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Big Birds (and a duck)
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Big (Standard Editing)
Collection: Herons and Other Water Birds
Camera: Nikon Z8
Lens: Nikon NIKKOR Z 28-400mm f/4-8
Date: Jul 25, 2026
Aperture: 8.0
ISO: 3200
Shutter: 1/800
Date Uploaded: Jul 25, 2026

 The Great Blue Heron decided that the Great Egret was in his spot, so he chased him away. Wish I had gotten the whole GBH in the shot, but I had been focusing on the egret when the conflict broke out.

PP - opened in LR, straightened, cropped, brightened, darkened highlights, resized, opened in PSE, unsharp mask

Statistics
Place: 24 out of 27
Avg (all users): 5.3243
Avg (participants): 5.3529
Avg (non-participants): 5.3000
Views since voting: 53
Views during voting: 53
Votes: 37
Comments: 1
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-6D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 08/13/2026 09:19:48 PM
Composition: 4 [w:2]
Technical: 6 [w:2]
Creativity: 6 [w:4]
Appeal: 5 [w:4]
Challenge: 5 [w:3]
Overall Weighted Average Score: 5

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