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Dress Whites
Dress Whites
noraneko


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Best of 2007 (Advanced Editing VII*)
Collection: 7 +
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 28-135mm F/3.5-5.6 IS USM
Location: Magnolia Plantation, South Carolina
Date: Mar 23, 2007
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Jan 17, 2008

A white (non-albino - he has brown, not pink eyes) in mating plumage, taken at Magnolia Plantation near Charleston.

Edit: I've had a few people ask if I desaturated this guy. The answer is no- he's naturally white.

Statistics
Place: 10 out of 484
Avg (all users): 7.0252
Avg (commenters): 8.4211
Avg (participants): 6.8614
Avg (non-participants): 7.4028
Views since voting: 4631
Views during voting: 431
Votes: 238
Comments: 42
Favorites: 10 (view)


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08/06/2022 06:24:23 AM
Amazing image!
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03/24/2008 11:56:47 AM
Peacocks are stunning, but this one, ohhh my, totally breath taking. I would have been following this chap around all day. An Amazing gorgeous capture well done
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02/08/2008 12:34:47 PM
i didn't know that there was this bird in just plain white...i bet you painted him/her before the photo =P hehehe...great job!
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02/05/2008 10:58:02 PM
Really incredible shot, a very unique bird, and really cool composition. Really awesome job with this shot and congrats on the great score.
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02/01/2008 03:08:20 PM
Fantastic capture, Catherine - what a striking display. Congratulations on a top ten!
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01/28/2008 02:27:12 PM
Wow, congrats Catherine on a lovely image! I am glad it did so well for you. Love the wonderful detail.
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01/28/2008 02:03:15 PM
Congratulations - this is such a stunning bird and you caught him beautifully!
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01/28/2008 02:02:25 PM
Beautiful shot. This would have problably won first on the birds challenge ;) Gratz on top 10
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01/28/2008 10:00:35 AM
Beautiful!
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01/28/2008 09:52:35 AM
Beautiful shot of a very beautiful bird. Congratulation on having one of the top ten of the best of the year. An awesome accomplishment!
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01/28/2008 09:52:00 AM
Catherine how beautiful! I've seen these in blues, and they are so pretty, but this white one is just stunning! Congratulations on such a wonderful accomplishment in this challenge.

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01/28/2008 08:29:07 AM
Excellent work Cat - I somehow knew this was yours!
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01/28/2008 08:08:29 AM
Wow! Great image and a top 10 in the Best Of. well deserved, awesome work.
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01/28/2008 04:18:08 AM
gave this a 10 in the voting and I am delighted to see it here in the top 10 - congratulations.
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01/28/2008 01:43:30 AM
Superb shot of a magnificent bird.
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01/28/2008 01:36:41 AM
This is so lovely, the white feathers seem to sparkle. The composition is perfect.
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01/28/2008 12:32:20 AM
Congrats Catherine! Gotta love it. Top ten in this challenge is "wicked awesome", as they say in my neck of the woods!
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01/28/2008 12:29:00 AM
Top ten in a Best of!!! Awesome finish!! And gotta love Cory's comment. :-) Nice work, ma'am!
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01/28/2008 12:27:36 AM
Wow! Congrats on the top ten and a very beautiful picture.
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01/28/2008 12:23:40 AM
Yahooooooooo! Wow, Catherine. Top 10 in a best of a whole year challenge. Congrats! And you held onto your 7, too. :)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/27/2008 02:35:33 PM
so thats pretty much bad ass
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01/27/2008 11:23:27 AM
All I can say is wonderful. Perfect exposure on the whites. You've managed to maintain a lot of detail. The head of the bird may be just a little bit oversharpened though.
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01/26/2008 11:23:30 PM
Beautfully positioned and focus is bang on. Well Done. Good Luck. 7.

BUMP...8
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01/26/2008 03:29:13 PM
This really does show very nicely! Has quite an energy to it.
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01/25/2008 08:44:58 PM
so beautiful.. like the prima ballerina; I love that little bit of pink in the beak! simply perfect
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01/25/2008 01:42:14 PM
Wonderful shot - i love the title - the placement to the far most right really works - especially with the lines leading to its head
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01/25/2008 10:43:54 AM
Beautiful image of a beautiful bird!
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01/24/2008 06:07:32 AM
great, great framing (cropping) here. It makes this a superbly powerful image
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01/23/2008 09:56:34 PM
Very striking shot. A burst of white.
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01/23/2008 09:22:53 PM
Wow cool composition. Great timing on the shot.
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01/23/2008 10:52:30 AM
Beautiful.
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01/21/2008 10:12:53 PM
stunning. beautifully shot.
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01/21/2008 08:21:19 PM
Wonderful composition, a beautiful animal captured well.
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01/21/2008 06:53:48 PM
this is wonderful....good shot
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01/21/2008 06:10:58 PM
very cool image.
Try focal B+W to keep beak and body color, a little glow and slight contrast.
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01/21/2008 11:06:57 AM
ooh - Razzle dazzle - the Buzby Berkeley of the animal world. Soon the camera will pan outwards to a chorus line of lovely peacock dancers in white feathers and this one will begin her solo song. Look she has a tiara with her fancy costume. She's the loveliest bird on stage. (Unfortunately for my daydream, she is a HE and the peacock song sounds like someone screaming Help Help.)
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01/21/2008 08:42:25 AM
This one is my top pic for this challenge, great shot -10
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01/21/2008 08:13:23 AM
Wow, brilliant.
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01/21/2008 06:07:10 AM
wowzer, i've seen these before roaming an australian zoo and they are just gorgeous! I think the crop is a little tight n the bottom, i dont like the way the legs have been cut off but this is only a minor criticism
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01/21/2008 02:47:33 AM
stunning...love the composition
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01/21/2008 02:35:39 AM
Beautiful, love all the shades of white you have managed to capture so well. 8
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01/21/2008 02:02:50 AM
Stunning! I love it. My only suggestion would have been to desaturate the upper portion so the reds don't show through, as they're just a little distracting.
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