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Great Blue Heron
Great Blue Heron
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Challenge: Free Study VIII (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Olympus C-750UZ
Location: Sanibel Island, Florida
Date: Mar 22, 2005
Aperture: 3.7
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/250
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Apr 16, 2005

 I went to the island to get some bird & sunrise photos, but it was too cloudy to see the sun. This bird was apparently curious about us! Zoom equivalent to 380mm, but he was often within flash range. While the background colors are dull, I like this photo because I've not seen one like it before.

Post processing - no cropping - Levels, saturation, unsharp mask, despeckle

Statistics
Place: 287 out of 507
Avg (all users): 5.3843
Avg (commenters): 6.6429
Avg (participants): 5.3125
Avg (non-participants): 5.6600
Views since voting: 815
Views during voting: 348
Votes: 242
Comments: 15
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/25/2005 11:10:47 PM
A good capture and what a neck! Bumping up.
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 04/25/2005 10:35:19 PM
Lovely picture. I like the look of motion on this heron and all the detail in the feathers.
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 04/25/2005 05:08:41 PM
very well composed
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 04/25/2005 11:05:25 AM
this front view shows the bird's colors well, but it also requires a greater depth of field
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 04/25/2005 10:10:56 AM
One more reminder that dinosaurs are related to birds - what an odd neck - i have never seen a pisture of a heron from this angle - amazing capture
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 04/24/2005 09:53:58 PM
Great expression. It could be the re-sizing, but the neck appears to be a little soft. I'm not scoring down for that though. Great capture!
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 04/24/2005 02:48:48 PM
Great ribbon shot! 10
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 04/24/2005 09:59:19 AM
I really like the point of view you chose. great shot.
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 04/24/2005 01:52:29 AM
strange crop, but great capture.
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 04/23/2005 03:58:30 PM
Great angle to capture this from; nice job with the background.
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 04/23/2005 12:05:59 PM
Interesting subject, but an awkward angle that doesn't really do the bird justice.
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 04/22/2005 08:12:37 PM
A large bird such as this needs a lot of room to stretch out; nevertheless, I wonder whether the shot might be better framed with some of the left cropped. I would be tempeted to apply a bit more unsharp mask to get strengthen the textural contrast between the foreground and background. The photo has much to commend it, but to me it feels very unfinished.
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 04/21/2005 09:39:06 PM
Amazing angle.
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 04/21/2005 06:05:51 AM
excellent work! this is one of those shots that are so easy to take for granted, until you try to do it yourself. the composition is fantastic and the capture is priceless. i really hope this isn't overlooked, and that others will take the time to appreciate this. good luck!
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 04/19/2005 10:42:28 PM
Interesting angle on this bird. Must have been hard to get! Anyhow, good one. 10
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