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Challenge: Why (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS
Location: Little Rock Zoo
Date: Jun 2, 2007
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Jun 5, 2007

Taken inside at the Little Rock Zoo of an Common Crowned Pigeon. Adjusted the levels, curves and saturation. Used noise ninja sharpened and resized.

Statistics
Place: 18 out of 292
Avg (all users): 6.3842
Avg (commenters): 7.0000
Avg (participants): 6.0270
Avg (non-participants): 6.6121
Views since voting: 1532
Views during voting: 264
Votes: 190
Comments: 12
Favorites: 3 (view)


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06/17/2007 01:39:52 AM
A winner of an image and a great entry! Congratulations on your top twenty.
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06/14/2007 09:53:24 AM
Loved this - 10 from me. Outstanding detail - and a terrific choice of subject. Title too. I love what chalice said below - it's right on!
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06/14/2007 12:43:38 AM
Congratulations on an excellent entry and a very good final placement. I love the shot: the colors, the crop, the subject, the focus. I think the background is perfect. What a funny and marvelous bird!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/13/2007 07:38:21 PM
Score 7..

Now, isn't this little guy a cutie.. I've never seen this type of bird & have no idea what it is, but congrats on submitting a very unique image..

I love the dof here.. I think it's perfect for a subject like this & really helps to show the detail in the feathers.. I'm not a huge fan of the coloring as I don't feel the orange is adding to the red in the front of the bird or in it's eye.. It's sorta competing imho..

You have really nice focus and I think that's perfect as any more sharpening would maybe make this look like it was "too" sharpened..

My only gripe would be that some of the feathers on top & side are cut off.. I'm sure it wasn't easy though capturing this.. Otherwise, it's a solid entry and one I enjoyed very much.. Keep up the great work !!

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06/12/2007 10:41:05 PM
Wonderful color and detail.
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06/12/2007 06:46:09 PM
Lovely bird; eye is tack-sharp and bokeh is pretty and complementary.
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06/11/2007 02:02:28 AM
The Phyllis Diller of birds.
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06/09/2007 10:56:53 AM
this as really had a fright
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06/08/2007 05:04:19 AM
Good photo of a cool bird. i think for me the title here distracts from the image. It is such a unique bird, I think i would have titled it..... "Why!?!?" and let the viewer decide what the question was about. Nice DOF.

I am not a good photographer, I do not claim to be better than anyone, any criticism is meant to be constructive criticism......
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06/06/2007 06:17:08 PM
interesting bird, nice title, image is technically sound with good lighting and nice crop. The eye is mesmorizing, lovely background
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06/06/2007 04:06:45 PM
Great photo of a very unique bird. I feel that the eye should be less centered in the image. Trimming a little more from the right side would have helped. but otherwise Its a lovely shot!
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06/06/2007 10:15:55 AM
very excellent!!!
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