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Roseate Spoonbills in Flight


 
BetterPhoto.com Photo Contest FinalistBetterPhoto.com Photo of the Day   Roseate Spoonbills in Flight
Roseate Spoonbills in Flight
Ft. Desoto Park, Pinellas County, FL

Laurie M. Elmer

 
 
 

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Wow! It's wonderful image, Laurie!


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September 14, 2004

 

Kathleen Clemons
  Stunning, Laurie!!


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September 14, 2004

 

Patricia A. Cale
  Very nice shot, Laurie! Congrats and good luck!!


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October 16, 2004

 

Penny Steiner
  Wow, Laurie..this one almost bowled me over...your work is getting better and better. This looks to me like a winner and hope it makes it. I know how hard these images are to capture.
Congratulations...will be in Sarasota again in Jan. P.


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October 16, 2004

 

Cathy Barrows
  Congrats!...love the spoonbills in flight...wonderful


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October 16, 2004

 

Laurie M. Elmer
  Thank you all for your nice comments. Penny, I hope to see you in January!


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October 17, 2004

 

Carol Brill
  Such a lovely vision in pink and blue, Laurie, congratulations on your POTD!!


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November 03, 2004

 
- Carol Engstrom

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  This is so beautiful! Congrats on POTD.


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November 03, 2004

 

Patty Razonable
  Great capture! Congrats on you POTD!


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November 03, 2004

 

Leanne M.E. Boyd
  Gorgeous shot Laurie! Congrats on your POTD!


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November 03, 2004

 

Jimi Hammerly
  Beautiful photo - love the colors and the contrast. I can't leave out the capture of them in flight. Nice work!


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November 03, 2004

 
- Robert A. Burns

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  Gorgeous color. Sharp detail. Beautifully composed.

Please tell me what lens you used, and what were your settings.

-Bob


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November 03, 2004

 

Kathleen Clemons
  Congrats, Laurie!


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November 03, 2004

 

Vladimir Azarian
  Thanks for sharing such a lovely picture.
My congrats and best wishes.


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November 03, 2004

 

Penny Steiner
  Oh, this one is so worthy of POTD...I really thought you would place with this fabulous photo but I am so happy you have gotten recognition and Laurie, enjoy your day. See you in Jan.

Penny


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November 03, 2004

 

Kristen McKain
  Amazing capture - congrats on the POTD!


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November 03, 2004

 
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  Congratulations on your POTD, Laurie, for this outstanding capture and beautiful image!

-Debby


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November 03, 2004

 

Dolores Neilson
  Laurie...this is a wonderful wildlife shot with unusual pastel colors! Wonderful!! Congrats on your potd!


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November 03, 2004

 

Beverley Lu Steeves
  Congratulations Laurie on POTD!!


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November 03, 2004

 

Scott Pedersen
  Very nice colors and excellent job of frameing the birds Laurie What attracted me especially was the colors. Glad that it went fianalst in the contest.


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November 03, 2004

 
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  Congratulations! Beautiful capture of these grand birds in flight! Good color, contrast, framing! EXCELLENT! Dick & Sara


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November 03, 2004

 
- Dan Walters

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  Great flight shot and nice colors!


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November 03, 2004

 

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  Incredibly beautiful!


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November 03, 2004

 

Barbara Kehoe
  Beautiful, beautiful


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November 03, 2004

 

Cathy Barrows
  Congrats on POTD...this is an excellent pic of the spoonbills


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November 03, 2004

 

Eleanor Caputo
  Very beautiful Laurie. Great action capture in flight. Big Congratulations!!


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November 03, 2004

 

Robert Brown
  Congratulations, Laurie, you're queen for a day!


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November 03, 2004

 

Isabel L
  Beautiful photograph!!
Congrats.


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November 03, 2004

 

Laurie M. Elmer
  Thank you ALL for your kind comments. I was quite surprised and honored when I opened my e-mail this morning!

Robert Burns-I'm trying to find the disk with the RAW file on it so I can see the exact settings. I shot this several months ago and don't remember the specifics. I do know I used a Tamron 70-300 lens fairly wide open. I just don't recall the exact aperture.

Robert O. Brown- Thanks for the "crown" (just for a day?)


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November 03, 2004

 

Kris Lingle
  Congrats! Your images are amazing.


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November 03, 2004

 

Penny Steiner
  You deserve that crown today, Laurie!!! I was also wondering what lens you used. It is such an amazing shot. Did you use center focus? P.


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November 03, 2004

 

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  Gee, Laurie, I was thinking of running over to Sanibel this weekend, but now I'm discouraged! With luck and a little skill I still wouldn't catch up to this one! Fabulous.


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November 03, 2004

 

Laurie M. Elmer
  Kris, Penny and Llewellyn, thanks for you comments,

Penny-This was focused manually. The relatively cheap lens on my D70 doesn't autofocus too well (sluggish). I've gotten so used to manual focus, I rarely use autofocus anymore. I had the camera on my Tripod and was panning and focusing as they fed along the shore. Luckily, when they took flight, they remained in the same focal plane. I have MANY out of focus versions!

Llewellyn-Go to Sanibel this weekend!!! The birds should be arriving!


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November 03, 2004

 

Anita Taylor
  What an incredibly wonderful shot, Laurie! I haven't been over that way in awhile, but maybe I should go soon :)


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November 03, 2004

 
- William C. Raco

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  This is a fabulous photo, Laurie.
I love the focus, the positions and motion, the color and clarity.
Very well deserving of the POTD recognition.
Conngratulations.

bill


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November 03, 2004

 

Donna La Mattino Pagakis
  Great image, the birds in flight are so very beautiful!! Great comp and color, a big congratulations on your photo of the day win!!


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November 04, 2004

 

Kathleen R. Struckle
  Beautiful image Laurie!! Congrats on POTD!!


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November 04, 2004

 

Laurie M. Elmer
  Thanks again to everyone for the nice comments. This certainly made my day!


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November 04, 2004

 

Janet S Weaver
  What a wonderful capture!! Congrats on your POD Laurie!! Outstanding work!!!


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November 04, 2004

 

Ed Heaton
  Well done Laurie,

Congrats on POTD!


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November 04, 2004

 

Donna La Mattino Pagakis
  So beautiful, a great featured photo. Very nice timing and colors. Congratulations on being featured in the SnapShot newsletter today!


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May 17, 2006

 
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  Hi Laurie.....good to see you're still taking gorgeous photos!! Did you ever do your Portfolio project? Sharon


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May 19, 2006

 

Ariel Lepor
  Great spoonbill shot, Laurie! This is AWESOME!


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June 04, 2006

 

Ariel Lepor
  Great spoonbill shot, Laurie! This is AWESOME!


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June 04, 2006

 

Laura M. Galloway
  congrats! this is fabulous~


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April 08, 2008

 
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