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04-JUL-2008 Hank v/d Velde

20080706 - 137 Common Loon.jpg

Mississippi Lake, Ontario

Note: The water lily was cloned in using Photoshop Elements.

Nikon D300 ,Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G ED-IF AF-S VR
1/1000s f/4.0 at 420.0mm iso250 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
Steve Highfield08-Dec-2008 20:42
The sheer quality of this image grabbed me - Excellent work Hank. +V
Yi Feng08-Dec-2008 02:14
Beautiful light and detail. Love that green water background too. V
bill friedlander07-Dec-2008 21:50
Beautiful photo. One to hang on the wall. V
Cliff07-Dec-2008 09:05
A lovely shot Hank, a beautiful bird perfectly complimented by the water lily.
Jay Levin05-Dec-2008 22:29
Wonderful composition and light, Hank. Vote
Ali Majdfar03-Dec-2008 19:10
So lovely capture, excellent. ~V
Marjan Schavemaker02-Dec-2008 22:15
Real quality, Hank! V
john savage02-Dec-2008 22:07
Fantastic light and comp. Beautiful image.
Lieve Snellings02-Dec-2008 21:40
love this, so nice with this flower, very good composition and sharpness, v
Art Parnell02-Dec-2008 21:08
Beautiful detail on this loon, and with the perfectly placed water lilly, makes a great composition.
Marcia Colelli02-Dec-2008 19:29
beautiful capture and composition V
an nguyen02-Dec-2008 18:53
Wow wow...that is a beautiful water lily and the loon...how nice..
jychamberland02-Dec-2008 15:08
very beautiful capture Hank.
Carol Rollins02-Dec-2008 14:11
Wow, what a wonderful mood Hank. Beautiful capture. CB
Guest 02-Dec-2008 13:17
wow, a fabulous image.
Ann Pettigrew02-Dec-2008 12:45
Gorgeous shot, Hank! The greens in the water, the lily, and the black of the loon create such a wonderful mood. Well done!
Chris Spracklen02-Dec-2008 12:27
Beautiful photo, Hank. (V)
Catching the lily flower was a real bonus.
Sharp shot of the loon, too.
Kind regards, Chris
Joanne Kamo02-Dec-2008 12:17
Awesome image, Hank, like a painting.
Suzanne Labbé02-Dec-2008 11:58
Fantastic compo. Perfect shot ! ^V^
Guest 02-Dec-2008 09:41
This is a beautiful shot! The flower and great colour really add to this shot, V!
Dominic Cantin02-Dec-2008 07:39
Beautiful compo Hank !

Dom :)
Bryan Murahashi02-Dec-2008 06:48
Beautiful capture of this Loon and its waterlily.
January Grey02-Dec-2008 06:38
Superb! Details, light & composition...all perfect! Who knew a loon could be so beautiful?
Jean D02-Dec-2008 05:02
A perfect shot, Hank! Beautiful Loon, gorgeous water and that Lilly pad looks fantastic, as well! ~BV~
Simon Chandler02-Dec-2008 04:42
Excellent composition and exposure. Picture perfect image. v
Peter Stahl02-Dec-2008 04:30
What a picture perfect setting and shot. Love the lilly in the water with the loon. Awesome comp!! GMV.
Guest 02-Dec-2008 04:04
Now I'm really jealous, this is wonderful. vote
Char02-Dec-2008 03:24
Hi Hank,
An absolutely striking shot! Perfect in every way.\/
Jess. ( Lady.D.)02-Dec-2008 03:18
Beautiful capture Hank, well done with the lily, gorgeous water .....
silvia marmori02-Dec-2008 03:08
perfect light and details in the subject... (i repeat, yes, but.. how awesome feathers!!)
i like so much the delicate flower.. such equilibrium..
Tom Torbert02-Dec-2008 03:04
excellent.. lighting and loon are perfect.. v
Tom Munson02-Dec-2008 03:01
Beautifully composed, Hank. Perfect with the Lilly and gorgeous water.
Dennis Swayze02-Dec-2008 02:53
...the wispy green tones in the water, the lily and a awesome capture of the Loon...well done Hank.
Cheers !
Janet Forjan-Freedman02-Dec-2008 02:50
Lovely capture and composition!
Guest 02-Dec-2008 02:41
Really nice light and color here.
Jean Chiasson02-Dec-2008 02:24
Beautiful image comp Hank bravo
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