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The Stare
The Stare
TerryGee


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Challenge: March Free Study (Advanced Editing I)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Location: NJ
Date: Mar 24, 2004
Aperture: 7.1
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/1000
Galleries: Animals, Macro
Date Uploaded: Mar 26, 2004

 This was taken down at my local park.
I was trying out the cheaper Canon 75-300mm lens. I thought it did a pretty good job, and really liked this close up.
I compared it with a past entry of mine here, 'Down by the Sea'. Wow, it's night and day.
I guess the cameras have advanced and maybe I have too.
Not too many adjustments on this. I brightened the eye, deepened the blacks and brought out the yellow and orange just a little. Slight cloning in the sky as I have some sensor dust. Also did levels and cropped.

Statistics
Place: 24 out of 310
Avg (all users): 6.8118
Avg (commenters): 8.5000
Avg (participants): 6.7462
Avg (non-participants): 6.9643
Views since voting: 1392
Votes: 186
Comments: 18
Favorites: 2 (view)

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 04/22/2004 12:09:33 AM
Great work! Stunningly sharp and a perfect crop. This should have placed WAY higher, in my meaningless opinion, lol.

Who says you need L glass? hehe
 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/07/2004 10:53:42 PM
wow-- the focus on the eye is dead on, nothing but a 10
 04/06/2004 11:18:48 PM
Great detail and closeup. Nice colors too. 10
 04/06/2004 08:15:51 AM
Lovely detail around the eye
 04/04/2004 02:11:53 PM
Wow, how did you manage to get that close? That must be huge lense. Clarity and focus are great.
 04/04/2004 01:00:44 AM
Nice job! The gulls around here don't look quite like this. The red around the eyes is amazing!
 04/03/2004 03:53:12 PM
wow, thats quite the close-up. The orange aroudn the eye is really bright.
 04/03/2004 12:11:44 AM
What beautiful color!
 04/02/2004 06:39:13 PM
wonderful detail.
 04/02/2004 03:51:13 PM
Great shot!
 04/02/2004 03:41:42 AM
Absolutely stunning clear and crispy colours... DOF might be a little bit too shallow on the right side. Still a 10 from me.
04/01/2004 09:06:42 PM
wow...killer lens, light, focus. Congrats. Compliments only here........Love it.
 04/01/2004 07:15:34 PM
Great shot - amazing that the background is such a great medium gray - the smoothness makes a wonderful contrast to the textures of the birds head and beak. Just wonderful. - 8
 04/01/2004 04:40:26 PM
Nice macro.
 04/01/2004 04:27:39 PM
Great detail
 04/01/2004 02:44:50 PM
Stunning subject matter.
 04/01/2004 11:52:41 AM
10
 04/01/2004 09:23:35 AM
The eyes, composition and very high technical quality make this image excellent!


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