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Soft Landing
Soft Landing
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Challenge: Free Study 2010-03 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-40D
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0L IS USM
Location: Gatorland, FL
Date: Mar 27, 2010
Aperture: f 5.6
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/2500
Galleries: Animals, Birds
Date Uploaded: Mar 30, 2010

 Thanks for the wonderful comments!! This was taken at a great rookery at Gatorland near Kissimmee, Florida overseen by one of the family owners, Mike Godwin, himself an accompished photographer. The area is "target rich" with thousands of beautiful nesting herons and egrets (along with their nearby gators) that seem to have no fear of people. This one just dropped in on a small gazebo roof about 30 feet from the lens. Minor PS, including neat image and small amount of editing to remove little halo effect.

Statistics
Place: 7 out of 350
Avg (all users): 6.9338
Avg (commenters): 7.9000
Avg (participants): 6.9903
Avg (non-participants): 6.8125
Views since voting: 2297
Views during voting: 290
Votes: 151
Comments: 33
Favorites: 4 (view)

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 04/14/2010 06:28:04 AM
Amazing photo.. Very well done. The motion and grace are all seen in this snapshot of flight.
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 04/08/2010 02:02:22 PM
oh crap! i gave this a 10 but forgot to continue voting. sorry i couldnt add to your great score:) this photo deserved it, its jsut incredible
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 04/08/2010 11:11:02 AM
Neat shot, one of my favorites!
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 04/08/2010 09:47:20 AM
wonderful catch! Congrats on a top 10!
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 04/08/2010 07:42:45 AM
gorgeous well done
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 04/08/2010 04:53:16 AM
Superb clarity . Very well done. Congrats on the Top10
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 04/08/2010 03:25:48 AM
Tom, congratulations, this is really an awesome shot! I expected it to ribbon.
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 04/07/2010 09:20:06 PM
Excellent! Congrats on a great finish.
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 04/07/2010 08:57:19 PM
Great job! Very tough exposure to get this shot and not blow out the details.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/07/2010 11:22:26 AM
Very graceful shot 8
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 04/07/2010 11:17:30 AM
Very very good
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 04/06/2010 08:30:55 PM
Wow - what a great stop-motion capture!
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 04/06/2010 04:02:06 PM
remarkable - a real contender - I'll bet you're being swamped with comments
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 04/06/2010 10:42:56 AM
Nice capture. 7
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 04/06/2010 07:15:44 AM
wow- unbelievable capture- should be a ribbon
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 04/06/2010 06:35:18 AM
wow, you really froze the action here! 7
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 04/06/2010 05:15:40 AM
Wow! Great timing! Nice job of exposing and keeping the whites on this and the shadows balanced.
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 04/05/2010 07:20:08 PM
A wonderful capture.
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 04/04/2010 10:11:07 PM
beautiful capture great detail
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 04/04/2010 03:55:42 PM
Pictur perfect - Great capture!!! Thanks for sharing!
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 04/04/2010 08:15:31 AM
A very good one!
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 04/03/2010 01:20:45 PM
WOW! Great way to fill the frame with Egret!
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 04/02/2010 06:43:33 AM
I'm lovin' this! The processing is a bit much for me... but the shots a winner ! (not voting)
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 04/02/2010 03:46:01 AM
A brilliant capture of the bird......sharp and really well done.
For composition, I would have included more sky to the right, giving the bird an area to 'fly' into, placing the bird on the left line of thirds and balancing this image. That would have boosted the score even higher.
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 04/01/2010 05:52:47 PM
Almost looks prehistoric, doesn't it? Very nice stopped motion.
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 04/01/2010 01:45:18 PM
beauty! 7
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 04/01/2010 08:30:53 AM
nice detail and stop motion
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 04/01/2010 08:00:29 AM
nice processing, I like the detail you have in the wings
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 04/01/2010 06:50:36 AM
Looks like he's about to land on your lens.
good capture -8
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 04/01/2010 06:38:27 AM
A tad oversharpened. Excellent inflight capture.
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 04/01/2010 12:20:03 AM
Great capture and exposure. Well done!
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 03/31/2010 09:44:16 PM
Totally stunning. The detail is outstanding.
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 03/31/2010 08:18:32 PM
The position of the wings and feet.... NICE!!!!!
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