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Winged Elegance
Winged Elegance
hahn23


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Wings (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D
Lens: Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L USM
Location: Rocky Mountain National Park
Date: Aug 19, 2007
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/1250s
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Aug 19, 2007

 The iridescent colors of the wings of the mountain magpie.

Statistics
Place: 16 out of 174
Avg (all users): 6.7056
Avg (commenters): 8.1111
Avg (participants): 6.3457
Avg (non-participants): 6.9569
Views since voting: 2068
Views during voting: 402
Votes: 197
Comments: 28
Favorites: 3 (view)

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 08/27/2007 09:07:07 PM
Oh man! This is AWESOME! Irredescent is the perfect word! And perfectly composed!

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 08/27/2007 09:47:37 AM
I love the beautiful composition and colurs of the bird, but find the vegetation below the bird a little distracting....still one of my favourites though and I scored it high.
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 08/27/2007 09:20:22 AM
Great shot Richard this was my favorite of the challenge.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/26/2007 08:56:15 PM
An amazing bird shot here and love the colors, textures and detail of this fine image.....
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 08/26/2007 08:53:59 PM
The colors are so beautiful and what a great shot.
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 08/26/2007 04:17:59 PM
This one is cool, perfectly spread out, nice composition, colors and lighting are great, 10.
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 08/26/2007 02:10:25 PM
Beautiful
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 08/26/2007 11:56:23 AM
nice colour
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 08/25/2007 04:48:01 PM
pretty wings! And bird!
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 08/24/2007 06:52:20 PM
Looks good. Maybe a tighter crop would have work better. I find the background to be a distraction. overall 7
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 08/24/2007 02:37:47 AM
One of my favorite subjects, this is indeed Elegant!
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 08/23/2007 12:57:32 AM
What gorgeous wings and the color is beautiful.
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 08/23/2007 12:08:28 AM
Just great color capture and I like the depth of field also
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 08/22/2007 11:11:39 PM
this got a ten from me,spot on!
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 08/21/2007 02:07:43 PM
You have captured this beautiful bird nicely.
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 08/21/2007 12:46:35 PM
that is a beautiful shot! 8
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 08/21/2007 12:24:15 AM
wow
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 08/20/2007 10:22:07 PM
Awesome looking bird. I would love to see him from the front.
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 08/20/2007 09:19:21 PM
This shot must've taken some major patience... well worth it, I'd say. It's really spectacular.
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 08/20/2007 04:48:32 PM
Very Nice color...
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 08/20/2007 04:32:19 PM
Nice colors and full wing spread. psart 7
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 08/20/2007 02:42:05 PM
Striking color and great composition! What a beautiful bird in this great pose--nice of him. This should be one of the top contenders.
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 08/20/2007 02:41:50 PM
Glorious capture! Great colors and the wingspread is AWESOME! Congrats!
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 08/20/2007 02:11:25 PM
Cool!! Love the vibrant colors & the definition of the feathers is really nice.
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 08/20/2007 12:24:16 PM
I wish this had been edited a little more to play down the background and emphasize this spectacular display of feathers. Still, it's truly a beautiful sight... 8
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 08/20/2007 08:42:28 AM
well done. nice shot.
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 08/20/2007 07:45:44 AM
excellent magpie, irridescence is wonderful
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 08/20/2007 03:18:12 AM
Titled perfectly. Beautiful Blue Winged Elegance. Excellent
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