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    Dear Friends,

    Had lost my laptop and other work issues kept me away from posting for a while.

    I am restarting my post with these Blue Tailed bee eaters

    These guys visit southern India to nest early summer and this was a moment when they were fighting for the best perch to attract mates.

    Spec: 1/4000, F 5.6, ISO 800, +1/3

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    Beautiful image Kiran,nice BG,colors and pose.magic.

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    Hi kiran
    super action shot,nice colors,comp,BG,sharpness.Well done !!!!!

    Cheers Andreas

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    Stunning image!

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    This is super Kiran! love the interaction and details
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    I am glad you are back and this image is spectacular! Excellent in all respects.

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    Hi Kiranbhai, great fighting poses with outspread wings from both Bee eaters, and both nice and sharp. Colours look good, and I like the hint of blue on their tails. Good complimentary BG too.

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    Fantastic image! Everything is perfect -- the balanced composition, perfect positioning of the birds, fascinating behavior ...

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    Killer light, BKGR, birds, and image. The bird on the right is dead solid perfect. Wish only that luck had left the bird on our left with it's head parallel to the imaging sensor. How large a crop?
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    this could be an award winner

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    Beuatiful with great interaction. A great image to welcome you back!

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    Kiran:

    Good to see you back, with a knock out image. Superb colors, perfect perch for this action, a contest winner waiting to be entered. Cheers

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    Welcome back Kiran! Fantastic perch and interaction. Nice to get both birds in your plane of focus.
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    Excellent image Kiran, wish it was mine. Techs and processing look spot on.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Arthur Morris View Post
    Killer light, BKGR, birds, and image. The bird on the right is dead solid perfect. Wish only that luck had left the bird on our left with it's head parallel to the imaging sensor. How large a crop?
    Thanks guru, yeah the left bird could have been better, this is about 75% of the original.

    Thank you all dear friends for the warm welcome back.

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    WOW!! Simply amazing! I was wondering where you were!
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    Excellent as usual from you. Pose, color, IQ is just great.
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    You never fail to surprise...incredibly stunning. Artie said it...that right bird is as good as it gets. comp. colors, details, BG, poses....wow on all fronts. missed your shots while you were away.

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