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by David Stimac on Fri Aug 17, 2012 11:00 am

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Congratulations! This is the Image of the Week selection for the Birds Gallery, week ending 17th August, 2012!Seabirds become city birds.

Nikon D300 & 70-200mm f/2.8
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by SantaFeJoe on Fri Aug 17, 2012 11:17 am

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I love this shot! The texture of the wood above the window, the broken glass pieces, the pairing of the pairs of birds diagonally, the vertical siding, comp and B&W conversion. Nice work.

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by Jerry Peltier on Fri Aug 17, 2012 12:21 pm

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Nice window frame & like the comp & your choice of B&W . Really like the interaction of both pairs . Very nice work , Dave !

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by James Vellozzi on Fri Aug 17, 2012 12:30 pm

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I saw sometihng like this last year posted... neat.. and I like the B&W version

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by Jim Urbach on Fri Aug 17, 2012 2:50 pm

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Great composition and B/W conversion, David

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by Axel Hildebrandt on Fri Aug 17, 2012 4:47 pm

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What an unusual nesting site and the conversion works well, too.

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by Cynthia Crawford on Fri Aug 17, 2012 7:18 pm

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Excellent capture! Unique and interesting. Oh, dear, that broken glass is worrisome....

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by Tina Dial on Fri Aug 17, 2012 8:18 pm

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that's a great shot David, and very apt title!

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by Karl Egressy on Fri Aug 17, 2012 9:03 pm

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Excellent shot, David.

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by Homer on Fri Aug 17, 2012 11:37 pm

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I really like this David

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by LHays on Sat Aug 18, 2012 8:03 am

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I like everything about this one. To me....it generates interest. Interest in the habitat, interest in the bird, and interest in the behavior. Well done.

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by Greg Basco on Sun Aug 19, 2012 7:26 am

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Wonderful composition, David, and the black and white treatment works so well. Thanks for sharing this -- love seeing something different like this!

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by Marina Scarr on Sun Aug 19, 2012 8:46 am

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One of the most unique and inspiring bird photos I have seen in a while. Well seen and executed.

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by David Stimac on Sun Aug 19, 2012 6:15 pm

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Thank you for the compliments everyone!

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by pleverington on Fri Aug 24, 2012 9:33 am

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I love this shot Dave and congrats on the IOW. Curious why you didn't elect to center the crop around the window and instead included the barn siding on the right? Either way, a fantastic and poignant image!

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by Brian Stirling on Mon Aug 27, 2012 11:33 am

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I actually like the off center layout as the wood paneling is part of the story and an interesting detail in it's own.

It is particularly interesting that two separate pairs nested so close. It's good that the lower pair in not directly below the upper pair -- birds can be pretty messy if you know what I mean!

I don't think I'd worry much about the broken glass.

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