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Posted by PParker on Fri Sep 05, 2003 10:17 pm

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Bruce Sherman and myself were getting a kick out of the feeding antics of the Reddish Egret. Shot in Mustang Island State Park near Corpus Christi.
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by E.J. Peiker on Fri Sep 05, 2003 10:18 pm
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Reddish Egrets are among the funnest birds to watch. You captured the way they live well here.
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by Bruce Sherman on Fri Sep 05, 2003 10:34 pm
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Pete,
Very nice catch of the action! This guy looks like he's tip-toeing. I would be tempted to try to tone down the bright yellow/green in the upper BG.
 

by KK Hui on Sat Sep 06, 2003 1:11 am
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A good timing shot, Pete! :lol:
I'd like to see a bit more room ahead of the bird ...
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by Rich S on Sat Sep 06, 2003 9:25 am
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Nicely captured from the intense look of the bird to the little splash of water from the moving foot. Running with outstretched wings is pretty comical behavior and you've a good sense of that from the shot. Also wish for a little more room in front, perhaps even a horizontal?

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by Sandy Mossberg on Sat Sep 06, 2003 10:20 am
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Pete, these guys are so humorous. I love it.
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by Bob Ettinger on Sat Sep 06, 2003 11:09 am
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Great capture, they sure are funny.
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by PParker on Sat Sep 06, 2003 12:24 pm
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I'm posting from a laptop for the time being and consequently having trouble with determining whether a shot is over or under sharpened, or color is properly corrected.
I could get an LCD calibration device, but I think I'll get a CRT to assess the image quality as soon as I return from some business trips. A couple of friends of mine have some calibration devices/ software that I can borrow to calibrate the CRT.

Thanks, I appreciate the comments, they help me to judge whats going on on my computer as well as image composition etc.

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by Juli Wilcox on Sat Sep 06, 2003 4:17 pm
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Crazy bird! Very draculika. (I just made that up.) Wish you had a little more SS to stop the action in the wings and bring about a more definite line there. OTOH, a contrast adjustment might pop that a bit.
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by Jim Neely on Sat Sep 06, 2003 4:32 pm
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Well done, Pete.

The action is nicely captured. Looks like he/she is dancing. :D

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by Heather Forcier on Sat Sep 06, 2003 8:34 pm
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I like it, the "dance" is fun to see and photograph. If the background got toned down a little I think it would be even stronger.
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by Jim Probst on Sun Sep 07, 2003 12:28 am
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Pete,

Great pose! Well captured!
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by Anthony Medici on Sun Sep 07, 2003 3:11 pm
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I think I might have preferred this on as a landscape with more room in front of the bird. Tough to tell though. This is still very nice.
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