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Birds of a feather flock together
Birds of a feather flock together
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Challenge: Clichés and Sayings (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Nikon D50
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED
Location: Albany, California
Date: Apr 26, 2006
Aperture: f9
ISO: 200
Shutter: 4000
Galleries: Urban, Nature
Date Uploaded: Apr 27, 2006

Alternate/Original Title:Have you ever heard of the boy who flew too close to the sun? When I showed this photo to someone they asked if the "Birds of a feather flock together" was the title and I thought it was a more well known saying so I went with that.
I like this picture because it is taken with all stock equipment the D50 with the kit lens.

Almost all adjustments done from Raw file, making the sky from blue to orange. Used temp and tint changed and bumped exposure and shadows. Used curve layer in Raw and change hues and saturation in the calibration section. In Photoshop resized cropped and ran through NI.

This a sculpture made out of old leftover rot iron dumped in a waterfront/dogpark where many artists make art out of leftover debris.

Statistics
Place: 13 out of 288
Avg (all users): 6.6586
Avg (commenters): 8.2778
Avg (participants): 6.4684
Avg (non-participants): 6.7471
Views since voting: 2512
Views during voting: 409
Votes: 249
Comments: 28
Favorites: 9 (view)


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02/08/2007 05:27:47 AM
Freakin' AWESOME!!!!!
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09/14/2006 07:53:51 PM
great shot!
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09/14/2006 07:45:24 PM
what a wonderful shot!! very nice!
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05/16/2006 01:05:59 PM
wow! pretty cool! d orangey warm feeling n sharp criap silhoutte...congrats!
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05/14/2006 01:06:53 AM
Spectacular and dramatic capture to make a silhoutte sing out in all its glory to accent the saying. Congratulations on your top 20 finish.
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05/10/2006 01:45:30 AM
*Critique Club*

"Birds of a feather flock together" is an amazing photography into the Cliches and Sayings challenge.

Overall I have to say up front this is an excellent piece of work. The composition is prefect. I love the glow of the sun from between the hair, excellent angle. Technically this is just an amazing piece. Great warm orange coloring to change the tone of the piece.

I read your comments and would agree with your choice. I think some voters would have appreciated the other title, where others would just say huh and give you a lower score for it.

Wonderful job, keep up the wonderful work.
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05/10/2006 12:00:08 AM
Love this silhouette. Not many make me take an interest. This does. Can't think of anything to improve this shot.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/09/2006 10:14:58 PM
Awesome capture. Very clean and crisp. I like it a lot!
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05/09/2006 01:43:47 PM
This one makes me look and look again.
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05/09/2006 11:09:31 AM
Brilliant colors of the sky, an interesting structure, and the birds look like they are having fun. Great shot! I’m curious what time of day it was and how you got the sky so orange. This is my top rated photo.
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05/08/2006 02:19:01 PM
Beautiful capture! I didn't notice the artwork physique at first and I liked it a lot then. Now that I've looked longer and closer I see it... his arms are like wings.
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05/08/2006 12:18:00 PM
Fantastic bolor and lighting. I looked at it several times before noticing that whatever it is they are on looks to be a "birdman".
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05/07/2006 03:04:36 AM
Great shot and color
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05/06/2006 12:16:12 AM
I really like the abstract component in this shot... the sculpture is very interesting and the placement of the setting sun is perfect - well done
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05/05/2006 11:07:19 PM
Great silhouette. Perhaps the hotspot is a little distracting, but this image still holds a lot of interest for me.
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05/05/2006 04:23:10 AM
I'd like to see the statue/sculpture from a full wider angle just to see what it looks like.
But great capture there, especially with the sun right in the head, so to speak.
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05/04/2006 12:21:05 PM
Excellent pic that emotes serenity and calm..
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05/04/2006 11:57:08 AM
How pretty! I love that backlighting and the orange sunset look. Very cool photo!
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05/04/2006 08:30:02 AM
Wow, great shot and capture. WOuldnt be surprised if this was in the top 10. Congratulations on an awesome effort!
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05/03/2006 06:06:38 PM
Wonderful image.
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05/03/2006 04:40:18 PM
took me a couple of looks to notice the figure.very beautiful silhouette.
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05/03/2006 12:23:00 PM
Great background gradent. Super image. Should be top 25, maybe even top ten. 9 from me.
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05/03/2006 12:00:18 PM
nice sky
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05/03/2006 11:44:22 AM
Great image!
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05/03/2006 10:31:29 AM
This looks really cool. Birds are so hard to catch in flight. Much more so two of them.

I'd love to know how you managed to get the sun looking like that. Do you have some sort of funky filter or something?
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05/03/2006 04:47:39 AM
Beautiful shot!
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05/03/2006 01:32:16 AM
Amazing shot! The color is great and you have captured a perfect moment of flight. :)
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05/03/2006 12:53:41 AM
Albany Bulb...been there I wonder who this might be? Good shot. (8)
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