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    Going through some old images. Ted and I were on the West Coast of Florida last May, photographing egrets and small shorebirds. Out of the blue, this bird flew in and landed right in front of us. I had never seen a reddish egret before. Playing with comp just a bit, cropped from the left and added to the top. Florida birds are so tame!

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    Light is good and so the sharpness. may be HA could be better. Loved the way the wave crosses but i might still crop some from bottom till black spot of legs. and yes some more space on right.

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    Grace:

    I like reds, but what makes this one is seeing the legs through the wave. The thumbnail looked liked he was standing behind a ridge on the beach, so glad I opened it!

    I might consider a sliver more room to the right. However, would make a fun bookmark as is!

    Excellent head angle.

    Fun to see something different.

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    I love the view of the legs through the water. Agree with taking some off the bottom and adding to the right, but I like the image a lot. You nailed the exposure, got a great BG and spectacular foreground, good focus and detail. Nicely done.

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    Grace, Randy hit the right point regarding the legs being visible through the water. Looks like he's going for a surf. Good sharp detail throughout the red, and maybe adding a tiny bit to the right will work.

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    Yes, the visible legs are killer and I would not crop a pixel off the bottom as the balance is perfect and we see the whole wave perfectly. I like that the feet are half the wave.
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    Lovely image, colours are great and like the breaking wave and the Egrets alert pose. Nice exposure and eye contact.

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    Very cool and unique image Grace, well done.
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    thanks everyone, I appreciate your thoughts.

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