Uploaded: February 14, 2005 05:21:10
Preening egret, early morning at Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge, f5.6, 1/800, 200-400mm @ 360mm
Terry R. Hatfield February 14, 2005
Awesome Deborah,Nice And Clean, Very Pretty Clarity!! #215371Kelly Abernathy February 14, 2005
Such a lovely capture, color and detail! Love the title too! :) -K #1102250Karen Bacon February 14, 2005
Outstanding capture Deborah!Interesting pose! #1102284Janet Detota February 14, 2005
Excellent shot, Deborah! Looks like bird yoga! :-) #1102297Charlene Bayerle February 14, 2005
Outstanding Debby!!!! #1102410Cathy Gregor February 14, 2005
What a terrific capture, Deborah!#1102427
Kara L. Hendricks February 14, 2005
Fantastic image Deborah! I love the pose and the reflection is superb. Great shot! #1102431cj patterson February 14, 2005
Wow! This is awesome Deborah! Love the reflection!!! #1102449Casey A. Hanson February 14, 2005
Awesome shot! #1102625Wally Orlowsky February 14, 2005
Amazing pose, Deborah. My wife says this is a sure winner and who am I to disagree? ;) #1102627Donna J. Taff February 14, 2005
Beautiful, Deborah!!! #1102651Dolores Neilson February 14, 2005
This is outstanding, Deborah! What a terrific behavior you've captured. You have it all...composition, a typical egret behavior and perfect exposure!! NICE!!! #1102703Marcie A. Fowler February 14, 2005
Fantastic image deborah. Ever thought of putting a "coffee table" book together of your heron shots? Love the clarity, pose, and refelction in this one. #1102785Darren K. Fisher February 14, 2005
Simply stunning. Your exposure is spot on and the detail amazing. But that pose gets a WOW. Wonderful job Deb. #1102853Susan T. Parady February 14, 2005
Wow! Super detail and reflection. GREAT catch!! #1102891Donna La Mattino Pagakis February 14, 2005
This is lovely, great colors and reflection!! Another awesome image!!! #1102894Cathy Stancil February 14, 2005
Excellent in every respect Deborah ! #1102970Bonnie C. Lackey February 14, 2005
Wonderfully unique image, Deb. All the mechanics of this are so good and it's interesting to boot! #1102977Colleen Braun February 14, 2005
great pose... #1103168Kathleen Clemons February 14, 2005
Wow from me too, Deborah! This is awesome! #1103256Deborah Sandidge February 14, 2005
Thank you so very much for your encouraging comments! Hope everyone is having a nice Valentine's Day!! #1103324Paula Showen February 14, 2005
THIS IS AWESOME! Excellent capture of a gorgeous creature! Love your detail and composition. The simple composition and color create an outstanding image! #1103440Dan Holm February 14, 2005
WOWOWOW!!! This is absolutely awesome, Deborah!! A winner for sure! #1103462Cindy Cone February 14, 2005
I agree with everyone! Everything about it is awesome, Deb! Looks like a winner to me! #1103602Judy S. Fung February 14, 2005
Wow! Really beautiful capture, Deborah! Just wonderful!! #1103665Piotr M. Organa February 14, 2005
Beautiful! #1103691Deborah Lewinson February 14, 2005
WOW, this just moved into my number one spot for the year, Deb, awesome in every respect!!!!Keisha Sandusky February 14, 2005
Well, I guess one more wow wouldn't hurt would it? LOL! Truely amazing shot Deborah! I love it. : ) #1103940Debra Booth February 14, 2005
Oh, wow, Deborah! Very elegant and so beautiful! #1104078William C. Raco February 14, 2005
Oh My!bill
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Deborah Sandidge February 14, 2005
Thank you very much for your time and each of your thoughtful comments!! Very much appreciated and taken to heart! #1104143Mary J. Costa Pearson February 14, 2005
WOW this is fantastic!!! You did a terrific job at capturing this! #1104202Anette Linnea Rasmussen February 14, 2005
Beautiful Deborah! Love the title and shot - well captured and presented!Happy valentine #1104384
Deborah Sandidge February 15, 2005
Thanks Mary and Linnea! #1105667Stephen Zacker February 15, 2005
Wow! :-) #1105744Deborah Sandidge February 18, 2005
:o) Thank you, Stephen! #1111473Karacan Salkuci (Kalacay) February 19, 2005
beatiful image. #1118905Deborah Sandidge February 20, 2005
