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Pure White
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Copyright: Elroyie David (elroyie) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 394 W: 104 N: 1519] (6403)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2004-08-27
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon EOS 300D, Canon 75-300mm ISUSM
Exposure: f/10.0, 1/800 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Wildlife of israel [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2004-08-28 11:21
Viewed: 1026
Points: 10
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
I had a little confusion between the little egret and the snowy egret, thanks to Callie and Pesky_Polecat I am changing my note, I hope that know it is the right one :-)

This is a little egret, the reason for my mistake was that I didn't see the breeding plumage and the very long neck.

Explanation about the Little Egret is in my former post:
The former post

In this picture I used the "wrong" side of the sun to get this result, here it is the shadow that helps the bird to be seen, hope you will like it.
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To Pesky_Polecat: Thanks for the critiqueelroyie 2 08-29 03:54
To Callie: Thank Uelroyie 3 08-28 12:55
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Good photo, but if you read your note you will see that the Snowy Egret is found in the Americas, what you have here assuming it was taken in Tel Aviv, is a Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) which is widely distributed over a large area of the world. Sorry, don't mean to upset you.

Hi Elroyie
This is a nightmare to expose correctly, with nearly everything white and light. I think you did a decent jod on the exposure, can see texture on the plumage. Little Egret, the one with the yellow feet. Unfortunately, the snowy (E thula)is nearly identical.

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  • PDP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2964 W: 366 N: 3848] (11755)
  • [2004-08-28 14:45]

I agree with Callie about doing a good job on the exposure. I'm glad you've got the ID sorted - I wouldn't know the difference between a lesser spotted chicken and an lunar egret, except if you roasted them :-). Nice work.

I think you did a great job here Elroyie by using the backlight not to burn the white feathers. Yhough I would crop a little more out of the left side to make it look like the bird was walking into the picture. Apart from tha minor thing it is a very pleasant picture to look at and you got a lot of details. Well done.

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  • livios Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2306 W: 324 N: 4306] (16856)
  • [2005-03-07 8:42]

Elroyie, perfect sharpness to show us this very beautiful bird. Great composition and pov. No nits.

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