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Surviving in the cold
Surviving in the cold
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Success (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-30D
Lens: Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
Location: Hrisey, northern Iceland
Date: May 20, 2006
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/80
Galleries: Nature
Date Uploaded: May 23, 2006

 Found this Redwing nest in Hrisey an island in Eyjafjordur northern Iceland. It was very cold and snowing and this little bird strived in the nest while the parent had flown away (not because of me).
Resized, levels, unsharp mask, contrast.

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Views since voting: 784
Views during voting: 337
Votes: 229
Comments: 7
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AuthorThread
 06/06/2006 04:49:10 AM
Hi from the Critique Club!

My initial reaction to this was that I wasn't quite sure if the bird is dead or not!

Those eggs are a wonderful green, especially against the red of that poor chick. The oranges and browns of the branches and nest are also really nice.

I can see why you left that wonderful twisted branch in the image, it has lovely colour, texture and shape, but as one of the other voters stated, it distracts the eye a little from the nest which is the main focus.

The focus also seems to be sharper on the branch that the eggs and chick, so a smaller aperture or moving in much closer would fix that. It would also emphasize the snow more, which is a more essential part of the story here, than the branch.

This is one of those scenes that we rarely come across, well done for capturing it!
 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/30/2006 06:18:24 AM
Nice color. Would like to have the limb at the top cropped. It's distracting and seems to be more in focus than the nest and eggs. I hope the babies survived.
 05/25/2006 07:44:38 PM
this is disturbing a bit because it appears to be a dead bird.
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 05/25/2006 05:59:36 PM
certainly personifies the theme,nicely done!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/24/2006 09:41:48 PM
Great concept! However, this is a rather complex photo. Remember, photographer's first Rule of Thumb: Simply! You might try to crop to the lower RH corner keeping one swath of snow, and focus with F/2 or F/3.5 on the little bird. Great eye none-the-less. :)
And there you go...a little Welcome Free Advice (or not) from a friendly "arm-chair quarterback."
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 05/24/2006 05:35:08 PM
Did the little bird really survive? A very touching picture.
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 05/24/2006 09:53:52 AM
hope it was a successful ending, or beginning :-)
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