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Day 12 - Bluebirds Times 3
Day 12 - Bluebirds Times 3
MaryO


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Collection: 30 Day Where You Live Jan 2008
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Sigma 100-300mm F/4.0 EX IF HSM for Nikon
Location: Lorton, VA
Date: Jan 11, 2008
Aperture: f/8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/200
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Jan 12, 2008

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 The sun came out yesterday afternoon so I went back to the prison park and found ... Bluebirds! They spooked easily and I had a dog with me, which might have contributed to their spookiness just a little. So no really close shots,but this is a fun sequence. They are such gorgeous birds, especially in contrast to the drabness of the winter grass around them.

Handheld so I should have forced a higher shutter speed, but when I saw them I just started snapping away. Settings had been manual for a different lens I was using to photograph something else; I really know better than to leave the settings unchanged when I switch lenses!

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 01/14/2008 11:02:27 AM
Beautiful birds Mary :)
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 01/13/2008 12:56:40 PM
Beautiful triptych!
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 01/13/2008 09:58:13 AM
Nice. I especially like the center photo. "Prison park" must make people that aren't in this side challenge wonder.
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 01/13/2008 08:13:14 AM
really good Mary! promises of spring!! yay! each image is so well done, the combination too....bluebird bluebird fly away
only to return another day...

Message edited by author 2008-01-13 08:13:27.
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 01/13/2008 05:02:08 AM
Fantastic tryptic!

Wonderful.
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 01/13/2008 12:45:20 AM
nice colors and lovely choice for a tryptich!
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 01/13/2008 12:02:12 AM
Great alone... even better together. A really fantastic triptych.
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 01/12/2008 09:58:09 PM
Nice colors. I love to sit and watch the birds in my front yard. I almost bought a big feeder last week to bring them in closer so I can get some shots.
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 01/12/2008 09:38:42 PM
I love this. Nothing like shooting prison birds.
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 01/12/2008 09:38:11 PM
I love this! What a treasure to capture these beautiful birds. Thanks for sharing. Your triptych is wonderful.
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 01/12/2008 09:08:27 PM
Really nice... I like this triptych format.
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 01/12/2008 08:54:27 PM
Very nice birdies1
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 01/12/2008 05:38:00 PM
Ahhhhh~!!! Delightful and sweet images. Such a nice capture of the bird in flight. I love these jewels but they don't make it our way often. I've only seen one once. Thanks for sharing these beauties with us!! Be sure to frame and hang this on your wall!
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 01/12/2008 04:50:32 PM
Oh how nice! I've never seen a bluebird, we don't have them here.
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 01/12/2008 02:49:31 PM
Nice triptych love the picture in the middle the action the contrast between the bird and background. Perfect
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 01/12/2008 02:28:43 PM
What a nice find. They are very rare this far south. I don't believe that I have ever seen them in this area. You did very well for shooting this
at 1/200 sec.
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 01/12/2008 01:29:20 PM
A really interesting triptych. The progression between the three frames is superb, IMO. (Two birds, one flies away, one bird left).
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 01/12/2008 12:53:03 PM
very, very nice Mary- what a treat !
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 01/12/2008 12:27:49 PM
Absolutely beautiful. You have redeemed yourself to me :-)
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