Great Egret (Ardea alba) on Morro Strand State Beach, CA

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    This is a somewhat manipulated version of my Great Egret photo posted at flickr.com/photos/mikebaird/501821581/ - Great Egret (Ardea alba), Morro Strand State Beach, Morro Bay, CA 16may2007 - Canon 20D 100-400mm IS handheld - photo by Mike Baird bairdphotos.com - this "manipulation" was attempted because the horizon was not perfectly level in the original, and straightening the image would have clipped a bit of the top wing of the Great Egret... by comparing each image you can see where I have cloned pieces of the sky, water, and tips of the top wing and tips of the feet to complete the composition. Comments welcome... Mike Baird mike at mikebaird dot com\

    To use this photo, see access, attribution, and commenting recommendations at www.flickr.com/people/mikebaird/#credit - Please add comments/notes/tags to add to or correct information, identification, etc. Please, no comments or invites with badges, images, multiple invites, award levels, flashing icons, or award/post rules. Critique invited.

    05 June 2008 Creative Commons usage note: Hi Mike, My name is Kenneth Jonsson. I want to thank you so much and inform you about a music video I have made. Two of your (fantastic) images are in it. flickr.com/photos/mikebaird/2181766735/ flickr.com/photos/mikebaird/507188808/ The Willet pic mainly and the Egret pic as a shadow. Youtube clip here www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SrelA7kD3A and better resolution clip for download here www.adrive.com/public/433532addb6fa5c060520b8ac342302c770...
    Once again, Thanks. It's such a pleasure to work with this truly amazing material. best regards. Kenneth

    09 June 2008 usage note: This image is one of six of mine that were used in a video under the Creative Commons Attribution License by artist Kenneth Jonsson www.flickr.com/photos/24671917@N04/ , kenny_is [at} yahoo d o t com youtube.com/user/fadernsonen at youtube.com/watch?v=Zl4oHzEgq1U and (high-res) adrive.com/public/9d069ed4500c879c86d4d035d682d38764a3efc...
    The six images used are:
    flickr.com/photos/mikebaird/507188808
    flickr.com/photos/mikebaird/324317766
    flickr.com/photos/mikebaird/501782892
    flickr.com/photos/mikebaird/501819857
    flickr.com/photos/mikebaird/2328444918
    flickr.com/photos/mikebaird/666135766

    also used at www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GyqLnxd9TU&sdig=1

    Creative Commons use at a blog

    10 Match 2010 EPA The Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds (OWOW) to use this image as the cover for their annual report; (approved) patriciascott61 has sent you a message on Flickr.
    Subject: Permission to use Egret Photo for epa
    Date: 10th March, 2010
    Hi Mike: I'm interested in using your egret photo for the cover of our Annual Report for 2009. I work for the Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds. Here's the link to your image:
    www.flickr.com/photos/mikebaird/507188808
    Can you let me know in writing if I have permission to use your photo? How do you want the photo credit?
    Can you please let me know today? Thanks!
    email is scott.patricia [at} epa d o t gov phone is 202-566-1292

    06 Oct 2010 Creative Commons use approved for California AAA
    I am pleased you will be using my "Great Egret (Ardea alba) on Morro Strand State Beach, CA" image in an upcoming AAA publication. The image is sourced at
    www.flickr.com/photos/mikebaird/507188808/
    Login with a free ID there and you can see Action> View-all-sizes to get to the 5400x3600 original at www.flickr.com/photos/mikebaird/507188808/sizes/o/
    to farm1.static.flickr.com/191/507188808_ddacd7376b_o.jpg
    www.flickr.com/people/mikebaird/#credit
    answers every question ever asked about using one of my photos under Creative Commons (CC) Attribution: How to attribute, access full-resolution versions, how to link back to the image page, and how to please comment on the image used linking to your use. "Mike" Michael L. Baird, mike [at} mikebaird d o t com; Bairdphotos.com 2756 Indigo Circle, Morro Bay, CA 93442
    flickr.bairdphotos.com photomorrobay.com eysu.org
    iPhone (805) 704-2064 (primary #, text, voicemail); alt home (805) 772-2044.
    On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 11:27 AM, Glenn Silloway wrote: Hi Mike: California AAA actually wants to highlight Morro Bay and the festival in an upcoming issue, and asked us for photos. I downloaded your flying great egret (copy attached) and sent it to them -- they liked, but it's too small for their print needs. Can you send them a suitable photo (they mentioned 4 X 6 at 300dpi)? If yes, please send to bailey.april {at] aaa-calif d o t com and anderson.lori [at} calif-aaa d o t com. I asked them in the first place to make sure to attribute to you and told them it was from Flickr with Creative Commons license. If you need anything else, of course add it. Thanks. (please let me know whether/if you send this). Glenn

