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Posted by Rich S on Thu Sep 25, 2003 8:30 pm

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One of my favorites from Galapagos. We were there a bit late in the breeding period, but there were still some males putting on a show for the ladies. I would have preferred a profile shot, which I have, but it also shows that his right eye is injured. (It's funny to see their sharply pointed beak just a fraction of an inch away from their fully inflated sac.) Cloned out two OOF sticks in upper left background.

10D, 100-400 at 310, 1/250 at f8, ISO 400. Cloudy day.

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by Anthony Medici on Thu Sep 25, 2003 8:39 pm
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:shock: :shock: :shock:
Your critique seems good enough to me. Good to see this up close. :D
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by E.J. Peiker on Thu Sep 25, 2003 8:43 pm
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Holy smokes, where I come from, we call this Elephantitis. Cool shot!
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by Jill on Thu Sep 25, 2003 8:49 pm
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Rich, This lady is mighty impresed by his display!! Too bad about his injured eye, but my guess is he's managing to woo them anyhow!!! Adore your Galapagos images! Keep them coming!!
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by Steve Sage on Thu Sep 25, 2003 8:50 pm
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Wow! Do these guys carry their own patch kit?
Neat shot!
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by Alan Murphy on Thu Sep 25, 2003 9:04 pm
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Rich,

This looks like it was tough to expose. The sticks and upper right of the throat sack look hot but the blacks look great. I think you left a little of the cloned stick hanging in the air :)

Great photo.
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by Heather Forcier on Thu Sep 25, 2003 9:07 pm
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Pretty cool look at an unusual bird. I have only seen them as tiny specks far away in the Florida sky. Great capture!
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by Bill Whala on Thu Sep 25, 2003 9:08 pm
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This behavior is so amazing. I would love to see this in person. For now I'll enjoy your posts. :)

Very nice image!!
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by AlexC on Thu Sep 25, 2003 9:18 pm
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Years ago, I, was able to inflate my pouch just as big!!!
Today only memories of my golden years gone by!!!
Wonderful bird, wonderful display and a cool image to boot!!!
Congrats!! 8)
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by Jim Probst on Thu Sep 25, 2003 9:19 pm
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Rich,

The throat sac is amazing! Great capture!
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by Bruce Sherman on Thu Sep 25, 2003 9:56 pm
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Rich,
This guy really is a big windbag. :D Very nice catch.
 

by Dennis Olivero on Thu Sep 25, 2003 10:04 pm
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Way Cool..
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by Bruce DiVaccaro on Fri Sep 26, 2003 5:30 am
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Rich,

This is a wonderful shot of this behavior. Nice work.
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by Harvey Edelman on Fri Sep 26, 2003 5:32 am
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Good job on handling the exposure well. I can see why a female would be impressed...I am :)
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by ajhand on Fri Sep 26, 2003 10:21 am
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What a great idea...an inflatable valentine.
That should get the girls.

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by Sandy Mossberg on Fri Sep 26, 2003 12:22 pm
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Whoa! Sweet shot. AJ has it right.
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by Juli Wilcox on Sat Sep 27, 2003 2:53 pm
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First, it's an incredible photo of the species' behavior! It appears slightly overexposed on my monitor as I look at the head and beak.
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