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Jul 12, 2007 12:00 |  #1

It was dinner time and he was very busy rustling through the leaves. He could care less that I was so close.

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Jul 12, 2007 12:05 |  #2

Nice crisp photo! He really stands out!


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Jul 12, 2007 12:09 |  #3

Well Kevin, this is without a doubt the best picture of one of these I have seen. Now if I could only see a real one. :)


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Jul 12, 2007 12:09 |  #4

i love the look he has sort of very Grumpy, a nice sharp shot.
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Jul 12, 2007 12:24 |  #5

canonloader wrote in post #3532168 (external link)
Well Kevin, this is without a doubt the best picture of one of these I have seen. Now if I could only see a real one. :)

I agree with Mitch ! Very nicely done.


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Jul 12, 2007 14:15 |  #6

Good grief...this is one heck of a clean capture. Beautiful, just beautiful work here. Almost looks like you had a macro on him. If you don't mind, what kind of set up were you using.


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Jul 12, 2007 14:41 |  #7

Excerllent shot, the only time I've gotten close is when they are on the ground.


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Jul 12, 2007 14:49 |  #8

Great shot, you have captured him superbly.


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Jul 12, 2007 17:46 |  #9

canonloader wrote in post #3532168 (external link)
Well Kevin, this is without a doubt the best picture of one of these I have seen. Now if I could only see a real one. :)

Thanks Mitch, they are pretty to watch and even better to photograph.

GyRob wrote in post #3532170 (external link)
i love the look he has sort of very Grumpy, a nice sharp shot.
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These guys do have a grumpy look, especially when digging for bugs.

Cooper911 wrote in post #3532875 (external link)
Good grief...this is one heck of a clean capture. Beautiful, just beautiful work here. Almost looks like you had a macro on him. If you don't mind, what kind of set up were you using.

500/4L + 1.4x on 1Ds MkII, and actually I was just beyond minimum focus distance. This is my standard setup for birding.

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Excerllent shot, the only time I've gotten close is when they are on the ground.

I do have a few tree and bush shots but they rarely show the whole bird.




  
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Jul 12, 2007 18:16 |  #10

canonloader wrote in post #3532168 (external link)
Well Kevin, this is without a doubt the best picture of one of these I have seen. Now if I could only see a real one. :)


Agreed! Excellent shot. I did get a shot of one last week, but it was garbage compared to this one!

Hey Mitch maybe we are looking in the wrong place, notice that he's on the ground in the leaves.... :)

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Jul 12, 2007 18:30 |  #11

Hey Mitch maybe we are looking in the wrong place, notice that he's on the ground in the leaves....

Maybe for you, but we don't even have them here. :)


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Jul 12, 2007 20:15 as a reply to  @ canonloader's post |  #12

Very nice shot Kevin!!


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Jul 12, 2007 21:45 |  #13

Very nice and I would love to see one one day.


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Jul 12, 2007 22:46 |  #14

Thanks Kenny, permie and Gary, I'm glad you liked him.




  
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Jul 13, 2007 00:31 |  #15

A nice shot, Kevin as these birds can be tough little buggers to photograph at the best of times because they mostly stay hidden in the undergrowth, but you did well on this one.


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