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Confidence.....is Everything

© William Moore

Confidence.....is Everything

Uploaded: April 29, 2006 04:12:24

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Revonda L. Gentry April 29, 2006

Wow!! I love this image!! The detail and expression are wonderful! Great job William!! #436062

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe April 29, 2006

Outstanding capture! Jeff #2704715

William Moore April 29, 2006

thanks revonda and jeff..... #2705208

Leanne M.E. Boyd April 29, 2006

The detail is amazing. Excellent shot, William! #2705231

Kim S. Hite April 29, 2006

With a face like that you would have to have confidence. Great capture, I really like this. #2705272

William Moore April 29, 2006

thanks to leanne and kim..i shot this at 330mm f2.8 on this past thursday at our local zoo..i was only about 6ft away and I wanted a full frame shot... #2705323

Sylvia Rossler April 29, 2006

WOAWWW ! Watta face !!!! Priceless shot of this whateveritis bird William !!! #2706168

Kay E. Mahoney level-classic April 29, 2006

Fantastic capture. Love the colors. Very strange looking bird. I've never seen on like it. #2706180

Jenny D April 29, 2006

WONDERFUL shot & title!! #2706671

Tori A. Woods April 29, 2006

awesome capture William!!
nice details.........I love it...Tori #2707048

Janine Russell level-classic April 29, 2006

William, excellent detail and colors. #2707174

Candice C. Calhoun level-deluxe April 30, 2006

Fabulous expression, great shot!

ccc #2708786

Mary L. Graham April 30, 2006

Great shot William, Beautiful colours and detail!! =) #2709144

William Moore April 30, 2006

my thanks to sylvia, kay, jd, tori, douglas, janine, candice and mary....i wish I had time to send individual emails but I am really limited...sorry but know I appreciate all of your comments!!!!!! #2709333

Lynne Morris April 30, 2006

Definately a face that only a mother could love! Wonderful capture William, fantastic detail and colour, great shot! #2709503

Lorraine A. Cook April 30, 2006

WOW!! Love the detail/colors in this bird's face. What is this bird, William?

Awesome Capture!!<:)) #2709832

Paula Dwyer April 30, 2006

Great detail!! Great colors!!
Awesome shot!! :) #2709843

Laura Clay-Ballard April 30, 2006

I LOve everything about this one! It's funny, it's just perfect! #2709893

Elisabeth A. Gay April 30, 2006

A face only his mother could love! But then again, another one of his species probably thinks he's gorgeous too! Amazing image William! #2709934

Jane Summa April 30, 2006

Great title, Bill! yukka..he's not very pretty :-) ..excellent detail and color! #2710072

Melissa G. Meiselman April 30, 2006

I am soooo impressed with the photographic quality of this image...the details are sooo clear. The birds face is amazing and I like it against the green backgroung. Terrific, William. #2710156

Lynn Crawford April 30, 2006

WOOOOOOOw, look at those eyes, I have never seen a bird like that, great detail and color William, wonderful capture :) #2710225

Norman P. Banks April 30, 2006

Detail, color, dramatic effect, this one has it all!

Norm #2710356

Claudia Kuhn level-classic May 01, 2006

What an interesting looking bird William! Nice capture! #2713523

Vicki Hunt May 01, 2006

This just makes me smile! This is an everlasting impression as a photo with a statement!!! Great image! And fabulous title!!! #2713918

William Moore May 01, 2006

thanks to lynne, lorraine, paula, laura, elisabeth,jane, melissa, lynn, norman, claudia, and vicki..... #2713934

Dennis Flanagan level-classic May 02, 2006

Great detail on this William. Your caption is perfect. #2715461

William Moore May 02, 2006

thanks dennis........ #2715790

ALLEN O. HOWARD May 02, 2006

Absolutely FANTASTIC William!!! The epitomy of intense! And the great green background lights this one up. #2716829

Crystal M. Gove May 02, 2006

WOW...EXCELLENT, BEAUTIFUL shot, William :o)!!! Do you remember what kind of bird this is??? I like the title...it's so true :o)! #2716918

Sandra Freyler May 02, 2006

Awesome closup, WIlliam! Great shot! #2717166

Jenny Bosmans May 03, 2006

WOOOOOOW!! FANTASTIC capture, William!! Love it!! #2719101

William Moore May 03, 2006

thanks to dennis, william m, allen, crystal, sandra, and jenny.... #2719554

Greg S. Abel May 03, 2006

Finally I found the end of this thread.
The look says it all William, nice capture.
Greg #2719702

Navin Talwar May 03, 2006

Very sharp and rich in details. #2720484

SaMi Martin May 03, 2006

OMG now this is funny! I never saw such a weird looking bird; great detail! #2721280

Kay Beausoleil May 03, 2006

Oh.my.goodness!! What a great capture and title, William! #2721396

Noel Baebler May 03, 2006

WOW, William! What unique details! Superb image!!! #2722441

Daniel Diaz May 04, 2006

I'm speechless Will......WOW!!!!!!!!!!!! #2723325

Stephen Zacker May 05, 2006

:-) Love your title and that look. This is GREAT #2727311

Mike F. Anderson May 05, 2006

WOW, what great detail! I love that straight on look, like he's staring you down. #2728634

