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Get off my BRANCH !!!
Get off my BRANCH !!!
kandykarml


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Wildlife III (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Nikon D80
Lens: Tamron AF 28-200mm f/3.8-5.6 Aspherical XR IF Super Zoom for Nikon
Location: Santa Maria, CA
Date: Jan 20, 2007
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Jan 21, 2007

 I was walking around the park at dusk & heard this insane sound coming from up above. I looked up & found these two fighting over this spot on the brach. And, I mean they were really going at it. The majority of the shot's I got were of them biting eachother, so I thought for sure I'd miss something good. But, I was lucky enough to catch them just before they went in for the kill. It was too dark to get any detail since they were 40 feet up, so this silouhette is what came out. I would appreciate any tips or idea's of how I could have made this better. Thank you

PS. The one on the left won as the other one retreated up the tree for a different spot.

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Place: 185 out of 218
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Votes: 247
Comments: 10
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01/28/2007 04:20:49 PM
The action that you caught is interesting, but I don't particularly like the angle or the exposure.
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 01/28/2007 03:31:16 AM
Should have cropped this very close. would have been a 10.
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 01/27/2007 05:36:54 PM
ah, I love a dramatic silhouette. 8
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 01/26/2007 08:22:57 PM
I like the sillowet but the backround is too boring.
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 01/26/2007 08:46:34 AM
Reminds me of a Japanese print!
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 01/25/2007 03:14:50 AM
interesting, but the branch itself dominates the picture rather than the squablers
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 01/24/2007 12:46:49 AM
Picture would convey a bird squabble even without the title. Entertaining composition.
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 01/23/2007 06:02:46 PM
grat capture - 7
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 01/23/2007 03:40:01 AM
sorry this is a 3 from me, to much empty space, maybe a tighter crop as the subject is getting lost in the branches.
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 01/22/2007 03:35:09 PM
love this. great use of positive space and making it shadows
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