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Day 16 - Spring Isn't Here Yet
Day 16 - Spring Isn't Here Yet
MaryO


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Collection: 30 Day Where You Live Jan 2008
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Sigma 100-300mm F/4.0 EX IF HSM for Nikon
Location: Springfield, VA
Date: Jan 15, 2008
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/640
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Jan 16, 2008

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Comments: 13
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 I don't generally like noise but I think it actually works here. One of the things I like about side challenges is the chance to experiment with processing :-)

This is an American Robin, pouffed against the cold wind. I was safe and warm inside with the long lens.

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 01/18/2008 02:30:03 PM
Sometimes birds with grain like yours are wonderful. Did you try desaturating all the colors but red and yellow. Might be really an interesting shot. Van
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 01/18/2008 01:16:05 PM
I actually like the grain or noise in this much better than I thought I did at first. Thanks for taking the chance on processing.
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 01/17/2008 07:51:10 PM
I like the finish here.
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 01/17/2008 01:18:49 PM
I'm swinging back and forth between liking the noise and not. But you are absolutely right, that's the fun with these challenges...experimentation and FUN.
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 01/17/2008 12:48:06 AM
That is a cool effect. It looks like it was shot underexposed at the highest available iso, then brought to life in processing. Whatever you did, it makes a very nice image.
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 01/16/2008 09:19:29 PM
Cute! I like the grain.
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 01/16/2008 08:45:58 PM
STUNNING, in fact this one belongs in my favorites..... PERFECT..... It has an impressionistic feeling to it....

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 01/16/2008 08:39:15 PM
I don't generally like noise either.. The way this works for me is it's like a drawing and one would say a very good one..
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 01/16/2008 07:36:02 PM
Nice, Mary- the grain is good .
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 01/16/2008 01:26:31 PM
Nice. Noise does work generally in this one, although if I look at this for a period of time I start seeing noise patterns that are distracting. (Maybe the result of some cloning in sections?)
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 01/16/2008 01:03:02 PM
I didn't like this at first, I must say, but after looking at it for a while, I came to appreciate it much more. It almost looks like a pointillist picture.
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 01/16/2008 01:02:49 PM
I think the grain works for this too, almost makes it look like a drawing.
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 01/16/2008 11:36:47 AM
I take a lot of pictures of these guys from inside the house too! I open the upstairs bathroom window and hang my head out! I think the noise does kind of add something to this too. It kind of looks like a coloured pencil drawing.
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