    22 June 2011 Creative Commons use note:
    I am a Project Editor with EF English First in Shanghai, an English as a Foreign Language company. We are currently developing a new set of textbooks for teenage learners and are planning to use your image www.flickr.com/photos/mikebaird/507188808/ in a unit about photography. The books should be released in mid 2012. We will try to get you a copy when it's released. Thanks for sharing your images! Best, Jared Moore Jared.Moore [at} ef d o t com

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    1. ric.artur 32 months ago | reply

      bellissima.

    2. Steve Corey 32 months ago | reply

      Grace on the wing!

    3. James A. Crawford - ♪♫♪"Crawf"♪♫♪ 32 months ago | reply

      I am unable to add to the many superlatives and accolades that have preceded me. The image is awesome and outstanding!!!! Great job.

    4. Daniela Lapucci & Fernando de Noguera 32 months ago | reply

      Magnifica, realmente bonita. Congrats!!!

      Saludos

    5. Jolie B Studios 32 months ago | reply

      full of inspiration

    6. Pamela Aquilani 31 months ago | reply

      Beautiful Shot!

    7. Temari 09 27 months ago | reply

      Me again. : ) I had the chance to use your wonderful Egret one more time, and again, thank you so much for sharing your beautiful photos with all of us.

      Bird - Freedom to fly

    8. mikebaird 27 months ago | reply

      Temari, thanks again for the artistic and creative Creative Commons use www.flickr.com/photos/34053291@N05/5527100673/ of my egret www.flickr.com/photos/mikebaird/507188808 and for leaving a use note www.flickr.com/photos/mikebaird/507188808/comment72157626...
      Your work rocks!

    9. lorigosselin 25 months ago | reply

      Hi Mike,
      I'm using one of your photos again! This one is gorgeous - perfect for my post today on Free Will! lifeforinstance.com/2011/05/19/free-will-or-fate-what-rul... Come get into the conversation!
      Thanks so much again!
      Lori

    10. mikebaird 25 months ago | reply


      Lori, thanks for the neat Creative Commons use lifeforinstance.com/2011/05/19/free-will-or-fate-what-rul... and for leaving a use note www.flickr.com/photos/mikebaird/507188808/comment72157626...
      Appreciate the attribution - please come back, and if possible in the future maybe you can link to the image page www.flickr.com/photos/mikebaird/507188808/ if you can rather than my home page so others can more easily find the same image to share. Just a suggestion. Best.

    11. Sciadopitys 22 months ago | reply

      Nice bit of digital cloning; the only thing I find a bit amiss is that the added right wingtip doesn't have the primary tips bent up the same as the left wing does (which it ought to, with the air pressure during the wing downbeat).

    12. Temari 09 19 months ago | reply

      Thank you again for sharing your wonderful images! I used only the wings this time. :)

      In The Land Of Rainbows, Far Above The Clouds, Anything Can Happen

    13. mikebaird 19 months ago | reply

      Thanks again for the cool Creative Commons art use of my Egret www.flickr.com/photos/mikebaird/507188808/ and for leaving a use note
      www.flickr.com/photos/mikebaird/507188808/comment72157627...

    14. PeterWestCarey [deleted] 18 months ago | reply

      Mike, I'll be using this photo in a roundup post on photo.tutsplus.com about action shots. The timing of this shot and the action stopped makes a great capture.

    15. mikebaird 18 months ago | reply

      Peter, your tutorial photo site photo.tutsplus.com/ really rocks! Thanks so much for the Creative Commons use note! www.flickr.com/photos/mikebaird/507188808/comment72157628... for my Great Egret!

    16. JavierAndrés 9 months ago | reply

      the bird looks beautiful, well captured!

      Visit my gallery if you want.

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