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Challenge: Life (Classic Editing)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Canon EOS-10D
Location: by the tidal basin
Date: Sep 14, 2003
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/800
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Sep 14, 2003

a heron taking flight on the Potomac river

Statistics
Place: 3 out of 231
Avg (all users): 6.5877
Avg (commenters): 8.1000
Avg (participants): 6.4000
Avg (non-participants): 6.7921
Views since voting: 4535
Votes: 211
Comments: 40
Favorites: 6 (view)


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09/26/2005 05:28:34 PM
WOOOWW!
09/29/2003 01:58:08 PM
Congrats! Excellent image!
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09/29/2003 02:07:00 AM
Congratulations on your ribbon. Great job!
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09/27/2003 04:58:06 PM
Amazing shot - the colours, textures, position of wings - just evrything is super! Congratulations on a terrific photo.
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09/27/2003 01:08:25 PM
Way to go Mag, this is an excellent shot. What a bummer the new challenge is "Flight" huh?

Message edited by author 2003-09-27 16:14:42.
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09/26/2003 04:39:49 PM
NIce work, Mag! I'd still like a little more room for the bird in your frame, but what a fantastic capture! That's patience showing what it can do!

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09/25/2003 07:49:07 AM
thanks again, peeps :)
09/24/2003 06:54:18 PM
Mag ... that is wonderful. Another one for team 10D. Keep up the good work good buddy.
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09/24/2003 06:45:30 PM
Til hamingju Mag, snilldarlega gert!

congrats, great work as usually...
keep it up


v.
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09/24/2003 06:43:01 PM
absolutely gorgeous shot--besides the great capture of the heron, my favorite thing about this pic is the glassiness of the water--reminds me of rippling mercury.

congrats maggio :)
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09/24/2003 01:55:54 PM
Cool shot!!! I love it. Congratulations!

Ursula
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09/24/2003 12:15:24 PM
Very nice timing! Most times, these guys fly away long before you get near. Great catch!
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09/24/2003 07:41:30 AM
no freakin way. i started the week at 5.2. couldnt be more surprised! wow!!!!

and yes, Nazgul, I definitely wish I had this picture this week, but I'll probably never get a shot like this again :P
09/24/2003 06:24:27 AM
Woah! Mag. Great shot and nice finish! Big congrats!
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09/24/2003 06:18:08 AM
Way to go Mag! Congrats !
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09/24/2003 03:55:23 AM
isnt this pic in the wrong challenge?..lol

Great shot dude
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09/24/2003 12:13:27 AM
Great depth of field. The reflections in the water really make the bird pop out of the scene. Congratulations on the 3rd place ribbon.
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09/24/2003 12:13:13 AM
mag! you rock! great shot :)
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09/24/2003 12:08:58 AM
LOL! I was sooo wrong... Congrats!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/23/2003 08:13:59 PM
Nice Work-- great pan-- 8
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09/22/2003 07:02:34 PM
I love this photo. Very sharp and a difficult capture.
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09/22/2003 06:21:28 AM
Superb - what else can one say - the picture is a winner all round. It really belongs in the Bird challenge, but we'll draw a veil over that! Congratulations - you get my highest vote.
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09/21/2003 05:36:05 PM
Striking. I wish the whole bird was in focus, but isn't that important. I like the composition and the overall effect of this photo.
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09/20/2003 11:24:33 AM
Gorgeous. This one's got it!
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09/19/2003 10:01:50 PM
Gorgeous capture of this guy. The background is beautiful as well. Composition is perfect. So sharp, too.
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09/19/2003 01:52:18 PM
Great Photograph, I love the timing, the Depth of Field is great.
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09/18/2003 09:04:09 PM
Great capture 10 from me!
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09/18/2003 01:59:46 PM
great shot
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09/18/2003 01:23:23 PM
truly beautiful
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09/18/2003 11:49:12 AM
Nice heron shot. nice contrasts and colors right on.
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09/18/2003 07:56:11 AM
Nice shot, I particluarly like the texture of the water. Well captured. 8
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09/18/2003 04:46:10 AM
well done for capturing this and managing to get it all in the frame. 9! no a 10!
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09/18/2003 03:56:11 AM
wow. beautiful. great colors, sharpness, composition, dof, and...well everything. Just beautiful. Good eye and nice timing. perfect pose to take this heron? in.
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09/18/2003 02:04:55 AM
Beautiful! I love the angle of the bird, and the water is gorgeous. The texture is wonderful...I can almost "feel" this photo. Great job...
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09/17/2003 02:41:30 PM
Detail of the feathers is just wonderful....great lens. I think the branch to the left is a distraction but I see you had to leave it in. Nice shot.
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09/17/2003 12:02:00 PM
Wonderful
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09/17/2003 10:18:09 AM
This is a fabulous shot! Incredible!!!! I love it!!! Solid, solid 10 for the competition. May you win! This isn't an easy feat to capture. You worked hard and captured it! WOW!
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09/17/2003 07:22:39 AM
Inspiring concept and photo!
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09/17/2003 05:58:29 AM
The wisps of white and silver on the water are tantalizing. Nice dynamic subject to put on top of it.
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09/17/2003 04:38:53 AM
Great Capture of Great Heron. Not much you can do about these things in spontaneous captures but the greenery in bottom left and the stuff in the water mid-right are a distraction.
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