A Happy Snowy New Year !

Critiques [Translate]

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• Fisher (8915)
• [2006-01-01 18:31]
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Hi Gabi,

Beautiful shot and well done on the composition.

Nits, white is blown and there is a glow around legs and beak, over sharpening. It's what I'm seeing on my New Flat panel monitor.

Mike

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• Dave (2171)
• [2006-01-01 18:51]

Hi Gabi,
Good to see you...;-) Welcome to 2006!
This bird is definitely snowy...
Great capture!
Cheers,
Dave

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• mlines (2560)
• [2006-01-01 19:18]

Gabi, Terrific shot of beautiful bird. Clarity and description make it excellent.

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• marhowie (35311)
• [2006-01-01 19:21]

Well composed, great POV and detail Gabi. I like the light cloud BG, it adds nicely. Perhaps a tad over, but so close this is subjective IMHO. Well done.
Thank You!

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• manyee (20016)
• [2006-01-01 19:28]

Happy New Year to you and yours, Gabi.
Very apt image. Great composition and POV.
Thank you for all your great photos and critiques,
and to many more in 2006!

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• scottevers7 (12259)
• [2006-01-01 19:57]

Hi Gabi,
I really like the shot! Very beautiful composition, and frozen perfectly in a great pose. I got a few shots of Snowys strutting down the beach on Sanibel, but no good in-flights. I need alot of practice on those in flights. Happy New Year and I am looking forward to your 2006 posts.
Scott

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• radz (3390)
• [2006-01-01 22:00]

Lovely shot,liked the compostion.Good POV.

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• Janice (17794)
• [2006-01-02 0:10]

Hi Gabi, awesome shot of the Heron. The whites are a bit OE, but you did well capturing it in flight. Good composition, TFS,
Janice

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• coasties (27526)
• [2006-01-02 4:05]

Hi Gabi

Wow... this is a great capture. He really stands out against the BG. This has a real 3D effect. Congrats!

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• chiliu (6448)
• [2006-01-02 4:52]

Hi Gabi,
Very good shot with excellent timing and nice backgound.
TFS!

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• PDP (11763)
• [2006-01-02 7:52]

Hello Gabi, very good inflight shot. The composition is excellent. Maybe the whites are a little burned but it's hard work catching them in flight and a bright white egret in the sun is always going to be tricky.

Very well done.

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• livios (16856)
• [2006-01-02 9:21]

Gabi, in my opinion, you did great with exposure. I also enjoy composition and contrast a lot.

As for sharpness, when you need to apply a little bit more (Mike mentioned the halos), try duplicating the layer, apply the amount of sharpness you need and, then, use the erase to get rid of the halos. Finally, flatten the image.

I hope this helps.

Lívio

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• petrudamsa (2450)
• [2006-01-02 12:46]

May we have a good 2006.
Great and seasonal (as seasonal as the winter can be in Florida) shot.
You managed a great deal of sharpness and details for this inflight shot.

Regards, Petru

I'll "smile" in a couple of hours. Now I just ran out.

Update: here are the smilley, and believe me, I'm smiling with all my teeths.

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• dew77 (13069)
• [2006-01-03 4:09]

Hello Gabi!
wonderful in flight capture.I liked POV,lighting,blue sky at BG and framing a lot.
TFS...:-)

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• Luc (14719)
• [2006-01-03 21:49]

You control well your 20D, Gabi. Perfect composition also.
Thank you... and Good Luck in 2006!

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• AnimalExplorer (8902)
• [2006-01-04 18:12]

Hi Gabi,
Beautiful isolated capture of your snowyflake egret Nice POV and composition. Happy 2006!

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• rosana (411)
• [2006-01-10 22:25]

Hi Gabi this is just the type that I would love to catch, you got a super clear and the compo is without a doubt well done also.

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• hibou (1561)
• [2006-01-15 11:41]

Hello Gabi, This picture make a beautifull wish card.
Great capture, great colors and every details are sharp and clear ... congratulations ! TFS Donald L.

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• optic (0)
• [2006-01-26 21:13]

Wow!
Great action shot Gabi, i like a lot this snowy egret, nice colours & clear detail.

Very well done, TFS

Regards,
Christian