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Follow the Feathers
Follow the Feathers
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Challenge: Leading Lines II (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS
Location: Arthur's Seat, Edinburgh
Date: Jun 26, 2005
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/400
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Jun 26, 2005

 Editing: square crop, levels, resize, sharpen, cloning out two flies :)

This grey heron is usually found around the pond up arthur's seat after dawn, he's quite used to all the joggers so lets you get fairly near. Today he was hiding in some tall grass, so a nice green shot presented itself. The background is actually water reflecting the grassy bank above.

Wonder how many comments i'll get insisting that it has no leading lines just because it's not another repetitive architecture shot or landscape with tree...

Statistics
Place: 200 out of 275
Avg (all users): 4.9833
Avg (commenters): 6.5385
Avg (participants): 4.6720
Avg (non-participants): 5.3217
Views since voting: 845
Views during voting: 323
Votes: 240
Comments: 13
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/02/2005 10:42:32 AM
You seem to have got the exposure spot on here - it's normally all too easy to completely blow out white feathers.
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 07/02/2005 05:20:51 AM
I just love this bird. Luckily I read up on this challenge because without the knowledge I might have failed to see the line. Wonder if you are being marked down?
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 07/02/2005 01:49:11 AM
Great photo.
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 07/01/2005 04:43:39 PM
nice close up
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 06/30/2005 04:13:21 PM
I just love great pictures of birds, and this one really is -- the way you can se each feather, even in his beak where he had been primping. The blurred background enhances it so much too. One of my favorites.
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 06/30/2005 12:47:25 AM
Excellent picture, tad overexposed for me. Great DOF.
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 06/29/2005 12:14:21 PM
great shot, lines dont stand out so much
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 06/29/2005 08:10:47 AM
Nice photo! I like the background all blurred out because it is still a natural color and has a soothing effect. Good job!
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 06/28/2005 09:26:34 AM
I tried following the feathers but they led me nowhere. I think it would have been a much stronger entry if the subject was the only element in the shot.
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 06/28/2005 12:42:57 AM
It's a nice shot, but the "line" just isn't there for me, sorry
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 06/27/2005 07:15:33 PM
stunning well composed shot... just great!
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 06/27/2005 04:59:55 PM
Like the softness of the feathers and the clear focus in the eye, very nice shot..
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 06/27/2005 01:34:03 AM
Very nice capture. Beautiful lighting and color.
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