Spoonbill Flight [Contest Finalists June 2007]
Uploaded: June 18, 2007 09:02:24
These birds are so beautiful. I got so lucky to have had 2 days to shoot them because after the 2 days we had a big rain. The birds have been gone ever since. I am so grateful to have had the experience of watching them as well as getting some great shots. You don't see these guys around much anymore.
Lindley Johnson June 18, 2007
Great capture, Cheryl! Beautiful color and perfectly framed - well done! #675887Girish Vaghela June 18, 2007
Great in motion, lovely colors, Cheryl! #4409166Michelle L. Frick June 18, 2007
Excellent in flight capture Cheryl - and what beautiful colors on this bird! #4409245Bill Houghton June 18, 2007
This is indeed a beautiful shot of this spoonbill. Great capture. Bill #4409277Karen Bacon June 18, 2007
Wonderful shot of this beauty! #4409412Cheryl E. Molennor June 18, 2007
Thankyou so much Lindley,Girish,Michelle,Joyce,Bill and Karen. Joyce I'm sorry I missed that one. #4409422Jim Huffield June 18, 2007
Very lovely image, Cheryl. Jim #4409439Jeff Robinson June 18, 2007
Outstanding in-flight capture Cheryl! Looks likeyou had a great 2 days with these beautiful Spoonbills! Jeff #4409466BILLY R. PARKER June 18, 2007
BEAUTIFUL IN FLIGHT CAPTURE CHERYL!! BILLY #4409941Pat Gamwell June 18, 2007
GORGEOUS shot, Cheryl! How blessed you were to behold these beauties! Your entire gallery is fabulous! #4410054Cheryl E. Molennor June 18, 2007
Hi Jim,Jeff,Billy and Pat and thankyou for your inspiring compliments.Jeff, I had a blast! #4410149Nobu Nagase June 18, 2007
Cheryl E. Molennor June 19, 2007
Thankyou Manuel and Nobi #4412531Melissa G. Meiselman June 20, 2007
WOW...this is a gorgeous bird and a wonderful in flight capture, Cheryl!! Where did the birds go?? #4417809Sam Britt June 20, 2007
Fantastic in-flight capture of this bird, Cheryl. Very beautiful. #4417974Alex T. Mizuno June 20, 2007
This is a fantastic shot Cheryl!! You captured a graceful yet dynamic moment! #4418487Cheryl E. Molennor June 21, 2007
Melissa Sam and Alex thanks so much. Melissa I havn't a clue. I keep visiting and no sign at all. Boo hoo #4420400paul parent June 21, 2007
Outstanding Action Shot #4421840Cheryl E. Molennor June 21, 2007
Thankyou so much Paul #4421862Su Sana E. P June 21, 2007
Great catch and a beautiful capture of this wonderful moment, Cheryl!! Colors of the bird and the sense of motion looks fantastic!! #4422344Graeme yew Chow June 22, 2007
Wonderful captured just in time otherwise you have to wait again. Excellent motion and detail, Cheryl. #4422566Susan Weisensel June 22, 2007
Cheryl, This is an amazing capture, in fact your gallery is amazing. #4424789Cheryl E. Molennor June 22, 2007
SuSana Graeme and Susan Thankyou so much. #4425782Violeta Harrington June 22, 2007
I would be so proud to get a shot like this! wonderful!!! #4426086Cheryl E. Molennor June 23, 2007
I am LOL! You should be proud of your gallery as well. Great bird shots! #4429258Lori Carlson June 24, 2007
High-five, Cheryl!! :0) Well done on this beauty and difficult to get shot! Love the position of the wings. #4430587Joerg Schlagheck June 24, 2007
High fife here too, Cheryl! Amazing capture!! Wow...these birds are so beautiful! #4430624adrifil June 24, 2007
What a great photo! The focus on the head and neck and the blur caused by its wing flaping makes us see this SpoonBill flying! #4430644Cheryl E. Molennor June 24, 2007
Thankyou Lori Joerg and Adrifil for the compliments #4430803Cheryl E. Molennor June 24, 2007
Thankyou Ivette #4430952cheryl m. phillips June 25, 2007
WOW CHERYL!!Cheryl E. Molennor June 25, 2007
Thanks Cheryl. It is nice to get this home and see that it is a good one. #4436556ALLEN O. HOWARD June 28, 2007
A wonderful capture Cheryl! Awesome colors! #4453270Cheryl E. Molennor June 28, 2007
Thanks Allen #4453304Kathleen Brennan June 29, 2007
Excellent in flight capture. These are not easy! Fabulous detail and focus. #4456514Kathy Reeves July 03, 2007
Wow!! How did I miss this beauty!!! Awesome! I also love spoonbills!! #4468411Cheryl E. Molennor July 03, 2007
Thankyou Kathleen and Kathy. I Love them as well Kathy. They have such a beautiful color #4469218Nikki McDonald July 05, 2007
