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Momentary Connection
Momentary Connection
MaryO


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Challenge: Free Study 2012-07 (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: Flowers and Bugs
Camera: Nikon D700
Lens: Nikon AF-S Nikkor 28-300mm f3.5-5.6G ED VR
Location: Springfield, VA
Date: Jul 4, 2012
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 640
Shutter: 1/1600
Galleries: Birds
Date Uploaded: Jul 27, 2012

Turns out the Flame Honeysuckle I planted to attract Hummingbirds works ... for at least one Hummingbird female. I'm thrilled every time I see her.

Love the eye contact in this shot. From this angle her colors looked rather dull so I went with duotone so the flowers didn't hog the image ;-)

PP - cropped, tonemapped in qtpfsgui (pregamma 0.697, mantiuk method, contrast mapping 0.1, saturation factor 1.029, detail factor 1), levels, duotone, vignette (darken and blur), lightened center a bit more, burnt eye bits, resized, sharpened, added border.

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Place: 55 out of 259
Avg (all users): 6.3276
Avg (commenters): 7.7143
Avg (participants): 6.2766
Avg (non-participants): 6.5455
Views since voting: 504
Views during voting: 177
Votes: 116
Comments: 7
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08/06/2012 09:11:09 PM
Rare capture well executed. 8
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08/06/2012 03:30:24 PM
Wow, this is so nice. The soft contrast makes it seem so dreamy. I don't think you needed that frame but it's an ok addition. Really well done, so crisp and the bokeh. I'm definitely wowed, highest score for you.
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08/05/2012 08:58:17 AM
A hummer with flower and not feeder! Woot! You got the "look" to. WD, 7.
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08/02/2012 01:54:58 AM
oh how sweet it is~ 8
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08/01/2012 09:44:12 PM
Nicely toned, excellent entry.
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08/01/2012 11:24:50 AM
Simply lovely.
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08/01/2012 09:50:15 AM
The color tone is great. Almost looks like a painting.
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