

The Sentry
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Comment by Melethia:
Very elegant, good exposure control, very crisp and clean detail on the feathers, and you've gotta love that regal pose! I can see just a wee bit of splotchy in the background - in my experience results from converting an ultra blue sky to B&W (and I've no good advice on how to avoid that).

Mramba
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Comment by SJCarter:
Wonderful capture and great message! Very nice work. 9

All dressed up and nowhere to go
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Comment by JuliBoc:
Fun hair-do and odd pose. Too bad the focus didn't come out sharper.

I have a lot of trouble getting tack sharp focus with my 70-300 lens too, unless I use a tripod. I am disappointed in the image stabilization, because wildlife is why I bought the lens, and I don't use a tripod for that. However my top rated photo, with a yellow ribbon, was taken with that lens using a tripod, so it is capable of good things.