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06/22/2005 05:42:26 PM |
From the critique club:
Are you kidding? I doubt that anyone can improve on this lovely image. The true charm lies with cute subject and its heartwarming expression. The perching is outstanding. The composition is complete and very well cropped.
As is, it is complete. Wise selection of dof to obliterate the background. The pole and its color becomes the leading support and to find its tiny talons embracing its adds charm.
While this image is complete there is also the alternative takes by zooming in closer, but then this becomes a different image.
The colors are pleasing and the image does not suffer from over sharpenning. All in all, I expected this image in the top 5. 11th is good because the competition is real hot in this challenge, so hot that I was happy with my sparrow score. Top twenty, as in your case, means that the image is above average. Your technique, as displayed is very promising and you have a very good eye and good taste. Now, get out of here and keep up the nice work. |
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06/22/2005 04:23:07 PM |
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06/22/2005 11:25:34 AM |
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06/20/2005 12:28:22 AM |
| Congratulations on your top 20 finish. This image is pleasure to look at. Very good work. |
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06/20/2005 12:08:12 AM |
| I was really really hoping this would ribbon. Congrats on the 11th position and a really exceptional shot! Everything is perfect with this shot, the sharpness of the subject and the blurred background and the composition and the colors... Great job!!! |
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06/19/2005 09:46:41 PM |
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06/19/2005 06:36:43 PM |
Nicely captured, with nothing to distract from the subject.
Very clean and sharp.
Well done. |
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06/19/2005 06:10:38 PM |
Fantastic shot
10
good luck |
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06/19/2005 02:10:53 PM |
| wow, what a picture! this should defo win a ribbon! 10 from me! |
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06/18/2005 09:55:49 PM |
| Beautiful image, beautiful composition, excellent colors, nice crop, great POV and focus. Okay, 10 it is. No way to improve... |
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06/17/2005 10:04:06 PM |
| great composition and DOF. One small gripe: the dark line along the pole suggest a bit of oversharpening. |
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06/16/2005 08:38:55 PM |
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06/16/2005 02:05:28 PM |
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06/16/2005 12:51:21 PM |
| Great great shot! The bird is incredibly sharp, and the blur on the background is just as pleasing, nothing disturbing the shot! Also that yellow spot on the bird's neck, is very beautiful! |
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06/16/2005 12:13:57 PM |
| Beautifully composed right down to (presumably waiting and waiting for and then catching) the perfect pose, superb lighting and detail and absolutely perfect background blurred to perfect extent by your DOF choice. 9 |
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06/16/2005 09:27:31 AM |
| Simple and really beautiful |
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06/15/2005 10:36:48 PM |
| Very nice. Curious to see if the bokeh is natural or photoshop-induced. Either way, very nice. |
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06/15/2005 09:58:42 PM |
| Great clarity here and bokeh too. |
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06/15/2005 09:29:32 PM |
| A simple bird picture but I really like the way the perch leads to the subject. Nicely blurred background. |
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06/15/2005 04:57:52 PM |
| great shot. the simplicity is refeshing after seeing so many busy shots. very easy on the eyes. |
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06/15/2005 09:40:39 AM |
| Focus, lighting and compostion are perfect. A very nice contrast to the background, but also having complementary colors. 10. |
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06/15/2005 08:35:47 AM |
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06/14/2005 10:28:13 PM |
| Nice Bokeh shot. The blurred background really makes the subject stand out. (9) |
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06/14/2005 03:10:25 PM |
| Excellent DOF, crisp and clear details, vivid colors, just beautiful! |
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06/14/2005 02:40:36 PM |
| Outstanding capture. Reminds me of a picture I would expect to see on a card in a card shop. Compostion, lighting and exposure are all excellent. |
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06/14/2005 09:04:32 AM |
| I love this one. I really like the slightly off centered placement of the bird. Great capture. |
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06/14/2005 04:50:51 AM |
| Very cute! Bumped it up on my second pass, good luck. |
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06/13/2005 10:06:34 PM |
| nice capture ...love the sharpness perfect for the rule of thirds well done |
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06/13/2005 09:27:43 PM |
| Nice shot. Got a bit of halo on the left side of the stick, but other than that, really nice. |
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06/13/2005 08:21:10 PM |
| Great shot and great composition! I've been envisioning a shot like this in my mind for a while now, but haven't gotten an opportunity to shoot it! |
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06/13/2005 06:55:35 PM |
| This is breathtaking. Minimalistic and crisp and great colors and....and...and...an 8. Good luck! |
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06/13/2005 06:53:04 PM |
| Another big lens used here! crispy, bokeh and colors rock! 10 |
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06/13/2005 02:21:22 PM |
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06/13/2005 02:02:24 PM |
very pretty! and simple, clear, sharp, this should go into the
roberts bird book |
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06/13/2005 01:47:48 PM |
| sharp, nice and clean bokeh. |
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06/13/2005 01:25:52 PM |
| Nice clean composition and good background. |
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06/13/2005 01:06:36 PM |
| Brilliant. Excellent focus and excellent composition. The background blur is super effective. Straight 10. |
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06/13/2005 12:13:10 PM |
| This is really, REALLY awesome! I love everything about it. The frame works well with it too! |
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06/13/2005 11:18:22 AM |
| Nice and simple. Well shot. Good focus. |
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06/13/2005 10:39:06 AM |
| fantastic focus, colors of the bokeh background compliment the bird; maybe a little hot on the white breast feathers. Great job. |
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06/13/2005 10:21:24 AM |
| A great shot. Good work with such intense light. Just slightly overexposed on his right breast area, but totally acceptable. One of my favourites. |
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06/13/2005 08:04:04 AM |
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06/13/2005 05:53:14 AM |
| there are just so many brilliant shots in this challenge it will be very close 10 |
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06/13/2005 04:10:44 AM |
| My favourite garden bird, beautifully captured, perfect focus in a narrow DoF, lovely composition too, well done. 9 |
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06/13/2005 02:23:15 AM |
| Awesome capture ... well done and good luck |
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06/13/2005 12:42:44 AM |
| Great capture, nice and crisp |
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06/13/2005 12:23:51 AM |
| Very nice. Like the creamy background. |
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