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Cleared for landing

© Douglas Pignet

Cleared for landing

Uploaded: January 19, 2010 04:59:03

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Taken at Busch Gardens last week.

Comments

Renata Gusciora January 19, 2010

Awesome capture with outstanding clarity and composition,Doug! #1228706

Aimee S. McMaster January 19, 2010

...wow what a great capture Doug.... #8311009

Shirley Sicurello level-classic January 19, 2010

Hey, great DD work and capture of this wonderful bird! #8311028

Ron McEwan January 19, 2010

Gosh, this is awesome Doug, excellent work with lighting terrific action too. #8311046

Lynn M. Whitt January 19, 2010

Amazing capture! Great work... #8311171

Monnie Ryan January 19, 2010

Terrific action image, Douglas! Well done! #8311377

Kathleen Brennan January 19, 2010

Great capture! #8311486

Amy M. Wilson January 19, 2010

Wonderful capture, timing and clarity, Doug! #8311523

Shelly A. Van Camp level-classic January 19, 2010

Beautiful capture, Doug!! #8311564

Jack Ryan January 19, 2010

Great "pose"...perfectly timed...excellent detail...excellent work. #8311773

David Phalen January 19, 2010

WOWZA!! Perfect timing, colors, details and presentation!! Very well done Doug!! #8312180

Brett Dolsen January 19, 2010

Great inflight capture and stands out on the black beautifully Doug! #8312574

Gord MacEachern January 19, 2010

This is one beautiful image Doug, WTG!! #8312856

Nadine A. Lewis January 19, 2010

WOW!!! EXCELLENT capture and PERFECT timing, Douglas! <>< #8312885

William C. Raco level-classic January 19, 2010

Fantastic light, exposure and pose
Excellent capture, Doug #8312914

Ray Thoms January 19, 2010

Excellent capture Doug......great work! #8313003

Avril Young January 20, 2010

wow, excellent action shot Doug, great timming...the background really makes it pop... #8317489

John Connolly January 21, 2010

What brilliant timing here Doug, well done! This one is a winner in my book! #8319459

Patrick Rouzes level-classic January 23, 2010

Im with John on this one, Doug! Incredible job on this, my friend! #8324299

Val Feldman level-deluxe February 19, 2010

Outstanding, Doug - missed this around the first time, glad I caught it with it's Finalist Badge and bet I see it yet again! WTG! Congrats! ~Val #8394877

Jack Ryan February 19, 2010

Congratulations...again! Way to go, Doug. #8395069

Ellen Hodges February 19, 2010

Congrats and best luck on a fabulous finalist, Doug!! #8395232

Amy M. Wilson February 19, 2010

Big congrats on your wonderful Finalist, Doug!!! #8395260

Courtenay Vanderbilt February 19, 2010

Stunning, Doug! CONGRATULATIONS! #8395321

Tiia Vissak February 19, 2010

Congratulations! #8395530

Marcel J. Fernandez February 19, 2010

Doug, double congratulations for your two Finalist. #8396835

Brett Dolsen February 19, 2010

Congratulations again Doug! #8397292

Gord MacEachern February 19, 2010

Congratulations on this well deserved finalist Doug!, good luck on the next round!
#8398758

Sam Britt February 19, 2010

Congratulations again, Doug! #8398937

Anne M. Young level-addict February 19, 2010

Congratulations a super finalist! #8398997

Renata Gusciora February 20, 2010

Congratulations on this fabulous finalist,Doug!!!:-) #8401352

David M. Montero February 20, 2010

Great capture Doug! Congratulations. #8402038

Gina Cormier February 20, 2010

Awesome Doug!!! I must have missed this one!!! Congrats!!!!!!!!!!! #8402139

Aimee S. McMaster February 20, 2010

...another congratulations on your beautiful finalist, Doug... #8402251

Kelly S. Cavanaugh February 20, 2010

Wow! Congratulations on this fantastic finalist, Doug! #8402266

Avril Young February 20, 2010

congrats...awesome work, stunning..love the background... #8402416

Gina M. Savage February 21, 2010

I love your background...it makes this beautiful bird stand out. Congrats! #8403693

