Little Egret

Posted by Peter Ireland on Tue Jan 22, 2019 2:56 pm

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Would have been nice to get a little closer,but the Egret wasn't obliging. Taken at Mere Sands Nature Reserve.

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by Ron Day on Tue Jan 22, 2019 3:26 pm

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Very nice pose, exposure, and partial reflection, Peter. This is nice and is, but since you expressed the desire to be a "little closer," an alternative would be to crop the image an inch or so below the perch and about an inch off the top. Granted the partial reflection would be removed, but it is quite a distance from the bird as is. Just a thought.

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by Cynthia Crawford on Tue Jan 22, 2019 8:40 pm

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I rather like tis "as is"- interesting perch and remote reflection. I can see ron's points too. Either way works well for me.

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by Mako_Elite on Tue Jan 22, 2019 10:24 pm

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I like it as you have it here. Closer is not always better. Very nice image.

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by Carol Clarke on Wed Jan 23, 2019 4:43 am

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I like it as presented, Peter. Frame fillers can get a bit boring.

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by david fletcher on Wed Jan 23, 2019 12:55 pm

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Delight to see Peter. Excellent details and framing with the reflection

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by Peter Ireland on Wed Jan 23, 2019 2:40 pm

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Ron Day wrote:Very nice pose, exposure, and partial reflection, Peter. This is nice and is, but since you expressed the desire to be a "little closer," an alternative would be to crop the image an inch or so below the perch and about an inch off the top. Granted the partial reflection would be removed, but it is quite a distance from the bird as is. Just a thought.

Thanks for your suggestion, Ron. With this being heavily cropped already, I thought if I went in any further it would affect the quality of the image even more. Sorry,I should have mentioned this.

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