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A Brother, A Guardian
A Brother, A Guardian
Dr_Toto


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Challenge: Safety (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D40
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II
Date: Sep 16, 2008
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/60
Date Uploaded: Sep 16, 2008

 Took this shot in bird farm. These little babies are parakeet. They are actually in a little "house" beside the main cage where the parents live. I had to open the door and take my shot quickly for the parents would come in five seconds to see what's happening!

I like the concept of safety the pictures relate (even though, I wanted to shot risk with this idea). The black shadow on the baby's back was not meant to be there.

Statistics
Place: 16 out of 86
Avg (all users): 5.8592
Avg (commenters): 7.2000
Avg (participants): 5.3696
Avg (non-participants): 6.0000
Views since voting: 1016
Views during voting: 429
Votes: 206
Comments: 19
Favorites: 2 (view)

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AuthorThread
 09/24/2008 10:02:58 AM
Awwwwww! This one is my favorite in this challenge. I can't believe the voters only gave it a 5.8 :( Baaaaaaaaaad voters!

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/23/2008 04:04:27 PM
horrible 8
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 09/23/2008 01:23:04 PM
Don't know how this is going to go over but I love it, fantastic capture.
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 09/22/2008 11:09:38 AM
My first thought was "eww". But, you did a good job of abstractly communicating "safety"
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 09/19/2008 09:28:27 AM
Beautiful photo... shoehorned a little perhaps, but I think it's a reasonable fit ;)

The shadow on the back is a bit of a shame, and the black at the top/back is a little bit too much... causes the image to be a little unbalance (in my eye). The shallow DOF works well to take the foreground out of the picture (in terms of distractions that is).
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 09/19/2008 06:29:00 AM
=]
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 09/18/2008 08:59:16 PM
Oh. Those poor little darlings. They're so ugly, they're cute.
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 09/18/2008 08:23:26 PM
That is an excellent photo, but I don't think I have seen anything look more vulnerable.
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 09/18/2008 05:09:15 PM
'A Brother, A Guardian' and darn it better looking as well !!

Sweet shot, nicely taken and composed - are they Parrots ?
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 09/18/2008 03:55:52 PM
Unmatched expressions in this one. This is another one of my favorites. Great job!
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 09/18/2008 03:28:42 PM
Horribly touching - I mean that in a good way.
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 09/18/2008 02:42:20 PM
Wow...this shot is amazing.
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 09/18/2008 02:30:05 PM
Oh my gosh. They're VERY new little guys! And definitely very odd looking. Are they real? And what are they in? Doesn't look like a nest.
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 09/18/2008 01:49:33 AM
Great capture!! Love it.
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 09/18/2008 12:34:26 AM
What kind of birds are they, parrots? Very sharp shot, I can almost smell them. 6
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 09/17/2008 09:02:04 PM
Good catch.
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 09/17/2008 08:00:27 PM
I wish the shadow wasn't on his back and that we could see a little more of the second bird.
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 09/17/2008 04:11:23 PM
That is so adorable, with his little wing covering his baby brother. Sweet shot and a good take on the challenge. 9.
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 09/17/2008 12:30:36 PM
Wow I nver seen something like this before ! its nice
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