Birds

Challenge #7 in the A picture can say a thousand words series. Hosted by Boasty911.

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Enter your pictures of birds, prefferably close ups, or if far away the birds need to be easy to see and tell their birds.

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Busy hoopoe

by dongfanghong

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Camera:	Nikon D4
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Submitted:	Thursday, 3rd May, 2012 08:41 (GMT)
Taken:	Sunday, 29th April, 2012
Focal length:	600 mm
Shutter speed:	1/2500 sec
Aperture:	F5.6
ISO:	1600
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Total comments: 15

Timing is perfect and the colors are pretty. Awesome!

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Thanks all of you for the nice comments!

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Excellent capture in every respect. A deserving winner. Well done.

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nice picture

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Nice picture, but did you consider flipping it horizontally? I think it would look better that way.

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Nice observation.

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Congratulations for coming first!!! This photo really deserved it; it is just splendid!

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Congratulation! 1st out of over 500, well deserved IMO!

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Amazing

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Incredible and inspiring!
in awe

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Congrats on the win. I had a sneaking suspicion that shot would do well. In fact, I think any of that series might have won. Maybe the in flight did it.

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Stunning. What more can be said

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excellent capture.

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thanks for the nice words!

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This really is a lovely picture. The color patterns on the bird are spectacularly beautiful. And the capture of the this moment of motion....worthy of First place rating.

Thanks for sharing.

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