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Bald Eagle

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Dec 07, 2005 17:25 | #1

This one enjoyed posing, hope you like.

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Dec 07, 2005 18:02 | #2

Great shot, those are such huge eyes; the individual facets are so small you don't even notice them. Well done.

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Dec 07, 2005 18:07 as a reply to @ dancinec's post | #3

dancinec wrote:
Great shot, those are such huge eyes; the individual facets are so small you don't even notice them. Well done.

Thanks Dennis, I like this one as well. always appreciate your kind words.

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Dec 07, 2005 21:44 | #4

Nice shot mr E ! that bee has lost all his colour - must have had a hard life !
Very clean shooting there, bloody great !

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Dec 07, 2005 21:52 as a reply to @ Ronen's post | #5

Ronen wrote:
Nice shot mr E ! that bee has lost all his colour - must have had a hard life !
Very clean shooting there, bloody great !

Thanks very much, believe it or not, there are many of this shade around. Thanks again.

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Dec 07, 2005 21:56 | #6

Wow BE never seen a bee that looked like him before. Very sharp

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Dec 07, 2005 22:15 as a reply to @ Desertraptor's post | #7

Desertraptor wrote:
Wow BE never seen a bee that looked like him before. Very sharp

Thanks Peter, I had fun working with this model.

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Dec 07, 2005 22:30 | #8

Wonderful looking bee, like the pattern in the eyes, a realy nice and sharp pic

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Dec 07, 2005 22:34 as a reply to @ hidden forms's post | #9

hidden forms wrote:
Wonderful looking bee, like the pattern in the eyes, a realy nice and sharp pic

Thank You, I was quite happy even though the weather was poor.

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Dec 08, 2005 02:35 | #10

That is certainly an interesting looking bee. Great clarity there BE

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Dec 08, 2005 05:39 as a reply to @ BigAl-SA's post | #11

BigAl-SA wrote:
That is certainly an interesting looking bee. Great clarity there BE

Thanks BigAl-SA, he was very cooperative. .

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Dec 08, 2005 11:35 | #12

Most of the larger bees I've seen here this summer were infested with some sort of mite. some of them were literally covered in mites. Can't see any on this one though - excellent shot.

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Dec 08, 2005 17:54 | #13

Superb, a quality shot that could be a wall poster. EW.

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Dec 08, 2005 18:42 as a reply to @ denis's post | #14

denis wrote:
Most of the larger bees I've seen here this summer were infested with some sort of mite. some of them were literally covered in mites. Can't see any on this one though - excellent shot.

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Thanks Denis, I have yet to find one with mites down here. I'll keep an eye out.

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Dec 08, 2005 18:43 as a reply to @ Beeclose's post | #15

Beeclose wrote:
Superb, a quality shot that could be a wall poster. EW.

Thanks very much, always appreciate your kind words. I might just put this one on the Wall. Thanks for the idea.

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