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King of the Harbor
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Challenge: Free Study 2008-04 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon PowerShot S2 IS
Location: near Pier 39, San Francisco, CA
Date: Apr 19, 2008
Aperture: 7.1
ISO: 50
Shutter: 1/640
Galleries: Animals
Date Uploaded: Apr 30, 2008

seagull with a cold sitting very patiently for me while I got up to a foot away from it. This was a pretty noisy image in the beginning and even after neat image it's pretty blotchy, oh well.

:::AFTER CHALLENGE:::

I don't get how this scored so low??

Statistics
Place: 297 out of 468
Avg (all users): 5.4315
Avg (commenters): 5.6667
Avg (participants): 5.3241
Avg (non-participants): 5.7368
Views since voting: 624
Views during voting: 215
Votes: 146
Comments: 8
Favorites: 0


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05/12/2008 01:37:37 PM
Score is probably based on a couple of things - the composition is a bit "heavy" - not quite on the dreaded rule of thirds, not quite a close enough closeup. A little more room to the left might balance a bit better. Whites are a bit blown in places - for some reason, DPC voters really don't like their whites blown. The shadow down the chest probably bothered some as well. It's a good solid shot of a bird, but not something that will "wow" the DPC voter in a Free Study. Hope this helps!
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05/08/2008 09:30:27 AM
Nice closeup. The dof is absolutely perfect.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/06/2008 12:54:12 AM
like the water drop
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05/04/2008 07:11:42 PM
Nice close up. I also like the blurred ships in the background to give it that harbor feel.
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05/04/2008 05:28:22 PM
Love the drop of water on the end of his bill! Pretty blue colors.
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05/03/2008 08:34:49 PM
nice
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05/03/2008 02:33:22 PM
nicely done, love the little drop, the eye is in perfect focus well done
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05/02/2008 11:01:51 PM
Nice and clear. A bit of a shadow showing on the front of his chest, but it doesn't detract much.
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