Motif: Catbird...Form and Motion

Posted by Harvey Edelman on Sat Nov 01, 2003 6:19 pm

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This particular Catbird was lighter in shade than her cohorts. Her fluttering wings and pose were beautiful to watch as she exercised on the branch. No manipulation other than levels and sharpening was done to the image.

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by KK Hui on Sat Nov 01, 2003 7:43 pm

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You captured the action beautifully, Harvey!

The bright green bg works wonder here ...

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by Laura Stiefel on Sat Nov 01, 2003 7:56 pm

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Hi Harvey. I really like this shot. The glowing background and blurred wings add a very interesting ethereal feeling to the image. Very unique!

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by Bill Whala on Sat Nov 01, 2003 8:05 pm

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The mottled patterns in the background seem to enhance the graceful and elegant pose of this catbird. This is wonderful!!

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by mwagner1 on Sat Nov 01, 2003 8:06 pm

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Wow..What a wonderful combination of color, action, and capture!!!

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by RichardMittleman/Gon2Foto on Sat Nov 01, 2003 8:18 pm

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Harvey,
Wonderful feel to this image. I love the wing blur and position as well as the head position. The color showing under under the rump is a nice plus. I might crop this to a square format.

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by stevebein on Sat Nov 01, 2003 8:24 pm

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sweet shot.

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by E.J. Peiker on Sat Nov 01, 2003 8:25 pm

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Pretty cool shot!!!

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by Wayne Ellis on Sat Nov 01, 2003 8:40 pm

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Hi Harvey,

A lot different to the Australian catbird.

Comments and reposts welcome

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by Alan Murphy on Sat Nov 01, 2003 11:29 pm

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Awesome shot showing the rufus butt. Great action.

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by Greg Downing on Sun Nov 02, 2003 1:00 am

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Nice action here, Harvey!

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by daniel ck chan on Sun Nov 02, 2003 4:19 am

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I very love this artistic shot! It captured the blurred action, sharp eyes and green background! Congrad, Harvey!

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by Alan Melle on Sun Nov 02, 2003 7:50 am

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Great catch of the action! A different view of the Catbird than usually seen and I like it a lot.

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by Bruce DiVaccaro on Sun Nov 02, 2003 8:14 am

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Harvey,

This is a nice image. Having the eye sharp helps this image to work well. I like the background and it's nice to see the rust color under the tail.

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by Bill Keown on Sun Nov 02, 2003 9:46 am

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Harvey, Cool shot.

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by Sheri Whala on Sun Nov 02, 2003 10:58 am

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I really like this! The birds eye being sharp puts it over the top for me!

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by Heather Forcier on Sun Nov 02, 2003 11:10 am

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Definitely a unique shot! Wonderful colors - as has been said the image has an ethereal feeling to it. Great motif post!

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by Ken Newcombe on Sun Nov 02, 2003 11:12 am