Beauty in the Air

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flopper says:

original is

Photoshop help by episodic, thank you!
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onemarie1 says:

Wonderful!!
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Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

schnuffi0311 says:

OH WOW...wonderfully. also the original is stunning...
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Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

Gorgeous and picture perfect!
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manganite says:

Amazing!

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mar_tucha says:

this is well done piece of work.

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Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

wintercove says:

Beauty indeed! Wonderful capture!

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Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

Jim Skea says:

Great detail. Difficult not to blow the feathers when shooting egrets.

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Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

Ron Wilson says:

yes great detail, and very good work in post to eliminate the bg.
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

Diann* says:

Beautiful...you do bird photographs so well.
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

Gail__trying to catch up says:

stunning shot..........amazing..... Your KARMA Group
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

siroluvelo [deleted] says:

wonderful

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Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

Cryptia says:

This Is so GOOD!!!!

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Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

Hot Flash Photography says:

Great shot and wonderful effect with PS.
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

1blessedmom (3 yr flickrversary today) says:

This looks excellent with the black background!

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Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

Fort Photo says:

Very nice extraction work and the bird looks nice and sharp!

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Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

Markus Moning says:

A great capture!

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Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

fiumeazzurro says:

Magnifica!
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

photocello2006 says:

excellent shot

I saw this in A Big Fave
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

Carla & Bruno says:

Amazing shot!

I saw this in A Big Fave
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

shelley04 says:

This is amazing and now I need to know which lens you are using, I'm lookin to upgrade from my 200 mm telephoto.
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

marika_te says:

Wooow! Outstanding!

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Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

flickrjob says:

GREAT !!!!!
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Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

Giuseppe Parisi says:

This is a great shot, everythig is good, this caught my attention!
OMG my friend you did a shot of killing beauty, the sharpness of the bird is too perfect, and then the isolating process with PS deserves to be regarded as a master one!
a fav for sure
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Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

***TR.iPod says:

Outstanding! Great job on PS too!
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

Dusty V says:

Wow, fantastic capture, captured perfectly! Good PS skills too! Both are great images.

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Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

niccodeamus says:

this one is outstanding. much more precisely cut out. what did you do that was different?
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

L.Marcio_Ramalho says:

just in time, great capture
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

ericwyllie says:

fantastic
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Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

esther** says:

WOW!!! Fantastic action shot, great details! Excellent!
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

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Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

Al Fed says:

A breathtaking beauty. What a perfect capture!
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

Inners says:

Another great bird shot, well done Sean, one day I will be able to do this as well I hope! I took my first baby steps in bird photo shooting as well :D
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

~MAMA Z~ says:

Wowie Zowie Sean! I remember seeing the original...this is more than stunning!!!

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Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

RINAJO.DK says:

is this a stuffed egret?? :) or do u just have ONE BIG HUGE LENSE :)

this is way awesome mate... blocking out the background adds to the beauty :) coz ur main focus is the egret and not the background :)

sometimes, i wish there was this star function rather than the fave function.... u know, if u really like a pix, u could give it 1 to 5 stars :) u would top the list of stars in my book, keep it up sean :)
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

Allure+Desire says:

excellent photo!!!

3-2-1
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

Tom Craggs says:

The original was a stunning capture. Framing absolutely superb.
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

_ Claudio Lara ♫ says:

Wownderful!!
Very interestingness
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

Fort Photo says:

And a congrats is in order to you too! ;-)

Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

ChrissyJ says:

Wow, what great timing! Although the PS effort is commendable, I kind of like the original - it looks more natural.
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Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

kaneda99 says:

great!!!

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Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

Sally Van Natta says:

A gorgeous and wonderful shot!

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Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

Roger Lynn says:

well this is stunningly beautiful - the original was lovely - the PS work moves it into the dramatic - thanks for sharing it with us
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Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

flopper says:

wow, thank you everyone for your lovely comments, invites and faves!

