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........and caught him by complete surprise - NOW who's the daddy - who's the king of the wildlife photographers????

He was caught silhouetted againnst the sun........



I crept round behind him...............



then got right up close and personal and "in his face"..............Not cropped - I was within six inches of him I promise you (kit lens, no PP)



Cockney Sparrow

Fortee fousand fevvers on a frushes froat........
 
You must have been with the SAS in order to develop the skills necessary to sneak up, un-noticed, and shoot the bird - with a camera of course. He does look a bit stiff, though, and perhaps sports a woody. One thing for sure, many birds eat insects but this fellow better not run into termites, or open flames for the matter. I would recommend a quick visit to the taxidermist if you wish to find subjects with an equal willingnes to be photographed.
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Stan ;o()
I'll misquote Donald Rumsfeld when I say,
'You go take pictures with the glass you've got.'
 
DStan said:
You must have been with the SAS in order to develop the skills
necessary to sneak up, un-noticed, and shoot the bird - with a
camera of course. He does look a bit stiff, though, and perhaps
sports a woody. One thing for sure, many birds eat insects but this
fellow better not run into termites, or open flames for the matter.
I would recommend a quick visit to the taxidermist if you wish to
find subjects with an equal willingnes to be photographed.
--
Stan ;o()
I'll misquote Donald Rumsfeld when I say,
'You go take pictures with the glass you've got.'
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Not sure if you are actually praising my skills or not there Stan. I hope you're not taking the P*

Cockney Sparrow

Fortee fousand fevvers on a frushes froat........
 
Rivals with the National Geographic pictures ? You must be kidding, right ?

The first one is too dark, the third one is completely blown(almost no details left there on the poor bird). The subject is centered, the light is too harsh ( I guess, by the shadows, they were taken sometimes around noon - if so, bad time for photography)

I have a lot more to learn, but when I started taking photography more seriously, I started the hard way, by being criticised, and not highly praised. I see nothing wrong in telling someone willing to learn that maybe he is not doing things right - it will only help him improve.

I do hope the original poster will not be upset at me for this, but i just could not stay apart. There is a long way to NG, I can tell you that. If I offended someone, accept my apologies in advance.

Best regards
Traian
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http://www.pbase.com/traianc
 
Try to see the humour in the original post. This was a joke. Yes you are right in the critique is far as the image qulity goes, but he was kidding about NG!
Traian Cimpeanu said:
Rivals with the National Geographic pictures ? You must be kidding,
right ?

The first one is too dark, the third one is completely blown(almost
no details left there on the poor bird). The subject is centered,
the light is too harsh ( I guess, by the shadows, they were taken
sometimes around noon - if so, bad time for photography)

I have a lot more to learn, but when I started taking photography
more seriously, I started the hard way, by being criticised, and
not highly praised. I see nothing wrong in telling someone willing
to learn that maybe he is not doing things right - it will only
help him improve.

I do hope the original poster will not be upset at me for this, but
i just could not stay apart. There is a long way to NG, I can tell
you that. If I offended someone, accept my apologies in advance.

Best regards
Traian
--
http://www.pbase.com/traianc
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--
ShutterBugin
http://www.exposureproductions.smugmug.com

 
Traian Cimpeanu said:
Rivals with the National Geographic pictures ? You must be kidding,
right ?

The first one is too dark, the third one is completely blown(almost
no details left there on the poor bird). The subject is centered,
the light is too harsh ( I guess, by the shadows, they were taken
sometimes around noon - if so, bad time for photography)

I have a lot more to learn, but when I started taking photography
more seriously, I started the hard way, by being criticised, and
not highly praised. I see nothing wrong in telling someone willing
to learn that maybe he is not doing things right - it will only
help him improve.

I do hope the original poster will not be upset at me for this, but
i just could not stay apart. There is a long way to NG, I can tell
you that. If I offended someone, accept my apologies in advance.

Best regards
Traian
--
http://www.pbase.com/traianc
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............has three legs? Forgive me if I am ignorant of bird life in Rumania, but in England they only have two legs. Does that earth-shattering revelation tell you anything at all.........? hee hee....LOL LTTTRDML!!!

Cockney Sparrow

Fortee fousand fevvers on a frushes froat........
 
Shutterbugin said:
Traian Cimpeanu said:
Rivals with the National Geographic pictures ? You must be kidding,
right ?

