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Crawling up the hill
gmax

Crawling up the hill (Lophophanes cristatus)

beanbag; 0.67 EV; 1/320s; f/5.6; ISO 400
The winding road is climbing up along a ravine, where you can almost touch the tops of pines and spruces ... just find a suitable place to park, sit down and wait ... a whole afternoon ;)
Location
Monte San Michele (Gorizia - NE Italy)
Date taken
16-04-2008
Scientific name
Lophophanes cristatus
Equipment used
Canon 20D; Canon EF 400mm f/5.6 + TC 1.4x
:bounce: Beautiful perky Crestie, Max, it made me think of Aki's too! ;) Superb the eye and the pose, with a crest cockier than ever! Great work!!! :clap: :loveme:
 
A beautiful capture and composition - I was going to post some of these later on on the week but I'm not sure I'll bother now. :)
 
My kind of afternoon o:) only I dont get these beauties coming along! Excellent Max :t::t:
 
Now, Max. That is my bird. ;) A familiar sight indeed. You have made a beautiful job with it. Arent they adorable..!
 
An image like this has to be worth an afternoon's wait - excellent work Max, this is a splendid shot! :clap:
 
One of my faveorite ways to pass the time, especially when it is rewarded with such a fine result as this. :t: :t: :t: :t: :t: :clap: cheers B :)
 

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