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Old 07-24-2009, 08:39 AM
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caught this flying over us when we were shooting a motorcyle race at barbagallo racetracks







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Old 07-24-2009, 09:10 AM
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Amazing capture aa. The contrast with the sky is excellent and the detail is stunning. Great work and thanks for sharing this wonderful photograph.

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Old 07-24-2009, 09:12 AM
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It is "really about timing". This is a great one: bird in flight, as if it is really frozen in mid air.
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and my mouth goes WOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!! ^ o ^.
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I didn't even know there were black cockatoos. This shot is perfect...
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I didn't even know there were black cockatoos. This shot is perfect...
We do have black cockatoos. We have to keep our cockatoos cool Curl.

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Wow, that is a fantastic picture aa2, beautifully captured and presented, nice job

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Fantastic shot. Very clear, great exposure.
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many thanks guys


these short-billed birds are endemic to western aus
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Another posting that has me homesick...Im from perth and my mum has a big aviary in the backyard with a lot of birds...this one looks like he is frozen in the sky...lovely contrast to the sky..thankyou for a touch of home..
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