Thanks so much, Karacan and Carey! #1120555Jonna Bergström February 26, 2005
Wow, what an fantastic capture! I love it! #1135610Deborah Sandidge February 26, 2005
Thanks so much, Jonna! #1135769Lisa Deaton March 01, 2005
Really beautiful. Love the reflection. Fantastic job!!! #1141313Colleen Braun March 15, 2005
congratulations... #1175168Cindy Cone March 15, 2005
Congrats, Deb! I knew this one would be here! #1175258Kara L. Hendricks March 15, 2005
Congratulations!!! #1175965Deborah Lewinson March 15, 2005
Congrats on your beautiful finalist, Deb! #1176068Dan Holm March 15, 2005
Woo Hoo!!! CONGRATULATIONS, Deborah! An outstanding Finalist! #1176156Kelly Abernathy March 15, 2005
Congrats on a great finalist! -K #1176624Jennifer Rennison March 15, 2005
WOW!! Outstanding capture, love that pose, excellent work, Deborah!! Congratulations on your finalist! #1176839Janet Detota March 15, 2005
Beautiful colors, clarity and reflection! Congratulations! #1177486Casey A. Hanson March 15, 2005
Congratulations Deborah! :0) #1177922Nobu Nagase March 15, 2005
Congratulations, Deborah, on this beauty!!!Mary K. Robison March 15, 2005
Fantastic capture, Deborah!Judy S. Fung March 16, 2005
Congrats, Deborah!! #1178874Colette M. Metcalf March 16, 2005
Congrats to you Deborah!!! #1179141S J March 16, 2005
Many Congratulations on this outstanding and well deserving Finalist, Deborah!! #1179174Deborah Sandidge March 16, 2005
Thank you very much for your thoughtful wishes and comments! Much appreciated! :o) #1179845Deborah Sandidge March 16, 2005
Thank you very much for your thoughtful wishes and comments! Much appreciated! :o) #1179846Peter K. Burian March 16, 2005
Deborah: I love this image.A few years ago, I made a similar image that has been published several times, in Nature's Best magazine and a calendar, for example. PhotoID: 778386
http://www.betterphoto.com/gallery/gallery.php?memberID=69365
In some ways, I prefer your image. A perfect example of remarkable nature photography.
Cheers!
Peter Burian
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Jonna Bergström March 16, 2005
Congratulations on this fantastic finalist, Deborah!! #1181122Debra Booth March 16, 2005
Congratulations, Deborah!! #1181875Piotr M. Organa March 16, 2005
Beautiful shot, Deborah! Congratulations and good luck! #1181902Donna J. Taff March 16, 2005
Congrat's, Deborah!!! #1182440Terry R. Hatfield March 16, 2005
Beautiful Finalist Deborah!!Congratulations To You:-) #1182946Deborah Sandidge March 16, 2005
Thanks so much for stopping to comment, I appreciate your kind words!!Hello Peter - Thank you for your thoughtful comments on my egret image, I'm so pleased you like it! It's very flattering to receive a complement from a professional. I can see why your image has been published several times, it's exquisite. You must have enjoyed Merritt Island as much as I do. I enjoyed your gallery and colorful images!
Kind regards,
~ Deb #1183177
Jim Kinnunen March 16, 2005
What an amazing image Deborah! Congratulations!!!! #1183501Carol Brill March 17, 2005
Congratulations on this elegant finalist, Deborah! #1186613Deborah Sandidge March 18, 2005
Thanks so much, Jim and Carol! #1188594Anette Linnea Rasmussen March 20, 2005
Excellent shot Deborah! Love it!Best wishes, Linnea #1192963
Deborah Sandidge March 20, 2005
Hi Linnea, thank you very much!! #1193271Rene M. Hales April 08, 2005
Deborah, this is on BEAUTIFUL image! Well seen; well shot.--Rene #1238626Deborah Sandidge April 08, 2005
Thank you very much, Rene! #1239707Stan Kwasniowski April 21, 2005
deborah, congratulationsStan kwasniowski #1277848
Goshka G. April 21, 2005
Congrats, Deborah, on an amazing shot! He looks like a very advanced yoga practitioner!;-) #1277982Claudette Foote May 04, 2005
Outstanding capture Deborah!Interesting pose! Congrats, #1319352Deborah Sandidge May 05, 2005
Thanks so much Stan, Goshka and Claudette! #1323981Barbara Waldoch November 26, 2006
I am blown away by your gallery, Deborah! #3635455Deborah Sandidge November 27, 2006
Thanks so much, Barbara! #3636409Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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