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Why do birds sing?
Why do birds sing?
Hauxon


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Why (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D
Lens: Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L USM
Location: Reykjavik, Iceland
Date: Jun 5, 2007
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/500
Galleries: Portraiture, Animals
Date Uploaded: Jun 5, 2007

 Well, I know the Eider duck does not sing, it quacks! I just had to use this image because I like it. It shows a male Eider doing a mating ritual. Although you can't see it in the image the shot was made during horrible weather condidtions, rain and strong wind. I guess birds are not very likely to score high at DPC but I think it's a very good photo of a male Eider. :)

The image didn't need much processing. I cropped it for portrait orientation (thank god for 5D resolution) used a little sharpening to make it more crisp and tweaked the neautrals/blues for making the blue of the ocean stronger.

Statistics
Place: 138 out of 292
Avg (all users): 5.4943
Avg (commenters): 5.7500
Avg (participants): 5.1194
Avg (non-participants): 5.7248
Views since voting: 761
Views during voting: 248
Votes: 176
Comments: 6
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AuthorThread
 06/14/2007 09:27:09 AM
Yes it's an Eider.

I've been doing an experiment by submitting bird images to challenges. Well I know this image is a pretty good bird image yet it scores badly. I have another bird image now and it's scoring even worse. Lesson learned: Only submit birds to wildlife challenges. Guess I will for the next few weeks go back to formulaic DPC images (landscape or simple studio).
 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/13/2007 09:30:34 AM
What a beautiful bird, is it an Eider? Gorgeous photo too.
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 06/09/2007 11:35:14 AM
I love the leading line in the shimmer of the water leading right to the duck. BTW, I don't think ducks sing, do they?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/08/2007 06:50:30 PM
ummm. not quite a singing variety of bird...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/07/2007 05:36:48 PM
Hmm. Just does not make me say why? Or see why! Nice photo.

I am not a good photographer, I do not claim to be better than anyone, any criticism is meant to be constructive criticism......
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 06/06/2007 09:36:56 PM
SO NICE!
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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