Great Egret
Uploaded: December 28, 2012 12:54:12
Little Gasparilla Island, Florida. F8, 1/2000, 70-300mm VR lens @125mm, iso 400, natural light.
Animals: December 29, 2012
Photo of the Day: January 7, 2013
Joannie Bertucci December 31, 2012
So graceful Susan, great stop action! #1506394Susan M. Smith December 31, 2012
Thank you Joannie! This guy wasn't really afraid of people and came quite close. It was a real thrill to photograph :) #10492982Jackie M. Sajewski January 02, 2013
Love it so graceful. Reminds me of a ballet.Susan M. Smith January 02, 2013
Thank you Jackie! #10496267Tammy M. Anderson January 07, 2013
Beautiful capture and POTD, Susan. #10503232Katarina Mansson January 07, 2013
Congratulations on your superb POTD Susan! #10503237Colette M. Metcalf January 07, 2013
Congrats on your POTD!! Amazing capture!!!! #10503239Joy Rector January 07, 2013
congrats on the POTD #10503282Ellen Hodges January 07, 2013
Congrats on a gorgeous POTD, Susan! #10503357Susan M. Smith January 07, 2013
Wow, what a surprise!! Thank you Tammy, Katarina, Colette, Joy and Ellen! #10503403Carol Flisak January 07, 2013
Congrats on yoour beautiful POTD, Susan! #10503422Ilene Samowitz January 07, 2013
Congrats. It is beautiful. #10503446Nancy Marie Ricketts January 07, 2013
Congratulations, Susan, on your beautiful POTD! #10503454Susan M. Smith January 07, 2013
Thank you Carol, Ilene and Nancy! #10503467Mary L. Olson January 07, 2013
Congratulations on your POTD. A beautiful capture, #10503468Martha R. Mazon January 07, 2013
Lovely tones, lines and mood, Susan! Congratulations!! #10503491Susan M. Smith January 07, 2013
Thank you Mary, Martha and Brian! #10503516Cathy Barrows January 07, 2013
Congrats on your wonderful POTD #10503536Nancy L. Green January 07, 2013
CONGRATULATIONS Susan on your great POTD, VERY well done!! <>< #10503614Terry A. Stoa January 07, 2013
Great POTD, Susan. Congrats! #10503693JO ANN CLEVELAND January 07, 2013
Congrats on this wonderful POTD Susan!jo ann c. #10503708
Susan M. Smith January 07, 2013
Thank you Cathy, Joanna, Nancy, Terry and Jo Ann! #10503779Betty Ann Kelly January 07, 2013
Love the colors, movement,composition...just great! Congrats! #10504269Kathryn Wesserling January 07, 2013
Very elegant - you caught the Egret at a perfect moment. Congratulations on everything about your POTD. #10504425Nadia Paul January 07, 2013
Perfectly captured Susan - congrats on your POTD! #10504497Mary K. Robison January 07, 2013
Congratulations on your POTD! #10504564Susan M. Smith January 08, 2013
Thank you Betty, Kathy, Nadia and Mary! #10505030Lindley Johnson January 08, 2013
Extraordinary detail and a wonderful POTD - congratulations, Susan! #10505625Usman M. Bajwa January 08, 2013
A good feel image captured perfectly, Susan. CONGRATZ on the POTD!UB. #10506037
Susan M. Smith January 09, 2013
Thank you Lindley and UB! #10506561Joannie Bertucci January 23, 2013
I didn't know you had gotten an POTD, outstanding and congrats on your finalist! :-) #10530952Nancy Marie Ricketts January 23, 2013
Congratulations,Susan, on your fabulous finalist! #10531162Susan M. Smith January 24, 2013
Thank you Joanna, Nancy and Joannie! First POTD Joannie..wooohooo! #10532712Jackie M. Sajewski January 24, 2013
Wonderful finalist. Loved it from when you entered. Best of luck going forward. #10535052Susan M. Smith January 24, 2013
Thank you Jackie! #10535117Martha R. Mazon January 24, 2013
Congratulations, Susan, and good luck in the next round! #10535241Susan M. Smith January 24, 2013
Thanks Martha, same to you! #10535278Alex T. Mizuno January 24, 2013
Purity of this image so striking! Congratulations on your Finalist Susan!! #10535483Merna L. Nobile January 25, 2013
Are you amazed at the vivid colors, sharpness and composition of your photographs? Well the judges are, CONGRATULATIONS you are a winner for the month of December, 2012!
Merna
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Susan M. Smith January 26, 2013
Thank you Alex and Merna! #10538004Colette M. Metcalf January 26, 2013
Congratulations!!!!! #10538386Susan M. Smith January 28, 2013
Thank you Colette! #10541863Irene Colling January 30, 2013
Beautiful tones, dynamic composition.Congratulations on your finalist. #10546419
Susan M. Smith February 20, 2013
Thank you Irene! #10576817Richard D. Love March 29, 2013
Congratulations, Susan. Perfect timing!Rick #10632579
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