Stephanie Laird level-classic May 05, 2006

Great image and title! #2728643

Wende Trew May 05, 2006

Wow!!! This is sooo AWESOME. LOVe it!! the detail is amazing!!! #2730382

Debbie Hartley May 06, 2006

Outstanding William! The detail is amazing! #2731087

William Moore May 08, 2006

my thanks to greg, navin, sami, kay, noel, daniel, stephen, mike, stephanie, wende, and debbie..... #2739286

Karen Bacon May 12, 2006

You did an outstanding job with this guys'portrait William! Excellent! #2756184

Cathy Stancil May 12, 2006

Great expression and very different looking bird you have there William !! great shot ! #2756221

William Moore May 12, 2006

thanks karen and cathy #2756612

Goshka G. May 13, 2006

Indeed!;-) Wonderful find for this very unusual looking creature, William! #2759960

Inge S. Lasmana May 14, 2006

Wonderful shot, William! the details and expressions are excellent. #2764317

William Moore May 15, 2006

thanks goshka, inge, #2768490

Sharon King May 15, 2006

WOW...thats all I can say....WOW! #2768790

William Moore May 17, 2006

thanks sharon k #2776293

William C. Raco level-classic May 20, 2006

This is great!
What a cool looking bird ;)
Well done, William

Bill #2790488

Kara L. Hendricks May 21, 2006

Well, it's been a while since I came to your gallery... This is outstanding in clarity!!... WOW!!! And love that look!!! #2792453

William Moore May 21, 2006

my thanks to bill r and kara.... #2792688

Stefan Nielsen May 22, 2006

What a wonderful bird portrait :-)
(He looks kinda mean) #2802523

William Moore May 23, 2006

thanks stefan... #2804331

Tammy Scott May 23, 2006

LOL! What a funny looking bird! #2804904

William Moore May 23, 2006

thanks tammy #2805713

William Moore May 24, 2006

thanks jill #2810359

Christina M. Brekke May 28, 2006

wow- this is really good you have an outstanding gallery! #2824841

William Moore May 29, 2006

thanks christina.... #2829511

Peggy J. Maguire June 01, 2006

William,What a great eye,the detail is amazing...Peggy #2839796

William Moore June 05, 2006

thanks peggy #2856205

Joe Ciccone June 07, 2006

great capture William...what a face...details, colors excellent....
cheers #2864546

Stan Lubach June 10, 2006

Outstanding close-up, William. Really incredible detail and color. Great job capturing that expression. #2878372

William Moore June 10, 2006

thanks to joe and stan #2878728

Claudette Foote June 17, 2006

lol love his look ... make me smile for sure... so colorful great work as usual William..... #2908554

Sylvia Rossler June 21, 2006

Happy to see this whateveritis bird again :O) Big congrats William :O) #2924758

Jenny Bosmans June 21, 2006

Congratulations on this fantastic finalist, William!! :) #2925239

Daniel G. Flocke June 21, 2006

William - Congatulations on a Stunning image and Finalist!!!

Good luck in the next round.
#2925290

William Moore June 21, 2006

good thing I check my email...it's a surprise to me...thanks jenny and daniel #2925320

Mary N C. Taitt June 21, 2006

LOL! Great and funny finalist! CongrATS! #2926668

Crystal M. Gove June 21, 2006

CONGRATS, William :o)! I LOVE this image...GOOD LUCK! #2926687

Emile Abbott level-classic June 21, 2006

Congratulations again William. Cute and funny capture. #2926691

Emile Abbott level-classic June 21, 2006

Congratulations again William. Cute and funny capture. #2926701

Wendy Stevenson June 21, 2006

Great to see this here William! Congrats on both fantastic finalists!!! Best of luck!! #2926808

Noel Baebler June 21, 2006

Huzzah, William! Fantastic Finalists! Great title! #2929267

Piotr M. Organa June 21, 2006

:-o) Congrats, William!!! #2930311

Laura Clay-Ballard June 21, 2006

LOL! congrats! #2930773

Lorraine A. Cook June 21, 2006

Love That Look!(LOL)<:)) Congrats, William!<:)) #2931814

William Moore June 22, 2006

Sincere thanks to Mary, Crystal, Emile, Wendy, Noel, Piotr, Laura, and Lorraine.... #2933452

Gail Vitikacs level-classic June 22, 2006

BIG Congratulations! #2936849

Su Sana E. P level-classic June 22, 2006

William, Congratulations on this well deserving WIN!! #2937612

Donna La Mattino Pagakis June 22, 2006

Great image, congratulations! #2937679

Sylvia Rossler June 23, 2006

Big congrats on your win William :O) #2937803

Graeme yew Chow June 23, 2006

Wow ! william big congratulation to you. You did very well with 2 winners this month. #2937871

