Blowing in the Wind

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• hansh (2011)
• [2006-01-02 9:00]

Very nice picture of this heron. Ik looks as if he just stepped out of bed.

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• Merlin (896)
• [2006-01-02 9:04]

Just what I was looking for - something different! Nicely done, Paul - waiting for that patch of sunlight really makes the shot, and I like the composition very much. Best wishes for the coming year.
Nigel.

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• marhowie (34593)
• [2006-01-02 9:07]

Very nice Paul. Perfect exposure, colors & excellent sharpness. A great comp. with the vertical framing and long reeds I see. The BG islolates the subject very well also.
Very well done.

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• Dave (2157)
• [2006-01-02 9:11]

Wow Paul! The lighting on this one is excellent! Hard not to like, and easy to see why it is one of your favouites...;-)
Super!
Thanks,
Dave

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• livios (16856)
• [2006-01-02 9:15]

Paul, I like herons too.

Great capture. I enjoy lighting a lot.

The image also has a great mood.

Excellent sharpness and composition.

The perfect blurred nicely the bg.

Congratulations.

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• Steffleu (497)
• [2006-01-02 9:49]

Bonjour !
très belle capture !
très original pour un héron !
Bien vu !
Salutations et tous mes voeux pour 2006 !

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• ellis49 (28681)
• [2006-01-02 10:14]

Hi Paul,
its a beuatiful picture, the colours are soft and lovely.
Well done with the composition and POV.
Great work, my friend.

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• tinman (2663)
• [2006-01-02 12:28]

Super post again Paul. Excellent lighting and detail

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• klemmg (1719)
• [2006-01-02 12:51]

A real beauty Paul, wonderful unusual portrait with the halfprofile and wind-blown feathers, and those colours are exceptional. Nice use of DOF to isolate the subject with focus spot-on on the eye.
Gabi

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• wishnugaruda (13860)
• [2006-01-02 12:53]

Hello Paul,
it's a majestic bird, wonderful sharpness and a pretty arrangement with warm and soft light.
I realy enjoyed looking at it, thanks
Sabine - wishnugaruda

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• reina (1990)
• [2006-01-02 13:15]

Hi Paul, excellent composition, I like what you did with the lighting. Greetings Reina

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• manyee (19726)
• [2006-01-02 13:48]

Wow. Paul... pure elegance. : )
I like the atmosphere created by the early morning light and the focus on the disheveled head, and everything else just subtly there.
Congratulations on an artful capture. TFS. : )

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• dew77 (13069)
• [2006-01-02 14:02]

Hello Paul!
Magnificent capture.I liked POV,framing,clear details,sharpness,blurred BG,visual impact and composition a lot.TFS...:-)

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• thistle (9152)
• [2006-01-02 14:04]

Lovely shot Paul,
The heron looks as if it was really posing you and the wind helped a lot. Framing is wonderfull, exposure perfect and whole photo very clear.
I love the depth of this picture. It seems that the grass in FG creates it.
Lovely colours too :)
Very well done on this one!

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• gerhardt (11529)
• [2006-01-02 16:29]

Paul, the artistic level of you photos have really moved on to the next level. This is impressive. Love this.

Happy New Year.

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• Robbrown (6054)
• [2006-01-02 16:48]

Nice to see a little bit of action in this veiw paul and the lighting adds just that little extra even the shadow of the crest on it's neck. TFS

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• jossim (11878)
• [2006-01-02 17:07]

Une prise exceptionnelle, la composition est très jolie.Félicitations pour l'éclairage originale dirigé à la tête de l'oiseau le Bg qui fait bien ressortir les couleurs et le sujet.

Merci!

Joseph.

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• scottevers7 (12259)
• [2006-01-02 19:43]

Hi Paul,
I really like this shot. I like the composition and framing, espically the use of the slightly OOF reeds in front of the Heron. To me they add a great deal to the overall feel of the photo. They are shy by nature, so it would be normal to see them peering around or over some vegetation to look around. The strong light on the head really looks great with the wind blown plumage.
Scott

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• Janice (17486)
• [2006-01-02 22:01]

The lighting gives this a wonderful feeling Paul. And her blow-away hairstyle is just great, and I love her neck feathers too. Well done, TFS,
Janice

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• Jannie (1127)
• [2006-01-03 2:04]

Very nice shot Paul. I realy like the pose. I guess it's true.

Early bird catches the...fish!

Nicely done

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• red45 (26863)
• [2006-01-03 3:15]

Well earned :-) now, critique a bit later!

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• Dando (3052)
• [2006-01-03 5:07]

Lovely shot, love the composition and the way the soft background and lighting also add to the mood. TFS and Happy New Year.
Dean.

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• anavazao (3829)
• [2006-01-03 5:27]

Hi,
Excellent sharpness and composition!
Ana:)

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• chiliu (6442)
• [2006-01-03 5:46]

Hi Paul,
This is wonderful picture! Beautiful composition,
very good lighting, perfect exposure.
SUPERB!

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• metcher (4115)
• [2006-01-03 14:07]

Hi Paul!
Wonderful light on this bird. Good composition, sharpness and DOF!

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• Evelynn (12531)
• [2006-01-03 20:02]

Well that's a prize winner! An absolutely gorgeous photo. You must be proud of this one.

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• nick27 (516)
• [2007-04-15 5:01]

Brilliant Picture Paul.
So sharp and really well taken. Composition and DOF are excellent.
Amazing,
Nick :-)