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Thirsty

© Raymond Pauly

Thirsty

Uploaded: June 16, 2007

Description

f/5.6, 1/400, ISO-400, focal length 300mm.
I submitted this one about six months ago. I think maybe it's time to give it a second chance.
Minor adjustments were made in PS.

Comments

Paul E. Earl June 16, 2007

I like it a lot! Great detail and use of dof! Good luck with it this time around! #674560

Barbara Waldoch June 16, 2007

Simple, colourful and beautiful, Raymond! #4401867

Stefania Barbier level-classic June 16, 2007

hoe cuteeeeeeee! GREAT capture, beautiful comp, and gorgeous subject! #4401894

Pat Gamwell June 16, 2007

Big "kudos" for a job well done, Ray! Fabulous shot...fingers crossed for you, my friend! #4401907

Lynne Morris June 16, 2007

A beautiful capture Raymond, definately worth another try. #4401936

Marijana Fajgl June 16, 2007

What a fantastic pose you have captured! Wonderful composition too. Great capture Raymond! #4401969

Chua Wee Boo June 16, 2007

Great comp & beautiful capture,Raymond! #4402008

Donald K. Cherry June 16, 2007

Beautifully composed and captured, Raymond! Good color, comp and detail. #4402118

S?ren Wettergreen June 16, 2007

Beautiful capture :o) #4402168

Glenn E. Urquhart June 16, 2007

Fantastic capture, Brilliant color, Outstanding clarity, lighting, contrast, lines... Striking Image, Raymond!!! VERY Well Done! Cheers, Glenn! #4402175

William C. Raco level-classic June 16, 2007

Amazing color, detail and scene
Hard to believe this didn't make a finalist.
Best of luck this month, Raymond

Bill #4402282

Carol Sawyer June 16, 2007

Wonderful capture, great color and detail, Raymond! #4402662

Christy Nichols June 16, 2007

Fantastic capture, Raymond! Love the DOF! #4404250

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna June 17, 2007

It's gorgeous, Raymond!!!! Fantastic DOF, colors, details, lighting...all round GREAT image and earned a second chance!!!!!! :3 #4405485

Melissa G. Meiselman June 18, 2007

Exquisite capture of this bird...great clarity and wonderful composition, Raymond!! I agree...it deserves another viewing!! #4408708

Colleen Farrell June 18, 2007

This *definitely* deserves a 2nd chance, Raymond! I love the composition, with the colors of the faucet and the grass, the simplicity and clarity--just wonderful! #4409440

Patrick Rouzes level-classic June 23, 2007

A simplistic captivating find here, raymond!!! great fan here! #4429312

Barbara Waldoch July 24, 2007

Congratulations on this beautiful finalist, Raymond! #4551744

Mike D. Perez level-deluxe July 24, 2007

Congratulations Raymond. The 2nd chance payed off! Great composition! #4552174

Colleen Farrell July 24, 2007

So glad you resubmitted this Raymond--I just love it. Big congratulations on your finalist! #4552307

Marijana Fajgl July 25, 2007

Awesome finalist, Raymond! Big congratulations! #4553591

Glenn E. Urquhart July 25, 2007

A Very Big Congratulations on your award, Raymond!!! Well Deserved! Cheers, Glenn. #4555022

Laurence Saliba level-classic July 25, 2007

Congrats again Raymond!! #4555193

ALLEN O. HOWARD July 25, 2007

A BEAUTY! Congratulations, Raymond! #4555241

Kay E. Mahoney level-classic July 25, 2007

Congratulations on your wonderful finalist. Good luck in the next round. #4556559

Tarun Bose July 25, 2007

Congrts Raymond for your excellent finalist. #4557035

Laurie Daily level-deluxe July 25, 2007

I love the comp, Raymond...glad you gave this one another try! #4557339

Renee Doyle July 25, 2007

Congratulations on this wonderful finalist Raymond!!
#4558622

Evy Johansen level-classic July 25, 2007

Congratulations on your wonderful finalist, Raymond!! #4559631

Christy Nichols July 26, 2007

Congratulations again Raymond!! #4561602

Karen Engelbreth July 26, 2007

Congratulations on your wonderful win, Raymond!! #4561875

Jenny Bosmans July 26, 2007

Congratulations on this beautiful Winner, Raymond! :) #4562068

RC Fritz July 26, 2007

Great job, Raymond. Congratulations on your most deserving First Place WIN!! #4562426

Colleen Farrell July 26, 2007

FIRST PLACE!!! Way to go, Raymond!!! #4562585

Vikram Jamwal July 26, 2007

Congrats Raymond! Your second chance was really wonderful - we got to chance to see this lovely poignant capture and you have a winner! Wow! Wonderful! :) #4562620

