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Bluebird Dreams
MaryO


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Challenge: Free Study 2014-12 (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: Birds
Camera: Nikon D800
Lens: Tamron SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 USD DI for Nikon
Date: Dec 30, 2014
Aperture: 8.0
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/320
Date Uploaded: Dec 20, 2014

 They're back! A little flock of Bluebirds showed up in my yard a few days ago, and from the speed with which they discovered the mealworms I hastily put out I think they're the same ones who stuck around for a few weeks last winter. Very happy to see them return. Liked this shot for all the bokeh from the backlit leaves and branches.

PP - converted from RAW, tilted, cropped, Nik Viveza (lightened head), dodged eye, cloned out a twig, resized, Nik Sharpen, cloned out haloing.

Statistics
Place: 39 out of 130
Avg (all users): 6.1348
Avg (commenters): 7.5000
Avg (participants): 6.1034
Avg (non-participants): 6.1935
Views since voting: 473
Views during voting: 157
Votes: 89
Comments: 5
Favorites: 0

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 01/10/2015 12:42:15 PM
elusive little birds they are - fleeting too. nicely done.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/07/2015 10:04:07 PM
A beauty.
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 01/04/2015 05:09:45 AM
Lovely light and colours! In my eyes just enough blur on the back- and foreground!
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 01/04/2015 01:33:57 AM
Such a pretty little bird, love the dof used in this shot.
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 01/03/2015 06:03:29 AM
A lovely study and composition, it works really well surrounded as it is by soft focus, one of my highest scorers, good luck
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