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Jim Christensen
{K:18843} 7/19/2005
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Congrates on the award, richly deserved. Excellent shot. wonderful colors and detail.
jimc
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mustafa Karaçelebi
{K:1139} 7/18/2005
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I must say you are't amature fohtografer.İts nice...
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Marcus Armani
{K:36599} 7/17/2005
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Yea I posted the first then was Roberto then Darlene, then last night yamil, who really got a close shot of this same guy as I took him over there... Is this a nice way of saying you dont like my last posted shot :) kidding, I posted one on darlenes post carring off a baby tern.....
Take care.....
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Angelo Villaschi
{K:49617} 7/17/2005
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It's been a veritable skimmer-fest on UF recently! Roberto, Darlene and you have come up with a cracking shot each.
This one's very nice, though I'd think it would be a "decisive moment" if it was actually skimming at the time. (Demanding, aren't I?)
Still, you got the BIP so it's got to be right!
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NN
{K:26787} 7/16/2005
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I?m SO happy to see you awarded! Congratulations, Marcus!!!
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Marian Man
{K:80636} 7/15/2005
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congratulations dear Marcus!!! more than well deserved award!!!!!!!!!!
best regards
Marian
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Jose Ignacio (Nacho) Garcia Barcia
{K:96391} 7/15/2005
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magnificent. 7
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Pawel Kwasnicki
{K:9651} 7/15/2005
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Great pose of the bird with nice soft shapes; he seems to look at you! Really nice catch with the blurred background but?.isn?t his nose toooo long?; Hey, I?ve noticed you changed your self-portrait! Now we know you better, ha, ha..; keep hunting for your birds; best regards, Pawel
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Marcus Armani
{K:36599} 7/15/2005
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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder LOL, he is rather strange looking though......
I do have another BIP, but there is not enough Projects for the nature shooters..
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Ian T
{K:-75} 7/15/2005
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He BIP at last for a bird shot!!
Great one Marcus, mighty fine detail of an ugly bird! Terrific shot and well done.
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Bikas Das
{K:6544} 7/15/2005
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.. nice and excellent capture ... best, Bikas
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Roberto Arcari Farinetti
{K:209486} 7/15/2005
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WONDERFUL CAPTURE justan award well deserved it!
ciao markus..
roby
7+
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Darlene Boucher
{K:15739} 7/14/2005
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Incredible shot, just beautiful and congratulations on the award, it's well deserved Marcus!
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Dr. Rafael Springmann
{K:89517} 7/14/2005
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Congratulations for the BIP, Marcus. Well deserved.
Thank you for your very kind comment on my "Luna di Luna." The wines in the photo are imported, but Israeli wines have recently improved so much that they won first prizes or gold medals or whatever you win in intternational wine contests.
Best regards,
Rafi
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Mary Brown
{K:71879} 7/14/2005
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Congratulations on BIP! Definately well deserved. This is a bird I am not familiar with. He has such an interesting bill structure. Looks like he is fairly large. Again, you have fabulous detail and colour. The composition is great with the bird against the beautiful blue sky. Superb.
Mary
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Jayakumar Sivanpillai
{K:726} 7/14/2005
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Very nice. I like it very well
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Saeed Al Shamsi
{K:47735} 7/14/2005
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Congrats for a well deserve BIP, its great work. Saeed
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Maria Ilcheva
{K:342} 7/14/2005
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Wow!Perfect shot!So sharp and rich colours,good focused!regards!
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Roberto Bertone
{K:13239} 7/14/2005
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Sempre affascinanti le tue cattura Marcus!!!!!
Complimenti anche per il maritato BIP!!!
Saluti.
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daz asdasd
{K:1026} 7/14/2005
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Very nice, Marcus.
Great composition, wonderful colors and contrasts.
Very well captured!
/Thomas
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Asim Roy
{K:10051} 7/14/2005
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Congrats! Marcus, very nice captured my dear master blaster, but my favourite was your just previous one, love, asim
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pan g.
{K:16899} 7/14/2005
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Superbly caught moment with "flying" colours :)
A well deserved award, well done !!!
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Subhash Sen
{K:11931} 7/14/2005
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Congratulations again you are the best ,cheers,subhash.