The first one is too dark, the third one is completely blown(almost
no details left there on the poor bird). The subject is centered,
the light is too harsh ( I guess, by the shadows, they were taken
sometimes around noon - if so, bad time for photography)

I have a lot more to learn, but when I started taking photography
more seriously, I started the hard way, by being criticised, and
not highly praised. I see nothing wrong in telling someone willing
to learn that maybe he is not doing things right - it will only
help him improve.

I do hope the original poster will not be upset at me for this, but
i just could not stay apart. There is a long way to NG, I can tell
you that. If I offended someone, accept my apologies in advance.

Best regards
Traian
--
http://www.pbase.com/traianc
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--
ShutterBugin
http://www.exposureproductions.smugmug.com

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Shutterbuggin,

That's the best larf I've had in years I think................!!!!! I nearly wet myself................ha ha ha ha !!!

Cockney Sparrow

Fortee fousand fevvers on a frushes froat........
 
He's just sleeping...
Cockney Sparrow said:
........and caught him by complete surprise - NOW who's the daddy -
who's the king of the wildlife photographers????

He was caught silhouetted againnst the sun........



I crept round behind him...............



then got right up close and personal and "in his
face"..............Not cropped - I was within six inches of him I
promise you (kit lens, no PP)



Cockney Sparrow

Fortee fousand fevvers on a frushes froat........
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Shutterbugin said:
Cockney Sparrow said:
That's the best larf I've had in years I think................!!!!!
I nearly wet myself................ha ha ha ha !!!

Cockney Sparrow

Fortee fousand fevvers on a frushes froat........
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--
ShutterBugin
http://www.exposureproductions.smugmug.com

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I still can't stop laughing! I don't mean to be unkind at his expense - I guess we've all missed the point of a joke sometimes - but that is a story I can dine out on for years!

Cockney Sparrow

Fortee fousand fevvers on a frushes froat........
 
OK, my bad..:-( I must be really tired. And yes, we got a lot of them three legged critters 'round here, so nothing unusual caught my attention. We are still fighting the ice age down here.

Regarding my sense of humour, Shutterbuggin, thank you very much, is still there.

No harm intented, got my reward from you guys...

Sorry.

Regards
Traian

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http://www.pbase.com/traianc
 
Traian Cimpeanu said:
OK, my bad..:-( I must be really tired. And yes, we got a lot of
them three legged critters 'round here, so nothing unusual caught
my attention. We are still fighting the ice age down here.

Regarding my sense of humour, Shutterbuggin, thank you very much,
is still there.

No harm intented, got my reward from you guys...

Sorry.

Regards
Traian

-
http://www.pbase.com/traianc
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............."good sport" as we say in England! I'm sorry if we seemed cruel to you but I have to admit it was so funny that I'm still laughing - hope you can see the funny side too now!!

Best wishes!!

Cockney Sparrow

Fortee fousand fevvers on a frushes froat........
 
Cockney Sparrow wrote:
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Cockney Sparrow said:
Not sure if you are actually praising my skills or not there Stan.
I hope you're not taking the P*
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If you are referring to the bird's third leg what does "p* " translate to, from my perspective you're one letter short.
--
Stan ;o()
I'll misquote Donald Rumsfeld when I say,
'You go take pictures with the glass you've got.'
 
I hear MI6 is employing them now to spy on the more rural areas of the country.

They're trained to seek out anyone who can't sing the words to God Save the Queen forward and backward and who doesn't like tea. After all, someone who doesn't like tea can't possibly be up to any good in England. :)
 
DStan said:
DStan said:
Not sure if you are actually praising my skills or not there Stan.
I hope you're not taking the P*
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If you are referring to the bird's third leg what does "p* "
translate to, from my perspective you're one letter short.
--
Stan ;o()
I'll misquote Donald Rumsfeld when I say,
'You go take pictures with the glass you've got.'
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Why "pegg" of course!! Don't you speak English in the colonies Stan?

Cockney Sparrow

Fortee fousand fevvers on a frushes froat........
 
Nah, we speak Amurrican over here. We don't need extra letters in our words like you do. I could never quite understand the need to extend words like aluminum, color and flavor with all those extra, unnecessary letters. :)
 
ekierce said:
I hear MI6 is employing them now to spy on the more rural areas of
the country.

They're trained to seek out anyone who can't sing the words to God
Save the Queen forward and backward and who doesn't like tea.
After all, someone who doesn't like tea can't possibly be up to any
good in England. :)
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It would never surprise me in modern Britain - we are spied on relentlessly here with cameras everwhere. Maybe that heron idea is not so bad..........

Cockney Sparrow

Fortee fousand fevvers on a frushes froat........
 
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