Uploaded: November 28, 2007 18:10:32
Photographing Egrets,Ibis and other water fowl is so hard no matter how early you get there or where you set up, you are never close enough. I scared them again although I was much closer. F/11 at 1/500s, 400mm, handheld with early morning light.
Exif: F Number: 11, Exposure Bias Value: +0, Exposure Time: 1/500, Flash: flash did not fire, ISO: 400, White Balance: auto white balance, Focal Length: 400mm, Camera Model: Canon EOS 40D
David Phalen November 29, 2007
Unbelievable light, colors and details here Bill! Looks like you are enjoying your 100-400L IS lens. Santa Clause is bringing me one for Christmas but I doubt I'll ever get shots to match yours. #797853Teresa Burnett November 29, 2007
Oh my Bill. This is amazing!!! The clarity and lighting are out of this world!!! #5149676Margaret R. Barry November 30, 2007
Fantastic capture, Bill. Beautiful lighting, detail and comp.! #5150246Kathy Reeves November 30, 2007
Gorgeous image Bill!! Love the lighting! #5150290Tammy Scott November 30, 2007
You really captured some awesome lighting on this great action shot! #5150480Lorraine A. Cook November 30, 2007
Your 'scary' photos are GORGEOUS, Bill!The lighting is awesome, my friend!!!<:)) #5150576
Su Sana E. P November 30, 2007
Spectacular in every aspect, Bill!! Great capture!! #5150771Joy Rector November 30, 2007
love this capture #5151044Jim Huffield November 30, 2007
OUTSTANDING!!!!!! #5151056Kathy L. Clark November 30, 2007
This is beautiful Bill. What a great capture. The soft tones and magnificent light are perfect. #5151204Eugenio Diaz November 30, 2007
Magnificent, Outstanding...Great work Bill!!! #5151443Carol Sawyer November 30, 2007
Beautiful lighting, tones and capture, Bill! #5151531ALLEN O. HOWARD November 30, 2007
absolutely AWESOME!!! The BG is a soft painting for this tremendous capture!!! #5151805Stephen Zacker November 30, 2007
Fantastic light and capture. #5151856Beverly A. Wright November 30, 2007
Looks like beautiful morning sunlight!Jennifer L. Alder November 30, 2007
OMGOSH!!!!Nadine A. Lewis November 30, 2007
I admire how you keep trying, Bill!!! Personally, I LOVE the ones of them in flight. GREAT capture, timing, & BEAUTIFUL gold tones!!! <>< #5152314John Connolly November 30, 2007
Love your impressive lighting in this wonderful action shot Bill! Wildlife photography can be SO frustrationg at times. #5152471Adilson F. Ferreira November 30, 2007
Terrific capture Bill!!!Claudia Kuhn November 30, 2007
Beautifu lighting and capture Bill! #5152963Emile Abbott November 30, 2007
Beautiful early morning capture, Bill. I can't get close to them either. #5152982Kirsten Kiki Kjaer November 30, 2007
Amazing capture, Bill. Beautiful light and colors. Outstanding! #5153035Lynne Morris November 30, 2007
Wonderful capture with beautiful lighting Bill! #5153060Nancy L. Green November 30, 2007
WOW Bill, this is FANTASTIC!!! <>< #5153128Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna November 30, 2007
Your "mistakes?" are phenomenal, Bill!!!!! The lighting is awesome too!!!! ♫ k #5153231Roxanne M. Bubar November 30, 2007
WOW just stunning. #5153446Sam Britt November 30, 2007
Wonderful in-flight capture, Bill. Great lighting & tones. #5153566Sheryl A. Hudson November 30, 2007
WOW Bill, the lighting is beautiful and wonderful detail! Hard to do when they are all moving. #5153880Sandra R. Alvey November 30, 2007
Stunning light and detail Bill! I really am happy you scared them. If you hadn't, we'd have never seen this GORGEOUS capture! #5153891Amber Kennedy December 02, 2007
Brilliant capture. #5159686Sylvia Rossler December 09, 2007
Simply superb !! Awesome timing and tones !! Another winner in my book !! #5187613Judy V. Kennamer December 19, 2007
Congrats on your beautiful Finalist Bill!! Gorgeous! #5228234Karen Engelbreth December 19, 2007
Congrats on your finalist, Bill! #5228323Margaret R. Barry December 19, 2007
Congratulations on this beautiful finalist, Bill! #5228416Sylvia Rossler December 19, 2007
