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White on White: Egret Displays
White on White: Egret Displays
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Free Study XI (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Sigma 50-500mm f/4.0-6.3 EX APO RF HSM for Canon
Location: Palo Alto,ca
Date: Apr 29, 2006
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/400
Galleries: Sky, Animals
Date Uploaded: Apr 29, 2006

 Curves, dodge/burn, shadow/hilights, bright/contrast. Sharpen.

Thanks for your good wishes on the nice placement for this beautiful Egret. I'm delighted that this gorgeous bird placed so nicely.

Regarding the foliage: I deliberately chose a pose with the palm fronds because they seemed to delineate the lines of the bird. And, he was displaying nicely in that particular image...

I do thank those who commented both ways on the palm fronds.

Statistics
Place: 11 out of 211
Avg (all users): 6.7320
Avg (commenters): 7.2308
Avg (participants): 6.5364
Avg (non-participants): 6.9881
Views since voting: 3331
Views during voting: 317
Votes: 194
Comments: 26
Favorites: 14 (view)

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 03/21/2011 03:49:34 PM
Nice shot! I love bird photos alot...especially when the background is clean.
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 08/07/2010 11:47:40 PM
Have had a look at some of your work now. Stunning! That Sigma excels in the right hands :)
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 09/01/2008 06:48:43 PM
Excellent shot, and with the right lens to get things into perspective. I think the palm fits well with the feathers in this and adds a lot in the way of interplay between the tree and the bird. The white sky is nice too.
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 06/26/2008 03:29:39 PM
Stunnning shot!
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 08/23/2006 05:31:50 AM
Hello

I have one of these lenses which I bought whilst on my hols, when I got it home it didn't work on af. I have a canon 20D, and wondered if you know if it should work, or if I have to claim on the international warrenty...comments please
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 07/20/2006 02:53:48 PM
like this very much. white on white works well as does the contrast with the fronds.
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 05/13/2006 09:43:56 PM
This is an outstanding deserving a ribbon. Congratulations on your 11th place finish.
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 05/13/2006 01:39:18 PM
Critique Club:
What a beautiful bird. I like the tone of the picture. There are a few thing I think would help this picture to be even better.
1. Fliping the canvas horizontally. We read picture just like we read text from the left to the right. I start reading this picture and the palms and the back of the bird stops me right away. If you flip it the picture becomes more open in my opinion.
2. I like the palms and you are absolutly right abote it. It delineates the lines of the bird. But the ones out of focus in the foreground bothers me a bit.

All over a good picture beside those minor details. Try to flip it in photoshop and see what I'm talking about.

Good luck in future challanges :)

Best regard, Arni
//www.torfason.is
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 05/07/2006 09:13:29 PM
Ha! I wanted to go to this location as well. The Shoreline right? Great capture Alice and wonderful finish! Congrats on your PB :)
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 05/07/2006 09:05:37 PM
Way to go Alice!!! Congrats on 11th place! Wonderful shot!
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 05/07/2006 08:43:43 PM
amazing!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/06/2006 07:47:01 AM
back and forth on this one. strong graphic elements but the composition is a little weak. or is it the colors? none-the-less, interesting. 8
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 05/06/2006 02:40:51 AM
beautiful composition!
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 05/05/2006 05:08:29 PM
"WOW" factor for sure.....
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 05/05/2006 09:24:41 AM
Very beautiful
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 05/03/2006 10:45:17 PM
Love this one. Very nice combination of 'feathered leave' and 'feathered bird'. Great detail.
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 05/03/2006 06:10:50 PM
I bet you wish that tree hadn't been there...great capture though
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 05/03/2006 02:30:50 PM
How did you take this photo? Clear and bautiful but the leafs distract me.
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 05/02/2006 08:57:32 PM
it might be better (in my opinion) if the leaves on the left isn't there, and you can then do a tighter crop covering only the feathers around the head and neck?
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 05/01/2006 06:16:29 PM
Beautiful shot. Great sharpness and composition. I actually like the leaves in front of his body. Gives me the feel that he is coming out and making an appearance. Very nice.
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 05/01/2006 03:35:14 PM
Very nice composition. I like the white on white here
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 05/01/2006 02:20:15 PM
Very strong composition here.
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 05/01/2006 01:57:49 PM
wow-8-
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 05/01/2006 07:10:39 AM
Nice profile your friend has. Pity indeed about the foliage.
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 05/01/2006 06:51:56 AM
Wow, really beautiful, unique shot. 8
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 04/30/2006 10:48:14 PM
Lovely.
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