• Photos

  • Level

  • Score

Great White Egret in lilly pond

© Sara And Dick
PRO Website: throughthelensgallery.com

Great White Egret in lilly pond

Uploaded: August 27, 2004 07:13:12

Description


by Dick FortuneWhile driving from one customer's site to another I noticed this egret in a pond off the ramp of the expressway and it was just too inviting not to pullover and take its picture. It was noon and I had ISO at 100, f5.6, sp 1/1250, no tripod, no filters. Minor adjustments to exposure and cropping done in Photoshop Elements.

Comments

Debra Booth August 27, 2004

Beautiful, Dick! I like the reflections and the difference between the foreground and background vegetation! Good eye! #162791

Sara And Dick level-addict August 27, 2004

Thank you Deb! Sara and I went into your web gallery and just loved it. By the way Sara didn't ropped in Photoshop Element, she cropped... Sometimes the fingers are faster than the brain! :o) But, her fingers never left her hands...ha ha! By the way the picture of your husband in awe looks like a painting - it is art and not photography. This is the same feeling we try to get with our work. I try to always eliminate the 99% of our work and only submit what I consider the primo, which is phenominally clear and crisp. Sara says I am an "alpha" but "... only the best goes into Starkist tuna." Setting high standards can only result in fine quality product. Sorry for being a perfectionist. Love your work!
Dick & Sara
PS: He's really not so anal - Sara #739714

Cathy Barrows September 14, 2004

Congrats!...beautiful...best of luck to you #777525

Susana Matos October 05, 2004

Congratulations, beautiful!
Cheers from Portugal, Su #823324

Debra Booth October 10, 2004

Many congrats, Dick and Sara, on this well-deserved finalist!! Sorry I didn't comment earlier, but somehow I missed it! Great job! #833160

Sara And Dick level-addict October 10, 2004

Thank you Cathy, Su and Debra!!! Your kind words are well appreciated and keep us motivated! We decided to take a shooting holiday today and went to Loxahatchee Nature Preserve - got some very nice egre, heron and butterfly shots. We'll be putting them in our gallery this week ( throughthelensgallery.com ). Hope you enjoy them. South Florida is such a haven of opportunity for wading birds and great pixs. Thanks again! We will be checking in on your sights as work permits! Isn't this forum wonderful! Getting to share your pictures with other photographers and having them share theirs! We have learned so much from just reading comments and looking at other photographer's perspectives! #833839

To discuss, first log in or sign up (buttons are at top center of page).

Get Constructive Critiques

Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.


 

Did You Know?

Discussions by Category: You can view photo discussions on various themes in the Community > Photo Discussions section of the site.

BetterPhoto Websites: If you see an orange website link directly under the photographer's name, it's totally okay. It's not spam. The reason: BetterPhoto is the one that offers these personal photography websites. We are supporting our clients with those links.

Unavailable EXIF: If there is no other information but 'Unavailable' in the EXIF (meaning no EXIF data exists with the photo), the 'Unavailable' blurb is not displayed. If there is any info, it shows. Many photos have the EXIF stripped out when people modify the image and resave it, before uploading.


 

The following truth is one of the core philosophies of BetterPhoto:

I hear, I forget.
I see, I remember.
I do, I understand.

You learn by doing. Take your next online photography class.

You &

Love It!
BetterPhoto.com Photo Contest Finalist


Copyright for this photo belongs solely to Sara And Dick.
Images may not be copied, downloaded, or used in any way without the expressed, written permission of the photographer. Contact photographer via gallery
Log in to follow or message this photographer or report this photo.