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May 2003 Competition Photos - page 5 (1 Viewer)

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BEFORE you post, ARE YOU SURE YOUR ENTRY COMPLIES WITH ALL THE RULES? Remember, there will be no advisories/warnings, just deletions at the end of the competition for those photos which did not comply with the rules. Let's all strive for no deleted photos!
 
May 2003 Competition

Great Blue Heron eating fish scraps. Taken May 23, 2003 at the Ocean Springs Harbor at 1:00 p.m.. Taken with Canon Pro 90 IS on automatic, 70mm with 2x digital zoom on. Pic cropped to 640x 480 and rotated
 

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May Competition Entry #2

Green Heron

Nikon 990 CP X Leica 20 x60
Date 2003:05:18: 10:49:06
Expos. Time 10:1210 seconds
F number 4.000
Exposure Aperature priority
ISO 100
Meter Mode 6 Partial
Distance 125-138 feet

I followed this Heron for a few hours at a local beaver swamp, he presented his prowness at stabbing with this boarding house reach.
 

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May 2003 competition entry 1

Little blue heron, Rodman Dam Palatka FL, May 12, 2003, taken with pentax pf80ed-a with nikon cp990

A-priority f/3.8
shutter 1/203.6
Distance 50-100 feet
 

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May 2003 competition entry 2

Osprey with bloody fish, taken at Rodman Dam, Palatka FL, May 19, 2003, this photo has not been closely cropped, i was very close.
Pentax pf80ed-a/ cp990
S-priority 1/30th
f/3.9
Distance 40-60feet
 

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Female Greenfinch
In my Garden NE Hampshire England
Date: 24-05-03
Camera: Nikon CP4500
Scope: Swarovski ST80HD
Scope Zoom: 20x

Manual settings
Camera Zoom: 4x
Shutter Speed: 1/30sec
F-stop: 4.0
ISO 100

Distance: 15-20 metres.
 

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Took this picture today of a Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) collecting insects for its young.

Camera : Olympus C-2100UZ
Shutter : 1/800 sec
Aperture : F3,5
Focal length 380 mm (35 mm equivalent)
ISO 100
Date taken : Saturday May 2003 13:25:22
Place : Drammen, Norway
 

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European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) collecting insects on a lawn.
Camera : Olympus C-2100UZ
Shutter : 1/650 sec.
Aperture : F4,5
Focal length : 380 mm (35 mm equivalent)
ISO : 100
Date : Saturday May 24 2003 13:25:55
 

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Short-eared Owl with mouse

taken at my last trip to northern germany on 17th of may. canon 10d with 2,8/400 with 2x extender out of car. settings: f-stop: 5.6 aperture: automatic
 

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Palaearctic Oystercatcher

taken at my last trip to northern germany on 16th of may. canon 10d with 2,8/400 with 2x extender out of a hide. settings: f-stop: 5.6 aperture: automatic
Haematopus ostralegus
 

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May 2003 Competition

This is Donald (Mallard) in my garden in Surrey. We are probably the latest in a long line of suckers that Donald and his wife have imposed on! They only appeared the day before I took this photo and made themselves right at home.

Date: 02/05/2003 13:08
Camera: Nikon CP 5700
Shutter: 1/365.2 sec
Aperture: f.5.3
Focal Length: 67.7mm
ISO 200
 

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May 2003 Competition

This Pheasant owns my garden in Surrey. Hoping to see his offspring soon.

Date: 23/05/2003 17:56
Camera: Nikon CP 5700
Shutter: 1/500 sec
Aperture: f/7.4
Focal Length: 113.9mm
ISO 200
 

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juvenile blackbird

camera canon D30 100-400IS lens f5/6 iso200 shutter speed 1/180 Date 24 MAY time16-17 Taken in my back garden hiding between pear and greengage trees West Sussex
 

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forgot date on other one!! This seemed to be a favorite feeding point.

Cp4500
focal length 16mm
speed 1/15
f 3.4
date 21 05 03
0ev
Wrekin Shropshire
 

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Northern Cardinal

Date: 5/23/03
Subject: Northern Cardinal (Male)
Place: Home, backyard
Model: Canon G2
Scope: Pentax PF 80 ED
ISO: 100
F-Stop: 2.5
Exposure Time: 1/250 sec
 

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Thankyou for all of the superb entries. The competition is now over.

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