Laurence Saliba level-classic July 26, 2007

A very BIG Congrats Raymond!!!! #4562993

Pat Gamwell July 26, 2007

WooHoo! WTG, Ray! It pays to re-submit! #4563241

Ray Clarke July 26, 2007

Well done on this great winning shot Raymond (a) #4563344

Tarun Bose July 26, 2007

Big ,big congrats for your first place winner, Raymond. #4563655

Kay E. Mahoney level-classic July 26, 2007

Raymond, congratulations on your first place winner. #4563809

Sam Britt July 26, 2007

Congratulations on your winner, Raymond! #4563854

Deborah Lewinson level-addict July 26, 2007

Hardy congrats on your first place winner, Raymond!!! #4563933

Mary K. Robison July 26, 2007

CONGRATULATIONS to you on your First Place Win! #4564633

Mike D. Perez level-deluxe July 26, 2007

Congratulations on your 1st Place Win, Raymond! #4564648

Laurie Daily level-deluxe July 26, 2007

A great first place winner, Raymond...congratulations! #4564688

Renee Doyle July 26, 2007

Congratulations on this wonderful 1st place winner Raymond!!!
#4564999

William C. Raco level-classic July 26, 2007

Glad to see this get the recognition it deserves, Raymond
Congratulations!

Bill #4565141

Colette M. Metcalf July 26, 2007

Congratulations, Raymond!!! #4565387

Evy Johansen level-classic July 26, 2007

Big congratulations on your 1st place win, Raymond! #4565639

Barbara Waldoch July 26, 2007

Congratulations on this wonderful winner, Raymond! #4565793

Paul E. Earl July 27, 2007

So well done, Raymond. A big congratulations on this well deserved winner. #4566418

Glenn E. Urquhart July 27, 2007

Congratulations on your Golden Award, Raymond!!! Cheers, Glenn. #4567245

Cheryl E. Molennor July 27, 2007

Congratulations on your win!! #4567834

Carol Teal July 27, 2007

Congrats on your first place win! This is such an excellent image! I love everything about it! #4569242

Darryl Wilkinson July 27, 2007

What a grand pose, capture and caption, Raymond! Congratulations on your win!! #4569987

Lorri Shane July 27, 2007

Congratulations! The colors, elements and composition of this image are wonderful with a beautiful bird topping it all off. WoW! Lorri #4570113

Robert K. Bemus level-classic July 27, 2007

Good idea to resbmit? Huge congrats on your 1st place win, Raymond! #4570280

Brenda c. McFarland July 29, 2007

WHOOO Hoooo!!!! Way to go FIRST PLACE!!!! and two 2nd's. Do you want to come rub your good luck off on my gallery? I love this little bird he is just so cute. And the details are vididly sharp and clear! #4576628

July 30, 2007

Muchas felicidades!!! Tienes excelentes fotos! :o) Espero que algun dia me pases voladillos!!! #4578337

Patrick R. McMullen August 02, 2007

Congratulations Raymond! Great minimalism!
Pat #4593200

Guy D. Biechele level-classic August 06, 2007

Great style! Congrats on a deserving winner. #4611324

Janine Russell level-classic August 07, 2007

Raymond, big congratulations on your First Place Winner! #4616580

Wade August 19, 2007

Congratulations on your win. Wonderful colors to go along with a fine composition, way to go. #4670463

Regina L. Rickert August 23, 2007

I don't know how I missed this one, but congratulations!! The clarity on this shot is amazing! #4687805

Esther Smith August 30, 2007

I missed this too! I love this Raymond! Congratulations on your First Place Winner!! #4725270

Ivan Chacon September 02, 2007

Congrats on your winner Raymond! :) #4734894

Hayden Cannon September 06, 2007

Great photo Raymond very nice colors, lighting, composition and details great shot and well deserved winner! #4757933

Hurk (Steve) Hurkett November 13, 2007

Super capture, Raymond .... I obviously missed it earlier ... but ... congratulations on this super FIRST PLACE WIN ..........

.................. Steve #5069714

Nancy (Peaches) Harker November 13, 2007

I missed this also, Here it shows pays to re-submit. SUPER capture with awsome color and clarity,
BIG Congrtas on your win!!! #5070081

Jeffrey D. Estacio level-classic July 27, 2008

Amazing shot here. #6238362

August 13, 2009

congrats! beautiful capture.
Very nice photostream :) #7846285

Ann Coates level-classic September 08, 2009

Fantastic capture Raymond. No wonder it got a first place. #7927255

Songbird Cline level-classic March 11, 2012

Beautiful!! Simply Excellent! #10033839

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