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Posted by daniel ck chan on Fri Oct 31, 2003 10:55 am

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As per many of you guys invaluable suggestions, I crop a little bit from top and left of this shot to leave it more room at the right, i.e. the flight direction.

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by ajhand on Fri Oct 31, 2003 12:45 pm
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Nice monchromatic image with touches of warm color in the feet, bill and eye to spice it up
 

by AlexC on Fri Oct 31, 2003 2:20 pm
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Tucked in for the long flight, at eye level no less, great colors and detail, wonderful light as well!!! very nice indeed!!! 8)
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by Alan Murphy on Fri Oct 31, 2003 4:14 pm
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Daniel, this is awesome. Did you get any with the wings all the way down?
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by E.J. Peiker on Fri Oct 31, 2003 4:20 pm
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Excellent shot! I looked all over for one of these in Tokyo but didn't find one!
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by Bill Whala on Fri Oct 31, 2003 4:49 pm
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Very nice shot!! Great light. :)
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by Neil Fitzgerald on Fri Oct 31, 2003 5:22 pm
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This shows the aerodynamic profile of a flying bird really nicely. Love the warm monochrome look.
 

by Alan Melle on Fri Oct 31, 2003 6:59 pm
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Wonderful shot! Great sharpness. This works because the wing is down slightly so you see the feather detail. If the wing were straight on wouldn't work as well. Well done!
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by KK Hui on Fri Oct 31, 2003 7:10 pm
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Nicely done, Daniel! :lol: :lol: :lol:
Great eye-level prospective. Just like a dart 'flying' towards its target ...
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by Greg Downing on Fri Oct 31, 2003 7:45 pm
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This is excellent. I would prefer the bird flying toward the camera, but I like the background here. What is the background?
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by Jim Urbach on Fri Oct 31, 2003 8:08 pm
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Very nice capture. You're going to give KK a run for the money.

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Great light and sharpness. I like the grey on grey colors too. What is that background?
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by Wayne Ellis on Sat Nov 01, 2003 12:29 am
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well captured Daniel.
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by daniel ck chan on Sat Nov 01, 2003 5:09 am
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Thanks for all of your comments.
Alan, I did get one with wings down but the image was not as sharp as this one.
Greg and Steve, the grey background was due to the hazed sky. We often face this weather in Hong Kong. :?
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Great catch, I like the position of the bird in the frame and the overall gray tones of the image. It would be preferable if the bird was facing us a bit more. Good illumination on the bird, especially for hazy conditions, well done!
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A very nice flight shot. He rather reminds me of an arrow flying by.
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Great shot Daniel. The background is perfect for this one.
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