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S.n.a.f.u.

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May 14, 2012 15:16 | #1

I was after the swallows today and wow its a huge P.I.T.A. to get those tiny birds in focus and close enough to get something usable with a 70-200mm

but i found this little fellow who played nicely and posed
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May 14, 2012 15:59 | #3

thanks rick! he stood their eyeballing me so i figured why not!

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May 14, 2012 16:30 | #4

Great shots, love the irridescent colors.

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May 14, 2012 17:51 | #5

thanks shar, i didn't really know pigeons were so nicely colored until today!

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May 14, 2012 21:48 as a reply to @ S.n.a.f.u.'s post | #6

The lighting on that first shot is superb.

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