crane at sunset
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Comment by pmichaud:
Gorgeous color and composition. Good luck in the challenge!!

crane at sunset
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Comment by christyrack:
Oh my goodness....this has got to be one of the most beautiful pictures I have ever seen!!!! I would give you more then a 10 if I could.

crane at sunset
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Comment by Neil:
Great light and great capture. I am sure this will do well!

crane at sunset
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Comment by scrum8:
Nice colors. Seems like the foreground is competing for the attention of the bird. I might have tried some different crops.

crane at sunset
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Comment by photom:
This image has loads of potential - an excellent scene - very graceful pose of the bird. But I'm afraid your post processing technique to give the water an orange cast is way too obvious: a) With the lighting as shown - the bird's would be more of a sihlouette - not so white. b) You can see the "real" colors through the brances of the shrubs, around the rocks, and around the bird's legs.

crane at sunset
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Comment by floyd:
Looks like the colour saturation was pushed up too far on thie one. The rocks look purple and the crane looks blue. Nice composition. 6 - floyd

crane at sunset
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Comment by bclements:
Striking photograph! I like the color and lilghting. Great composition.

crane at sunset
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Comment by nordicgirl:
Wow...fantastic water! Rocks are nice too but these greens doesnt fit that well.

crane at sunset
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Comment by jonr:
Shame that you didn't get closer, a simple egret with a golden shadow would have been poster material.

crane at sunset
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Comment by jaredldr:
I love the orange water. The main subject seems to be a bit small when I consider the shot as a whole.

Good luck in the challenge.