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Garza blanca


Garza blanca
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Copyright: Yvonne Becker (smash2707) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 59 W: 0 N: 58] (274)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-01-14
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon Powershot S3 IS
Exposure: f/3.5, 1/250 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-02-25 13:10
Viewed: 798
Points: 10
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Another shot made at the Parque del Este, a peaceful backwater in the capital city of Venezuela. This is a "garza blanca" or Great Egret (Ardea alba). She was chasing some fish in the pond. I like the way her reflection looks in the water and also her pose. Just resized. My computer crashed and I don't yet have resinstalled a PP tool.

"The Great Egret (Ardea alba), also known as the Great White Egret, White Heron, or Common Egret, is a wading egret, found in most of the tropical and warmer temperate parts of the world, although it is very local in southern Europe and Asia. It is called Kōtuku in New Zealand. It should not be confused with the Great White Heron, which is a white morph of the Great Blue Heron found in Florida.

The Great Egret is a large bird with all white plumage, as much as 101 cm long and weighing up to 950 g. It is only slightly smaller than the Great Blue or Grey Herons. Apart from size, the Great Egret can be distinguished from other white egrets by its yellow bill and black legs and feet. It also has a slow flight, with its neck retracted. This is characteristic of herons and bitterns, and distinguishes them from storks, cranes and spoonbills, which extend their necks.

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Ciconiiformes
Family: Ardeidae
Genus: Ardea
Species: A. alba

Binomial name
Ardea alba

Synonyms
Casmerodius albus
Egretta alba "
Source: Wikipedia
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  • Good 
  • george (49)
  • [2007-02-25 13:40]

Hi Yvonne. Really good shot of Ardea alba, but
I thing that the bigger sharpness couldn´t be any problem and the picture could be more in underexposition. But it is good work! Have a nice day. J.

  • Great 
  • taba Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 468 W: 126 N: 281] (1562)
  • [2007-02-25 15:29]

Hola Yvonne
What a beautifull reflex in the water from the "garza"
good capture and composition.
Good DOF, POV sharpness and colours..
well done.
Taba

Hola Yvonne,
Bello el efecto espejo que conseguiste en esta captura!
Me gusta mucho la pose de la garza en el momento que tomaste la foto.
El fondo con todos sus elementos y colores le hace un buen soporte a la blancura del pájaro.
Tal vez una compensación de la exposición te daría mayores detalles en el plumaje del ave.
Buen trabajo y gracias por compartirlo.
Un gran saludo,
JM

  • Great 
  • RAP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2524 W: 345 N: 2373] (7405)
  • [2007-02-26 9:17]

Hermosa composición Yvonne por el punto de vista captado y la maravillosa reflexión obtenida.
Coincido plenamente con las apreciaciones de Jose Miguel sobre la estética del fondo y de la necesidad de manejar el balance de blancos en este tipo de capturas para destacar los detalles del plumaje sin sobre exposición.
Bien hecho... gracias por compartir tan interesante entrega.
Un cordial saludo desde Buenos Aires... Ricardo

Yvonne,
Las apreciaciones de Jose Miguel y de Ricardo son correctas, sin embargo no tomaron en cuenta lo blanco de la garza, que no conduce a detalles a menos que tenga una incidencia de luz que produzca pequeñas sombras. Si observas bien en el reflejo de la garza tienes más detalles que en el original.

Rolf

  • Great 
  • yllen Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 248 W: 0 N: 16] (623)
  • [2007-03-01 12:53]

Hola Yvonne:
Magnìfica captura. Es realmente un bello cuadro. Coincido con la ùltima crìtica, de Rolf; verdaderamente el color blanco es muy difìcil de fotografiar, y en el reflejo de la imàgen en el agua, la garza tiene mayores detalles en su plumaje.
Mis felicitaciones por esta gran compo, llena de colores y muy buenos detalles, y por lo oportuno de tu disparo. ¡Bravo!
Un cordial saludo desde Argentina.
Nelly

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