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Cessation of Flight
Cessation of Flight
Nforsberg


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Challenge: Free Study 2008-12 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D60
Lens: Nikon AF-S Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G DX VR
Location: Pedee, Oregon
Date: Dec 14, 2008
Aperture: f/4.8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/60 sec.
Galleries: Birds
Date Uploaded: Dec 15, 2008

 I wanted to to get a picture of something falling this time. I found a feather and decided it would be a good subject (Little did I know how wildly feathers spin when you drop them). I really wanted this to be an outdoor shot because it had just snowed and I wanted to see what kind of contrast I could get between the feather and the backround. I chose a scene with a lot of trees and rocks to make it interesting. Unfortunately, with the amount of light I had available to me at the time I couldnt get a picture of the feather that wasnt blury. In the end, I just chose the picture that looked like it captured the most action during the feathers decent, then incresed the contrast and sharpened the image a little bit until I was satisfied with how clean it looked. This blackened out the backround almost entirely, but I think that it ended up better that way. I left just enough blur on the feather to make me feel like it was still in motion, but definetly looking suspended in its fall.

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01/06/2009 08:56:58 PM
a classic. well done. 9
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 01/05/2009 02:46:35 AM
Nice choice of white against black.
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 01/03/2009 09:34:09 PM
Nice simple composition, nice lighting.
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 01/03/2009 07:14:11 AM
lovely incky blues...great title...great image 8
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 01/02/2009 09:07:21 PM
Lovely photo. Effective high contrast.
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 01/01/2009 05:35:05 PM
great shot, love the way it looks so soft
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 01/01/2009 11:18:27 AM
Very interestin diagonal shot.
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