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BrianR


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Animals In Motion (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM
Location: Hervey Bay, Queensland, Australia
Date: Apr 23, 2009
Aperture: 3.2
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/1250
Galleries: Action, Birds
Date Uploaded: Apr 25, 2009

 Set up on the side of the Botanical Gardens lake waiting for the egrets to come down for the afternoon feed that is normally done by the public about 2pm on the opposite side, after waiting for most of the feeding to finish threw out some bread hoping to entice them to my side, and shoot as they came across, using the camera hand held for easier movement and control following the birds, a lot didn't have background that suited the style, but was able to get this shot being about 18ft from the subject as it landed.

Opened raw file in CS3, and made minor adjustments.

Channel Mixer
Hue/Sat
Dodge/Burn
Curves
Border
Usm

Thank you for the positive comments during & post voting.
I will be honest and say I am disappointed in the final score for this photo, and wonder as to why on the last day of voting it was punished so badly after being as high as 6.8 in early voting.

Statistics
Place: 25 out of 143
Avg (all users): 6.2907
Avg (commenters): 8.1250
Avg (participants): 6.2813
Avg (non-participants): 6.2963
Views since voting: 1371
Views during voting: 337
Votes: 172
Comments: 16
Favorites: 0

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 05/27/2009 03:54:07 AM
Great shot. I like the clarity and detail of the bird.
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 05/04/2009 02:13:44 PM
This is really great, Brian! Mine took a serious nosedive on the last day too! I even made a comment about that in the scoring thread. It seems that every single time I have a high scoring photo, it nosedives on the last day -- and I'm noticing alot of other people saying the same thing. Makes you wonder, doesn't it! My guess is your one 2 and your three 3's were doled out on the last day. Sorry -- it deserves to be much higher than it finished!

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 05/04/2009 01:43:19 AM
fantastic shot .. love the vibrant background and the bird so well defined against it .. congrats on such an amazing shot .. :)
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 05/04/2009 12:39:11 AM
Sweet shot. The BG adds a lot of contrast and punch to this shot.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/02/2009 04:38:05 PM
great composition.
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 05/01/2009 09:04:30 AM
background slightly oversaturated, subject simply stunning!
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 05/01/2009 12:02:05 AM
Love how the bird stands out from the background.
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 04/29/2009 08:58:29 PM
what a tack sharp image of the bird in flight. excellent details. nice work.
a minor suggestion: a little negative space on the right side could enhance the beauty of this shot.
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 04/29/2009 08:50:53 AM
Fabulous image.. Simply superb..
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 04/28/2009 06:27:22 PM
Beautiful colors! 10
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 04/28/2009 04:06:10 AM
excellent capture. good focus , DOF. IMO do away with the red frame. 8
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 04/27/2009 10:07:41 PM
wow I wish my camera could get that close beautiful colors too
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 04/27/2009 07:28:18 PM
Audubon perfect, this is an amazing image richly detailed, properly framed and composed with nothing out of place and technically perfect. It has a great deal of artistic impact and is as stunningly beautiful the third or fourth viewing as it was on the first. A complete artistic and technical success demonstrating motion, grace, and beauty. Well done.
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 04/27/2009 01:50:02 PM
Love this. Beautiful border which brings it all together. Great one
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 04/27/2009 01:05:41 PM
great looking bird !
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 04/27/2009 09:27:56 AM
I think that salmon colored border really detracts. Great focus on the bird. :~)
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