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Oct 03, 2009 14:58 |  #1

This one took me by surprise . I was watching a Great Egret on the other side of a pond when this Cormorant flew from behind me.


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Oct 03, 2009 15:11 |  #2

You captured him very well.




  
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Oct 03, 2009 15:13 |  #3

Wow, nice one. :)


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Oct 03, 2009 16:50 |  #4

thanks guys! I wish the light would have been better, it was a cloudy day.


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Oct 03, 2009 18:03 |  #5

Great shot


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Oct 03, 2009 18:53 |  #6

Wish that my planned shots worked as well as your 'surprise' shot....




  
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Oct 03, 2009 21:54 |  #7

It's a great shot, but it sure needs some noise reduction in the background. Since you have image editing turned on, I took a quick crack at it:


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Oct 03, 2009 23:04 |  #8

Great capture.


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