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vawendy


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Challenge: Free Study 2018-08 (Standard Editing)
Collection: Portfolio
Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS
Date: Aug 25, 2018
Aperture: 7.1
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/3200
Date Uploaded: Aug 29, 2018
[Sep. 7th, 2018 11:17:10 PM]

Thank you so much for your votes in this. It's not the same snowy that Juliet mentioned in a comment. I was lucky enough to go up to Chincoteague twice. It's such a dream place for me! I adore the birds, especially the snowys. They are so flamboyant in their fishing.

On this trip, everyone was wonderful! The great egrets were really active, as well. I wish there were more challenges in which I could have shoehorned some photos. It's hard getting so many exciting ones in one day! Here were some of the outtakes:

btw, this one was the one that I expected to use before going up again the second time. It's the only time I've seen the cattle egrets up there actually landing on the wild ponies! The ponies didn't even flick an ear when they did!



other outtakes:



And this one was one I was going to enter in bokeh but forgot what day it rolled over and missed it by a couple of hours.



Wish me luck that I still have these photos. My main computer is having massive problems and it isn't making it past it's check disk, though it seems to be able to start in safe mode. This weekend is going to be a problem solving weekend. Fixing computer, replacing dead dishwasher. The dead sewing machine got replaced two days ago. Electronics aren't happy in my house, at the moment!

Thanks for the comments and the votes!

Statistics
Place: 1 out of 99
Avg (all users): 7.2642
Avg (commenters): 8.3333
Avg (participants): 7.2558
Avg (non-participants): 7.3000
Views since voting: 1182
Views during voting: 107
Votes: 53
Comments: 15
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 09/13/2018 09:20:15 AM
This is AwEsOME! Congrats on the Blue!
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 09/10/2018 03:45:37 AM
Congratulations - delighted this got the Blue. So, what time of year do I need to visit you?
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 09/09/2018 10:33:26 PM
This is fabulous, Wendy!

A 10 from me... and I wished I'd had more to give!

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 09/09/2018 08:46:33 PM
Congratulations Wendy on you Blue, it is a beautiful photo my favorite.
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 09/08/2018 02:16:04 PM
Beautiful shot. Congrats on the blue!
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 09/08/2018 01:17:14 PM
Fabulous capture, congrats on your first place!!
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 09/08/2018 10:27:56 AM
oh my gosh .. just saw this bird and thought .. hellloooooo ..
glad you entered it in the free study .. and the blue ..
CONGRATS .. so well deserved .
that bird .. its absolutely gorgeous .. and the posture .. to die for .. :)
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 09/08/2018 08:24:00 AM
Congratulations for winning the blue ribbon with another in a line of fabulous bird photographs. Your passion shines through.
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 09/08/2018 06:38:49 AM
Well look at you, now I wonder if you entered this in the portrait Challenge how it would have done haha
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 09/08/2018 01:47:53 AM
One of my 10's and I didn't have many. Spectacular, Wendy.

Edit to remove unrelated question.

Message edited by author 2018-09-08 09:32:54.
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 09/08/2018 01:22:41 AM
DonĂ¢€™t you keep ALL of your photos on an EHD??
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 09/08/2018 01:20:43 AM
Congrats on the blue!!!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/07/2018 09:28:31 AM
Love the light here.
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 09/06/2018 02:39:55 PM
Hmm wonder who this could be. IF it is not, then well done indeed, if it is then that fish got away! 9 for an amazing shot
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 09/01/2018 10:58:50 PM
The precison of its elegant steps!
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