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bspurgeon


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Challenge: Best of 2011 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Lens: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM
Date: Mar 16, 2011
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 3200
Shutter: 1/30
Date Uploaded: Jan 18, 2012

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Statistics
Place: 321 out of 410
Avg (all users): 5.3522
Avg (commenters): 7.8519
Avg (participants): 5.4826
Avg (non-participants): 4.7826
Views since voting: 450
Views during voting: 473
Votes: 247
Comments: 36
Favorites: 5 (view)


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02/25/2012 12:32:10 PM
One must beware of the corners in spurgeonographs...
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02/25/2012 12:04:29 PM
Originally posted by nixter:

oh boy, that face in the corner...gives me goose bumps.


YIKES! I hadn't seen that.
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02/24/2012 05:24:24 PM
Of course this was yours. Somehow it slipped off my radar and I never got back to comment. That little bit of pink brings the whole thing to life.
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02/24/2012 12:15:41 PM
Heroic struggle finding beauty where seldom seen.
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02/24/2012 08:02:58 AM
I want it to be sort of uplifting, but it ends up disturbing my mind. So.. Well done, and thanks for another engaging image.
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02/24/2012 06:07:33 AM
With more practise you'll get the eye in focus better. Hehe.
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02/24/2012 12:27:24 AM
I somehow missed this until now. This is incredible. A stunning piece of art.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/23/2012 05:10:22 PM
I'm going through the entries, stopping at those images I feel have had the benefit of an unconventional eye and dwelling a little longer to try to see and appreciate what you saw. This is one of those images.

Positives: Despite the excellent pigeon, it's the background I find most interesting - it's so very cornery! and with the subliminal suggestion of a face peering through the blur. The slight coloration works really well and the movement blur adds an uncommon thick softness to the image - like a visual muffle.

Critical stuff: Some additional grain may have contributed to the mood.

Overall: If you are going to make a blurry pigeon - this is the way to do it.
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02/23/2012 06:56:25 AM
Stunning blur. 10
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02/23/2012 06:47:13 AM
oh boy, that face in the corner...gives me goose bumps.
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02/23/2012 03:57:34 AM
Peacefully wonderful and a truly fine image.
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02/22/2012 11:29:01 PM
great 9
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02/22/2012 08:50:30 PM
Lovely and enchanting image.
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02/21/2012 12:15:16 AM
Gimme a bird shot any day, beautiful.
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02/20/2012 04:22:45 PM
beautiful motion blur!
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02/19/2012 11:28:15 PM
good!
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02/18/2012 10:52:26 PM
Nice, I like it
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02/18/2012 10:49:59 PM
Maybe not appealing to the masses, but I voted this a 9. Love the movement and motion. I am also very happy you did not process this in B&W. I think the color makes this very special. Congrats.
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02/18/2012 06:09:27 PM
This is such a lovely image; very heavenly. I don't think it would have been as appealing sharp and clear. Nice tones. (voted earlier)
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02/17/2012 12:53:04 PM
beauty in flight
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02/17/2012 10:21:33 AM
I didn't know this exists (selective desat that works).
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02/14/2012 07:50:18 PM
The title adds to this image. Well done. Gives me a sense of serenity and hope. Not sure if that were your intentions....but that is how I translated the image. 7
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02/14/2012 09:07:19 AM
Heroic
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02/13/2012 11:13:41 PM
LOVE the pink feet!!!!!!
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02/13/2012 09:13:26 PM
I can not put the why into words, but I love the movement and the freedom this makes me feel.
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02/13/2012 08:11:00 PM
my eye is really drawn to the pigeon, which is not always the case in "blurry pigeon shots' ;)
maybe a tad of denoise wouldnt hurt the image, 8
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02/13/2012 05:26:51 PM
The choice to leave color in the shot was not unwise.
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02/13/2012 04:04:49 PM
going for a posthumous i see...
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02/13/2012 10:04:10 AM
A beautiful abstract of flight.
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02/12/2012 12:05:28 AM
Wow, beautiful image. Perfect composition.
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02/11/2012 11:37:50 PM
Glorious.
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02/11/2012 02:25:29 PM
Looks like a graphite mine. It's lovely. Thank you. 7.
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02/10/2012 06:08:04 PM
I don't normally like this style, but I like this photo, how it suggests the bird without showing its details. Love the tinge of orange that is just enough to tell me they are feet.
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02/10/2012 07:26:51 AM
Sorry but I just don´t like abstract work, it doesn´t appeal to me at all and all I see is a blurry pidgeon. I mean no disrespect but rather wanted to explain why I gave this a 3 so at least you know it´s just my personal taste.
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02/10/2012 01:02:30 AM
Makes my heart sing. Thank you for seeing the way you see.
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02/10/2012 12:52:30 AM
ephemera at its best :-)
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