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Markus Scholz
{K:23722} 7/14/2005
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Fantastic, Marcus. And congrats to the BIP. Well deserved. Thanks also for your comment.
Regards, Markus
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Marcus Armani
{K:36599} 7/14/2005
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Thanks larry, this was my first time seeing one of these also, I was happy to catch him the first time....
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Marcus Armani
{K:36599} 7/14/2005
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Thanks Fabrizio, I think we all have to shoot what our time and work allows us to which is what is close to our homes, we can really open up and show our best when we get time off and shoot what we really love....
Your shots are great....
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Marcus Armani
{K:36599} 7/14/2005
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Thanks George, This is a 400mm F/4 DO the new defractive optics lens, yes it is a L but the new technology allows it to be 35 percent lighting and smaller then a non-DO lens of the same specs....
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Marcus Armani
{K:36599} 7/14/2005
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Thanks Margaret, Its very much fun when you are out shooting and you see one you have never seen before, I found him sitting and waited for hours for him to get hungry and fly, but it was fun....
Thanks again.
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Marcus Armani
{K:36599} 7/14/2005
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Wow Marilyn, my rare bird is starting to look not so rare LOL, believe it or not, this guy spends most of his day doing exactly what yours is, and he also is hanging out with the turns as yours is as i can see one in the background...
thanks for the comment and photo...
Marcus...
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Marcus Armani
{K:36599} 7/14/2005
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Thanks Andre, this was not off a kayak, I will stick to more of a wide angle for that, the super tele is way too hard LOL, It is true wildlife will let you get closer from a boat, I guess like you said they see you as less of a threat or part of the landscape...
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Francisco Albiol
{K:486} 7/14/2005
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That's a great shot. I know how much hours of hard photografic work are in your portfolio.Thanks for sharing
Francisco
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Marcus Armani
{K:36599} 7/14/2005
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Thanks Rosario, no problem about the comments, when you give them, they are always very nice..
Take care...
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Rosario Esposito
{K:9796} 7/14/2005
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other job of photographic hunting very very nice.Compliments
-Rosario-
Sorry if no comment often but I go vacation.
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Andre Denis
{K:66407} 7/14/2005
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Congratulations on your award for this one Marcus!
Well deserved! another great shot. Was this one from the land or the kayak? Now I believe you about how difficult it is to shoot from a kayak. We bought a couple of 13' Tomahawks on the weekend, so I had to try some shots. Not too successful to say the least. But I'll eventually get some good ones to post. The herons and loons let me get a lot closer to them in the kayak. It's almost like they accept you as part of the landscape.
Andre
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Paul's Photos
{K:35235} 7/14/2005
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excellent capture... great work.. seen some of these off the New Jersey coast before...it is always great seeing a bird that is more rare... great use of the 400mm... very sharp image.. nicely seen ... great work
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Marilyn Nagy
{K:6008} 7/14/2005
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Marcus, searched and searched and finally found a really rare photo of a skimmer. This is a "florida" skimmer. They were all over the beach one morning. Just a little too laid back. HA HA HA! Just had to show you. Marilyn
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Maria Luisa Vial
{K:36017} 7/14/2005
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WOW!!! So beautiful my dear friend and excellent composition... Love the details... Very well deserved BIP... I am very proud of you!!!! Congratulations!!!!
Cheers,
MaLuisa
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Marilyn Nagy
{K:6008} 7/14/2005
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Marcus, Excellent! We have them here but just the other day I actually saw them "skimming" and it's an incredible sight. What a wonderful clear capture. Beautiful bird. Marilyn
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Linda Imagefree
{K:72276} 7/14/2005
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I'm so happy to see this..Congratulations!! Very well deserved award...:):)Linda
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Judi Liosatos
{K:34047} 7/14/2005
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Hey.....you got a BIP....well done and about time. I am so pleased you finally got recognised for your work.
Judi
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Gregory McLemore
{K:35129} 7/14/2005
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Great capture, wow, a what a lovely bird and you masterfully caught him full flight.
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Alison Webb
{K:1779} 7/13/2005
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Congrats on the award Marcus, well done.
