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Challenge: Wildlife II (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0L USM
Location: Provo, UT
Date: Jan 23, 2006
Aperture: 7.1
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/500
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Jan 24, 2006

 One of those once in a lifetime shots. Thought it was a string hanging from this bird, but when I transferred the picture to the computer I was amazed to see it was something you probably wouldn't like on your head by surprise.
My 200mm zoom couldn't quite reach, so I had to crop down quite a bit to get to this view. Little sharpening and level adjustment, that's all.

Statistics
Place: 88 out of 261
Avg (all users): 5.8179
Avg (commenters): 6.2286
Avg (participants): 5.5794
Avg (non-participants): 5.9298
Views since voting: 1087
Views during voting: 427
Votes: 335
Comments: 37
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/31/2006 10:48:04 PM
Man! I have seen so many of these it is not funny! But, yet it is!! :) That a heron or egret? Things must crap everytime that flap their wings. Good capture, nice DOF and focus. Good work.
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 01/31/2006 09:58:47 PM
Nice capture! Good timing too!
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 01/31/2006 09:09:29 PM
watch out below! Too funny.
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 01/31/2006 06:29:47 PM
7 - Mainly for the 'capture', including obvious 'wild' background 'view'/location, which likely meant more difficulty. Criticism; difficult with the 'opportunity' but sharper, more 'pop', etc. Perhaps a little more space 'above', for added balance, depending what you had to work with originally, of course. Up to 7 from 6, mainly for 'difficulty'.
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 01/31/2006 06:06:06 PM
BOMBS AWAY! LOL! Excellent timing!
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 01/31/2006 03:20:53 PM
that is grose but any ways it is a great angel
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 01/31/2006 02:12:06 PM
This is just an assault on my senses. This is a fact of Wildlife, but I don't care to see it like this...
 01/31/2006 08:48:27 AM
hard to catch this
 01/31/2006 12:45:09 AM
Great catch!
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 01/30/2006 05:40:01 PM
"When you're a bird, the whole world is your bathroom!" Nice flight shot, color, timing, even interesting background. Good thing it wasn't directly overhead.
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 01/29/2006 11:23:46 PM
Great photo, but a bit gross when you think about it.
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 01/29/2006 08:52:10 PM
Looks over-processed to me.
 01/29/2006 05:09:36 AM
took me a few secs to work it out.......!!!! It's wild......and it's life!!
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 01/29/2006 03:40:20 AM
LOL! It took me awhile to figure this one out. Good job!
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 01/29/2006 02:17:15 AM
Whoa .. now there is a moment and something you dont see everyday!!! Great shot!!
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 01/28/2006 09:14:35 PM
Nice Shot looks like bird is flying 35000 feet over mother earth
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 01/28/2006 07:59:12 PM
Now that's funny.
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 01/28/2006 04:24:14 PM
What timing!
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 01/28/2006 11:53:09 AM
Great shot, but EWWWW!!!!!!!!
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 01/27/2006 11:59:30 PM
strange.. interesting..... sort of reminds me of egg drop soup :)
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 01/27/2006 08:05:58 AM
Nice one, I realy like the background effects.....
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 01/26/2006 09:12:25 PM
...and I thought that was snow on the cliffs in the background. Nice timing!
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 01/26/2006 07:51:34 PM
nasty, good shot
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 01/26/2006 03:37:12 PM
Ha! Great 'capture'. Now we all know!! Fantastic picture, one for NG! Good clear focus.
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 01/26/2006 01:39:40 PM
Don't think I have ever seen a picture like this before. :-)
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 01/25/2006 10:18:39 PM
....wow
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 01/25/2006 10:07:00 PM
From where I am it looks like the bird is flying over the world.
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 01/25/2006 08:55:43 PM
don't look up. Nice action here ;)
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 01/25/2006 08:06:32 PM
What's this little fellow doing:)
Pitty the picture isnt sharp enough:(
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 01/25/2006 04:10:32 PM
" loooooooooooooooooooook out Below "
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 01/25/2006 03:54:15 PM
eeewwwww...
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 01/25/2006 03:07:17 PM
Hope there was no one under that bird! Yuck!
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 01/25/2006 05:07:21 AM
eek! I guess when you gotta go, you gotta go...great capture
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 01/25/2006 03:32:41 AM
what a shot. heheheheheee
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 01/25/2006 03:24:10 AM
Sharing a little too much...
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 01/25/2006 01:20:36 AM
ewwww lol
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 01/25/2006 12:58:17 AM
LOL .. this is really cool!
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