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• lousat (11576)
• [2008-11-12 5:03]

Hi Alex,we have a lot of Corvus but i never take a nice pic like that,perfect sharpness and colors and very very nice background,a tipical automn's pic,my best compliments,have a nice day,Luciano

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• pvs (11925)
• [2008-11-12 5:05]

Hi Alexei,

A nice and good capture of this hooded crow,with good colors and details,I must say that I actually see only now that you have changed camera,but a good one as well I can see,can imagine you are experimenting a lot again,

Thanks for sharing mf

Paul

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• Miss_Piggy (4241)
• [2008-11-12 5:09]

Hello Alexei
A beautiful bird with striking and prominent details. The black beak and polka dot eye is remarkable and very eye-catching. I like the composition and the view from the side in which you captured it. This way it displays the plumage in detail. This bird certainly has very hefty feathers. The black and white is a perfect match and lovely combination. All together a splendid photograph with much to appreciate, and nothing that I could find fault with. Thanks for sharing.
Regards
Anna

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• fiyo (9142)
• [2008-11-12 5:14]

Hello Alexei,
This is Very well exposed, with excellent sharpness, detail, DOF and colors. Well composed, nice POV. Very well done!

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• maurydv (6708)
• [2008-11-12 5:47]

Ciao Alexei,
bellissima cattura di Cornacchia, un uccello non molto facile da avvicinare, eccellenti POV e composizione con la bella posa e l'intreccio dei rami, ottima definizione, bellissimi i colori.
TFS.
Maurizio

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• uleko (26095)
• [2008-11-12 6:00]

Hello Alexei,
The Hooded Crow is common here too but as you say they have sharp eyes and watch you carefully as you approach! You managed to get a splendid capture from a nice POV though! I like its pose and details are very sharp. Good natural colours too. Well done!
TFS and all the best wishes, Ulla

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• siggi (5966)
• [2008-11-12 6:11]

Hello Alex,
Perfect exposition for a Crow bird, everythig else is also very good - composition, POV, sharp details. Nice shot! Thanks,
Siggi

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• Juyona (13785)
• [2008-11-12 6:18]

Hola Alexei,
buena captura y original ave,
atractivo plumaje,
buen pov y efectivo 200 mm,
saludos amigo.

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• izler (9160)
• [2008-11-12 6:47]

merhaba my friend
good capture of this bird
i like POV, blurred BG, light, sharpness and details
TFS
regards
izler

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• eqshannon (22854)
• [2008-11-12 6:53]

A non sector and a common share name..We have a large farming town here by the name of Odessa..flat wheat lands as far as one can see.....and this bird along with its fine image comes as quite a surprise to me. I seem to be greeted each day with something new, something to learn and from so many good people such as you Alexei. This is a fine composition and a nice chance to get something you have not done before...Very nice sir..Much appreciated..oh yes...Odessa WA has a large number of Russian immigrants..I wonder????

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• rousettus (9900)
• [2008-11-12 7:05]

Hello Alexei,
this is perfect capture for one of the most clever birds and it is in your usual quality. In many times, closer capture very hard for the crows. You managed to capture it very nicely. Superb sharp focus, great composition and POV. eyes contact and OOF great. good notes. Thanks for sharing, best wishes friend
Ahmet

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• carper (8410)
• [2008-11-12 7:43]

it was not an easy one Alexei
and then I mean the difficult light in the shot, but even that you made a fine photo here with a fine details and a super sharpnes, good photojob here my friend, have a nice evening.
regard jaap

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• PeterZ (10349)
• [2008-11-12 7:45]

Hello Alexei,
Fantastic photo in clear colours and great sharp details. The whites and blacks are marvelous. Excellent POV and DOF. Nice eye-contact.
Regards,
Peter

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• eng55 (1953)
• [2008-11-12 9:46]

Hi Alexei,
Beautiful capture.I liked clear details,catchlight in eyes,pose of bird a lot.Excellent work!
Thanks for posting.

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• PaulH (11783)
• [2008-11-12 11:44]

Hi Alexei,
we only get these in the north of the UK, so it's nice to see this 'hoody'. Excellent details ina great setting - as always top class work.
Paul

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• jaycee (17043)
• [2008-11-12 11:48]

Hi Alexei,

You captured this Hooded Crow in a magnificent pose. What a fine looking bird this is. You show his face, plummage and wings in superb detail. Colors and shadings are marvelous. I love the eye and the powerful beak. As always, an exceptionally fine presentation and a wonderful composition.

Jane

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• Gert-Paassen (7559)
• [2008-11-12 12:23]

Hi Alexei,

good capture of this Hooded Crow.
Nice camouflaged in the bg.
ver good details in the feathers.

