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Challenge: Shallow DOF II (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM
Location: Sacramento Zoo
Date: Dec 16, 2005
Aperture: f5
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/250s
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Dec 17, 2005

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Statistics
Place: 6 out of 346
Avg (all users): 6.5056
Avg (commenters): 8.0000
Avg (participants): 6.2609
Avg (non-participants): 6.6883
Views since voting: 3896
Views during voting: 379
Votes: 269
Comments: 21
Favorites: 7 (view)

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 12/30/2005 05:01:51 PM
One of the best in this challenge. Excellent capture.
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 12/28/2005 09:08:03 PM
This is a fantastic shot. I especially like the drop of water dangling from the beak. Very crisp, looks like I can reach in and pet him...
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 12/28/2005 01:50:18 PM
The drop on the beak really helped make this one. Very crisp with excellent DOF. Congrats. on 6th place.
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 12/28/2005 10:08:11 AM
This is so beautiful! The pink and purples look amazing. Congratulations on 6th place.
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 12/28/2005 08:49:38 AM
The water droplets adds that special touch! Congratulations on your top ten finish.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/27/2005 03:51:50 PM
nice image
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 12/27/2005 03:10:41 PM
I love this, wonderful colors and the clarity makes this a top 10 IMO
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 12/26/2005 02:37:08 PM
Very nice.
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 12/24/2005 08:27:32 AM
This is such a womderful picture. But
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 12/24/2005 04:50:17 AM
Sharp focus on the subject and isolation from the background. May be a lottle less neck would have been a stronger composition. Nice job.
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 12/24/2005 03:55:31 AM
This will be very popular. It's a nice photo of the subject, and the depth of field has removed all possible distractions. That will be widely admired by the voters, as will the droplet of water.
I prefer those images that employ depth of field to some more ambitious artistic purpose, but that's just me. 6.
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 12/23/2005 08:39:21 PM
Gees, my deep sense of nature demands coming and fixing this poor chap's beak with my bare hands! Nice one, but with subject lined up in a sinngle plane I'd like to see all areas sharp and the beak with the drop certainly looses out here.
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 12/23/2005 07:22:03 AM
marvelous colors
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 12/22/2005 07:08:33 AM
wonderful photo. but I dont feel it really meets the challange goes from 7 to 6. (i.e. not using the shallow dof as an element in the picture)
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 12/22/2005 01:07:23 AM
absolutely exquisite!
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 12/21/2005 10:47:53 PM
Beautiful
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 12/21/2005 06:18:01 PM
8 - Oh, very nice. Criticism; very difficult, but, I'd like to see the entire beak (Roman nose) sharper, but difficult with your 'focus' I imagine. I like the drop at the end of the beak, which if enhanced/emphasized, 'somehow', make this even better. Very difficult to 'criticize' (pull apart) this shot, especially given the subject (flamingos). Perhaps some 'blown' issues on the beak, not sure, and any contrast 'tweaking' likely very difficult. Good DOF too.
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 12/21/2005 04:28:51 PM
Amazing colors and contrast, amplfied by the shallow DOF!!
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 12/21/2005 02:25:42 PM
the 1 thing i don't like is the framing...i think it should be a virt. and more of the neck should have been shown .....if that would at all be possible...but if not then it is a fine image as it is....(virts. always make the scean more dramatic.....)GL
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 12/21/2005 09:17:53 AM
Great Shot
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 12/21/2005 02:44:24 AM
Pinkyliscious! I love this and the focus is just... ummm... what's the word? Fabulous! 9
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