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    Last wednesday was a holiday here in SA, so I decided to take a drive through the reserve close to my house. I came across a few Zebra's grazing in the grasslands, when this egret flew up from the ground and perched on the back of this Zebra. I have used detail extractor at 9% on the whole image. Taken early morning.

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    Hand held from the car.
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    Amazing! I've changed my mind. I won't move to FLA. I'll move to SA instead. Thanks for sharing this spiffy moment, Stuart. Two great creatures together, well captured by you.

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    Excellent moment capture.Image is as usual mind blowing..Love the pose,details and color contrast.

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    Excellent, almost surreal, great pose on very nice perch.
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    what a nice perch :)
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    like the image Stuart,good detail in the whites,like the perch.well done.

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    Full of texture, interest and even a hint of habitat. Really enjoyable image, Stuart.

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    Unusual and striking perch and nice looking bird. Love tha "dancing" pose, Stuart.

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    Thanks a stack for the feedback everyone. Always appreciated.

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    A very neat looking image Stuart and a moment well captured. Nice to see both feet and one raised as well as obliging Zebra.

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    This is great bird and a mammal in the same frame..... Love it.

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    This is amazing capture Stu.

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    Stuart, I like how you can just take a short drive on a holiday and see Zebras :-) living in Africa must be so much fun.

    perch makes all the difference here. Nice pose and whites. excellent comp. and details. Any other poses with better head positions?

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    This is really nice Stuart. I love the" perch" and the leg positions. Great light. Good job with the DE. The whites look great,
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kaustubh Deshpande View Post
    Any other poses with better head positions?
    Thanks KD. Yep, the next frame I have the egret perched and posed nicely at a good angle. I will post at a later date.

    Thanks to everyone else for the kind words and feedback.

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    Looks like it is dancing on the zebra's back! well done.

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    Stuart:

    Lots to like here, strong graphic content from our striped friend. My first thought before I read other comments was about the birds HA, so I do agree with KD, but still nice as is.

    Nice , subtle use of the detail extractor!

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