hamster wrote:
The first one is amazing, that bokeh is really cool, the second one is magnificent, that background color really makes it pop. Great shots bud, two thumbs up
Happy New Year to you and your family.

I appreciate you dropping in Niko and the kind words. Happy New Year to you too!

Gary

Composition!Composition!Composition!

You take a common bird and make it a work of art. The bokeh, color, and clarity are superb.

Excellent work!

Jim

Got to agree with Tom Gary, great shots as usual, nice start to the new year. Happy new year to all by the way.

Larry55 wrote:
Gary wrote: "I don't know about raising the bar, I just like to take pictures and am glad that you enjoyed them Jim."

Larry Responds: Looks like you raised the camera, not the bar! You raised the camera, did some absolutely excellent framing and 'control fiddling', and fired off two more beauties. I'm just amazed.

Thanks bud, I always do a lot of fiddling, sometimes it works.

Gary

bejohnson wrote:
A couple of real beauties - love the compositions! Very nice Gary! Cheers, Brad

Thanks so much Brad, I always appreciate your feed back and enjoy your work.

Gary

Great color tones and clarity in these, Gary. Love that background in the 2nd, really makes him stand out. Mike

Great work Gary. I particularly like no 2. Such detail.

Perry

Great shots, Gary. Were you using a tc? Are they cropped, and what was your distance from them?

Keep up the great work, Bud.

Wiley

wonderful dove shots gary, #2 my favorite. happy new year. ron

Jim Victory wrote:
Composition!Composition!Composition!

You take a common bird and make it a work of art. The bokeh, color, and clarity are superb.

Excellent work!

Jim

Jim you are too kind, I just love the post you have been putting up lately.

Gary

Wilky wrote:
Got to agree with Tom Gary, great shots as usual, nice start to the new year. Happy new year to all by the way.

Thanks Albert and a Happy New Year to you.

Gary

Gary,
I don't know how i missed this one. These are beautiful shots. The sharpness...bokeh...man...just awsome

MikeM wrote:
Great color tones and clarity in these, Gary. Love that background in the 2nd, really makes him stand out. Mike

I am glad you liked these Mike, I have always loved your work and still remember your GBH shots.

Gary

Gary, these are simply beautiful... perfect!

pcho wrote:
Great work Gary. I particularly like no 2. Such detail.

Perry

Thanks so much Perry, I am glad that you stopped by.

Gary

wileydd wrote:
Great shots, Gary. Were you using a tc? Are they cropped, and what was your distance from them?

Keep up the great work, Bud.

Wiley


Thanks Wiley! No TC's,

#1 straight 600mm at about 35 feet, cropped a second dove head on the left which made it about 85% full frame.

#2 straight 300mm at about 12-15 feet, 90% full frame.

I cheat, I have a little pond with a waterfall in my backyard and during the winter, the birds drop by often.

Gary

ron wrote:
wonderful dove shots gary, #2 my favorite. happy new year. ron

I appreciate you stopping by Ron and thanks. Happy New Year to you as well.

Gary

Sunny wrote:
Gary,
I don't know how i missed this one. These are beautiful shots. The sharpness...bokeh...man...just awsome

Thanks for stopping Sunny, I appreciate it.

Gary

geez those are really good. love the color and exposure. Beautiful focus and framing. I could go on and on but you get the point. I like them alot.

gat0r

KapHn8d wrote:
Gary, these are simply beautiful... perfect!

Clayton, Happy New Year to you bud and thanks for the kind comments. I always look forward to your work.

Gary