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Manos Papadomanolakis
02-17-2008, 12:28 AM
This Great Egret was taken in Moronis sea before two days,in Crete Greece
I Iike Great Egret`s step,and the white BG
Canon 40 D Canon EF 500mm + 1.4x TC
1/800 f 7.1 iso 400
Exposure + 2,5 stop,little clone at the bottom
All the comments always welcome:)
Sorry for the limits of the frame but it`s all white!
Terry Olmsted
02-17-2008, 12:40 AM
A beautiful image, Manos. I love the backlighting. As was suggested to me by someone on a previous post, a border would help define the frame.
Patrick Jeudy
02-17-2008, 01:01 AM
Walking in heaven !
Anita Rakestraw
02-17-2008, 03:58 AM
I think this is marvelous, Manos! Love the step, the backlighting, and the high key presentation!! Very striking!
Axel Hildebrandt
02-17-2008, 06:32 AM
Very nice high key image. I like the striding pose and soft light shining through the feathers. A frame would help this presentation.
paul leverington
02-17-2008, 08:24 AM
To be honest--without any detail in the background it looks like a Photoshop selection ready to be pasted. The bird taken on it's own is great, but your overall composition just doesn't exist. A frame would help or move in closer--again with a frame. Was there absolutely zero detail that you could recover?
Arthur Morris
02-17-2008, 11:30 AM
Hi Manos,

To be honest, I love really this. Added a stroke frame below. What was the BKGR? Love the sharpness of the face and the green lores and the soft backlight...

later and love, a
Jody Melanson
02-17-2008, 12:59 PM
I love this high key image! Ghostly. Agree about a tiny black stroke around the frame.
Manos Papadomanolakis
02-17-2008, 01:28 PM
Thanks a lot for the kind comments!
Maestro you find exactly the limits!
Arthur Morris
02-17-2008, 01:51 PM
Manos,

:)

What was the BKGR?

later and love, artie
Manos Papadomanolakis
02-17-2008, 02:53 PM
The BKGR was sea and the backlighting was first morning light!
The great egret walking on a small piece of sand
Arthur Morris
02-17-2008, 02:58 PM
The BKGR was sea and the backlighting was first morning light! The great egret walking on a small piece of sand

Thanks! Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful. Excellent creative vision.

later and love, artie
Mike Milicia
02-17-2008, 03:38 PM
Love it !
Fantastic use of backlighting and a great pose !
Marko Matesic
02-17-2008, 03:53 PM
Very artistic :)...like everything about it!
agree about borders!
Brandon Holden
02-17-2008, 10:48 PM
Stunning! I wouldn't want any bg visible... And when presented on a non-white background (or in a frame when printed), it would be really amazing!