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Cattle Egret


Cattle Egret
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Copyright: Chi Liu (chiliu) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1552 W: 0 N: 1165] (6442)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-11-12
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon EOS 20D, Canon EF70-200/2.8L, Canon 77mm UV Filter
Exposure: f/11, 1/250 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-11-14 22:55
Viewed: 1614
Favorites: 2 [view]
Points: 62
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Cattle Egrets are so named because of their habit of feeding around the feet of cattle and other live stock.

They are found in cool temperate to tropical dairy pastures and grazing land, also margins of swamps.

Breeding throughout the year mainly early summer. A nest of sticks, built by the male is constructed in a fork or upright branch in a tree.

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HI Chi,
An excellent portrait on this Cattle Egret. A spot on exposure has the colors and detail looking vey good. Well seperated from the nice OOF backround. Perfect composition and framing. Nice work here.
Scott

Hi Chi,
Vivid and sharp image. I really like the colour tones of the birds feather and you have displayed them well.
Good shot,
regards
Matt.

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  • Janice Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3446 W: 144 N: 5881] (17425)
  • [2006-11-15 2:33]

Hi Chi, what a stunning portrait of teh Egret. Very good colours and sharpness, quite perfect really. TFS
Janice

Hi Chi

Lovely coloured plumage on the head and breast. He looks like he is standing tall and giving you a nice pose. Great eye contact and perfect OOF BG. Top quality shot! YFS.

Amazing portrait of this small egret.
Great colors and sharpness.
Andrea

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  • manyee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3069 W: 231 N: 5857] (19698)
  • [2006-11-15 3:01]

The colors on this cattle egret are exquisite, Chi Liu.
Excellent exposure and focus, with great DOF and composition.
A great portrait.
TFS. : )

Excellent colours and details,nice BG.Well done.TFS

Bellissimo ritratto, Chi!

Dettagli, colori e composizione stupendi!!!

Ciao e grazie.
Franco

Hi Chi..
To be honest I'm a bit angry:-)
Tell you why...
Very beautiful image...everything okay.
But..the overexposed part in the left corner could be fixed;cropped,burning tool,...
That said...I DO like the image very much...
TFS
Annick

fnatastic portrait, TFS Ori

Hello Chi,
Your absence is sorely missed here on TN. Maybe work is keeping you away.
What a magnificent picture of an egret you have posted today! It is exactly the work of this high level that stands apart on this site and instils inspiration and impetus in mediocres like me.
Thanks for sharing this great image and hope you will continue to enrich us with your great pictures.
Ram

hi chi liu,
lovery paotrait shot,
sharpness and focus is perfect,
colours are lovely,
nice pov, good dof,
the bg is good for the shot,
well done,
tfs & regards
pankaj

Chi,
excellent capture here,
sharp and very clear,
nice job

fototab

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3029 W: 148 N: 4520] (14595)
  • [2006-11-15 9:22]

Hi Chi.
Superb done portrait of this charming bird. The colour range of the bird is fantastic as well as their delicateness and beauty. I also like the perfect expressive BG and cropping of the shot. Brilliant work. TFS and best regards.
Alexei.

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  • horia Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2078 W: 216 N: 3757] (12468)
  • [2006-11-15 11:09]

Hi Chi

What a terrific portrait of this beautiful bird!
The natural colors are lovely, the POV is excelllent and the DOF impecable. Further more, the details are very clear and sharp, the exposure is managed greatly and the composition very nice.

Bravo and TFS
Horia

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  • loot Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5718 W: 605 N: 3416] (9129)
  • [2006-11-15 12:03]

Hi Chi

It has been said (in a friendly manner though) that I tend to write too long critiques so I'll try to keep this one short, which is rather difficult when I have to deal with such beauty. Anyway, I doubt that I can teach you anything about photography.

This is superb in all aspects. The composition, cropping, colour, sharpness, DOF, BG, contrasts, and exposure radiate brilliance. If it has to be said though, the only small nit might be the little OE in the white area over the shoulder, but you know that.

Splendid work as always and TFS.
Regards
Loot

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  • Hil Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 744 W: 11 N: 1405] (4829)
  • [2006-11-15 12:12]

Hi Chi

Superb shot, the composition is excellent as is the POV and the pose, nice details and great colour tones on the Egret, nicely dappled BG that compliments the image perfectly.

TFS Hilary :o)

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5171 W: 297 N: 4050] (13069)
  • [2006-11-15 13:20]

Hello Chi,
Magnificent portrait.This kind of egret is new to me.Lighting,crisp clear details,simple BG,expression on face and composition are excellent.
TFS...:-)

Hi, Chi.
Nice portrait of lovely bird. Very good sharpness and colors. Nice supporting BG. Excellent composition.

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  • JPlumb Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 643 W: 160 N: 894] (2837)
  • [2006-11-15 15:41]

Hi Chi, This is a fantastic shot. It is extremely sharp so everything about the bird stands out very well. Your depth of field worked out very well highlighting the feathers against the background they way you did.

Thanks, John

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  • jmp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1836 W: 94 N: 2338] (8400)
  • [2006-11-15 16:08]

Hi Chi,
What a beautiful bird! Feathers are really lovely. Excellent pov, details, composition and backgound.
TFS; José M.

Fantastic sharpness! The colors are so nice and sweet in a way. Details are spot on. The whites are over-exposed here, i wonder if you couldn't adjust in camera mode or PP, perhaps a slightly tighter crop off the whites to release the attention there.
Steph

Really enjoy these close up shots of yours, excellent work once again...

Cecilia

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  • Mazer Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 67 W: 3 N: 34] (104)
  • [2006-11-16 19:00]

Love the detail and the pose well done.

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  • jossim Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1676 W: 5 N: 2144] (11878)
  • [2006-11-18 18:20]

Superbe photo Chi Liu!

J'aime bien l'arrière plan qui fait bien ressortir les couleurs de l'oiseau. Bravo pour la netteté et la belle lumière.

Merci!
joseph

Hello Chi,
a marvellous rich pallette of soft colours in this bird portrait of perfect elegance, fine details, and well captured flowing motion. Thank you!
Best regards,
Peter

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  • RAP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2524 W: 345 N: 2373] (7405)
  • [2006-11-20 14:12]

Beautiful colors, excellent background, pleasant POV and DOF and good focus, they conform a capture of very good level.
Greetings... Ricardo

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  • Ken52 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 663 W: 98 N: 1260] (4179)
  • [2006-12-12 0:50]

The colors, exposure and details is this photo are stunning! A great portrait composition with outstanding DOF. Another favorite!

Very nice sharp detail on this beautiful capture. The pose is excellent. Well done Chi. :)

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  • RII Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 478 W: 0 N: 872] (2752)
  • [2007-03-06 21:40]

Hi, Chi,

Fantastic portrait, alls is excellent: tones,colors, sharpness,details,light,composition,point of view,exposure,great capture,good note.

Thanks....RICARDO.

Hi Chi,

This is a fantastic portrait shot of the cattle egret. In focus, sharp, nice DOF and BG. Well done.

Jan-Hendrik

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