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Challenge: Skyscape II (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: Raptors
Camera: Nikon D700
Lens: Nikon AF-S Nikkor 28-300mm f3.5-5.6G ED VR
Date: Sep 14, 2014
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/400
Date Uploaded: Sep 14, 2014

 Love all the wispy clouds; the hawk's appearance was a bonus, and he found a great spot to spread his wings and soar.

PP - converted from RAW, cropped, dupe layer (auto smartfix, Viveza to lighten vignette and bit of sky, mostly erased hawk, flattened at about 80% opacity), cloned out a gazillion spots of sensor dust, Nik CEP tonal contrast at about 80% opacity, resized, sharpen, Nik CEP glamour glow.

Statistics
Place: 37 out of 62
Avg (all users): 5.7083
Avg (commenters): 7.0000
Avg (participants): 5.7667
Avg (non-participants): 5.6667
Views since voting: 269
Views during voting: 153
Votes: 72
Comments: 3
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/19/2014 05:09:28 PM
Mesmerizing. Maybe I would have liked a sharper focus on the hawk and a little less centered, but this image still is a very laudable entry for this challenge. Good luck.
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 09/17/2014 11:48:43 AM
Beautiful sky frames a great bird. Might be stronger if the bird were above center and further to the right, flying into the picture.
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 09/15/2014 10:04:12 AM
Handsome bird, and nicely framed in the clouds.
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