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Challenge: Free Study 2017-04 (Standard Editing)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Sony Alpha a77
Lens: Tamron SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 USD DI for Nikon
Date: Apr 17, 2017
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 1000
Shutter: 1/1500
Date Uploaded: Apr 30, 2017

 [May. 6th, 2017 08:21:22 AM]

This is a male [[url=prairie chicken]prairie chickn[/url], jumping, as Art noted, pretty much straight up in the air during the mating ritual which is called "booming".

What a great morning we had listening to and observing these very interesting birds.

And how great it is to see this score this highly in a Free Study - I'm thrilled. Thank you for the votes and lovely comments.

Statistics
Place: 2 out of 128
Avg (all users): 6.7857
Avg (commenters): 8.0000
Avg (participants): 6.8036
Avg (non-participants): 6.7143
Views since voting: 1747
Views during voting: 115
Votes: 70
Comments: 17
Favorites: 2 (view)

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 05/10/2017 01:52:17 AM
Congratulations on the Red ribbon.

Love the moment captured & nice details too.
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 05/09/2017 03:52:02 AM
Congratulations on the ribbon,
wonderful image, great focus
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 05/09/2017 01:35:08 AM
Such a funny pose! Congrats on the ribbon!
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 05/08/2017 02:16:14 PM
Nikki- congrats- So good! Such a great frozen moment.
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 05/08/2017 12:55:52 PM
Great capture! Focus on the head and the slight blur of the wings is perfect. Congratulations on the Red!
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 05/08/2017 10:55:49 AM
Wow. Nicely done, Nikki. Outstanding image.
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 05/08/2017 03:22:32 AM
Awesome! Glad to see this place on the front page. Congrats!
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 05/08/2017 12:11:39 AM
This too was one of my top picks. You really nailed this shot, Congratulations!
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 05/08/2017 12:08:32 AM
Congrats on the ribbon.. great shot!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/07/2017 11:24:08 PM
What a shot! What can one say? Great timing.
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 05/07/2017 07:45:58 PM
In for a perfect landing.
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 05/07/2017 06:02:45 PM
Great bird pic, love the action. In my top three!
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 05/07/2017 05:50:53 PM
Great shot
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 05/06/2017 11:22:42 AM
Wow! The detail in this picture is amazing, look at those wings!
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 05/05/2017 12:50:35 PM
Never seen that before! A bird with vertical takeoff and landing capability! :)
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 05/05/2017 12:11:34 PM
Fantastic action shot. Sharp as a tack!
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 05/05/2017 01:53:44 AM
The wings the wings, great stopped motion, should do well!
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