Inspiring Photo: Jump Start #10143095

Uploaded: May 11, 2010 03:22:24

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A pair of Great White Egrets enjoying the beautiful Spring afternoon along the creek behind our home!

Canon 100-400L IS at 400mm. Late afternoon (overcast and windy) , ISO 400, 1/400 @ f5.6, EC 0 (N&L)

Exif: F Number: 5.6, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/400 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 400, FocalLength: 400.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 50D

Comments

Ann Coates May 11, 2010

Fantastic capture Jeff. Love how the egrets stand out against the lush greenery of the trees. #1267562

Karen E. Michaels May 11, 2010

That's pretty funny.
Great eye.
Never thought of it as a good push-off. #8603030

Tammy M. Anderson May 11, 2010

Excellent clarity, composition and colors, Jeff. Beautiful capture! #8603078

Maria A. Gonzalez May 11, 2010

Beautiful scene,Jeff and an excellent action shot of the Egret as is getting ready to fly..Beautiful color tones and detail...A very nice enviromental shot. #8603087

Jean-Pierre Ducondi May 11, 2010

Wow, great capture and timing Jeff. Beautiful contrast and composition.
JP #8603101

Alan L. Borror May 11, 2010

Beautiful in its simplicity, Jeff! Wonderful capture and use of the frame. #8603135

Agnes Fegan May 11, 2010

Terrific timing...beautiful against the greenery! #8603192

frank w. degenhardt May 11, 2010

Jeff- Beautiful action shot of these eget and I love how you captured the one as he goes into take off. The white of these gorgeous birds against the gree of the leaves is awesome. I love the pov and composition of the shot and how we get a feel for just how high up these birds are. The lighting and clarity of the picture is so perfect.
Outstanding work my friend.
Have a great day,enjoy. #8603200

Dominick M. Dimacale May 11, 2010

Great animal capture and composition you have here, Jeff.

Dominick #8603319

Tiia Vissak May 11, 2010

a cool image! #8603369

Robert R. Goodman May 11, 2010

Hi Jeff,excellent title.Beautiful capture,they are wonderful to watch!!!! #8603378

Lynn M. Whitt May 11, 2010

fantastic capture Jeff... #8603458

Douglas Pignet May 11, 2010

Beautiful capture and a lovely bg, well done #8603466

Avril Young May 11, 2010

love these birds, awesome capture of them, lovely surrounding you live in Jeff... #8603633

Cyn Valentine May 11, 2010

Beautiful comp..great capture Jeff!! #8603638

Linda D. Lester May 11, 2010

Awesome capture!!! The white stands out nice! #8603642

Renata Gusciora May 11, 2010

Fantastic capture,super pov,clarity and great colors,Jeff! #8603667

Ron McEwan May 11, 2010

By watching beauties like this is what gave man the desire to fly. A terrific wild life shot Jeff well done for sure. #8603701

Val Feldman May 11, 2010

Balanced perfectly, he looks like he's on a high dive, ready to take a beautiful plunge! What a great shot, Jeff - timed perfectly, gorgeous color and excellent title...(you always come up with the "just right" title! :) As always, excellent work. #8603708

Monnie Ryan May 11, 2010

Now that's what I call a great backyard view, Jeff! Beautifully captured! #8603726

Debra R. Harder May 11, 2010

This is absolutely gorgeous, Jeff!! Beautiful composition with great lighting, colors and timing. Outstanding image!! Deb #8603778

Jessica Jenney May 11, 2010

Beautiful capture, timing and exposure, Jeff! #8603885

Shelly A. Van Camp May 11, 2010

A beauty!!! #8603910

Mary K. Robison May 11, 2010

Jeff, this is so lovely! Wonderful use of negative space in this well composed shot, and the glowing white birds look fantastic against the gorgeous green scenery. Nice title, too.
A winner, if I were the judge! #8603956

Richard B. Hallick May 11, 2010

Beautiful contrast between the birds and the green background. You are fortunate to have these beautiful birds so close to home. #8603992

Marty Straub May 11, 2010

Excellent timing, Jeff, and the perfect title. Your treetop comp gives the sense of the excitement in trusting your instincts in letting go of the perch in order to fly. #8604080

David Phalen May 11, 2010

Outstanding work Jeff!! Perfect timing and the Egrets really pop against the green bg!! #8604082

Mitch Spence May 11, 2010

Wonderful against all that bright spring green, Jeff. And the form of the limbs leading us to the birds is super. #8604159

isabel C. Zepeda May 11, 2010

Jeff

So nice,perfect photo it looks so nice and green.

Ysa... #8604177

Marcel J. Fernandez May 11, 2010

The lush green trees is the perfect background for the white birds. Great work, Jeff! #8604182

Jyri Vissak May 11, 2010

Cool find! Simple and beautiful. #8604208

Rony Sagy May 11, 2010

Fantastic capture. #8604399

Carol L. Fowler May 11, 2010

Great view- the egrets are a wonderful addition to the foliage #8604482

Joanna Madloch May 11, 2010

Amazing comp, Jeff. Great colors. #8604594

Claudia Kuhn May 11, 2010

Beautiful capture of this pair Jeff... looks like one has a head start. #8604617

Ken Jarvis May 11, 2010

Great timing on this capture, Jeff! #8604776

Danny B. Head May 11, 2010

It must be nice to have these beauties right at your back door. #8604920

Kathleen Brennan May 11, 2010

Great capture of these beautiful birds! #8605017

Yulianto Soeroso May 11, 2010

nice POV yihaa #8605136

Ellen Hodges May 11, 2010

Beautiful pov and color in this awesome capture, Jeff!!! #8605181

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna May 11, 2010

This is incredibly beautiful, Jeff! FANTASTIC capture! :-) k #8605234

Stefania Barbier May 11, 2010

fantastic sense of scale, beautiful capture! #8605444

Renee Doyle May 12, 2010

Excellent perspective and beautiful capture of this wonderful scene and moment Jeff!! #8605558

