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Challenge: New Year's Resolution II (Classic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D1X
Lens: Nikon AF Nikkor 300mm f/4.0
Location: The Cheese Factory, Marin County USA
Date: Jan 5, 2004
Aperture: F11
ISO: 320
Shutter: 1/500
Date Uploaded: Jan 6, 2004

 A friend has a homebuilt plane that I really want to learn to fly. He calls it the See Gull, Posted on my home page is a shot of the Hang Glider I used to soar with MANY moons ago. It was called the Seagull, hence the inspiration for the picture. White Balance was set for Speedlight... levels were globally tweaked a bit for truer colors.

Statistics
Place: 34 out of 169
Avg (all users): 5.8788
Avg (commenters): 6.6111
Avg (participants): 5.5729
Avg (non-participants): 6.0963
Views since voting: 1901
Votes: 231
Comments: 21
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 02/14/2004 10:02:52 PM
Just plain Awesome!!!!
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 01/14/2004 09:04:05 AM
Thank You for the positive feedback. I'm pleased with the votes you gave me. Oddly I voted 14 pictures higher than mine that finished lower and I voted 14 pictures lower than mine that finished higher.... Go figure. I plan on posting a 'repaired' version of this picture in my portfolio.
Best Regards
Tim

Message edited by author 2004-01-20 11:04:32.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/13/2004 07:00:44 AM
nice capture, pity about the blurred black under the sitting gulls tail :(
I won;t let that affect the score tho.
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 01/13/2004 06:49:26 AM
Fits the theme very well.
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 01/13/2004 04:13:17 AM
Thanks for the PM--- looking back on this i can see what you did and it's very interesting-- that's really cool how you go the birds in flight like that. Plus the roof's a great color :D
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 01/13/2004 03:09:41 AM
Very nice photo. The title for a NYR to me is unrealistic unless you mean to fly a plane/aircraft. The capture of the birds is well done though. 7
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 01/13/2004 12:54:37 AM
Runway 7-right, clear for take-off...
Good colors.
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 01/13/2004 12:49:27 AM
Nice, but sharper focus would have been helpful.
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 01/11/2004 12:03:31 AM
Impressive.
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 01/10/2004 06:01:36 PM
I to want to fly... :-)
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 01/10/2004 05:22:43 PM
Now there's an interesting NYR! lovely picture, shame about the black marks behind the seagull on the roof.
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 01/10/2004 02:56:30 AM
Nice image I hope you achieve your dream and all the best for 2004
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 01/08/2004 01:24:46 PM
Very nice photo ... dark smudges around the lower bird are a little distracting, but otherwise, very nice composition and title!
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 01/08/2004 11:53:03 AM
Great photo, great contrast of red roof and bird color. Are there shadows by the first that's on the roof or is it me? I think I'd try to get those out and take away a little of the top sky. Still I like photo a lot.
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 01/07/2004 08:57:20 PM
Great capture on the birds, I like them as the subject for your resolution. I only wish the blur of the tree branches weren't in there. Nice work
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 01/07/2004 08:15:06 PM
Minus the blur of the branches on the bottom this is a terrific shot.
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 01/07/2004 05:33:19 PM
Nice colors.
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 01/07/2004 03:23:54 PM
Wish I could fly like that!! Love the blue and the composition is very nice. Congrats.
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 01/07/2004 12:57:42 PM
Good luck!
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 01/07/2004 12:39:33 PM
Good resolution....
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 01/07/2004 06:17:22 AM
nice image but there is some blur under the static bird.
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