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Challenge: Birds (Advanced Editing IV)
Collection: Favorites - Ribbons
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0L USM
Location: Beardsley Zoo- Bridgeport, CT
Date: Jun 12, 2005
Aperture: f/4.0
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/25
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Jun 12, 2005

I spent hours watching this King Vulture before I got a few decent shots. He was in an indoor enclosure surrounded by heavy wire fencing. I had to open up the aperture all the way and get right up against the fence to make it disappear.

Processing: Crop, levels, Librodo's sharpening technique, dodge and burn, blur the background more, saturation, colorize the bottom right corner. Scramble to get it posted before the deadline...

Statistics
Place: 14 out of 289
Avg (all users): 6.8716
Avg (commenters): 7.8077
Avg (participants): 6.7152
Avg (non-participants): 7.1212
Views since voting: 3168
Views during voting: 389
Votes: 257
Comments: 34
Favorites: 2 (view)


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06/22/2005 11:26:36 AM
Wicked, the color is spectacular!
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06/20/2005 12:32:42 AM
Hey Shannon: Congratulations with this great presentation.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/19/2005 11:26:34 PM
Looks like his wearing a mask. Amazing detail with great background to support the lovely colors. This guy is so neat returning for a bump. 8
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06/19/2005 10:56:10 PM
Nice colors.. I like the background..
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06/19/2005 08:56:57 PM
Wow - great image. The detail is incredible. POV, crop, composition all excellent to me! 9 - Good luck in the challenge!
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06/18/2005 01:50:17 PM
Impressive and really beautiful details. I like the cropping you've done. -9
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06/18/2005 11:16:11 AM
Wow, what a odd looking bird. Fantastic colors, feather details, and focus on the head/eye. Great job.
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06/17/2005 06:13:55 PM
OMG what an ugly bird!
focus is spot on, which does not do this bird any favours.
9
great shot but WTF is it? A bird designed by commitee?
LOL
good luck
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06/17/2005 05:19:14 AM
I think you have caught this wrell the oblique placing of the head is what makes this photo 9
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06/16/2005 08:55:36 PM
Wow !! great colors and sharpness .. i can see this in top10
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06/16/2005 04:57:55 PM
Love the colors.
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06/16/2005 12:26:23 PM
Lovely colour and good use of DOF to blur background. Interesting composition and interesting bird too. 7
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06/15/2005 09:34:00 PM
Interesting bird Nice textures I like him:) 8
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06/15/2005 04:39:14 PM
Neat, what the hell is it?
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06/15/2005 09:43:24 AM
Very good. The lighting is perfect. 10.
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06/14/2005 07:16:11 PM
The colors are so vivid...
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06/14/2005 04:07:41 PM
Wow! Great colors! Crystal clear right in the eyes. The composition is a little different but I don't mind. 9
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06/14/2005 03:36:40 PM
Very nice picture...love the eyes....
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06/14/2005 02:05:43 PM
Stunningly beautiful colors and it doesn't look overprocessed. The feathers look to me to be just the right softness too. I think you nailed it! SPECTACULAR job! Congrats! I'm sure this will be a ribbon taker... (10)
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06/14/2005 09:31:24 AM
Scary bird. Good colours though, sharp.
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06/14/2005 01:33:57 AM
Terrific subject and excellent focus. Good luck!
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06/13/2005 11:20:00 PM
This vulture is just beautiful even for a scavenger...I wish his head were turned a little more toward the camera, but color and composition and interest are there.
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06/13/2005 09:53:51 PM
Very pretty shot of an ugly bird... although this one's not the worrst.. I like the colors and sharpness.
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06/13/2005 08:28:34 PM
What a bizarre creature! Nice shot. Great blurred background.
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06/13/2005 06:10:38 PM
Perfect!
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06/13/2005 04:19:51 PM
Beautiful!!!!!!! It looks like someone just brushed him and fluffed him up for his portrait!!! And EXPERTLY done it is!!! :)
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06/13/2005 01:58:47 PM
great colours
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06/13/2005 01:53:43 PM
never seen a bird like that before!
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06/13/2005 01:19:55 PM
Beautiful colors. Like the dof, detail of the feathers. Excellent composition.
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06/13/2005 11:59:16 AM
Nice contrast. Clear focus.
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06/13/2005 09:19:54 AM
wonderful vulture
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06/13/2005 04:26:17 AM
Wow!!!
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06/13/2005 12:46:40 AM
Wow, pretty neat. Never seen anything like it. Is it a baby? Love the detail and clarity...I feel like I can reach out and touch it. 10
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06/13/2005 12:10:05 AM
My favorite bird! Cool details! 10
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