Carolyn J. Connolly May 12, 2010

Jeff, I just LOVE these beautiful white birds - we see quite a lot of them here around Lake Macquarie!! This pair stands out SO nicely against that beautiful green background, too!! Wonderful wildlife capture, my friend!! :o) #8605574

Brett Dolsen May 12, 2010

Great composition,colour and DOF Jeff! #8605582

Dick W. Wyatt May 12, 2010

It always amazes me how these wonderful birds can land in a tree.

Well done, great shot. #8605591

Jeff Robinson May 12, 2010

Thanks Everyone Very Much!! Jeff #8605708

Deborah C. Lewinson May 12, 2010

Beautiful image, Jeff, great to see the egrets against the green. A tough exposure that you handled perfectly!
Debby #8605917

Kate Jackson May 12, 2010

A great moment to press the shutter Jeff! #8606254

Jeff Robinson May 12, 2010

Thank You Debby and Kate! Jeff #8607602

Barbara Mason May 12, 2010

Beautiful image - clever title Jeff #8607884

Nancy L. Green May 12, 2010

A GORGEOUS sight BEAUTIFULLY captured Jeff, I love it!!! <>< #8608053

Tommy E. Burgess May 13, 2010

Outstanding capture with a wonderful composition Jeff!! #8608202

Kay Beausoleil May 13, 2010

Great impact, Jeff! How lucky you are to live near this place with such spectacular birds. #8609173

Nancy (Peaches) Harker May 13, 2010

I would be in HEAVEN if I lived by you
AWSOME capture!

A pair of geese and a heron have taken residents in our pond
I put a blind up so MAYBE I can get them LOL #8609404

Jeff Robinson May 14, 2010

Thank You!! Jeff #8610527

Tammy Espino June 07, 2010

Congrats on this wonderful finalist!! :) #8671722

Hendrik Storme June 07, 2010

Congratulations on your wonderful finalist,Jeff! #8671862

Jeana Clark June 07, 2010

Fantastic work and a well deserved finalist!!! CONGRATULATIONS Jeff!!!!
~J~ #8673404

Patrick Rouzes June 07, 2010
CONGRATULATIONS once again on another superb finalist, Jeff! WTg! #8673502

Nancy (Peaches) Harker June 07, 2010
WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
HUGE Congrats on your AWSOME finalist
Best of luck in the next round!!! #8673781

Linda D. Lester June 07, 2010
Congratulations on your awesome finalist!!! :) #8673857

Debra R. Harder June 07, 2010
I loved this when I first saw it, Jeff! This is incredible! Congratulations on your beautiful finalist! Deb #8674053

Courtenay Vanderbilt June 07, 2010
Sorry I have been so absent lately! This is outstanding, Jeff! Big Congratulations! #8674740

Robert R. Goodman June 07, 2010
Big Congratulations.WTG Jeff!!!! #8675306

Carol L. Fowler June 07, 2010
Congrats Jeff #8675450

Nadia Paul June 07, 2010
Wonderful capture Jeff - congrats on your finalist! #8675778

Ann Coates June 07, 2010
Congratulations on your stunning Finalist Jeff. #8675794

Renee Doyle June 07, 2010
Congratulations Jeff!!! #8676140

Stefania Barbier June 07, 2010
huge congrats Jeff! #8676761

Tiia Vissak June 08, 2010
Congratulations! #8677107

Douglas Pignet June 08, 2010
Another C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S
on your very deserving FINALIST! #8677312

Danny B. Head June 08, 2010
Big congrats! #8677693

Michael G. Marshall June 08, 2010
Wonderful Finalist, Jeff! Congratulations! Michael #8678568

Eivor Kuchta June 08, 2010
Congratulations on your finalist! #8678614

ALLEN O. HOWARD June 08, 2010
Excellent composition and a FANTASTIC capture Jeff! Congratulations! #8678639

Kathleen Brennan June 08, 2010
Congrats, Jeff! #8678854

JO ANN CLEVELAND June 08, 2010
Big congratulations on this awesome finalist Jeff, you are having a great month and very well deserved!
jo ann c. #8679485

isabel C. Zepeda June 08, 2010
Jeff
Big CONGRATULATIONS
Ysa... #8679495

Ellen Devenny June 08, 2010
Simply stunning! Congratulations, Jeff!!! #8679799

Deborah C. Lewinson June 08, 2010
Love the white on green, Jeff! Congratulations on your beautiful finalist!
Debby #8679979

Patti Coblentz June 08, 2010
Just outstanding, Jeff!! Big congratulations on your finalist!
Patti #8680731

Sam Britt June 08, 2010
Congratulations again, Jeff! #8681020

Amy M. Wilson June 09, 2010
Congrats on your wonderful Finalist, Jeff!! #8681960

Jessica Jenney June 09, 2010
Congratulations, Jeff on your beautiful finalist! #8682492

Jeff Robinson June 10, 2010
Thanks Everyone Very Much!! Jeff #8686650

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