Big congrats on this awesome finalist Bill :O) #5228500Nadya Johnson December 19, 2007
So glad to see this beauty in the finalists! Congratulations, Bill! Hope it gets some gold! #5228806Shawn Jennings December 19, 2007
Excellent image, Bill! Congratulations on your finalist! #5228942Jennifer L. Alder December 19, 2007
HUGE CONGRATS, Bill, on the masterpiece of a finalist! Best of luck in the next roundRevonda L. Gentry December 19, 2007
Congrats Bill!!..this is just simply breathtaking!! #5229310Rakesh Syal December 19, 2007
My heartiest congratulations on this fabulous work and finalist, my friend!Warm regards! #5229312Melissa G. Meiselman December 19, 2007
Congratulations Bill on this awesome finalist!! #5229619Barbara Waldoch December 19, 2007
Congratulations again, this is so beautiful Bill! #5229633Sandra R. Alvey December 19, 2007
OMG I'm so happy they chose this one for a finalist!! Good luck on the next round Bill!!! #5229995Cassie L. Woodlee December 19, 2007
Congratulations on this wonderful finalist, Bill!!!!! #5230004Deb Koskovich December 19, 2007
Yay, Bill! Congrats, and well deserved! #5230167Donna La Mattino Pagakis December 19, 2007
Congratulations on your finalist! Great image, gorgeous light! #5230393ALLEN O. HOWARD December 19, 2007
Congratulations Bill! Awesome finalist!!! #5230603Terry L. Ellis December 19, 2007
Congratulations on your amazing finalist, Bill! I knew you when! LOL! #5230883Teresa Burnett December 19, 2007
Congratulation on this wonderful finalist Bill!!! #5231490Robert R. Goodman December 19, 2007
WTG!!!!Bill,A big congratulations!!!!! #5231661Cheryl E. Molennor December 19, 2007
Congratulations to you Bill! #5231667Kathy L. Clark December 19, 2007
Well Bill my friend you scare tactics really paid off for you. congrats on this gorgeous finalist. #5231783Su Sana E. P December 19, 2007
Congratulations on this great Finalist, Bill!! #5232182Cary Rogers December 19, 2007
MAGNIFICENT capture, Bill!! Great lighting, composition, and stop action! Congratulations on this beauty! #5232440Eugenio Diaz December 19, 2007
Congratulations on your finalist!!!Good luck in the final round!!!!! #5232622Aimee S. McMaster December 20, 2007
....much congratulations on this beautiful Finalist, Bill...Aimée #5232904Michelle Alton December 20, 2007
Congratulations on this magnificent Finalist, Bill! All the Best,Carol Sawyer December 20, 2007
Congratulations, Bill! #5233254Ken Smith December 20, 2007
Congratulations again, Bill, on your multiple finalists! #5233481Emile Abbott December 20, 2007
Congrats Bill on this and all your finalist #5234283Amber Kennedy December 20, 2007
congrats!!!I thought this was brilliant!Keep em comin! #5235004Stephen Zacker December 20, 2007
Fantastic lighting. Congratulations #5235336Nadine A. Lewis December 20, 2007
I am soooo glad to see this Bill!!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! <>< #5235478Vladan D. Djordjevic December 20, 2007
Congratulations! Vladan #5237165eileen bedford December 21, 2007
Congratulations on this FANTASTIC Finalist Bill... #5238713"emmanuel ""nolax""" N. Montemar December 22, 2007
this is real beauty!! congrats on this well deserved finalist, Bill! #5242994Carol Teal December 22, 2007
Congrats Bill! This is really a great capture! #5245106Tammy Graham December 23, 2007
Congrats on finalist!!! Gorgeous shot. I love the lighting, its perfect!! Great job!!Tammy #5246512
Heather L. Haderly January 03, 2008
Gorgeous Bill!!!! Congrats on the finalists! #5286981Crystal L. Craig February 01, 2008
Wow Bill. This is spectacular! I love the way the light filters through their wings in flight! Amazing clarity for a startled action capture, very very nicely done! #5429436Lena Lee February 08, 2008
WOW!!!!Alexandra Hankova February 29, 2008
This is touchingly beautiful! #5574221Lisa J. Boulden April 15, 2008
Breathtaking.Beverly A. Wright April 28, 2009
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