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Post by philbirch on Sept 18, 2014 8:25:56 GMT -5
I found this too. This animal thread petered out. pity
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Post by genazzano on Sept 26, 2014 2:54:18 GMT -5
Let's resurrect the thread. It's a good one. We have gangs of gregarious swallows here called Rondine. Each evening they would gather playing, sweeping down to the water in the pool in a blur leaving only a little splash and the bird was gone. At the speed they swooped, it was a daunting challenge to photograph one. So, I zone focused over an area that I hoped one would swoop, set the speed at 1/8000 sec and maxed the Iso on my D70 at 1600. After some significant number of failures, I caught one. David David, a truly wonderful picture. I have tried catching nearby birds in flight. I always fail. Mickey
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Post by philbirch on Sept 26, 2014 4:40:59 GMT -5
I agree David, lets not waste it. Sorry to the OP for hi-jacking your thread, too good an opportunity to miss I suppose. Great image of the Rondine. Fancy naming the bird after an old box camera. I don't have a cat or dog, so for me snapping one is like photographing any other animal in its territory. Here is Mischa, my wife's neighbour's pussy in Lodz, Poland, keeping an eye on his territory. The holes are windows into the coal cellars on the block of flats. Mischa's is open.
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Post by mickeyobe on Sept 26, 2014 7:56:14 GMT -5
D for Drake. A Dangerous suitor. Some dumb bird was making a pass at his betrothed. Mickey
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Post by mickeyobe on Sept 26, 2014 8:02:06 GMT -5
E for Ears. Mickey
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Post by mickeyobe on Sept 26, 2014 8:09:39 GMT -5
F for Fatigued. Mickey
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Post by mickeyobe on Sept 26, 2014 8:15:09 GMT -5
G for Green Grape Grabber. Opossum. Mickey
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Post by genazzano on Sept 30, 2014 2:35:26 GMT -5
And H is for Happiness in the frog world in spring. I apologised for invading their privacy. David
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Post by philbirch on Sept 30, 2014 12:01:52 GMT -5
And H is for Happiness in the frog world in spring. I apologised for invading their privacy. David Nice photo David. Hmm, mating eh? what about these on the Getty website?
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Post by genazzano on Sept 30, 2014 12:40:58 GMT -5
What about these on the Getty website?
Phil, our frogs are ... Errr, greener.
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Post by philbirch on Sept 30, 2014 13:17:03 GMT -5
What about these on the Getty website? Phil, our frogs are ... Errr, greener. Getty ones have three at a time, a menage a trois. So which is the mummy and which is the daddy ? and erm, whats the other one?
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Post by genazzano on Sept 30, 2014 13:24:49 GMT -5
Obviously someone from the bunga bunga party down at the pond.
For those of you not familiar with Italian politics, google bunga bunga.
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Post by philbirch on Oct 1, 2014 13:42:01 GMT -5
You don't have to be knowlegable about Italian politics to know what bunga bunga is. I think this is probably an anuran version of the spit roast.
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Post by genazzano on Oct 1, 2014 15:19:07 GMT -5
You're a biologist!
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Post by philbirch on Oct 1, 2014 16:22:58 GMT -5
perhaps...
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