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Challenge: Reflections in Water II (Standard Editing)
Collection: Challenges
Camera: Canon EOS R6 Mk II
Lens: Canon RF 100-400mm f/5.6-8 IS USM
Location: Rhode Island
Date: Jul 4, 2024
Aperture: 8.0
ISO: 6400
Shutter: 1/4000
Date Uploaded: Jul 16, 2024

 Wow! Thrilled to have reached a new personal best. For a time there, I thought I might crack that elusive 8, but it wasn't meant to be. Something to continue to strive for.
Thank you to all that took the time to vote and comment. Very much appreciate it!

Statistics
Place: 2 out of 25
Avg (all users): 7.9583
Avg (participants): 7.4615
Avg (non-participants): 8.5455
Views since voting: 346
Views during voting: 57
Votes: 24
Comments: 8
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 07/29/2024 01:46:55 PM
This is stunning and the light is wonderful!
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 07/25/2024 08:20:08 AM
Originally posted by LevT:
Congrats on your PB! And yes, if not for that inexplicably mean 3 vote, it would've been 8+. I still don't understand how this egret could lift itself up without disturbing the water surface. A miracle for sure. Or he was actually landing?


Thank you! It was actually taking off. I have several succession shots of it doing so. This one ,I felt , showcased the reflection the best.
 07/25/2024 02:11:36 AM
Congrats on your PB! And yes, if not for that inexplicably mean 3 vote, it would've been 8+. I still don't understand how this egret could lift itself up without disturbing the water surface. A miracle for sure. Or he was actually landing?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/24/2024 08:24:28 AM
The ability to capture images like this blows me out of my tree. This is such a graceful and beautiful capture. I imagine the wait for this exact moment. Wow, perfection!
CONGRATULATIONS!
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 07/24/2024 12:21:50 AM
WOW .. this is amazing .. particularly loving the way you caught the bird when it's feet were dragging in the water .. and the grass/reeds being distorted by the waves ..
the light is sublime ..
many many congratulations on your ribbon . :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/23/2024 10:09:12 PM
light and feathers sprung from lazy waters.
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 07/23/2024 04:13:16 PM
It's hard to be any more perfect than this. Already voted, 10. At one point I felt like there was too much space to the left and a crop would improved it, but the more I studied it the more I realized the ripples on the water are actually FRAMING the bird and its reflection almost like some sort of textural vignette.

Add to that the exquisite deepening of the backlit wing's color in the reflection and the way the droplets on the trailing legs are becoming branches/twigs in the reflection, not to mention the perfect sharpness, and you have a total winner.

It's not the most imaginative image in the challenge, and my appreciation tends to lie with those who stretch a boundary or two, but this is compelling. Great work!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/18/2024 11:33:36 AM
The subject is spectacular. The light coming through the feathers is beautiful and everything is timed well.
I do wonder how this would look with a little more editing to really bring out some of the little details. That said, there is something special about it feeling unedited as well :)
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