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Challenge: Free Study 2018-07 (Standard Editing)
Collection: Challenges
Camera: Canon EOS-7D Mark II
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM
Location: South of Perth yacht club jetty
Date: Jul 27, 2018
Galleries: Black and White, Birds
Date Uploaded: Jul 31, 2018

 Well I'm quite chuffed how well this went considering I ummmed and aghhh over whether to enter it, but the more I viewed it the more I thought how couldn't I. When I stumbled upon this scene I couldn't believe my eyes..it was way too good to be true so I tried ever so hard to not bother them, the least thing I wanted for, was one of them to fly away, that would of ruined everything. So I fired away 5 or 6 quick shots, and was thrilled that they all posed so amazingly for me. ..I mean even their bodies were perfectly aligned... so the least I could do was give them a fish each :)

I do have to tell the truth, there was one more smaller bird to the right, a little unbalanced of course so I cropped him out. Glad you liked it, and with 8 comments and 2 faves, that's quite rare these days. Thanks for all the nice comments and votes.

Statistics
Place: 3 out of 121
Avg (all users): 6.8289
Avg (commenters): 8.1111
Avg (participants): 6.9074
Avg (non-participants): 6.6364
Views since voting: 1313
Views during voting: 146
Votes: 76
Comments: 22
Favorites: 3 (view)

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 08/14/2018 11:49:22 AM
Wow awesome capture
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 08/10/2018 06:21:29 AM
Delighted to see this on the front page.
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 08/08/2018 11:57:32 PM
Well it was a 10 from me coz the picture is WOW! and 'photographic quality' plays a much slighter role.
Congratulations on the ribbon, Anita.
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 08/08/2018 07:28:39 PM
well of course we loved it, how could it be but it was.
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 08/08/2018 07:05:24 PM
Ha! I agree with your chuffedness. I was struggling between a 6 and a 7.

Six because... it's really not a great quality of photography (which you've already mentioned, or I would not be) and seven because it's just a fabulous find!

Congratulations on your win on the toss up! LOL!

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 08/08/2018 04:38:42 PM
Congrats Anita. Great composition.
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 08/08/2018 11:13:13 AM
Congrats on your Yellow. Great job for seeing and capturing this wonderful shot.
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 08/08/2018 11:06:45 AM
Wonderful moment captured. Congrats. Many birds on the home page! Yay!
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 08/08/2018 08:19:38 AM
Such and adorable capture. Congrats on the ribbon!
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 08/08/2018 03:07:05 AM
Yeah, how could you not enter this! It's delightful (a word I rarely use, but fits perfectly). Congrats!
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 08/08/2018 01:16:44 AM
this scene is almost too hilarious to be true... but nature does funny things...
wonderful catch, good thing you cropped the small bird off. Congrats!!!!
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 08/08/2018 01:10:56 AM
loving this shot. Congratulations!
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 08/08/2018 12:50:12 AM
many congrats Anita ..
a wonderful chance encounter ..
and a yellow ribbon .. much deserved ...
happy days .. :)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/07/2018 09:07:54 PM
indeed good timing & capture!
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 08/07/2018 06:54:27 PM
Wonderful! 10
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 08/07/2018 03:22:54 PM
How did you get them to pose so nicely LOL? Very well seen and captured.
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 08/07/2018 03:08:34 PM
nice posing
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 08/07/2018 06:53:17 AM
What a superb composition!
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 08/05/2018 06:47:44 AM
when i first saw this i was blown away ..
what were the chances that someone would come on this scene ..
the birds all lined up like that ..
its a little bit awesome ..
great shot .. love the processing ... :)
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 08/04/2018 01:25:34 AM
Ohhh lordy, is this a fine shot, 1 in a thousand shots of perfect front and back birds. I really like it, so an 8 from me, if there had been a little more contrast in the birds and sharpness to counteract the softness of the white background, would have given it a bit higher.
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 08/03/2018 12:40:14 PM
hahahaha!! 7 from me.
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 08/01/2018 10:01:28 PM
Wow - very well seen. Did you train these guys?? Great shot!!
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