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Egretta thula
Egretta thula
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Challenge: Hidden Gem -- 1,000th Challenge! (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Nikon D80
Lens: Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6D ED VR
Date: Oct 31, 2007
Galleries: Animals, Birds
Date Uploaded: Mar 7, 2009

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Statistics
Place: 215 out of 1129
Avg (all users): 6.0982
Avg (commenters): 7.0377
Avg (participants): 6.0929
Avg (non-participants): 6.1266
Views since voting: 934
Views during voting: 663
Votes: 499
Comments: 58
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/17/2009 11:36:08 PM
This is the best egret shot I have ever seen. Beautiful crop, composition, and color. Nice work.
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 03/17/2009 10:10:42 PM
Fantastic. Great background to set off this stunning white bird. Great lighting and detail.
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 03/17/2009 09:58:48 PM
Nice DOF. White has structure.
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 03/17/2009 09:48:57 PM
Wonderful contrast, beautiful colors and very sharp.......10
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 03/17/2009 05:17:31 PM
Perfect colors.
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 03/17/2009 04:16:16 PM
I love how white he is against the blue background.
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 03/17/2009 01:18:14 PM
Hiya fella. Looks like a cool bird. Lovely image.
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 03/16/2009 11:04:45 PM
Nice sharp Egret shot. I like the still water and the bird's shadow on the bottom.
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 03/16/2009 10:42:55 PM
Wow! You reall got this guy.
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 03/16/2009 08:57:11 PM
Beautiful shot. I love the well exposed feather detail, and the stark contrast with the water.
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 03/16/2009 05:43:34 PM
Nice egret... good detail on the feathers, and nice colour.
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 03/16/2009 11:19:06 AM
well done, especially I like the whit colour which is amazingly exposed... seven from me ;D
brano
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 03/16/2009 04:02:38 AM
very tough bird to shoot with all those highlights
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 03/16/2009 03:12:51 AM
what a crisp shot- nice clean colors- beautiful bird.
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 03/16/2009 01:48:23 AM
Love the feet! Great color, well cropped and captured.
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 03/15/2009 10:23:30 PM
Nice exposure. Bump up!!
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 03/15/2009 10:15:17 PM
Wonderfully natural - in tones and composition. Great clarity.
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 03/15/2009 07:53:30 PM
Nice grab, good detail
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 03/15/2009 03:51:29 PM
Excellent details and exposure.
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 03/15/2009 01:17:15 PM
Back to comment and bump: It is very difficult post processing these birds, as any sharpening makes their eyes look over sharpened. Nicely done. 9
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 03/15/2009 10:51:43 AM
wow, the white against the blue works really well, you've got a sharp image, really well done
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 03/15/2009 10:06:51 AM
I love the contrast of the white bird on the blue water, nice.
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 03/15/2009 07:34:06 AM
Beautiful white bird with nice colored feet.
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 03/15/2009 07:08:32 AM
Very good detail in the white. Nice shot.
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 03/15/2009 05:29:58 AM
great detail. wish the crop at bottom was less tight
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 03/14/2009 10:04:18 PM
awesome crisp image a pity there wasnt slight movement in the water as it makes the background look a little flat
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 03/14/2009 09:24:14 PM
Wish I could see this at full res... beautiful shot.
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 03/14/2009 08:44:09 PM
I've taken a few shots of Egrets as well, and this is a good one.
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 03/14/2009 07:36:37 PM
Excellent exposure - love the detailed white against the deep blue.
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 03/14/2009 07:17:46 PM
very nice capture - good exposed
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 03/14/2009 11:18:19 AM
very nice capture, I know how hard it is to get a good exposure on this subject, not under expose the surrounding elements but still retain the detail in the white feathers.
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 03/14/2009 08:59:25 AM
Nice composition.
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 03/14/2009 12:37:52 AM
nice contrast and colours!
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 03/14/2009 12:18:46 AM
Beautiful bird. 8
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 03/13/2009 11:07:47 PM
Nice color and detail without blowing out highlights.
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 03/13/2009 04:36:27 PM
Nice contrast with the deep blue water and the stark white of the bird's feathers.
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 03/13/2009 02:56:22 PM
Excellent capture, the colors and detail are extraordinary.
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 03/13/2009 12:54:31 PM
this is very pleasing...like the detail on the feathers
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 03/13/2009 11:04:49 AM
Very nice shot of the Snowy Egret
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 03/13/2009 09:44:16 AM
Nice stock image..
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 03/13/2009 07:41:15 AM
excellent catch, very crisp with good detail, 8
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 03/13/2009 06:45:14 AM
great detail and the contrast against the blue background is fantastic
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 03/12/2009 10:15:57 PM
Good crisp capture!
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 03/12/2009 02:46:57 PM
Nice pic and colors.
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 03/12/2009 01:37:10 PM
Nice bird 7
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 03/12/2009 09:35:13 AM
Lovely bird, beautiful deep blue water and nice job on exposing the white bbird in front of it.
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 03/12/2009 01:29:51 AM
Excellent detail, especially in the feet.
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 03/11/2009 09:01:26 PM
Well done. Nice and sharp where it counts. I like the composition, although it might be a bit tight on the top.

Not voting yet.
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 03/11/2009 08:15:06 PM
Beautiful bird well captured and presented. Nice detail. Hard to find anything to critique.
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 03/11/2009 07:44:26 PM
very nice exposure!
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 03/11/2009 06:31:19 PM
Watching for fish!
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 03/11/2009 05:48:46 PM
Beautiful focus and tones.
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 03/11/2009 05:20:53 PM
This bird really pops from the gorgeous blue background. Great detail on the chest feathers.
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 03/11/2009 01:18:35 PM
Beautiful!
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 03/11/2009 11:37:03 AM
nice shot
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 03/11/2009 10:08:42 AM
Congratulations on being part of this 1000th challenge on DPC. Keep up the good work!!
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 03/11/2009 08:01:18 AM
nice
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 03/11/2009 12:23:18 AM
Really nice focus.
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