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Fateful Lightning
Fateful Lightning
jmsetzler


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Challenge: Free Study 2011-03 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-7D
Lens: Sigma 150-500mm f/5-6.3 AF APO DG OS HSM for Canon
Location: Carolina Raptor Center - Huntersville, NC
Date: Mar 26, 2011
Aperture: f/6.3
ISO: 500
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Black and White, Birds
Date Uploaded: Mar 30, 2011

I went to the Carolina Raptor Center in Huntersville, North Carolina on March 26th for their PhotoWild event for photographers. We had closeup access to about 15 different birds over the course of the morning and I got a lot of really nice photos. The bald eagle was one of my favorites of the day simply because I had never had close access to this particular bird before.

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Place: 81 out of 324
Avg (all users): 5.9600
Avg (commenters): 7.3333
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Votes: 150
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/03/2011 04:56:49 PM
Great study. Composition is spot on. Eyes are looking at me, sharp with the "mandatory" catch lights. Whilst I understand the "need" for catch-lights in eyes, raptors have jutting brows to specifically reduce light and shade the eyes from sun and glare. Something a lot of commentators ignore and vehemently defend that catch-lights must be visible. The black and white processing is top notch and the background is smooth and uncluttered. This is a captive bird? I think so. No matter. One of the better nature studies in this FS challenge. I might have cropped out the birds right wing (at point of carpal coverts) as it is a little distracting. 9.
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04/01/2011 11:08:31 AM
a lot of detail, fierce! I prefer seeing this majesty in color
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04/01/2011 12:12:50 AM
Great photo, but I feel the crop is a little too tight, all the best.
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