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A Moment of Zen
MaryO


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Challenge: Hidden Gem III (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: Herons and Other Water Birds
Camera: Nikon D700
Lens: Sigma 100-300mm f/4.0 EX IF HSM for Nikon
Location: Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, Cambridge, MD
Date: Mar 20, 2011
Aperture: 10.0
ISO: 720
Shutter: 1/640
Date Uploaded: Jun 22, 2013

 Great Blue Heron who was kind enough to pose for me for quite awhile near sunset. I used one image from this series in a FS, but now I find there are others I like better. Tastes change. Just love the long shadow here :-) And the utter tranquility of the moment.

PP - cropped, cloned out a bit of weed and many dust spots, Nik Color Efex (tonal contrast, Fuji Velvia modern film, photo stylizer 1 to bring out the pinks), dupe layer/Gaussian blur/erased heron and flattened, resized, Nik Sharpen, cloned out a bit of haloing.

Statistics
Place: 24 out of 179
Avg (all users): 6.5490
Avg (commenters): 7.8333
Avg (participants): 6.5455
Avg (non-participants): 6.5600
Views since voting: 601
Views during voting: 212
Votes: 102
Comments: 12
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/04/2013 01:08:59 PM
Very peaceful. I like the combination of the reflection and the shadow. (voted earlier)
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 07/03/2013 09:56:47 PM
since we'll have a challenge about titles, I must say that I object to this picture's elevated one.
It's crystal clear that we deal with a poor scrawny bird totally baffled by the lack of small fry considering its filiform neck!
Such a funny shot!
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 07/02/2013 05:23:59 PM
Great reflection; the high key works well.
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 07/02/2013 03:22:48 PM
Even without the title I find this a very relaxing image.
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 07/02/2013 10:02:14 AM
Simple and straight forward. nice...............8
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 07/01/2013 07:25:36 AM
This is stupendous! The tiny ripple, the light colors, the elongated shadow. This is a work of art.
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 06/29/2013 08:21:22 PM
Lovely!
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 06/29/2013 05:59:50 PM
Nice crop and shot.
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 06/29/2013 10:39:48 AM
Love the shadow and reflection - 3 herons in one shot!
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 06/28/2013 07:12:06 PM
The simplicity is great as is the composition.
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 06/28/2013 04:58:04 PM
Wonderful and beautiful minimalism. 8
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 06/28/2013 04:21:44 AM
Love it and the extraordinary long shadow. A beaut! Top marks.
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