Amethyst Sunbird II v2 (PAW 3/52)
by HarveyG

Comment by tjbel05:
What a beautiful capture. Love that you captured the bird in flight.

Amethyst Sunbird II v2 (PAW 3/52)
by HarveyG

Comment by pixelpig:
I like this ver better. It took me a long time to put it all together & see the bird is upside down. I love it.

Amethyst Sunbird II v2 (PAW 3/52)
by HarveyG

Comment by jomari:
Beautiful bird with great camouflage colouring.

Amethyst Sunbird II v2 (PAW 3/52)
by HarveyG

Comment by MacDonald:
Very nice - this unusual bird does deserve to be seen in as much detail as possible. Good critique Alice and great job of following through Harvey - leaving enough green for it to still look natural.

...to photograph more wild Birds in Flight.
by HarveyG

Comment by HarveyG:

Originally posted by scooter97: It's a very dynamic BIF shot. Who knows why it didn't score higher. This deserved a better finish.

Because there are 10 people (3's and 4's) who don't recognise the technical skill of this type of work or are vying for percentile placing improvements of their own shot. That's my opinion and I'm sticking to it :) eg: Once I gave out my 7's, 8's and 9's I did not adjust them down because I was averaging 6.4 in the challenge.

Message edited by author 2013-01-18 03:23:40.

Amethyst Sunbird I v1 (PAW 2/52)
by HarveyG

Comment by colorcarnival:
Even though the bird is dark, I love that it just jumps out of the photo.

Amethyst Sunbird II v2 (PAW 3/52)
by HarveyG

Comment by sfalice:
Yes, it is easier to see the detail on the bird now.

Amethyst Sunbird II (PAW 3/52)
by HarveyG

Comment by HarveyG:
I did thanks Alice. Here's the result:

Amethyst Sunbird II (PAW 3/52)
by HarveyG

Comment by sfalice:
Amazing what you can do with a camera and a 300mm lens, Harvey!
what a beautiful nest this little lady is going to have.
One "nit pic" - and it just could be my ignorance.
If the background was lightened just a tad would this bird be easier to find?

Amur Falcon (PAW 1/52)
by HarveyG

Comment by colorcarnival:
Photos like these always make me gasp because I love it when an animal in motion has key parts in focus. I want to be able to get a shot like this!