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Peg leg
Peg leg
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Bokeh II (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Nikon D50
Lens: Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6G
Location: Buffelsdrift Game Reserve, Oudtshoorn,South Africa
Date: Jun 19, 2006
Aperture: 4.5
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/2000
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Jun 19, 2006

 The Blue Crane is South Africa's National bird and is an endangered species! They seem to like standing on only one leg, which is obviously why I named this "Peg leg".

Statistics
Place: 293 out of 432
Avg (all users): 4.8745
Avg (commenters): 6.5714
Avg (participants): 4.7669
Avg (non-participants): 4.9918
Views since voting: 935
Views during voting: 324
Votes: 255
Comments: 9
Favorites: 0

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 06/28/2006 01:55:14 AM
Originally posted by ergates:
This looks very bleak, I would say that it need more contrast, the grey birds on the grey backgorund does not work very well.
The oof area isn't very well defined and does not add to the picture.
An very average entry.

Apparently so (as I did Averagely). Considering this is only my second submission I'm ok with average - but point taken. Thanks for taking the time to provide some feedback.
 06/28/2006 01:47:13 AM
Originally posted by cconlin:
2 or a mirror? hard to tell! great bokeh, if in deed, that's 2 birds there! like the foggy day you can see in the BG too.

Thanks! Not a mirror, there were 2 birds sitting on two rocks.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/27/2006 08:01:46 AM
great shot
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 06/25/2006 10:30:14 PM
Nice composition almost feels like a mirror effect. The bokeh makes the effect look nice. (10)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/24/2006 05:49:29 AM
Good idea but some levels are needed.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/23/2006 05:51:50 PM
This looks very bleak, I would say that it need more contrast, the grey birds on the grey backgorund does not work very well.
The oof area isn't very well defined and does not add to the picture.
An very average entry.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/22/2006 05:21:00 PM
2 or a mirror? hard to tell! great bokeh, if in deed, that's 2 birds there! like the foggy day you can see in the BG too.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/21/2006 11:36:25 PM
Haha, this is cute!!!
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 06/21/2006 02:39:23 AM
A little to soft for me...
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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