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Birds on a wire
Birds on a wire
Melethia


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Best of 2006 (Advanced Editing V*)
Collection: Challenges 2007
Camera: Canon EOS-30D
Lens: Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS
Location: Austin, TX
Date: Oct 7, 2006
Aperture: f/8
ISO: 125
Shutter: 1/640
Galleries: Animals
Date Uploaded: Jan 7, 2007

 Yes, this was in my portfolio and had a lot of views and more favorites than any non-challenge picture I've posted. Is it my best picture from 2006? I don't know - probably not. But I do like it and I didn't submit it in the Free Study for that month and wondered how it would have done. In a Best of 2006 it'll probably go largely unnoticed - it's rather quiet - but that's fine by me.

Taken on the way to the San Antonio/Austin Get Together in October.

Statistics
Place: 305 out of 712
Avg (all users): 5.8534
Avg (commenters): 7.6400
Avg (participants): 5.7925
Avg (non-participants): 6.0482
Views since voting: 1462
Views during voting: 527
Votes: 348
Comments: 44
Favorites: 9 (view)

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 04/10/2007 02:20:56 AM
Anothe good one I remember from best of06. Judy(jutilda) has a similar shot in her porfolio. The are all watching the bird down below. Probably wondering who will be the next to fly.
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 03/09/2007 10:24:46 AM
I gave this a 7 during the challenge, my only fault is that I'd like a little more colour... too much white for me. The minimalism is great however. (WARNING: Comment could be indecisive).
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 02/17/2007 10:57:34 AM
composition is great! my eyes go from left to right to bottom. very underrated.

usully you'd think b/w works in images like this, but the blue sky and the brown tones in the birds are too good to leave out.
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 02/14/2007 01:46:47 PM
Outstanding. Have to add to favorite.
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 01/31/2007 10:30:51 AM
By the way Deb, I went back and looked and I gave this a 7. I think this is a VERY underrated shot.
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 01/29/2007 08:00:28 PM
I knew I had seen this, i love "silent" images like this.
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 01/29/2007 07:24:28 PM
you know I actually thought the same as posthumous!
great shot, score shmore...
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 01/28/2007 11:44:49 PM
This is one of the best "bird on a wire" photos I have seen. What makes it is the two interactive birds which helps fill in the negative space so common in this type of photo. I also like the gradual background color transition, it really concides with the line nicely. I also like the fact of the one brown bird. It is the "different" things in this often photographed idea that make this one a winner. A terrific photo.
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 01/27/2007 08:21:27 AM
5.8????!!! Absolutely rediculous! (Rowan is on my lap and she totally agrees)! This shot is a work of art as your commenters observed. I'm just shaking my head woman!
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 01/26/2007 06:55:14 PM
Ha! I thought this was someone ripping you off! hahahaha
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 01/26/2007 11:55:15 AM
I love this...I gave it an 8.. very underrated IMO!
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 01/26/2007 10:44:17 AM
the sky color changes from blue to white! and one of the birds is brown while others are grey. absolutely stunning and of course very very underrated:(
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 01/26/2007 03:46:55 AM
great shot, I gave you a 9, and I hadn't seen it in your portfolio! I think one of the things I liked so much was the sky, that gently rolled from a light cyan to white without feeling blown out.
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 01/26/2007 03:39:48 AM
You know, I could TOTALLY see this on a greeting card. Maybe it isn't technically "perfect" so I'd probably clone out the bird that's flying (the top one) and the bird it's in front of, and just have the bird flying at the bottom... but yeah. Seems to me very sellable.
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 01/26/2007 03:30:38 AM
Awesome composition! The colors are fantastic too.
The concept reminds me of peroty's recent photo with birds and a wire. I think I really like the concept because... hm. I like birds (I wish I could fly) but I see a lot of shots with just a bird flying, and a sky for background. Having the wire in there gives some really great context and makes for a more unique image.
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 01/26/2007 02:31:11 AM
Yep, I agree with the wire-position. Still gave this shot a 7 though, nice piece.
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 01/26/2007 12:51:08 AM
Another terrific bird shot, Deb, and another one I can't believe didn't crack 6. My only suggestion, and it's only relevant if you have the pixels, is to try it with the wire just a smidge lower. It seems a bit tight up there.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/25/2007 09:19:38 PM
a simple photo and yet there is lots to look at. excellent
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 01/25/2007 07:36:11 PM
Simple, elegant and understated. A nice contrast from some of the oversaturated images we see lately. Thank you
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 01/24/2007 10:41:53 PM
nicely observed.
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 01/24/2007 09:18:27 PM
I like the composition with that extra bird way down at the bottom. It is kind of quirky and I think it really makes the shot. Very nicely seen. 7 from me.
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 01/24/2007 03:06:05 PM
A daring composition that works well! Excellent!
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 01/24/2007 10:31:42 AM
I have a feeling I would love this without the birds in flight - just a whole lot of negative space to highlight the main area of interest. Still, the different coloured birds (the brown one especially) and the different poses make for a very pleasing shot.
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 01/24/2007 08:35:54 AM
I like the bird flying off. But, the picture seems to boring to me.
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 01/21/2007 05:25:30 AM
Great composition!
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 01/19/2007 08:00:09 PM
Nice shot and I really like the processing.
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 01/19/2007 01:34:19 PM
Simple and well executed. Nice use of negative space.
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 01/17/2007 08:15:16 AM
Nice use of simplicity works well
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 01/17/2007 08:11:02 AM
I really like the shot!
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 01/17/2007 06:29:06 AM
excellent minimalism ... 8
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 01/16/2007 02:25:23 PM
Of course, they wouldn't stay until after you got your shot, right?
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 01/16/2007 06:45:54 AM
I adore this shot. I'm a real sucker for images with strong negative space and this shot has it. Nice gradient in the sky (also a sucker for gradients) and obviously the birds in flight make this shot something special. Not sure about the gray border but who cares...back to bump you up to 9 and adding to favorites.
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 01/16/2007 12:10:49 AM
These type of image always look good.....
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 01/15/2007 05:40:34 AM
Leonard Cohen!!! great job. 8
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 01/14/2007 10:52:18 PM
love it. i'd like to see it in black and white.
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 01/14/2007 04:52:34 PM
I thought you might pick this one! Loved it when you posted it, love it now!
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 01/13/2007 07:11:42 PM
Great shot, would make a great print. Love the frozen action and the toned sky.
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 01/13/2007 05:04:38 AM
nice capture, well cropped
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 01/12/2007 05:58:12 PM
Great - I really like your composition. Very well done...
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 01/12/2007 04:55:03 PM
Placement of the birds is great. A bit noisy and there are sharpening halos around the birds. Overall impression is strong.
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 01/12/2007 02:49:09 PM
a shot a second later would have been great with the top bird in flight not blocking the other birds
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 01/12/2007 11:55:13 AM
LOve the composition here - so simple and great - 9
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 01/12/2007 08:12:04 AM
lovely, of course!
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 01/12/2007 12:09:36 AM
10 from me!!!!!!!!my friend melethia, this is a wonderful picture.. good choice and good luck
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