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    Default Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

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    I've been trying to get into flight photography lately.
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    Wonderful shot. Love the flight pose, beautiful wing extension, great head angle, and the background really compliments the bird nicely. Well done.

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    Excellent flight shot. I like the wing position & nice BG too.

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    An impressive image!!

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    your 'trying to get into flight photography' looks like a success so far!

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    The wing position , the HA , The BG , sharpness , colour , all brilliant !!!!! The bird too :)

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    James, what a shot. terrific bird angle, IQ, AF work and BG. also liked your choice of crop. I see these birds everyday so I know how hard it is to get a shot like this. Very well done....no suggestions from my end.

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    Great flight angle and lovely soft BG...Fanatstic exp...great iamge!

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    WOW!!! Beautiful bird exceptionally captured!

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    Pretty darned amazing, James. Pose, IQ, sharpness, bg, comp ... you have it all.
    Definitely not an easy one. Fantastic work!

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    Very sharp! Really like the colors in the bird and in the background. Looks like he was moving pretty fast!

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    Fantastic shot.
    Passerines are very difficult to capture in flight. I wish I knew a reliable technique for them....any hints?

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    Fantastic flight shot!
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    excellent would love to see this 1024 pixels wide. very nice work
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    No more to add!
    I am with Arash about the size though.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Steven Kersting View Post
    Fantastic shot.
    Passerines are very difficult to capture in flight. I wish I knew a reliable technique for them....any hints?
    I work in Manual and am prepared to throw away tons of images.

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