Take off
by wildiris

Comment by ErinKirsten:
This is stunning and the light is wonderful!

Twirl
by wildiris

Comment by Barroness:
Congratulations, this is stunning. For this challenge I gave two 10 and this was one.
The soft and subtle feeling in the stunning here not to mention thegreat capture.
A big congratulations.

Take off
by wildiris

Comment by wildiris:

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.

Take off
by wildiris

Comment 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?

Unwinding
by wildiris

Comment by Barroness:
This is beautiful. My favorite too. Stunning and beautiful, Congratulations!

Take off
by wildiris

Comment by Barroness:
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!

Take off
by wildiris

Comment by roz:
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 . :)

Take off
by wildiris

Comment by tnun:
light and feathers sprung from lazy waters.

Take off
by wildiris

Comment by Bear_Music:
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!

Twirl
by wildiris

Comment by MaryO:
Gorgeous egret.