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Great Egret (Ardea alba), Morro Strand State Beach, Morro Bay, CA 16may2007 - Canon 20D 100-400mm IS handheld - photo by Mike Baird
bairdphotos.com - NEW 5/20/07 See a "manipulated" version of this photo at
www.flickr.com/photos/mikebaird/507188808/ - this "manipulation" was attempted because the horizon is not perfectly level in the above original, and straightening the image would have clipped a bit of the top wing of the Great Egret... by comparing each image you can see where I have cloned pieces of the sky, water, and tips of the top wing and tips of the feet to complete the composition. WHICH VERSION DO YOU LIKE BEST? Comments welcome... Mike Baird mike at mikebaird dot com
Great Egret "Ardea alba" bird "morro bay" "morro strand" mikebaird 16may2007 birdsofmorrobay
photomorrobay pool members especially , please critique this image for technical and/or artistic improvement. mike [at} mikebaird dot com
bairdphotos.com
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Beautiful Shot..!!Seen in my contacts' photos. (? )
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Digital Gurl [deleted] says:
splendid capture of those big wings!
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GrandmaDee [deleted] says:
Fantastic capture.www.flickr.com/groups/supershot/ SuperShot
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Outstanding capture!! Amazing timing!!!
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excellent !!
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I agree, this is definitely awww.flickr.com/groups/supershot/ SuperShot .
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So beautiful..wonderful shot!
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great capture, awesome shot, istant faveHOLIDAYS-VACANZE-URLAUB (post 1 COMMENT and
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Wow! Great shot !!
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Terrific capture.Seen in my contacts' photos. (? )
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Superb, what a photo !Ultimate Shot ~ Post Invited Images Only!
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Well done!
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all inspiration.......!!!Ultimate Shot ~ Post Invited Images Only!
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WOW !
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stunning photo
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NEW 5/20/07 See a "manipulated"
version of the above photo at www.flickr.com/photos/mikebaird/507188808/ - this "manipulation" was
attempted because the horizon is not
perfectly level in the above original, and
straightening the image would have clipped a
bit of the top wing of the Great Egret... by
comparing each image you can see where I have
cloned pieces of the sky, water, and tips of
the top wing and tips of the feet to complete
the composition. WHICH VERSION DO YOU LIKE
BEST? Comments welcome... Mike Baird mike at
mikebaird dot com
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Wonderful shot.
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I think this is a representation of the
photographic art !Perfection *award* group .
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Gorgeous in-flight capture.
Posted 10 months ago.
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I like them both, but think that I like the
feel of the original more. It's more intimate
and, at the same time, conveys more action.
Some critics are adamant that the horizon in
an ocean shot must be horizontal, but who
made that rule? It's not (like one comment I
read) as though water will all leak out of
the edge of the photo! Besides, the angle of
horizon in this particular shot is no
different than the edge of a big swell that
is about to become a wave.
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c.cobb Thanks for that perspective... it is an
interesting new digital world, where reality
is always manipulated a bit just in the
normal processing/conversion of a RAW image.
Feel free to play with the original www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=501821581&
photo_page... - I bet you are right that is one took the
time to mask out certain areas the tonality
and noise could be greatly improved.
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photomorrobay pool members especially , please critique this image for technical
and/or artistic improvement. mike [at}
mikebaird dot com bairdphotos.com
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