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      Chris van Rooyen


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      Camera Model: Canon EOS-1D Mark II
      Date/Time: 2006:10:13 09:12:42
      Shutter speed: 1/2500 sec
      Aperture: 8
      Exposure mode: Av
      Flash: Off
      Metering mode: Multi-segment
      ISO: 400
      Lens: 500mm
      Focal length: 700mm
      · Date: Tue 17/10/2006 · Views: 1,859
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  1.   Tue 17/10/2006 08:12
    1. Kobus Tollig

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      What a Shot. Wow Wow Wow. Colour great and so sharp. Well done. Chris your a master

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  1.   Tue 17/10/2006 08:16
    1. carel1
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      How did you get this shot.So well done.One of the best shots I have seen.
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  1.   Tue 17/10/2006 08:34
    1. Izeman

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      Brag gat!!!!!
      Jy mag maar Chris, definitief een van jou awesomeste shots nog!!

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  1.   Tue 17/10/2006 08:38
    1. Wim van den Heever

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      Bliksem...

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  1.   Tue 17/10/2006 08:42
    1. Renier

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      Ditto Wim...

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  1.   Tue 17/10/2006 08:44
    1. JD!
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      Eish - that is good... tell a bit more

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  1.   Tue 17/10/2006 08:50
    1. Chris van Rooyen
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      Thanks guys. Taken at the spectacular breeding colony at Kalizo Lodge in the Caprivi. I stood on the river edge with birds breeding in the sandbanks directly in front of me. THe wind helped a lot as it made the birds stall when they dropped over the edge to their nesting holes. Looks a lot more difficult then it really was Will post a couple more in the next few days

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  1.   Tue 17/10/2006 08:57
    1. renes83
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      wow!!!!! that's awesome!!!

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  1.   Tue 17/10/2006 09:01
    1. J.C.

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      %*#(*& &%$# **&)(*&@%^%$^%@$

      What else is there to say !!!!

      JOhan

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  1.   Tue 17/10/2006 09:09
    1. markthomas

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      Very well captured.

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  1.   Tue 17/10/2006 09:11



    1. Cool
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  1.   Tue 17/10/2006 09:15
    1. klick
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      Yikes, mooi aksie pic, mooi gevang.
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  1.   Tue 17/10/2006 09:19
    1. BrerFox

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      This is not a photograph - it is a masterpiece!
      I hope you are going to tell us how you did it at your seminar ??

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  1.   Tue 17/10/2006 09:23
    1. Margo Coetzee

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      Jeepers Chris. Have just decided. I'm going to throw my camera out of the window and go and sell something soft like toilet paper because this cannot be matched in a million years. Bliksem indeed!!!!

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  1.   Tue 17/10/2006 09:27
    1. Chris van Rooyen
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      Thank again guys. Yup Brer, I will cover action in detail...

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  1.   Tue 17/10/2006 09:28
    1. David Morris

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      Absolutely Brilliant Shot - well done!!!!

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  1.   Tue 17/10/2006 09:30
    1. Lee Slabber
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      Wow!

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  1.   Tue 17/10/2006 10:01
    1. Paul Keller
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      Wanted to post some shots of Carmines taken at Drotsky's cabins in Botswana 3 weeks ago, but seeing this I think not. BRILLIANT, BRILLIANT, BRILLIANT. Thanks for ruining my Monday and my Tuesday..
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  1.   Tue 17/10/2006 10:12
    1. ollie5882
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      I don't think a photo's ever taken my breath away before! This is truly stunning!

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  1.   Tue 17/10/2006 11:28
    1. Irene McCullagh

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      What a beautiful "pose" - unusual too! Excellently caught mid-flight.

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  1.   Tue 17/10/2006 11:37
    1. ianweatherburn

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      How did I miss this. Echo all the sentiments above and more ##$$%^##@$$


      Well done Chris. Again making the best use of your opportunities. Thanks for sharing.

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  1.   Tue 17/10/2006 11:38
    1. Ants - Anthony Robbins

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      tell me where I can get a copy and I would pay..........everything said by everyone else........but said by Wim..."Bliksem...."

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  1.   Tue 17/10/2006 12:54
    1. FlightLine

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      All said !! Wow Wow Wow. PERFECT Kalizo, great place Is this the colony up river from the camp +/- 1km or so Great Place. One small Nit, You have one pixel bottom right hand corner ............. , Naaa just joking !!!!

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  1.   Tue 17/10/2006 13:13
    1. Piet Venter

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      Superb shot, Chris. Thanks for sharing.
      Unfortunately I can't attend the workshop next weekend due to important family commitments (that I have been looking out for for more than a year!). I hope you will be offering something similar in due course.

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  1.   Tue 17/10/2006 13:20
    1. Chris van Rooyen
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      Thanks again everyone. Piet we will be doing more courses next year. Yes it is that colony, Kalizo is a magical destination...

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  1.   Tue 17/10/2006 15:22
    1. Dean

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      Fantastic . Ditto all of the above comments !!!

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  1.   Tue 17/10/2006 17:32
    1. MichaelB

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      Chris, perfect in every way, & your photo's just continue to inspire.

      Would love to know more about your courses next year - please keep us updated?

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  1.   Tue 17/10/2006 17:55
    1. Moa

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      What a winner well captured brilliant!
      Moa

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  1.   Tue 17/10/2006 19:28
    1. Gavinw

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      Dinkim .. thats an awesome shot!!!!! .. how do you guys get this kind of stuff right ..
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  1.   Tue 17/10/2006 19:33
    1. Ben Myburgh

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      This photo is of such a high standard, it belongs in a SA Bird Book...

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