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Cygnus Olor
Cygnus Olor
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Challenge: Birds II (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-30D
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0L IS USM
Location: Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
Date: Jan 27, 2008
Aperture: f5.6
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/200
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Jan 27, 2008

I don’t really expect high scores for this – and I know that the fence in the background (although blurred) is distracting. But let’s see what happens.
Combined two TIFs in CS2 from differently processed in DPP RAW file – in order to keep detail in the knob and the head.
Some Hue/Saturation and Curve layer adjustments on head/neck, knob, beak and the eye. Resize, USM, border and Save for Web.

Statistics
Place: 88 out of 251
Avg (all users): 5.8878
Avg (commenters): 6.1818
Avg (participants): 5.8152
Avg (non-participants): 5.9519
Views since voting: 1022
Views during voting: 314
Votes: 196
Comments: 11
Favorites: 0


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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/02/2008 12:03:14 PM
GReat color and muted background. Good focus and color. Sad feeling for some reason. Maybe that's what being wet does!lol-9
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02/01/2008 04:30:07 PM
I like him against the white background-cool shot
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01/30/2008 08:26:09 PM
Two things, no catchlight in the eye, and the black blob behind his head is destracting. But everything else is very nice. Excellent focus ( rare in this challenge).
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01/29/2008 09:31:55 PM
Looses something with the white background..
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01/29/2008 01:18:06 PM
A very nice photo, good detail and composition.
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01/29/2008 03:35:37 AM
Very nice detail and good composition.
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01/28/2008 05:08:38 PM
Nice detail and exposure. I think he could use a bit of breathing room on top, cropwise.
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01/28/2008 03:15:16 PM
Nice composition, the focus is great. Good work.
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01/28/2008 12:57:42 PM
very nice, I think maybe the black could have been adjusted just a tad though?
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01/28/2008 10:14:26 AM
Nice capture, background is a touch distracting
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01/28/2008 01:10:50 AM
Such personality he has!
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