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TomaS
Aug-23-2006, 01:34 PM
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saurora
Aug-23-2006, 01:36 PM
Wow look at the ears on that jack-rabbit!!! Nice assortment...what kind of birds are those, they are beautiful! My monitor is very dark (at work) so I can't see the detail too well. :wxwax
Ric Grupe
Aug-23-2006, 01:45 PM
The fawn is an amazing shot. :thumb

Great setting, composition and exposure.

Most importantly, it makes me wish I was there.
Frog Lady
Aug-23-2006, 01:49 PM
great shots, but didn't you find any jackalope? I thought they were present in large numbers in that neck of the woods:D

PS - our high desert doesn't look any where near that green (at least right now). Were these recent shots or from last spring/winter?
Dick on Aruba
Aug-23-2006, 05:31 PM
Beautiful series Tom, well done.

I like the 3th the most although I'm not in favor of the composition (but that have something to do with taste)

Thanks for sharing.

Dick.
Harryb
Aug-23-2006, 06:32 PM
Excellent set Tom!
Forehead
Aug-23-2006, 09:02 PM
Oh, Froggy! You're such a TOURIST! :heh

great shots, but didn't you find any jackalope? I thought they were present in large numbers in that neck of the woods:D

PS - our high desert doesn't look any where near that green (at least right now). Were these recent shots or from last spring/winter?
TomaS
Aug-24-2006, 04:20 AM
Thanks for the positive comments folks:):

Saurora - I have no clue what they are - I am not a birder. There was a flock of 100 or so flying right over me. They are high contrast B/W mostly, but with the backlighting not much detail even after adjustments. Maybe one of the many excellent bird shooters can fill us in on that. Here is an adjusted blow-up.
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And here is one bird we can all ID:rofl
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Froggy - the jackalopes are very elusive this time of year. The entire state of NM has turned from brown to green in the last 6 weeks. It has rained almost every day. From drought to floods. But beautiful color everywhere.

The roadrunner, coyotes, and jackrabbit were all shot on a preserve surrounded by the city of Albuquerque. - the campus of Albuquerque Academy. The fawn and birds were taken near Aztec NM.
hichuz
Aug-24-2006, 07:47 AM
Nice shots. I believe the bird is a Black-billed Magpie.
Awais Yaqub
Aug-24-2006, 02:37 PM
Lovely photos :lust