@Shelley, I was using Canon EF 70-200F4L lens.
@niccodeamus, this shot used higher shutter speed, so there is no blur at the wings.
@Fort Photo, thanks for the front page capture!
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

BikBik says:

Breathtakingly impressive shot.
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

gardawind says:

Wow...magic...fantastic !!!!
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Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

wnisley says:

fantastic!
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

notnA says:

brilliant!
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

deborah d. lattimore says:

astounding
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

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Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

Dariush Jamasb says:

Unbeleiveable!! Amazing!
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

Beefus says:

The egret looks amazing against the black background. Nice job!
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

Roger Lynn says:

this brought me back for more - so I'm blogging it as a

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Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

MRK says:

fantastic shot
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

Picture This1 says:

Awesome shot

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Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

karelighter says:

Amazing shot!!!!
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

RCastro says:

Amazing, stunning....there's a lot of adjectives that could match here...

I'll let only what express more deeply what this image means.....:

BRAVO!!!!
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

kelpie1 says:

Sensational!
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

makeupanid (dealing with computer issues) says:

Wow it looks so stunning on black!
awesome!
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

noahg. says:

Exceptional!
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

Gordon_str says:

Exceptionally good photo with wonderful detail. Very well done.
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

Sean Litchfield says:

wow thats amazing. It looks like a model you would find in a science museum or something. Good idea removing the backgroung, now we can focus on the beauty of the bird.

congrats on being on the front page of explore
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

Bressi Ph. says:

great shot!!!

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Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

CoastRanger says:

My Favorite!
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Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

Leviathor says:

That's some awesome processing work--it must've taken forever to outline and erase!

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Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

Andy Sheridan says:

Class shot, the photoshoppery really helped.
Beautiful creature.
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

Reir says:

Great shot
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

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Congrat

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Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

Bruna Marchioro says:

fantastic!
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

PhotoBinV says:

I think your vision is superb. With or without the background, this picture comes from what you imagined in your mind. By creating this piece with anyone else's input, you would deprive the viewer of the ability to see through your eyes. Hey, I just started taking photographs, but thats what I think.
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

danihernanz says:

really beauty foto and animal
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

Perfecto Insecto says:

wow so amazing!

#1 in exlpore! good job!
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

bjoern1610 [deleted] says:

perfect
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

tr1307 says:

Wonderful capture

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Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

blueeyeddebby says:

OMG.............Awesome
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

bonsaibutterfly [deleted] says:

Amazing capture. Very striking - but I do prefer the original...
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

Ms Ladyred says:

Awesome capture ....
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

chicka boom says:

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Interestingness pool? It would be a great addition!
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

tollen says:

Quite incredible, suspended in air, looks so awsome!

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trungson says:

Wow, like an exhibit
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

amorph says:

Wow - I get the feeling it's stuffed and on display!

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martytdx says:

The final effect is pretty dramatic - nicely done.
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

angelificatus says:

*speechless*...
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

momhascrafts says:

Flopper, Wow...what a spectacular beauty this one is... The mood and the flow of this photo reminds me so much of beautiful music....

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stan32 says:

Perfect
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Sue, Toronto says:

Wow!
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.Monika. says:

Unbelivable
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A n d r e a s L o. says:

This one is so perfect! I can not believe it every time I look at it!! So cool!!! :-)
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

Modest and Jill says:

Wow!!! Absolutely unbelievable!!! Instant fave.
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

paulo_nuno says:

great work.
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K. Rattray says:

love it!, both the original and the photoshoped one!
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

Eirik Slyngstad says:

Really awesome! Love the sharpness.
Happy new year! :)
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

Prabhu B says:

oh wow !! perfect capture !! no blur at all !!
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

Ketosea says:

Perfect work
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" Mehrdad says:

so beautiful and unique
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

The Norwegian says:

loving the new version! fantastic capture!
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

m. geven says:

The photoshopped version is surely an improvement. Great work and a fave for me.
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

nature55 says:

This is amazing! A fave for sure! I saw this in the Karma blogspot.
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

galar [against censorship] says:

really great shot
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

isaacjohn [deleted] says:

i don't know how i passed this set up, but hats off for anyone who even attempts bird photography. a wonderful example of how it's done beautifully, great work.
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