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Comments (65)
What an exquisite creature, and your treatment brings that out simply and perfectly (except for the missing feet which I hadn't really missed until Tom mentioned it).
Posted by Sharon Ward on March 30,2012 | 06:02 AM
Beautiful but I doubt it was The best one
Posted by Carol Arrington on July 22,2011 | 07:20 PM
A great photo is one that you should be able to hang in a prominent place in your home and never get tired of looking at it. It should also wow any visitors to your home. This one does all that for me!
Posted by Pat Hall on July 6,2011 | 07:37 PM
Very good shot, but cutting off where the feet should be spoils it for me.
Posted by Tom on July 4,2011 | 08:36 AM
PLEAS DISCLOSE HOW YOU ACCOMPLISHED THE PERFECTLY BLACK BACKROUND. HOW YOU MADE THIS PRINT. THANKS, DAVE BLOM DAVEB4444@AOL.COM
Posted by Dave Blom on June 25,2011 | 04:55 PM
wow amazing pic that man is my uncle yay
Posted by Francisco Soto on April 16,2011 | 09:19 AM
Yes, this one definitely has my vote. The starkness of white against the black background illuminates this wonderful egret - almost like an oil painting in detail.
Posted by Colleen Bevil on April 3,2011 | 11:33 AM
just a GREAT BIG WOW.
Posted by karthleen scheerer on April 1,2011 | 03:35 PM
exquisitely lovely.Deserves a prize.
Posted by Lloyd Weston on April 1,2011 | 02:10 PM
Again, the "natural" beauty which nature provides. In our busy lives these days not many take the time to enjoy all that the wonders of nature provides.
Posted by M. vanVulpen on April 1,2011 | 09:47 AM
Incredibly beautiful! My choice for the best of the best. This is art, not photography.
Posted by Anne S. Morgan on April 1,2011 | 06:40 AM
I like it! It's simple.
Posted by Dvid Feign on March 31,2011 | 06:29 PM
Great shot, but how do you get a black background to make it perfect?
Posted by Joel Bitler on March 28,2011 | 02:06 PM
Contrast - I love it - see how the feathers become light out of the darkness. Beautiful. I love it, pkm
Posted by phyllis k on March 27,2011 | 11:01 PM
A masterpiece of beauty. No artist can even come close to Mother Nature's creations
Posted by Virginia Pannkoke on March 27,2011 | 04:37 PM
FANTASTIC PHOTO !
Posted by Pat on March 27,2011 | 03:42 PM
Wow this is the most beautiful shot in the whole contest. good luck you deserve it always i am very proud of you
Posted by Viviana Lopez on March 26,2011 | 10:59 PM
This one (after 46) I have to select as totally the ultimate photo! THANK YOU~!
Posted by Krystyn on March 26,2011 | 12:47 PM
I have watched the egrets in South Carolina for years. Beautiful
Posted by Dorothy Spencer on March 26,2011 | 12:14 PM
This picture is just out of this world. Grace, beauty, timing and sharpness. I would have voted for it if not for the fact that I have seen similar ones before with the same bird and black background . I am not sure if it is the same photographer or not. I believe I did marvel at one that was a finalist in a previous Smithonian contest, but in the other case, it was under the natural world category.
Posted by Nahed on March 19,2011 | 10:00 PM
bellísima.. love the way the feathers create that subtle, delicate movement..
Posted by Monica Moscoso on March 19,2011 | 05:18 PM
Nature is the great artist, but it takes a great photographer to capture the art for the rest of us.
Posted by Kathleen Bergman on March 18,2011 | 09:30 AM
hermosa
Posted by jaime correa on March 18,2011 | 09:13 AM
You are my hero, this is a masterpiece!!!
Posted by Samuel Pinchevsky on March 11,2011 | 01:32 AM
Is a beautiful photo! I things is the best of all, interesting picture.
Posted by Edith Guttman Sterimberg on March 11,2011 | 11:07 AM
Beautiful photo ! The best of all, its a very nice picture !
Congratulation to Antonio!
Edith Guttman Sterimberg
Bogotá - Colombia
Posted by Edith Guttman S. on March 11,2011 | 11:04 AM
Great photo..... PERFECT SHOT.
Posted by Jhaner Garrido on March 10,2011 | 09:28 PM
Fabulous photo!
Posted by Grace Tordecilla on March 10,2011 | 09:27 PM
Beautiful and exotic picture that captures yet another wonder of our natural world. Excellent.
Posted by Paty & Christian on March 10,2011 | 12:57 PM
This is a great shot. It also represents a very familiar and closed topic to the autho´s heart because as a child he was surrounded by this beutiful birds. Good luck!!!!!!
Posted by María Elena Ramírez on March 10,2011 | 11:39 AM
Great pic, but why is this in the altered images category??
Posted by Layla on March 9,2011 | 06:54 PM
I love it!!!!!
Posted by Luisa T on March 9,2011 | 10:50 AM
BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!
