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Wilson's Snipe
Wilson's Snipe
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Challenge: Wildlife IV (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Pentax K200D
Lens: Pentax SMC-A 300mm f/4.0
Location: Napa Sonoma Marsh Wildlife Refuge
Date: Oct 18, 2008
Aperture: f/7.1
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/800
Galleries: Birds
Date Uploaded: Oct 19, 2008

 Not expecting much from this one; probably a lot of negative comments on the processing, oversharpening, slight posterization etc. ... but whaddaya gonna do. Quick trip out to the marsh where I had about a half hour to shoot before the birds left. Extreme crop of pic shot with my 300mm manual focus legacy lens, down to the two birds that were in the focus plane at f/7.1. Guessing about a 5.5, possibly a lot lower.

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Statistics
Place: 80 out of 159
Avg (all users): 5.6974
Avg (commenters): 7.2857
Avg (participants): 5.6029
Avg (non-participants): 5.7480
Views since voting: 866
Views during voting: 345
Votes: 195
Comments: 16
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/26/2008 09:32:54 PM
dunlin for sure
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 10/26/2008 08:42:08 PM
The water is perfect in this shot. I can't think of ny improvements. Nice.
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 10/26/2008 02:29:03 PM
This looks like a painting. I struggle with these images that look less like a photo than a piece of digital art. It is nice to look at and it meets the challenge.
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 10/25/2008 02:18:44 AM
nice work
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 10/23/2008 04:15:48 AM
Wow! Elegant and beautiful. The post-processing really emphasises the simplicity. Its a 10 from me.
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 10/23/2008 01:07:29 AM
Great colors and comp, seems abit over sharpened though.
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 10/23/2008 12:33:26 AM
I notice some jpg artifacts around the body of the bird. Rather distracting.
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 10/22/2008 12:14:25 PM
Splendid capture for it's simplicity and composition.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/21/2008 06:25:45 PM
A very nice composition ... love the neg space good luck 9
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 10/21/2008 03:09:17 PM
Lovely shot.
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 10/21/2008 12:46:10 PM
I really like the reflections & the water as the solid background.
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 10/21/2008 07:39:56 AM
I love the processing on this, I can see this hanging on a wall.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/20/2008 09:02:09 PM
this is quite pretty. it could be a water color painting or something. lovely
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/20/2008 11:13:52 AM
nice, simple, peaceful, well shot. Only thing I don't like is the border but that's jsut me. 9
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 10/20/2008 08:56:25 AM
This is nice. I like the minimalist look.
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 10/20/2008 02:18:25 AM
Nice, simple shot. The birds feel a little overprocessed though.
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