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[Marina Scarr]

What I love about this capture are the storm clouds in the BG which blew in as the sun was beginning to set behind me. Had difficulty isolating this Great Egret b/c there were so many birds on the island so had to extract a beak from the lower left corner in order to make this composition work. Had time for a few pictures before jumping in my kayak and paddling to shore.

Dug deep in my archives for this one as you can see by the 30D. At this time, I had never even shot in manual.

Canon 30D, Canon 300L F4 IS
F6.3, 1/3200sec, ISO 400, -.67, AV mode
Handheld

C & C always welcomed and much appreciated.

Marina Scarr
www.marinascarrphotography.com (http://www.marinascarrphotography.com)

[arash_hazeghi]

that is some showing off Marina! awesome

[Ivan Ellison]

A very nice image, Something quite different with this pose and OOF foreground. Good exposure on the whites , the grey BG sets him off well, Must sell my camera and look for a 30D.

[Miguel Palaviccini]

Absolutely stunning. The light there was magnificent and you caught a pretty neat moment!

[Jonathan Ashton]

Excellent Marina your Photoshop skills are superb, those gentle colours in the head and the contrasting sky really make this an eye catching image.

[Jack Breakfast]

Marina, this is a moody and elegant gem!

[Rachel Hollander]

Marina - Jack beat me to it - there's an elegance to this image. I too like the deep blue of the sky with the storm clouds. Also the fanned feathers add tremendously to the image.

TFS,
Rachel

[Josh Clark]

Deep in your archive but I see you were still rockin' back then as you are now! I like the framing and composition on this one. I really like the clouds in the composition versus just a plain colored sky, adds a bit of interest.

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

So pretty and you caught it in prime plumage and color. I too love the coluds. I really like the composition/crop as well.

[Ofer Levy]

Interesting image!

[MohsenVahedipour]

Marina,
Great pose, IQ, light & composition. I like OOF clouds in the BG. TFS

[christopher galeski]

very nice Marina,dont ask me why,but it reminds me of swanlake.

[Frank Schauf]

Nice composition and excellent expsoure control and sharpness, Marina.

[Doug Brown]

You had the right stuff back then too Marina, even in Av mode with a 30D! :cheers:

[Sachin Saraf]

I liked the image design and colors...Those clouds really add to the image..

[Daniel Cadieux]

I hadn't seen this one until now...glad I did now!! Excellent comp and behaviour.