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Posted by Sandy Mossberg on Wed May 19, 2004 8:06 am

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Great Egret (Ardea alba)
Alligator Farm, St. Augustine, FL, on 6 Apr 2004

On an underwhelming day at Alligator Farm, I racked my brain for some potentially interesting close-up compositions with stacked teleconverters. This is one of them.

Thanks for looking. Comments, critiques, and reposts are welcome.

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by Carol Clarke on Wed May 19, 2004 8:10 am

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Welcome back Sandy, you have been missed!! Hope you had a good break.

What a shot to greet the eye! The composition in this one is just gorgeous. The colours, detail and perfect exposure are the finishing touches to this delightful confection. I could look at this for ages!!

Stunning!!

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by DennisD on Wed May 19, 2004 8:17 am

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Stunning image Sandy!

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by fredcor on Wed May 19, 2004 8:30 am

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Lovely to see you back and with a superb image at that. As usual, excellent composition, exposure and content.

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by Michael Wolf on Wed May 19, 2004 9:24 am

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Sandy,

This is a jaw-dropping picture !
A perfect composition. Nice & crisp.
WOW..... welcome back with a bang !

Thanks for sharing !

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by Jim Zipp on Wed May 19, 2004 9:30 am

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Nice image Sandy. You must have used perfect technique to get this result with stacked converters!

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by Dan Creighton on Wed May 19, 2004 9:34 am

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Simple and elegant Sandy. Beautifully done.

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by Alan Murphy on Wed May 19, 2004 10:00 am

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This comp and crop sums up this species. Awesome work Sandy.

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by Alan Melle on Wed May 19, 2004 10:15 am

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Wonderful composition and perfect technique to get so much sharpness with stacked converters. Excellent.

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by Rob Palmer on Wed May 19, 2004 10:19 am

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Beautiful shot. I find the stacked converters a godsend for many of my images and yours is spectacular. Sharp as a tack.

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by Daniel M. on Wed May 19, 2004 11:00 am

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this is a stunning image..

very nice Sandy

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by Neil Solomon on Wed May 19, 2004 11:16 am

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Sandy,

Another artistic gem. Also, another fine lesson in thinking before reacting. Thanks.

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by RichardMittleman/Gon2Foto on Wed May 19, 2004 11:23 am

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Very artistic composition. See, boredom is good sometimes.

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by Laura Stiefel on Wed May 19, 2004 11:46 am

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This is just so beautiful. I've missed your images as of late. Glad to have you back.

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by Bruce DiVaccaro on Wed May 19, 2004 12:08 pm

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Sandy,

Great shot. I like the composition with the plumes. The breeding colors are wonderful.

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by Gaelo on Wed May 19, 2004 12:11 pm

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Very artistic and unique. Well done.

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by Vincent on Wed May 19, 2004 12:11 pm

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This is very nice!

Congrats.

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by Jerry Merrell on Wed May 19, 2004 12:37 pm

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Welcome back Sandy. Nice shot.

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by AlexC on Wed May 19, 2004 12:57 pm

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Pretty creative for such a boring day!!
I still suffer from stacking envy!!!!

Wonderful Gull!! Congrats!!

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by Mike Wilson on Wed May 19, 2004 2:10 pm

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This worked well with stacked converters. You really nailed the technique down on this image. I'm particularly impressed with your composition. I've seen a lot of headshots of egrets but this one including the plumes radiating out from its head is just plain artistic. A question about your settings, I see a clear shadow from the flash but your info states you had the 550 set at -3. Is that correct?

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