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Dance of Love
3rd PlaceDance of Love
robinssong


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Love III (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0L USM
Date: Dec 20, 2009
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/400s
Galleries: Sky, Birds
Date Uploaded: Dec 20, 2009

 Sandhill Cranes on a rare hill in Florida. They were really whooping it up and dancing beautifully. Unfortunately they kept disappearing behind the hill and this was the only shot of the dancing that I was able to capture. They are fun to watch and are loved by so many here in Florida.

There was a beautiful "Sun Dog" in the shot, but I couldn't get the color right and still have the cranes stand out in basic editing. I went with turning the sky yellow/orange.

I adjusted color and tweaked with Curves. Hue/Sat and Color balance, sharpened with Topaz detail, ran a little NN and saved for web. Came back next day and increased saturation of the yellow/orange in the sky unnaturally.

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Yay!! A ribbon after 3+ years! I never thought it would happen!

Thanks for all the great comments and congratulations! I never thought a virtual ribbon would feel so good! :) :)

Statistics
Place: 3 out of 72
Avg (all users): 6.7264
Avg (commenters): 7.3846
Avg (participants): 5.6364
Avg (non-participants): 6.9274
Views since voting: 6593
Views during voting: 380
Votes: 212
Comments: 32
Favorites: 8 (view)

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 02/28/2011 11:34:18 AM
This is a beautiful capture of love.
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 01/05/2010 09:42:23 PM
Great capture and congrats on your ribbon.
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 01/01/2010 10:40:29 AM
Gasp. Robin how beautiful! CONGRATULATIONS!!!
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 12/31/2009 11:55:45 AM
I love to watch these guys dance - this is a beautiful capture of that! Huge congrats on your ribbon!
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 12/31/2009 10:36:45 AM
Congratulations on your yellow and your first ribbon, its a beautiful image.
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 12/30/2009 08:03:18 PM
splendid job! congrats! more ribbons to come for sure!
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 12/30/2009 04:02:11 PM
Congratulations on a deserving image and your 1st ribbon. It's often the ONE that you got, the only ONE that stays with you forever.
Wd! 10.
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 12/30/2009 03:12:05 PM
This is a gorgeous image, Robin. Huge congrats on your first ribbon (very well deserved).
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 12/30/2009 12:50:54 PM
Gorgeous shot! It makes me want to make a trip to see the Cranes that winter in N.CA. Truly inspirational and perfect for the challenge!
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 12/30/2009 09:27:20 AM
You joined dpc a month before me! I'm giving you a virtual high five for us finally getting our ribbons after so long! Congratulations :)
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 12/30/2009 09:19:26 AM
Many many congrats to you, Robin !!!
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 12/30/2009 08:28:14 AM
OMG OMG OMG Congratulations, Robin. What a way to end the year. Awesome photo.
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 12/30/2009 05:19:54 AM
Well done Robin, one of my favs in this challenge.

Mike

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 12/30/2009 01:50:31 AM
This is a terrific photo Robin! Congratulations on your first ribbon!
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 12/30/2009 01:39:58 AM
Congrats on a beautiful and very "Florida" sort of shot. Nicely done.
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 12/30/2009 01:11:16 AM
Congrats on the ribbon. It is good to see a tilted horizon/non-horizontal cloud image score so well here.
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 12/30/2009 12:40:52 AM
An altogether gorgeous shot. Congratulations.
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 12/30/2009 12:22:07 AM
How totally beautiful! Congrats on your ribbon!
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 12/30/2009 12:03:28 AM
Nice colors! Congrats!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/29/2009 11:36:13 PM
pretty shot and colors but not moving to me; do like the telephoto effect
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 12/29/2009 11:26:55 PM
Beautiful silhouettes. Love the warm sky.
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 12/29/2009 09:37:41 PM
a possibl winner...good luck with this 8
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 12/27/2009 02:59:09 PM
Wow wow wow. This shouldn't be allowed !!!
Great, superb sharpness on birds and grass, superb softness in clouds.
Fav & 10
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 12/26/2009 11:02:01 PM
A possible winner, if voters believe the sky is real. Me thinks it is greatly enhanced, so I gave this an 8. Overall a great image.
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 12/25/2009 12:09:26 PM
Good capture but a bit overcooked for my taste.
There is just too much local contrast in the clouds IMHO which detracts from the real subject.
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 12/24/2009 08:15:25 PM
Beautiful. Is this, in fact, a mating dance? I wish I knew. If it is, I would probably give it a high score. If it isn't, I'd have to DNMC it. I'm torn; what will I do? The open beak and the way the one on the right appears to be looking at the one on the left does suggest a paired relationship. I might give you this one.
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 12/24/2009 03:31:04 PM
Brilliant moment...
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 12/24/2009 10:24:12 AM
Fantastic job on the silhouette. Nice color sky.
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 12/23/2009 09:50:11 PM
stunning
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 12/23/2009 09:39:29 AM
Stunning nature shot, great lighting and silhouettes. Effort. Dance left, beek open right, beats the hell out of the formulae shots of cats/dogs/ring shadows in this challenge!
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 12/23/2009 12:42:54 AM
Love Sandhills Love!
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 12/23/2009 12:31:48 AM
Lovely colors but it seems a little out of focus. Straightening the horizon might make this image even better IMO.
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