Posted by Gilmarys on March 9,2011 | 10:35 AM
I absolutely love it! This is a beautiful art piece, This picture collects all the adjectives that make a picture just PERFECT
Posted by Mariana Garces on March 8,2011 | 09:16 PM
i love you dad.
Posted by mariana soto lopez on March 8,2011 | 07:44 PM
the best of all, nice picture
Posted by Ana Caicedo on March 7,2011 | 11:44 PM
i love this picture it expresses everything about you you are the winner for me and everyone. i hope you win.!!!!!!!<3 :)
Posted by mariana soto on March 7,2011 | 09:11 PM
Photography of an Egret at it's finest. Wow!!!!
Posted by Sharon McTurk on March 7,2011 | 08:16 PM
What a beautiful picture!!!!
It is wonderful how you can see the feathers with the black background. We are very proud of your work, you are a winner already for all of us!!!
Eduardo, Adriana, Tomas y Pablo
Posted by Familia Cordero-Orozco on March 7,2011 | 02:46 PM
Beautiful, great picture!!!!
Posted by Andrea Escobar on March 7,2011 | 10:14 AM
Wonderful picture. Antonio has great talent, truly amazing.
Posted by Jim Dunn on March 6,2011 | 11:16 PM
This is a great photo. Deserves and award
Posted by Ann Henderson on March 6,2011 | 09:20 PM
This is amazing best picture I have ever seen in my life I think this one is the best by FARR
Posted by Daniela on March 5,2011 | 11:00 AM
If this is a natural shot - it's stunning. If it's an altered photo it's quite beautiful, but not as impressive.
Posted by Andrea Carrino on March 4,2011 | 11:53 PM
Beautifully done! It has all the qualities of a great photo.....balance, depth and contrast.
Posted by Paul on March 4,2011 | 07:34 PM
Wanderfull picture, always it's the nature give to us the best beautiful picture. The persone it is focus in this way it is beautifull too inside himself.
Posted by Sonia Arana (Canada) on March 4,2011 | 03:02 PM
This is a great picture, it jumps out at you.
Posted by R. Pleasant on March 4,2011 | 09:32 AM
Beautiful picture, I love it.
Posted by Maria Alejandra Soto on March 3,2011 | 10:26 PM
Absolutely stunning! Brings back childhood memories of collecting the dropped plumes around their nesting area in the South. I kept them in a vase as a boquet. I love the way the photographer captured the beauty of the bird.
Posted by lydia on March 3,2011 | 10:03 PM
This definately deserves a place in the finals. Congratulations!
Posted by Peter on March 3,2011 | 08:58 PM
wonderful shot, great depth, contrast and grey scale
It hard to shot white birds
composition is unbelievable
Thanks
Dean Carlson PE
Posted by Dean Carlson PE on March 3,2011 | 05:51 PM
What a gorgeous picture. I have never seen an Egret look so beautiful. Thank you for sharing.
Posted by Susan on March 3,2011 | 03:46 PM
Love this picture it captures the beauty and grace of the Egret. The detail of the feathers do not dissapoint. Stunning beyond belief. Amazing! The best one in this category by far.
Posted by Andres F on March 3,2011 | 03:34 PM
Amazing! The detail of the feathers is beyond belief! How would one ever apreciate a beautiful bird like this one if it were not for such a great picture? Thank you for a wonderful job and sharing it!
Posted by Ann B Rendon on March 3,2011 | 01:48 PM
I've never seen a tremendous picture like this one.
Posted by Gustavo Saldarriaga on March 3,2011 | 11:21 AM
I love this picture!!! Congratulations to the best photographer in the world!!!
Posted by Ivonne SIlva on March 3,2011 | 10:18 AM
EXCELENTE, MEJOR IMPOSIBLE.
Posted by LUZ DARY TORRES ACOSTA on March 3,2011 | 10:02 AM
MUY BUENA FOTO
Posted by LUZ MIRIAM LOPEZ LOPEZ on March 3,2011 | 09:58 AM
EXCELENTE TOMA
Posted by ISAAC SOTO RENGIFO on March 3,2011 | 09:57 AM
great shot, it seems that moved
Posted by Mauricio Gomez on March 3,2011 | 08:19 AM
amazing it is incredible a masterpiece!!!!!
Posted by isabela soto on March 2,2011 | 10:18 PM
I think this is the most beautiful picture I ever see.
The magic of the feders coming out of the dark.
Posted by María teresa Soto on March 2,2011 | 10:04 PM
amazing the best picture ever wowwwww!!!!!!!!
Posted by isabela soto on March 2,2011 | 10:02 PM
This photo is amazing wow the best
Posted by Viviana lopez on March 2,2011 | 09:11 PM
Of all the entries in this category, this image is by far and away the best. It would be nice, however, to see what processing was done to this image such that it falls into the "altered images" category. From the looks of it, I would surmise that the background was changed. But I could be wrong. Anyway, beautiful work, and heads and shoulders above the rest.
Posted by RFF on March 2,2011 | 05:16 PM