In the blink of an eye...

Posted by thapamd on Sat Aug 23, 2003 1:11 pm

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...this little guy was gone. I was perfectly set to get a nice profile of this little one, and just as I pressed the shutter release, he flew off...

The bird is a southern masked weaver.

1D; 400mm

Shoot in RAW because memory is cheap, but memories are priceless.

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by Cindy Marple on Sat Aug 23, 2003 3:33 pm

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The color of the bird and lighting is really beautiful. I like the action you captured too. The busy environment detracts, but there's not much you could do about that. Always nice to see birds from different parts of the world.

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by AlexC on Sat Aug 23, 2003 4:31 pm

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With colors this pretty and wing detail as good as that , the distracting BG is a minor nit, Lovely bird I have never seen!!! Congrats!!!

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by Juli Wilcox on Sat Aug 23, 2003 11:50 pm

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Very interesting to see the stopped action which reveals the feather configurations. Have to agree that there a couple distractions in the image but no way would I round-file delete this!!

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by matt kuchta on Sat Aug 23, 2003 11:53 pm

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Like Alex said - the action captures the photo, and the rest doesn't matter too much.

I like the eye.
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by Heather Forcier on Sat Aug 23, 2003 11:58 pm

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While I might wish for a less busy background, this is an amazing catch. I can't believe the colors on the bird, and I love the outstretched wing.

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