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Challenge: The Username Challenge (Advanced Editing IV)
Collection: Good - Average
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS
Location: Easton, CT
Date: Dec 25, 2005
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/250
Galleries: Animals
Date Uploaded: Dec 25, 2005

I had no intention of entering the challenge, but I happened to catch this guy (handheld) through a dirty window while playing with a new lens. Wheee!

I don't expect a great score, but I like the photo a lot. ;-)

Nothing fancy on the processing- levels, a little sharpening and blurring, selective color enhancements, burned in the background and dodged around the eye and chest.

Statistics
Place: 43 out of 153
Avg (all users): 6.1850
Avg (commenters): 6.6154
Avg (participants): 6.0606
Avg (non-participants): 6.2813
Views since voting: 1149
Views during voting: 348
Votes: 227
Comments: 16
Favorites: 1 (view)


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01/02/2006 02:04:05 PM
Yes he did. The soft focus might have something to with shooting through two panes of dirty window glass. ;-)
01/02/2006 01:55:09 PM
good shot , Maybe a little soft . Did Santa bring that beautyful white lense
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/01/2006 11:08:18 PM
great capture
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01/01/2006 10:25:33 PM
8 - Very good. Nice color and composition. Like the snow/ice on the ground as an added element here. Criticism; difficult, as opportunity doesn't wait long (if indeed it was there at all), but 'if only' you got it 'taking a step'. Seems a little 'soft', whether that is focus or 'neat image' not sure, either way good capture. Just seems the snow/ice is slightlysharper, but difficult to discern at this size. Up to 8 from 7.
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01/01/2006 09:15:22 PM
Nice capture of the blue jay, fits the challenge well. I like the bit of snow in the foreground as it adds to the photo.
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01/01/2006 07:54:11 PM
Wow, Very nice picture. Love the colors. Good sharp focus, nice details.
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12/30/2005 01:37:21 AM
Awesome capture! Too bad your are just a touch soft. Don't get me wrong. I have plenty of these in my digital portfolio. You know, the shots that are just enough off that you bang your head against the computer desk...
TC
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12/29/2005 07:04:32 PM
I think your focal point is just short of the mark but other than that it's a great shot and I would imagine difficult to get.
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12/29/2005 05:11:24 PM
Certainly a real cutie! Bump.
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12/29/2005 04:29:16 PM
What a beautiful winter surprise to see that vibrant blue near the winter ice. Fantastic job.
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12/29/2005 09:20:00 AM
Great close up but he seems ever so slightly out of focus. Darling bird and the colors are good.
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12/28/2005 05:56:06 AM
Pretty little bird, and I like how you have taken him...... Lovely image, well done, & also suits the username as well..................
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12/26/2005 06:35:57 PM
Love these little birds. Nice capture.
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12/26/2005 12:18:54 PM
great capture, wonderful vivid colors.
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12/26/2005 06:51:59 AM
An all around great shot. Well done.
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12/26/2005 03:10:01 AM
Nice sharpness, the colors jump out.
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