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Challenge: Bokeh V (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D80
Lens: Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 APO DG Macro HSM for Nikon
Location: Local Lake Kettering
Date: Dec 11, 2008
Aperture: f2.8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/400
Galleries: Nature, Birds
Date Uploaded: Dec 12, 2008

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Statistics
Place: 133 out of 216
Avg (all users): 5.0644
Avg (commenters): 5.1667
Avg (participants): 4.8108
Avg (non-participants): 5.2109
Views since voting: 700
Views during voting: 289
Votes: 202
Comments: 8
Favorites: 0


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12/28/2008 05:29:25 PM
Hello from Critique Club ;)

Steve, this is a nice photo, I like the way birds are having some sort of chaos. I can certainly "hear" the birds from this photo. There are some things that I wish weren't there such as the bird all the way bottom left corner, and right side is a bit spacey for the whole picture.

Colors are nice, focus right on the spot, both birds in the background and foreground is giving 3D feeling to the whole image, very nice. You were bombed by voters who thinks this is not a Bokeh image, which they might be right. There is a lot of confusion about "What is Bokeh" anyway...

It's a nice catch, honestly though if I did vote I probably would give you around 3 maybe 4. Even it's a nice photo, 1-doesn't give me the bokeh feeling too much, and 2-it's just an ordinary shot of some birds :(

I see you are an animal shooter, and had only 2 entries since 2004. I don't care why, but you should enter more challenges as much as possible. Your scores should go up not go down yet still much better than my first two challenges :P

Good luck on your next :)

Leo
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12/24/2008 01:36:15 AM
One question on the comments , what on earth is 'nm' missbodeenz
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12/22/2008 09:06:08 PM
nicely done 8
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12/20/2008 12:09:21 PM
That "in the action" aspect is great! The "main" bird has amazing colors, lights and focus! I think those other birds in front of him are distractive but doesn't make your photo worse. But i'm not convinced with the bokeh! Sorry..
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12/19/2008 06:01:36 PM
wow nice all infouce
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12/19/2008 03:00:25 PM
nm
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12/19/2008 11:43:40 AM
cool shot, well done!
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12/19/2008 06:26:08 AM
More a shallow depth of field than bokeh, to my mind.
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