Gert

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• manyee (20104)
• [2008-11-12 18:28]

Hi Alex,
This is an handsome-looking crow, much more interesting than ours with his two-tone coloring (as opposed to our plain black ones).
Really fine details and good profile pose.
TFS. : )

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• Adanac (15920)
• [2008-11-12 18:32]

Hello Alexei,
Your crow is much better dressed than ours. I like the grey and black plumage far better than our straight black. Your image is well focused and exposed wirh marvelous results. Thank you.
Rick

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• crs (2771)
• [2008-11-12 21:12]

Hello Alex,

What a nice portret of the bird you have made. There are so many grey color tones in your photo showing well the plumage of the bird. The shaining beak looks great. Image is very sharp so that even small feathers can be well seen.

Thank you for sharing,
Cristian

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• Mana (17302)
• [2008-11-12 22:43]

Hi Alexei,
Outstanding shot of this Hooded Crow and you have captured the expression and look so beautifully. Immaculate sharpness and great details and colours on its plumage. Superb light and exposure management which I find a study in itself. You have even made this crow look so attractive. Excellent DOF, POV and composition.
TFS.
Sumon

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• Jamesp (15770)
• [2008-11-12 22:52]

Hi Alexei

Excellent pov and great detail. As you say, crows are notoriously wary of people - especially id=f they are carrying anything that looks like a gun.


James

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• albert (1127)
• [2008-11-13 2:28]
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Hello Alexei,
Excellent capture with sharp details obtained with your nes Nikon D700.
Considering your full frame camera and the short focal lense: only 200mm, you were very close to the crow or you have cropped the photo?
Best regards
Albert

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• sandpiper2 (12507)
• [2008-11-13 3:10]

Hi Alexei

great shot of this handsome crow.
Excellent sharpness and plumage detail
Good composition and POV

Chris

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• gannu (12410)
• [2008-11-13 3:56]

Hello Alexei, Very nice shot and good view. Look is beautiful with strong focus. Ganesh

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• Adam73 (2245)
• [2008-11-13 8:45]

Wow, what a cool looking Crow. I have never seen this species before. Your exposure is perfect, you exposed the blacks and grays perfectly. Great notes as well.

-Adam

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• oscarromulus (4816)
• [2008-11-13 9:17]

Alexei,
Have been away from typing etc: because of an encrease of the chronic pain I am suffering.
Great notes and image.
Our crows are fully black.
Fond regards from the one who ADMIRES your work.
Mario.
P.S. We are leaving Canada on 22nd to 3rd. Dec. for Haifa Israel.

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• robgra (344)
• [2008-11-13 10:09]

Hi Alex.
Beautiful greyness, pretty pose and super sharpness. It bird this was associated was with coming chill, but feathers has excellent.
Greeting from cool Poland. Robert.

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• fragman (12689)
• [2008-11-13 10:59]

very nice portrait, greetings Ori

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• Maite (5132)
• [2008-11-13 13:03]

Hello Alexei
I had never seen a crow like this with that beautiful grey plumage. I still wonder at your skill in the capture of birds, well, in fact I don't know why, maybe you are not a lucky photographer but for sure that you are a very good photographer. It's true that normally under sunbeams the pictures look better, but I find this one wonderful and most interesting.
Thank you very much for sharing, dear friend.
Greetings
Maite

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• ramthakur (27137)
• [2008-11-13 20:38]

First, my apologies for my delayed reciprocation to your kind critique on my new picture, Alexei. The work keeps me a bit too busy these days.
This is a remarkable capture of a grey and white crow from Odessa. Very efficient use of the day light and outstanding details and colours.
The crows in our country are mostly black, so it is an educational experience for me to see one from your part of the world.
Thanks and regards.

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• anel (9842)
• [2008-11-14 5:46]

Hello Alex,
Corvus cornix is a very interesting bird, very intelligent, like you write it in your note. This one doesn't have a severe look for me , just cautious, you never know what comes out of Alexei's black box! Simple and vivid picture, with fine sharpness and good framing.
Thanks
Anne

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• pilonm (2805)
• [2008-11-14 9:37]

Hello Alexei,

What a great picture for a first shot! I like the feathers' details and the sharpness of the beak. Personally my best Crows pictures were took from my car because it is true that there are very intelligent and suspicious! Congratulations for taking that nice shots!

Cheers!

Michel

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• EOSF1 (23267)
• [2008-11-14 11:27]

Hello Alexei! Very good pictureof that Hooded Crow, very good sharpness and great details, perfect exposure, thanks my friend!

Mario

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• horia (13473)
• [2008-11-14 12:19]

Hi Alexei

He looks strong and well fead to me :))
Another very nice shot with your new toys and i see you're getting more and more comfortable with the speed of this lens, too.
Surely, a good equipment in your hands can only produce an impeccable sharpness, but i also like the way you've handled the overall exposure here, getting some nice patterns and colors from the BG, too.
Very nice side POV and good no to go with everything on the top.

Bravo and TFS
Horia

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• joey (23136)
• [2008-11-14 13:06]

Hi Alexei,
a very fine capture of this Hooded Crow.
Apparently they're in my country too but I've never seen one before let alone get an excellent shot like this.
The amount of detail is superb!
Excellent composition.
Well exposed.
Nice DOF.

