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      Francois Retief




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      Marievale. My first decent shot of this bird. They are not as frequently seen as the Southern Red Bishop. Was quite pleased to get close enough to get this shot.
      · Date: Mon 21/2/2011 · Views: 379
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  1.   Mon 21/2/2011 05:46
    1. John Deakin
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      What a great show he gave you amazing detail

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  1.   Mon 21/2/2011 05:56
    1. Hennie Cilliers
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      This realy pops against the BG Francois. Excellent shot WD

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  1.   Mon 21/2/2011 06:15
    1. Chris Kotze
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      Excellent feather detail and colours. Well captured

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  1.   Mon 21/2/2011 06:37
    1. steven swart
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      Brilliant pose,detail and exposure Francois!!!

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  1.   Mon 21/2/2011 07:33
    1. Les Brand
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      Great shot. Never seen one of these before! Looks like I need to upgrade from 20D to 7D. No noise for an ISO of 1600!! Good action and really nice BG. Well done.

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  1.   Mon 21/2/2011 08:20
    1. AllanB
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      Detail and exposure spot-on...a great shot!

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  1.   Mon 21/2/2011 08:46
    1. Rudi van den Heever
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      Stunning detail and colours against that BG!

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  1.   Mon 21/2/2011 08:53
    1. Brian Culver
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      I'm amazed!!! Well done.
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  1.   Mon 21/2/2011 11:11
    1. Piet Venter
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      Excellent detail, exposure, colour and composition. WD.

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  1.   Mon 21/2/2011 11:17
    1. Andre Demblon
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      Awesome detail Francois. Exp of blacks perfect. VWD
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  1.   Mon 21/2/2011 11:29
    1. Morkel Erasmus
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      nicely exposed and I love the puffed pose!

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  1.   Mon 21/2/2011 14:02
    1. Vrystaaat
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      A real winner.Lovely colours against a great background.

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  1.   Mon 21/2/2011 15:01
    1. Loukie
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      fANTASTIES !!!!!!!

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  1.   Mon 21/2/2011 15:37
    1. Manana
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      Stunning shot . Stunning detail and colours.

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  1.   Mon 21/2/2011 15:50
    1. Jason Stander
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      Excellent work... what a image! VVWD!

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  1.   Mon 21/2/2011 16:07
    1. Frik van Wyk
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      Great composition .
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  1.   Mon 21/2/2011 16:19
    1. Margo Coetzee
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      Yikes!!! This is as near to perfect as you can get Francois. Fantastic shot. By the way, how is Marievale these days??

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  1.   Mon 21/2/2011 16:48
    1. Gert van den Berg
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      What a beautiful shot Francois. The detail and colours in the feathers are excellent. Great BG.
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  1.   Mon 21/2/2011 17:47
    1. Wynand van Wyk
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      Stunning bg and close up! I love it.

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  1.   Mon 21/2/2011 19:56
    1. Francois Retief
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      Thanks for all the great comments everyone - much appreciated.

      Les - the BG had quite a lot of noise. I had to do extensive noise reduction to get it smooth. No noise reduction was done on the bird.
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  1.   Mon 21/2/2011 20:05
    1. Arno Ellmer
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      This is superb,Francois ! All has been said.

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  1.   Tue 22/2/2011 20:40
    1. Nico Steenberg
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      Awesome exposure here

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  1.   Tue 22/2/2011 20:43
    1. Dumay de Boulle'
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      Great iamge Francois...Superb detail, exposure and BG...Nicely done

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  1.   Wed 23/2/2011 17:39
    1. Basie
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      Super colors and detail in this capture Francois. Bg also add very well. Pity the reed came straight out of the head. WD
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  1.   Thu 21/4/2011 19:01
    1. Andrea Sada
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      Super shot Francois.
      Pin sharp detail and super soft BG.
      Awesome

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