shake your tail feather

Ok, I see it now.. :)

i had just told jan how i was trying to get a shot of the egret's tail feathers -- so wispy in the wind. but the egret kept an eye on me and kept moving his body, so i couldn't really get the shot i wanted. after he flew away, tho, we noticed that he left a tail feather behind.

i'd call that an excellent compromise.

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incidental music says:

Lovely :)
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

cuibel says:

emaginationdot. I really like this.
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

emdot says:

stasis -- thank you. :)

ha. cuibel, that cracked me up. :)
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

The Rocketeer says:

Great, em... now go wash your hands...
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

R.bean says:

hey! i just got a letter from SLO w/ a feather in it... he's getting down (he he) w/ all the ladies.
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

Elizabeth Taylor says:

this shot rocks. love it!
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

Vanita says:

Magical gifts are rare. It seems to me you used yours perfectly.
Stunning image.
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

mfshadow says:

This is a cool shot, but maybe too much negative space...
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

Robby Cee says:

Very nice.
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

emdot says:

thanks y'all.

vanita -- totally. i once had a turkey vulture offer a feather when I was having a very sad day and I kept that feather for about 10 years. :) (turkey vultures get bad raps).

mfshadow, sounds like you don't consider the clouds as part of the subject matter. i saw the clouds as both an echo and a contrast to the hand and feather. :)

thanks for the comments! ;)
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

It'sGreg says:

In the thumbnail it looks like you're pulling one of those feathery clouds right out of the sky...which I fully believe you could do. If you wanted to.
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

laughtonb says:

Yes! Thumbnailness!
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

Ten Directions says:

delicate curls of white from the feather against the wisp of clouds.
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

stonebird says:

Plume hunters reduced the populations of the Great Egrets by 95% in the late 1890's and early 1900's until laws were passed to protect the bird. I believe this is why the Great Egret is a symbol for the Audubon Society.

Emdot is my kind of plume hunter. Ecologically sustainable.
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

Lynn.... says:

This is perfect! I don't see it any different than as is!
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

anideg says:

Beautiful!
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

milewalker says:

Lost, found, returned to the sky.

...with no egrets.
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

GustavoG says:

So you took the picture with your left hand?
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

emdot says:

thanks all y'all. :) (i wish i was southern so i could get away with the southern vernacular) (does southern california count?)

not my right hand, gustavo. but i like your attention to detail. ;)
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

larry&flo says:

everybody wins, even us.

y'all are welcome to speak in a Southern dialect anytime, mam.
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

kday says:

really great! Clouds and feather as one...
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

jovike says:

There's the next Pink Floyd album cover!
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

chezamy says:

i like how your mind works.
wonderful...
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

Darlingtonia says:

nice :)
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

art ascii(paul) says:

love it
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Tom O'Neill says:

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Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

kencf0618 says:

Nice composition. The clouds and the feather are only here for a brief time...
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

Eddi 07 says:

Hallo, ich bin der Administrator der Gruppe Creative Commons- Free Pictures, und wir würden uns freuen, wenn Du dies zu unserer Gruppe hinzufügen würdest.
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

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