Well done!
Joe

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• claudine (10293)
• [2008-11-15 5:24]
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Hi Alexei,
Your Ukrainian crows are very different and nicer than ours :) I like this mix of black and white which make them look less severe than our black ones :) You captured the bird in a nice pose and as usual details are very sharp. Exposure looks fine to me as there is no sign of OE on the white which is not easy to do. I would be curious to see if a little contrast could be added... Well done!
Claudine

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• angybone (7438)
• [2008-11-15 6:47]

Fascinating bird...love the pattern/color.
Great pose! Perfect details and distinction in the plumage.

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• haraprasan (13492)
• [2008-11-15 7:00]

Hi Alexei,
A nice capture of this beautiful hooded crow. Superb details and a lovely composition. Thanks a lot for sharing.

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• CeltickRanger (8570)
• [2008-11-15 16:23]

hello Alexei

crow's are birds that i don't love too much,
but since i am in TN and looking them in beautiful
photos like your one here, i am starting to love them
and one day i will try too shoot them in photo,

excellent shot with very fine POV and framing,
beautiful luminosity of the image,
excellent sharpness and details, i love his
« crow » styke severe look, TFS

Asbed

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• saeedabbasi (4360)
• [2008-11-15 22:37]

Hi dear Alexei ,
As always great shot with excellent details and nice subject.
Great compo a dn nice sharpness too.

Best regards
Saeed

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• Silvio2006 (27800)
• [2008-11-15 23:26]

Hi Alex, beautiful corvus with fantastic details and splendid sharpness, perfect focus and beautiful blurry BG, very well done, ciao Silvio

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• osse (7759)
• [2008-11-16 0:14]

Hi Alexei
Nice shot. Great sharpnes and details.
Well dane MF

osse

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• vanderschelden (28393)
• [2008-11-16 9:00]

Hello Alexei,
Very good photograph. Excellent picture of this Hooded crow. Natural colours. For instance I do like the soft colours in the background area.
Well done overall.
TFS
Annick

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• scharan1 (482)
• [2008-11-16 9:21]

Olá Alexei

Bonita foto deste pássaro de olhar atento e cores harmoniosas. Um ótimo trabalho, bonita composição...meus parabéns!
GA
Vera

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• MMM (7364)
• [2008-11-17 7:05]

Hi Alex
Great presentation.Good POPV and very sharp image.Excellent plumage detail.I also like the nice OOF Bg.Nice colors to .
TFS Michel

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• saguzar (7028)
• [2008-11-18 7:46]

Hi Alexei,
It´s a nice corvidae, I like the pale and black plumage. Very good close up and details.
Regards
Hernán

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• cataclysta (4850)
• [2008-11-19 12:29]

Hi Alex
Sharp and proud ;-) Another interesting subject in your gallery. I like natural colors, perfect sharpness and good blured background
Nothing to critique ;-)
Best wishes
Krzysztof

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• Royaldevon (3680)
• [2008-11-19 14:44]

Hello Alexei,

You are too hard on yourself.
This is a very good photo of the Hooded Crow.
I see them around the towns but rarely in the countryside where I live.
You have captured excellent details of its plummage, clearly defining the the different coloured areas.
The well chosen dof has kept all the f/g images in sharp focus. Well done.

Kind regards,
Bev :-)

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• wishnugaruda (14963)
• [2008-11-22 8:45]

Hi Alexei,
I missed this bird, it's a wonderful sharp shot, very well done.
I never saw this bird so close, thanks and greetings
Sabine - wishnugaruda

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• marhowie (35921)
• [2008-11-26 6:56]

Very sharp & detailed Alexei, a great POV of the crow..
Good comp & natural looking colors. It's well seen from the soft BG also.
Only nit are the light spots BG, but a very minor thing.
Well done,
Howard

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• clnaef (6754)
• [2008-11-26 8:57]

Bonjour,
Un bon cliché bien net et contrasté.
Bonne journée.
clnaef

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• Argus (26072)
• [2008-11-27 3:57]

Hello Alexei,
A fine super-sharp portrait of the Hooded Crow caught from a great POV with just the right exposure. I like the composition among the branches as well as the eye contact.
Thanks for sharing this one that I missed when I was away.
Kind regards,
Ivan

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• hester (11548)
• [2008-12-04 11:57]

Hi Alexei

You caught some marvellous details in the feathers, I love the different textures and shapes. Great POV, lovely bright eye and pin sharp. Really nice work

TFS

Karan

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• jignasi (9640)
• [2008-12-17 5:34]

Como siempre tus tomas son impresionantes Alexei .
Sin lugar a didas uno de los mejores fotógrafos de Tk en el aspecto técnico y también diría que en el artístico.
Tu toma para disfrutarla y deleitarse como en otras ocasiones !

Un abrazo: Josep Ignasi.