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a little to the left...please?
a little to the left...please?
birdyblue


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Pets and Their People (Basic Editing II)
Camera: Canon PowerShot A310
Location: home
Date: Dec 19, 2004
Aperture: 3.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/50
Galleries: Animals
Date Uploaded: Dec 20, 2004

 My African Grey getting her head scratched.

Statistics
Place: 4 out of 126
Avg (all users): 6.7530
Avg (commenters): 7.8966
Avg (participants): 6.5200
Avg (non-participants): 6.8210
Views since voting: 2196
Views during voting: 477
Votes: 332
Comments: 36
Favorites: 2 (view)

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AuthorThread
 12/30/2004 08:41:49 AM
Thanks to everyone for their comments! Taking photos of animals is not easy and I am pleased with my entry. I'm also pleased with how far I have come in the 6 months I have been entering challenges. I'm really learning a lot about lighting and composition. And this result also proves it doesn't take an expensive and fancy camera to create great photos!
 12/29/2004 11:10:22 AM
Beautiful picture, congrats on your 4th placement. Your Grey is cute!
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 12/29/2004 12:08:51 AM
Congratulations on your 4th placing. Another well executed image which can adorn any wall.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/28/2004 11:54:40 PM
Simply lovely with great subdued lighting to reveal untold texture and beauty. 8
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 12/28/2004 09:49:48 PM
This captures the spirit of the challenge well. The interaction between the bird and the subject are silent but effective.I like how the pet is somewhat commanding the person. Absolutely spectacular lighting as well. This is a stunning photograph; very well done.
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 12/28/2004 06:35:27 PM
Striking picture with the black background with only the hands showing. And, the orang tail makes the picture pop. I really like this one.
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 12/28/2004 04:49:17 PM
Interesting use of light and shadow. I like it!
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 12/28/2004 12:30:59 PM
Framed nicely
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 12/28/2004 11:44:28 AM
this is wonderful, i love the lighting and texture, 10!
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 12/28/2004 11:34:03 AM
beautiful color contrasts Very professional looking Great Job
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 12/27/2004 08:48:50 PM
A nice picture, but looks like you used way too much NeatImage (or some filter). The soft look is appealing in its way, but you've lost some of the detail in the feathers. The lighting is really nice, though.
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 12/26/2004 05:02:53 PM
Beautiful African Grey 10
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 12/26/2004 02:25:20 PM
Composition: 10
Technical: 8, Just a touch too dark
Appeal: 9
Challenge: 10
Overall Calculated Average Score: 9
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 12/26/2004 07:06:02 AM
Stark
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 12/24/2004 03:57:15 PM
little to the let is a great title for this pic.
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 12/24/2004 03:50:31 PM
This is quite a beautiful shot
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 12/24/2004 04:50:16 AM
Whoa, too much neat image
 12/24/2004 04:40:59 AM
By far the best photograph in this challenge in my opinion. Great technique and I like the way you isolated the bird and human hands and didn’t let the background distract from the picture. Lighting is great and I love the soft feel. Great focus and color, however I do see some noise but not enough to distract my eye. Great Shot! I think you have a ribbon here.
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 12/24/2004 04:34:00 AM
Excellent lighting. Love it. 10. Good luck!
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 12/23/2004 10:22:05 PM
Beautiful picture! My pick for 1st and I believe it this will win 1st place. The black background with just the hand by the birds head is elegantly composed.
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 12/23/2004 09:04:35 PM
I like the lighting. Good photo.
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 12/23/2004 05:03:27 PM
Nice picture. I like the soft focus. The lighting is well done, the important parts are well lit, the rest blends with the background. But you've got some bad jpeg artifarcts in there...Did you have to compress it that much?? 8.
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 12/23/2004 01:41:11 PM
excellent grey, my favorite parrot.
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 12/23/2004 09:53:59 AM
very cool...
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 12/22/2004 09:23:25 PM
Nice colors and nice pose. It has the feeling of noise reduction like NI though.
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 12/22/2004 06:50:55 PM
gotta love greys... too sweet
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 12/22/2004 05:03:18 PM
beautiful photo
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 12/22/2004 04:17:40 PM
Those feathers look awesome. Great shot.
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 12/22/2004 12:25:11 PM
The lighting is nice but it's just too dark for me
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 12/22/2004 10:21:52 AM
very, very striking. love the subtle introduction of the "people" element. Perhaps a HAIR more exposure to help fill in the voids on the bird itself? It may be a monitor thing, I donno.
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 12/22/2004 10:15:53 AM
I like this, although it could be little brighter on the right.
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 12/22/2004 10:12:51 AM
Beautiful picture and bird.
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 12/22/2004 09:04:21 AM
Good composition and teh gery on grey works really well - the splash of red works wonders - one of the best!
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 12/22/2004 04:18:41 AM
Aawww! So cute, lovely photo
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 12/22/2004 01:05:09 AM
Wow, great light and very effective use of softness.
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 12/22/2004 12:33:27 AM
very nice. done with good style.
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