Al.
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ARMANDO ALCÁZAR
{K:42404} 7/13/2005
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Marcus, excellent picture, If you observe well your first pic you will see that the superior beak is shorter than the inferior, that is so that the bird can put the inferior beak into the water and the superior is be not in the way: D
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Marian Man
{K:80636} 7/13/2005
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spectacular!!!! stunning!!!!
a superb shot dear Marcus!!!!!!! wow!!!!!!
Marian
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Fabrizio
{K:2543} 7/13/2005
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...what a beautiful different kind of birds you get where you live... I'm fond of wild photos...It's my first passion...but you Know I'm too busy at work so I can't go often to the mountain....but from the second week of August I have 3 weeks holiday...I promise to post many wild shots...in the meantime I have to post some different kind ...some portrait of my girlfriend for example.....
about this immagine I'm very impressed...I like the way he looks at your lens...you always gets the rigth time to shot....
regard Marcus
Fabrizio
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Marcus Armani
{K:36599} 7/13/2005
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Thanks George, this is the canon 400MM F/4 DO, It weighs only a few ounces more than my 100-400L
But preforms much better, and at that price it better LOL>...
Take care...
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George Black
{K:102014} 7/13/2005
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Great capture of a truly unusual (to my eye, at least) specimen. BTW--Is this a new lens? An "L" series, I think, and pretty darned heavy. How does it handle? Obviously you have it under great control to get this kind of result.
Regards,
--George
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Linda Imagefree
{K:72276} 7/13/2005
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Excellent capture Marcus, as usual, the detail, the clarity, the composition, the dof, the capture, all from a top notch photographer without a doubt...I love the contrasting colors against the beautiful water.....:):)Linda
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Saeed Al Shamsi
{K:47735} 7/13/2005
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Not only the bird is rare but your capture is well arranged and great achievement and rare too. A lesson for how to capture a flying "objects". Super work. Saeed
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Marcus Armani
{K:36599} 7/13/2005
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or here?
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Marcus Armani
{K:36599} 7/13/2005
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That is very true Armando, That is what first caught my attention, here is the pic I took of him doing this....
Thanks...
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Margaret Sturgess
{K:49403} 7/13/2005
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How extra special when it is not only a great shot but one of a rare find
Margaret
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Mark Kresl
{K:9434} 7/13/2005
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Fantastic shot, Marcus. Getting him with his wings in that position makes for a great image. Well composed and perfectly exposed.
Mark
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Larry Quigley
{K:12887} 7/13/2005
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There are a wonderful variety of birds in nature, most of which I have never seen :-(. You have captured a great shot of this one, Marcus. Thanks for sharing. Regards, Larry.
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Alison Webb
{K:1779} 7/13/2005
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I love how you have captured the wings fully extended & the colour is fantastic.
Cheers Al.
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Larry Fosse
{K:66493} 7/13/2005
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Very nice capture Marcus...I've never seen this bird
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ARMANDO ALCÁZAR
{K:42404} 7/13/2005
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7+++++ Wonderful capture and details!! it is a Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger),here we have a lot and call it "Rayador" (in spanish) they always fly whith the beak into the water, to find food.
I add you a pic that I found in Google
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Roberto Okamura
{K:22851} 7/13/2005
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Excellent capture Marcus!
Beautifil shot! I think is incredible he have the same birds. I?ll post soon this same one landed..
Great work dear friend!
Roberto.
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Francesco Francesco
{K:8101} 7/13/2005
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Ciao Marcus,
this is one of your best!
Vote 7+++++++++++++++++++++++++
Cheers Francesco
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TR
{K:591} 7/13/2005
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Ace shot..
Excellent portfolio and a great talent.
TR
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Jason Mckeown
{K:22200} 7/13/2005
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great capture Marcus
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greg goodwin
{K:7089} 7/13/2005
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great shot.. smooth image i like it..10/10
Greg
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soul 21
{K:27572} 7/13/2005
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uno spettacolo le tue fotografie
sempre vario e interessante
complimenti 7
gennaro
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joanna ewa
{K:8061} 7/13/2005
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wow........what is a bird
I like that photos
:)
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