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Challenge: Free Study 2008-06 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-1D Mark III
Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
Location: Stapleford Park
Date: Jun 21, 2008
Aperture: 2.8
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/1000
Date Uploaded: Jun 30, 2008

Just going through the months shots, this is probably the only one worthy of entering into Freestudy, but gotta stay in the FSM so this is my entry.. The bird is a Lanner Falcon. I know I will get stung for the composition, but its the only way I could get any decent size out of the bird, otherwise it just kinda got lost in the shot at 720x720.

Statistics
Place: 25 out of 473
Avg (all users): 6.7006
Avg (commenters): 7.3333
Avg (participants): 6.6491
Avg (non-participants): 6.8372
Views since voting: 1697
Views during voting: 268
Votes: 157
Comments: 21
Favorites: 3 (view)


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07/19/2008 11:09:29 PM
I'm just curious to know if this was processed at all using Essential HDR. If not was the lighting just good or did you use curves, or shawdow/highlights?
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07/08/2008 11:53:07 AM
Very nice capture. I like the crop too.
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07/08/2008 12:41:03 AM
i saw this during voting, just having a look to see the submissions .. i didnt vote .. but when i saw this i was so impressed .. i called greg GregoryB into the room just to see it .. its the most excellent action shot .. congrats on a wonderful photograph and a great place in the challenge .. :)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/07/2008 10:39:42 PM
Wow! amazing color.. love it! Only thing I see.. and it's not a major issue..but my eyes are teasing me to try and focus on the hawks eyes.. but I can't.. seems slightly out of focus on the eyes, but maybe it's just me.
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07/06/2008 07:23:05 PM
Nice detail in the face and eyes
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07/06/2008 01:14:15 AM
Good shot, can see the strap in the lower right, looks like a training session.
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07/05/2008 06:43:13 PM
Wow great capture. Love it.
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07/05/2008 11:45:12 AM
dof is perfect and i like the red background
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07/04/2008 07:27:00 PM
Beautiful detail, wonderful background colours, great composition (the way the wings are cropped out doesn't bother me and infact it serves to make the portrait seem that much more intimate). Really nice job!
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07/03/2008 01:56:46 AM
Brilliant. Perfect focus on the eye.
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07/03/2008 12:09:08 AM
Nice capture. That hawk looks really serious. 8
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07/02/2008 10:21:21 PM
Beautiful! Simply beautiful!
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07/02/2008 09:45:09 PM
amazing catch - great colors and detail
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07/02/2008 03:14:40 PM
What truly makes this amazing, other than the wonderful catch of the bird in flight and great focus on same, is how the bokeh color matches/compliments the eye and beak colors. Very nice composition.
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07/02/2008 11:00:47 AM
wow...this is awesome...dof is superb as is the composition...there is such a look of determination. I haven't given a 10 in this challenge, but will for this 10
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07/02/2008 10:29:33 AM
Excellent capture with amazing timing. Processing perfectly understated to not overwhelm the subject. well done 9
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07/01/2008 10:34:15 PM
Oh so nicely done! Love the dof and gorgeous background colours. Its like he is coming right out of the image.
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07/01/2008 10:31:19 PM
nice crop
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07/01/2008 02:39:19 PM
Great shot.
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07/01/2008 09:19:43 AM
Love this crop and colours.
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07/01/2008 08:51:48 AM
Love the bokeh. I think chopping off the wings hurts it overall. :~)
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