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Red, White, and Blue

by SandyRichardsBrown

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted July 4, 2016282 views8 comments
Happy 4th to everyone ! 

An oldie but goodie,  resurrected and re-worked, hopefully with better PS skills by now! 
This is a true image, with no birds cloned in, etc -  image taken just as they were, but a bit of canvas cloned in on the sides. 

Sanibel, 2008
2008:02:03 06:13:10

D200 (then)
500mm
1/2500 sec, f/7.1
Mode: Manual
Metering: Multi-segment
ISO: 640
AF mode: AF-C
White balance: AUTO
Flash: Off
Hand-held

Comments

8 comments
Comment posted by Bill Leggett on July 4, 2016 at 2:05 PM
And the same to you, Sandy.  Three birds I photograph often well arranged.
Registered on July 21, 2004, 706 Posts, 3233 Comments
Comment posted by Allen Brooks on July 4, 2016 at 2:42 PM
Wow, what an incredible shot to get all three together like this.  Happy 4th.
Registered on July 27, 2011, 262 Posts, 2597 Comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 4, 2016 at 4:48 PM
I remember this one, Sandy, and it is a beauty.  Well worth resurrecting.

devil
Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments
Comment posted by John Tobias on July 4, 2016 at 5:48 PM
Very neat image!!  Happy 4th to you also.
Registered on September 12, 2009, 2120 Posts, 6455 Comments
Comment posted by scott lanz on July 5, 2016 at 7:54 AM
Great to see this one again, Sandy. It's really remarkable. 
Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments
Comment posted by Mark Seaver on July 5, 2016 at 8:37 AM
Quite the catch with the three different birds feeding so nicely in a row.  The reflections and the water background work well.  The extra canvas and cleaning of the background are good improvements over your original post.
Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
Comment posted by Ed Williams on July 10, 2016 at 12:50 AM
Hadn't seen this before Sandy. It is fantastic and couldn't fit the theme any better. Great lineup there. 
Registered on December 28, 2010, 636 Posts, 3499 Comments
Comment posted by Pete Bengeyfield on August 11, 2016 at 10:59 AM
Clever shot, Sandy.  Well executed too.  Couldn't you get the spoonbill to pick his head up too? sad
Registered on December 2, 2003, 1247 Posts, 3439 Comments