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Ardea herodias
Ardea herodias
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Wildlife VI (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon PowerShot SX40 HS
Location: Bynum Run Park, Bel Air, MD
Date: Apr 10, 2014
Aperture: f5
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/160
Date Uploaded: Apr 11, 2014

 We took our dog for a walk down to the local duck & goose pond one evening. I took my bridge camera with me, hoping to maybe find a gull ot something that I hadn't photographed yet for the Big Month side challenge. Then this beautiful beast came flying over the pond and landed on the rail of one of the fishing piers. I handed the dog to my wife. He/she sat on that rail for quite a while, and I was able to get within about 10 feet. Then he/she flew off and landed in a tree on the other side of the pond. He/she was gracious enough to stay there while I stood below taking more shots. I wasn't even thinking about the Wildlife challenge while shooting. I didn't even remember there was one until we were walking home.

In Photoshop:
Adjusted Fill Light, Clarity & Vibrance in Camera RAW
Adjusted Levels & Contrast
Nik DFine 2
Resized & sharpened with custom action
selected sky and applied Cooling Filter 80
selected all but the sky, and the breast feathers and USMed at 100/1/1

Statistics
Place: 10 out of 96
Avg (all users): 6.6818
Avg (commenters): 8.0000
Avg (participants): 6.4231
Avg (non-participants): 6.8500
Views since voting: 914
Views during voting: 234
Votes: 132
Comments: 13
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 04/23/2014 11:37:00 AM
These guys are SO regal
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 04/23/2014 10:56:43 AM
Whooo hoo!!! Congrats on the top ten!
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 04/23/2014 10:40:57 AM
Wonderful detail, very much a quality of "illustration". Love it.
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 04/23/2014 01:08:15 AM
This was another one of my top picks and would loved to have seen it place higher. I love the pp'ing. Like another heron pic on here recently, it has that Audubon quality about it that I think is fantastic. Ribbon - no, but a definite piece that I would love to adorn my wall!
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 04/23/2014 12:18:13 AM
Amazing! I love the angle you captured him -- so close! And the detail is crazy good!

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 04/23/2014 12:12:25 AM
I bumped you with one 3 mins to go, so you have me to thank for getting into the top ten, lol!
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 04/23/2014 12:09:36 AM
Lovely image. Congratulations on the top ten. Has what I think of as "an Audubon" look to the processing, which I really like.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/22/2014 11:57:37 PM
I dig the PP.

Bumping this one, it's really grown on me.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/22/2014 05:11:45 PM
WoW - Gorgeous Photograph!
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 04/22/2014 04:34:56 PM
A good portrait of this heron, with a pleasingly balanced composition.
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 04/22/2014 04:35:38 AM
Best of the heron images IMO. Love the composition, POV and sharpness, great image.
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 04/19/2014 06:55:49 PM
whoa! sublime!
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 04/17/2014 07:40:06 PM
YES The winner!!! WOW
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