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anthony
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TJ19971
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Sioux Falls, SD | That is great.  | |
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WaxPhoto
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Roanoke, IN | Not as rare as you might think. The smiley aspect is cool, but birds often fly either in unison strokes or opposite strokes. Kinda like joggers. | |
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Jason Levine
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| Re: One in a million shot. True, the basic aspect of unison bird strokes might be common, but as natedj said there are hundreds of factors that would have turned this photo into just another photo of birds flying. Capturing birds flying in just this way, at just this angle, with just this number of birds, etc, is very rare. | |
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jaykaykay
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Scottsdale, AZ | Oh happy day! Very cute. It may not be all that unusual, but it is to me and being at the right place at the right time sure offers up a smile for many. | |
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Kringle
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Pierrefonds, QC | May not be an unusual occurrence but I've never seen a photo like it. It's wonderful! | |
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05241201
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Eagle River, AK | This brought a smile to my face! | |
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natedj
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1 edit | The more I study this photo the more I see how incredible it is.
The two birds at the top are at an angle where their torsos are more pronounced that the lower bird - which came in handy for the eyes on the smiley face.
The Birds were aligned at a well proportionate distance from each other.
Only three birds in the shot - more or less birds wouldn't cut it.
Photographer was directly perpendicular to the exhibit, being off by 30 degrees or so would not generate the same effect.
Combination of birds wing positions and the person squeezing the shutter at the right time - Priceless
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natedj
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Columbia, SC | Trivia - Are the birds flying away or flying into the shot ??? | |
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bjl
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| Re: One in a million shot. said by natedj  :Trivia - Are the birds flying away or flying into the shot ??? To me, it looks like they are flying away from the photog. | |
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rogue_
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Lake Hiawatha, NJ | Re: One in a million shot. I agree - Flying away. | |
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Jodokast96
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Erial, NJ | Re: One in a million shot. said by rogue_ :I agree - Flying away. Yup. | |
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Pistolpete
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4,000 Holes | Thanks for the smile. | |
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Juel
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MrSquire
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| Re: One in a million shot. said by Juel :
Real or manipulated?!!
I have to agree with that question... I think the helping hand of Photoshop was at play here. There's something just "not quite right" about that photo. 
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Smatchimo
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| I thought that too, but i think its the fact that one bird is actually flying at a different angle than the others is just whats throwing me off. one is going more to the right of the picture than the other top two that seem to be going "into" the picture.
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Juel
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Weirdal
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| Re: One in a million shot. said by Juel :
I guess that only the photographer knows for sure.
Yeah, it would be extremely easy to manipulate, but it's impossible to tell because of the horrible compression.
Oh well. It's not worth debating. | |
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Stathis_p
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The birds would just not hover over this guy and it's highly unlikely the photographer had his camera ready to take the picture.
But it's cute regardless... | |
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