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Sand Martin

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Posted by John Robinson on June 15, 2009 at 3:47 PM
Sand Martin
Perched afer drinking on strategically placed barbed wire !
D200
Sigma100-300
640 ISO
125th @f11
JohnR
Posted by Anthony House on June 15, 2009 at 4:14 PM
Excellent work John, don't see too many images of Sand Martins.

Posted by Tim Munsey on June 15, 2009 at 4:40 PM
This is very nice John, hanging on the old barbwire.

Tim
Posted by Kim Connolly on June 15, 2009 at 4:54 PM
Spent ages trying to get Sand Martin whilst in France without any success. This really is outstanding John, a beautiful image - I love the angle of the head and the expression. Almost as if posing for you!! :toast:
Posted by John Robinson on June 15, 2009 at 5:10 PM
Thanks all. Appreciated.
They are great birds though.JohnR
Posted by Matt Cole on June 15, 2009 at 5:16 PM
that's excellent John. Great pose and even the wing tips are sharp.

Matt
Posted by David Sewell on June 15, 2009 at 5:17 PM
That is a beautifully sharp shot, John, and as good a sand martin as I have ever seen.

David

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Posted by Ian Mason on June 15, 2009 at 5:42 PM
That's just stunning John!
Posted by David Kjaer on June 15, 2009 at 5:59 PM
Really beautiful John!

David :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Mark Davies on June 15, 2009 at 6:14 PM
That'll do.
Posted by Sandra Hendrikse on June 16, 2009 at 2:08 AM
Really great picture, with nice warm colours. Excellent work. :smile:
Posted by Scott Tilley on June 16, 2009 at 2:12 AM
Super capture John. :toast:

Scott
Posted by Mark Sisson on June 16, 2009 at 3:31 AM
I'm doing quite a lot of work with Sand Martins at the moment and know just how tricky they are. This is nice John.

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Mark
Posted by PhilH on June 16, 2009 at 3:45 AM
Superb.... great pose....

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Posted by Major Gilbert on June 16, 2009 at 4:35 AM
Thats a good un John. :toast:

Major
Posted by Fran French on June 16, 2009 at 1:22 PM
Really stunning John!

Fran :toast:
Posted by Paul Hobson on June 16, 2009 at 5:12 PM
Hi John

never seen a sand martin like this, great detail

Paul
Posted by Lewis Thomson on June 16, 2009 at 5:17 PM

Thats a beauty John, great dof and perch!

Lewis.
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Posted by John Robinson on June 17, 2009 at 6:23 AM
Thanks all.
JohnR
Posted by Guy Rogers on June 17, 2009 at 11:57 AM
Hello John.

Excellent image.

Love the composition and colour range in this. And the detail is superb.

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