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synchronized flying
synchronized flying
Sailingduck


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Challenge: October Free Study (Advanced Editing II)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
Location: Clearwater Beach, Clearwater, FL
Date: Oct 24, 2004
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/800
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Oct 31, 2004

 Since a good many of you are probably in Fall weather now, I thought a picture of something normally seen at the beach in Summer would change things up a bit.

While on my back, holding a cracker up, these 2 were hovering 2-3 feet beyond the camera. I shot about 100 images, but I liked the wing positions of these 2 gulls the best.

Shot with the 20D and 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS lens.
Very little post editing done (crop, levels, USM).


Statistics
Place: 27 out of 487
Avg (all users): 6.6452
Avg (commenters): 7.6875
Avg (participants): 6.5467
Avg (non-participants): 7.2647
Views since voting: 1977
Views during voting: 372
Votes: 248
Comments: 20
Favorites: 5 (view)

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 02/06/2005 11:43:25 AM
Very nice! Excellent capture of motion. Good light.
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 02/06/2005 11:00:00 AM
An excellent unique capture. Great job!
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 02/06/2005 10:12:46 AM
Oh, I remember this shot well. Surprised I didn't comment on it during the Challenge. It's a terrific capture. Hmmm, lying on your back? Hope you kept your mouth closed!
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 12/08/2004 01:28:53 PM
Well done on your POTD - this is a beautiful image.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/07/2004 10:16:43 PM
Marvelous synchronization, stop action, crop composition, and great light.
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 11/07/2004 09:34:46 PM
Very good photo. I'd like to know how you captured this image. 8 Kevin
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 11/06/2004 06:47:45 PM
Very nice! Great capture.
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 11/05/2004 05:09:14 PM
Very nice indeed. You had the perfect position, perfect timing and what seems a near perfect gear as well. Composition is super. Great job, this one will end up high in this very high-standard challenge.
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 11/04/2004 10:53:49 PM
great stopped motion and composition. Hope you weren't getting dive bombed
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 11/04/2004 02:37:42 PM
What a luck catch. Perfect lighting and white that is really white. Well done.
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 11/04/2004 09:46:39 AM
Great catch!! A really cool shot; if I had managed to take a shot like this, it would already be framed and hanging on the wall. Great focus, hope you let us know the particulars, (lens, settings, etc.).
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 11/03/2004 08:13:46 PM
Awesome capture of birds in flight! Perfect sharpness with a slight blurring of the tips of the wings to show motion. Great cropping too. Good luck in the challenge!
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 11/02/2004 11:45:28 PM
i dove this photo!
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 11/02/2004 08:09:51 PM
Great shot, you feel as though these birds are directly in front of you. Well done, focus is tack sharp. Good Luck
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 11/02/2004 02:49:52 PM
This is an amazing once in a lifetime capture...
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 11/02/2004 10:11:26 AM
That is very cool. Beautiful sky, both birds are in focus, same pose. Good job!
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 11/01/2004 09:09:08 PM
These avian acrobatics are fantastic - great stop action.
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 11/01/2004 10:58:35 AM
beautiful, sharp and the colors are perfect.
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 11/01/2004 03:53:08 AM
Grrrrrreat capture!! I love the positioning, colour of the sky in the background and the lovely whites on the birds. Very well done. Excellent work.
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 11/01/2004 01:49:22 AM
Excellent! Perfect focus and you were able to stop the wings with little blur!
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