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Copyright: Lindsay Cooke (cookie10) Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 14 W: 0 N: 40] (410)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-09-06
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon EOS 1D Mark II, Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L USM
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2005-11-02 16:36
Viewed: 1185
Points: 9
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Ardea alba Great Heron, common around lakes and swamps in this area. Beautiful birds but full of murderous intent when it comes to seeking food.
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To iglootrek: Thank Youcookie10 1 11-03 21:14
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Nice shot, but some of the detail is gone due to being slightly overexposed. This is not a problem though, because I just increased the highlights by 100% and so much more feather detail came back in. Nice solid shot though, good work.

Greg

Hi Lindsay,
I really like this picture and the pose that have the heron. Nice contrast of the heron with the blue water + nice reflexion. Would have been nice to see more of the reflexion but maybe that's why we don't see much of the picture on the bottom because I'm sure you would let us see the whole reflexion.
Very nice picture !!!

  • Great 
  • manyee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3059 W: 231 N: 6139] (20984)
  • [2005-11-03 2:53]

I really like the geometric design created by the legs and their reflections. Good pose and POV of the egret. Excellent light on the whites. Well done and TFS. : )

Beautiful capture Lindsay!

Exposure and focus are perfect! Artistically, less DOF would have been better, however, the contrast give an excellent seperation of the subject with the background. I can't score tonight since I'm out of points, but I'll do it tomorw. TFS
I was out of points yesterday, so here is your score

I don`t like the DOF...but the bird is very nice. It`s bad that you cat the 'bird mirror' in water :(
rgds
Barbara

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  • deud Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 440 W: 10 N: 504] (2372)
  • [2005-11-05 8:10]

this is an excellent shot.
almost perfect:
1. great dof
2. well exposed
3. nice colors
4. great bird model in action
but,
in my opinion if you have included full reflection of bird on the water, it have more visual impact.

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