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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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photo nuts

Timing is perfect and the colors are pretty. Awesome!

May 18, 2012permalink

dongfanghong

Thanks all of you for the nice comments!

May 18, 2012permalink

Denjw

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

May 18, 2012permalink

Laksameenithi

nice picture

May 17, 2012permalink

IcyVeins

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

May 17, 2012permalink

taotoo

Nice observation.

May 17, 2012permalink

gkanel

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

May 17, 2012permalink

JasperD

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

May 17, 2012permalink

Aleo Veuliah

Amazing

May 17, 2012permalink

Sergeg

Incredible and inspiring!
in awe

May 17, 2012permalink

Ed at Ridersite

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.

May 17, 2012permalink

Oztom

Stunning. What more can be said

May 17, 2012permalink

Cary Maures

excellent capture.

May 17, 2012permalink

dongfanghong

thanks for the nice words!

May 17, 2012permalink

Bob Durst

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.

May 17, 2012permalink

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