Magnificent capture of this roseate spoonbill, Cheryl. Love the position you caught and the blur of the wings--an image to die for (well, not quite, but it's a great one!). Saw this in Editor's First Picks. #4475618Cheryl E. Molennor July 05, 2007
Thanks so much Nikki. That is very inspiring #4476723Sherri Gorman July 16, 2007
Awesome capture!!!!! #4515204Cheryl E. Molennor July 16, 2007
Thankyou Sherri #4515735Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna July 17, 2007
WHAT a SPLENDIDLY GLORIOUS shot, Cheryl!!! Such a gorgeous bird!!!!!I enjoyed my stroll through your gallery!!!! Very nice!!!!! k #4518829
Cheryl E. Molennor July 17, 2007
Thankyou soo much Kitty #4519790Mary K. Robison July 21, 2007
While I was strolling through your EFP shots, Cheryl, this beautiful photo caught my eye. Wonderful colors and stop-motion capture! #4537060Graeme yew Chow July 24, 2007
Cheryl, big congratulations on this beautiful motion shot. Well deserved friend. #4551322Nikki McDonald July 24, 2007
So pleased to see the finalist button on this, Cheryl. Congratulations!! #4551394Mike D. Perez July 24, 2007
A beautiful Finalist, Cheryl! We don't see as many of these as we used to on the Gulf Coast. They are beautiful and your capture is terrific! #4551448Tamera S. Phillips July 24, 2007
Congrats on this awesome finalist Cheryl. Love the action. #4551499Raymond Pauly July 24, 2007
Wow!! This is really beautiful, Cheryl! Congratulations! #4551685Nadya Johnson July 24, 2007
This is BREATH-TAKING, Cheryl! Congratulations on your very stunning finalist! #4551802Erin Kirsten July 24, 2007
Congrats on your finalist... this is gorgeous!! #4551858Susan Fox July 24, 2007
Congratulations on your finalist Cheryl! Great capture! #4552120Colleen Farrell July 24, 2007
What an amazing bird and capture! Congratulations on this great finalist, Cheryl! #4552175Lori Carlson July 25, 2007
Congratulations, Cheryl! :0) #4553716Sam Britt July 25, 2007
Congratulations, Cheryl! #4554113Melissa G. Meiselman July 25, 2007
Congratulations, Cheryl!! #4554396Joerg Schlagheck July 25, 2007
Congratulations, Cheryl! #4554722ALLEN O. HOWARD July 25, 2007
Congratulations on this beauty, Cheryl! #4555142Sherri Gorman July 25, 2007
Congratulations on your beautiful finalist!!!! #4555480eileen bedford July 25, 2007
Congratulations Cheryl, it such a beautiful capture.... #4555610Kay E. Mahoney July 25, 2007
Congratulations on your beautiful finalist Cheryl. Good luck in the next round. #4556366Laurie Daily July 25, 2007
What a gorgeous finalist, Cheryl! #4557205Lani J July 25, 2007
A winning shot, Cheryl! Congratulations! :) #4557427Cheryl E. Molennor July 25, 2007
Thankyou everybody soo much. I am so thrilled to have a finalist in this category. Not an easy thing!! #4558241Amanda Chapman July 25, 2007
CONGRATS CHERYL!!!!!Nobu Nagase July 25, 2007
Way to go, Cheryl,Kathy Reeves July 26, 2007
Congregations on this fantastic finalist Cheryl!!!! #4560131Jeff Robinson July 26, 2007
Congrats Cheryl on your very well deserved Finlaist! Jeff #4560462Cheryl E. Molennor July 26, 2007
Thankyou!! Amanda Nobi,Kathy and jeff! #4560763Susan Candelario July 26, 2007
Congrats on this great Finalist!!! #4560864Derek D. Dafoe July 26, 2007
Congrats on your Great Finalist!! #4560979RC Fritz July 26, 2007
What beautiful colors on this bird!! Beautiful Finalist. Congratulations!! #4564781Cheryl E. Molennor July 27, 2007
Thanks Everybody!! #4567769augustus gillian October 07, 2007
good motion. great capture. perfect blurs in the image #4893087Cheryl E. Molennor October 07, 2007
Thankyou Augustus #4894615Nick Lagos January 10, 2008
They are a great subject for sure Cheryl...all the better caught in flight....congrats to you #5321659Cheryl E. Molennor January 24, 2008
Thankyou Nick #5388783Gary Lange April 18, 2008
Wow, BEAUTIFUL image,Cheryl!! Your gallery is exquisite! #5803473Cheryl E. Molennor April 18, 2008
Many Thanks Gary #5804442Marcel J. Fernandez May 12, 2008
This is just one of many hight quality and splendid images in your gallery. I love your work. #5912978Cheryl E. Molennor May 12, 2008
Thankyou Marcel and I must say I am a fan of yours as well. #5913563Kerry W. Willis September 08, 2010
Elegamt beauty... like a flying flower. Well done. #8888620Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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