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Gulls in Flight
Gulls in Flight
kleski


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Challenge: Free Study 2008-03 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Pentax K100D
Lens: Chinon 135mm f/2.8 M42
Location: New Buffalo, Michigan
Date: Mar 18, 2008
Aperture: f2.8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/4000th sec
Galleries: Animals, DPChallenge GTGs
Date Uploaded: Mar 18, 2008

 While taking pictures in New Buffalo, Michigan we happened upon people feeding these gulls. After the people left I suprised the gulls and caught their initial take off as seen here. Not much editing here, converted from RAW then adjusted brightness/contrast, levels and colors. Barely tweaked the curves and here you have it.

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Place: 310 out of 500
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Views since voting: 2540
Views during voting: 215
Votes: 151
Comments: 4
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/06/2008 02:42:00 PM
love the repetition of the gulls. I have tried for a similar shot on numerous occasions, and failed, so have some admiration for this!
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 04/03/2008 12:58:21 PM
I think some separation between the subject and the bird in the background would have helped. Bokeh does it somewhat, but is still makes the center a bit too busy.
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 04/02/2008 12:42:08 PM
well shot technically, but i always prefer the animal motion shots when the composition is off-center, so it looks like the animal is moving towards something or coming from somewhere (IMO)
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 04/02/2008 11:54:01 AM
Great capture!!
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