Donna La Mattino Pagakis February 21, 2010

Great stop action! Congratulations on your finalist! #8404320

Rosemary Sampson level-classic February 22, 2010

This one goes at the top of the chart as Awesome! #8407252

John Connolly February 22, 2010

What fantastic timing Doug, Congratulations on your well deserved finalist award! #8407562

Linda Blair February 24, 2010

Congrats on your fantastic finalist!!!!!! #8412909

Kelly S. Cavanaugh February 25, 2010

Congratulations on your win, Doug!! #8415327

Dr Silly level-classic February 25, 2010

Congrats Doug on your cool Gold. :O) #8415354

Kerry Hill February 25, 2010

Congratulations Doug, awesome win!! #8415437

Amy M. Wilson February 25, 2010

Huge congratulations on your fantastic win, Doug!!! #8415524

Linda D. Lester level-classic February 25, 2010

Congratulations on this awesome win! #8415531

Renata Gusciora February 25, 2010

Huge congratualations on this great winner,Doug!!!:-) #8415538

Tammy M. Anderson level-deluxe February 25, 2010

Congratulations on this wonderful winner, Doug. #8415623

Aimee S. McMaster February 25, 2010

...congratulations on your awesome winner Doug.... #8415627

Courtenay Vanderbilt February 25, 2010

Yea, Doug! Big Congrats on your Winner! #8415728

Tiia Vissak February 25, 2010

Congratulations! #8415739

Val Feldman level-deluxe February 25, 2010

Yep, I was right - it's back and it's GOLD! WTG, Doug - such excellent work - Huge congratulations! ~Val #8415909

Brett Dolsen February 25, 2010

Congratulations on your great winner Douglas!! #8415923

Nadine A. Lewis February 25, 2010

CONGRATULATIONS on this FANTASTIC winner, Douglas!!!! <>< #8415939

Gina Cormier February 25, 2010

Huge Congrats on this great image!!! #8416025

Deborah C. Lewinson level-addict February 25, 2010

Congratulations on this marvelous winner! #8416099

Jack Ryan February 25, 2010

WAY TO GO, DOUG!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! #8416121

Monnie Ryan February 25, 2010

Woo hoo, you're flying high, Douglas -- congratulations on your win! #8416174

Ellen Hodges February 25, 2010

Huge congrats on your WOW win, Doug!!!! Yeah!! #8416195

Agnes Fegan level-deluxe February 25, 2010

Congrats on your winning image Doug!!! #8416465

Anne M. Young level-addict February 25, 2010

Congratulations on this super winner! #8416542

Robert Jensen February 25, 2010

WOW - don't know how I missed this beauty the first time, but congratulations this time! #8416703

Joannie Bertucci level-classic February 25, 2010

Congratulations Doug for your gold badge! So stunning! #8417118

Usman M. Bajwa level-classic February 25, 2010

CONGRATZ. on getting Golden with this beautiful image, Doug!!

UB. #8417168

Maria A. Gonzalez February 26, 2010

Congratulations,Doug on your beautiful winner... #8417658

William C. Raco level-classic February 26, 2010

Fantastic capture, Doug
Congratulations on your win! #8417999

Lynn M. Whitt February 26, 2010

Congratulations on your beautiful winner... #8418135

Douglas Pignet February 26, 2010

Thank you too all my bp friends...Doug #8418194

David Phalen February 26, 2010

BIG Congrats on a fantastic Winner!! #8418354

lynn carter February 26, 2010

Congratulations Doug,

Well deserved Winning Picture #8418893

Sam Britt February 26, 2010

Big Congrats on your second place win, Doug! #8419292

Stephen Zacker February 27, 2010

Congratulations on a truly stunning image #8421087

March 01, 2010

Congrats on your great Second Place image here Doug. A tribute to a very good photographer.

Brian #8423753

Dominick M. Dimacale level-addict May 05, 2010

Congratulations Douglas on your Win!!!


Dominick #8589902


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