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Old 12-05-2009, 02:58 PM
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Old 12-05-2009, 03:00 PM
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nice set
the first one is gorgeous!
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Old 12-05-2009, 04:24 PM
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You definitely were very lucky to find such beautiful birds. Although its a very nice try indeed, there is a bit of lack of focus, especially noticable in the first one. Which camera (and lens) were you using ???
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Old 12-06-2009, 05:15 AM
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Thank you very much. The first one is a Violet-cheeked waxbill.
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Thank you for your comments. I am quite new to this kind of photography. I am using a Pentax K100D with a Tamron 100-300mm lens for these three photos. As I am very short sighted, I use the autofocus on the camera, and can't seem to get it quite right.
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Old 12-06-2009, 02:52 PM
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I love the composition of the plane and the moon, too bad the expsure has so much noise.
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Catching birds in flight isn't easy............great job and welcome to DPS!
 

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