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Challenge: Animals In Motion (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-1D Mark III
Date: Apr 24, 2009
Aperture: F6.3
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/2000
Galleries: Birds
Date Uploaded: Apr 26, 2009

A Male Red Tailed Kite.

More colour in the sky would have been nice but it was a grey day . .

Curves,
Levels,
Saturation,
Sharpening,

Not a whole lot really.

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[Apr. 30th, 2009 01:48:38 AM]

I knew that there would be a number of comments about the lack of blue sky and fluffy clouds on this one - but in actual fact it was an overcast day with flat uniform cloud - so I didn't have much say in it :- )

Besides I kind of like the outcome - gives it quite a 'clean' feel and the challenge is supposed to be about the animal in this one - not the environment.

Statistics
Place: 15 out of 143
Avg (all users): 6.7056
Avg (commenters): 7.5556
Avg (participants): 6.3380
Avg (non-participants): 6.9450
Views since voting: 1866
Views during voting: 360
Votes: 180
Comments: 15
Favorites: 0


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05/06/2009 09:42:56 AM
Love the shot! Had it ranked in my top group as one the ribbons. Your focus is spot on and the 1/2000 shutter speed freezes it well. Not sure why this one got so many 6's. Sometimes, I don't think people appreciate or realize how hard it is to successfully capture birds in flight, especially raptors. What is it? A harrier? Also, lens used?
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05/05/2009 08:24:53 AM
Steve,
I like angle of flight, clean detail, and stands out well with pale bg..

Proud of u for going for him..

Many Thanks for nice comments.. I feel like " Mind that Bird" horse in the Kentucky Derby who came out of no where and won the race..(even tho didn't quite win.)

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05/05/2009 03:06:12 AM
Oooh. Pretty! Great detail, lovely pose from your model. Not a sucky score or placing. Would it kill you to get something at less than 70% once in awhile? (On second thought, it probably would....) :-) Very crisp, clean, lovely work as always! I'm horribly envious.
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05/04/2009 01:36:39 AM
OMG .. this is spectacular .. i love the amazing clarity and the quality of the photograph ..
you've captured such grace and beauty .. the bird against the clear sky is excellent .. makes him stand out with no distractions at all .. once again i think totally differently to everyone else ..!!!!
notice you took this with the 1D .. you're off to a great start considering you're not used to using it yet .. WOW .. !!..:)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/02/2009 09:12:15 PM
great shot
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04/29/2009 11:01:38 PM
Great capture of the bird, but the stark white background doesn't work for me. I would prefer to see cloudy sky or something, and not flat white
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04/29/2009 05:01:53 PM
Wonderful detail.
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04/29/2009 08:37:30 AM
Fabulous!!
Nice pp and great capture..
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04/28/2009 06:28:38 PM
Nice! 9
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04/28/2009 05:52:44 PM
great
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04/28/2009 12:14:55 PM
Another highly detailed and technically perfect image. Beauty, grace and style in a motion capture that would is the envy of many photographers. An image suitable for Aududon in any format. Well done.
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04/28/2009 11:15:39 AM
brilliant capture, excellent details. 8
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04/28/2009 07:55:55 AM
Beautiful bird, not so great background, but still great shot.
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04/27/2009 08:25:28 PM
Looks like the guy is locked on it's target. Very well captured.
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04/27/2009 02:49:57 PM
An almost perfect capture of the bird. I do not like the white background.
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