Darryl Wilkinson June 23, 2006

William, A double-whammy on the WINNERS! Congratulations!!! #2937975

Jenny Bosmans June 23, 2006

Congratulations on this fantastic winner, William!! :) #2938058

Vicki Hunt June 23, 2006

Congratulations!!!! Love this! #2938404

Wally Orlowsky June 23, 2006

Congratulations on this stunning winner, William! #2938413

William Moore June 23, 2006

Sincere thanks to Gail, Susan, Donna, Sylvia, Graeme, Darryl, Jenny, Vicki H, and Wally O...... #2939275

Karen Bacon June 23, 2006

No surprise here!Congratulations William on this amazing image! #2939672

Kay E. Mahoney level-classic June 23, 2006

Congratulations on your winning photo. WTG. Nice job. #2939786

Claudia Kuhn level-classic June 23, 2006

Cool capture William, congrats! #2940180

Stan Kwasniowski June 23, 2006

Bill, way to go, congratulations #2940271

Melissa G. Meiselman June 23, 2006

Absolutely fantastic winner, Bill!!!! #2940503

gloria s. kasse vega June 23, 2006

Congratulations!! #2940957

Nobu Nagase June 23, 2006

Congrats!!! :) #2941324

Noel Baebler June 23, 2006

BIG, BIG HUZZAH, William!!! #2941527

Kay Beausoleil June 23, 2006

Congratulations on your eye-catching win, Bill! #2941868

Kristi A. Howson June 23, 2006

Wow..now that's close up William. Congratulations on this fantastic winner! #2941921

Mike F. Anderson June 23, 2006

Congratulations on your win, Bill! #2942479

Janine Russell level-classic June 23, 2006

William, congratulations on your Second Place win. #2942591

Rakesh Syal level-classic June 23, 2006

Feel so good for this WIN, William!! #2943082

Evy Johansen level-classic June 23, 2006

Big congratulations on your awesome win, William! #2943372

Pat Gamwell June 24, 2006

Absolutely awesome! BIG CONGRATS! #2943557

Colette M. Metcalf June 24, 2006

Congratulations to you on your win, William!! #2943713

Glenn E. Urquhart June 24, 2006

Big congrats on a well deserved award, William!!! Cheers, Glenn. #2943855

William Moore June 24, 2006

Sincere thanks to KB, Kay, Claudia, Stan, Melissa, Gloria, Nobi, Noel, Kay, Kristi, Mike, Janine, Rakesh, Evy, Pat, Colette and Glenn........... #2944666

William C. Raco level-classic June 24, 2006

Outstanding photo
Congratulations, William!

Bill #2946024

Terry L. Ellis level-classic June 25, 2006

Congratulations, Bill, on this fantastic WIN! Love it! #2948444

Lorraine A. Cook June 25, 2006

Congratulations on this awesome win, William!!<:)) #2948718

William Moore June 25, 2006

Thanks William, Terry, and Lorraine.... #2948880

Ronald Balthazor June 25, 2006

Congratulations, William. What a personality. #2949831

William Moore June 26, 2006

thanks Ronald #2951355

Goshka G. June 27, 2006

Many congrats on all your winners and finalists this month, and especially on thos very confident one!!;-) #2957780

John Pover June 30, 2006

He really is daring you to laugh... congrats on a superb shot and a well-earned win. #2968557

William Moore June 30, 2006

thanks goshka and john... #2970874

Emile Abbott level-classic July 16, 2006

Huge congratulations on and exellent photo and win, William. Way to go my friend. #3036362

William Moore July 19, 2006

thanks Emile #3050569

Daniel G. Flocke July 22, 2006

Willaim, Congratulations on your winning image, Well Done!!!

~Daniel #3063034

William Moore September 21, 2006

thanks daniel.... #3338642

Judy V. Kennamer level-classic September 25, 2006

Beautiful shot William - congrats! #3359415

William Moore November 09, 2006

thank you Judy K #3567057

Theresa Marie Jones level-deluxe May 31, 2007

Great capture, great title!! Bravo on your Gold win! I tried 3 times entering Gold Leaves today, Thank u on the compliments :-) I keep getting POP UPS and FAKE web-sites when I am entering. Do you have the same problem? #4352476

William Moore July 24, 2007

Many thanks to Theresa J...... #4549505

Jill Odice level-classic September 16, 2007

What a face :-) This is wonderful William! I have just been looking through your gallery enjoying all your images and thought I would give you a belated congrats on this well deserved winner :-) #4798653

William Moore October 02, 2007

lol many thanks Jill..... #4873419

Heather L. Haderly October 13, 2007

I love this William, SUPERB!!! #4920727

William Moore October 17, 2007

thanks you heather #4939324

Steven E. Ray November 29, 2007

This is a riot... the bird's expression does seem to exude confidence. We humans sure have a different value system, whereas if I had a gizzard on my beak, I would never leave the house! Great photo indeed! #5148857

William Moore December 01, 2007

lol many thanks Steven #5156596

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