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    Congratulations Gerald Kelberg
    Pied Avocet in flight

    Staked out a pond early Saturday morning to try and get some nice Avocett images as they are really quite special birds with a lovely "graphic design". This is probably the best I managed but not really what I had in mind - really wanted images on the water, but they were very skittish, probably especially so because of the juveniles.

    ISO was set for earlier in the morning, so a bit too high - meant having to do some NR on the sky background. On the plus side, I am pleased at controlling the whites and I like the full up-stretch of the wing. Bit of cropping, but I think the detail is still good - I don't go for a lot of sharpening.

    Technicals: 1D MkIII, 500 f/4 with 1.4 ext, thus 700mm. 1/5000 sec at f/5.6 ISO800
    PP: converted in LR2 and some work in CS4 - multiplied layer to get more from whites, Noise Ninja on Sky

    Comments welcome along with any suggestions on how to get closer to these little devils!

    Gerald

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    Excellent done, Gerald, congratulations.

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    congratulation

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    Congratulation Herald on Eager to learn Spotlight IOTW. Love the wing position and detail. Well done!

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    Congratulations, Gerald!

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    congratulations Gerald......keep 'em comin'

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    Gerald - well done! Congratulations:)

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    Congratulations Gerald. Nice image. Love the wing position and sharpness too.

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    Congratulations on a great capture Gerald! :)

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    Very nice Gerald! Congrats!
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    Congratulations Gerald...:cool:

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    Gerald, Big Congrats!!Well done!!

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    Gerald,Great image and well deserved!

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    I am surprised and delighted! Many thanks to all for the kind words and encouragement!

    Best regards,

    Gerald

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    Nice job Gerald!

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    Well done. Congratulation.

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    Congrats Gerald!

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