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A Study In Green
A Study In Green
Cuttooth


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Challenge: Best of 2009 (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Canon EOS-40D
Lens: Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Canon
Location: Honolulu
Date: Feb 22, 2009
Aperture: f7.1
ISO: 500
Shutter: 1/400
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Jan 18, 2010

Taken in February in the late afternoon sun. Wild Ring-necked Parakeets that fly around the neighborhood. Shot with a 70-300IS from about 12 feet away

Processed in CS3

Statistics
Place: 198 out of 445
Avg (all users): 5.9084
Avg (commenters): 6.5652
Avg (participants): 5.8308
Avg (non-participants): 6.1786
Views since voting: 735
Views during voting: 366
Votes: 251
Comments: 23
Favorites: 0


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01/28/2010 07:36:29 PM
The green on green works so well here to bring out the features of the bird's head and beak.
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01/28/2010 01:51:31 PM
Nice detail, especially on the eye.
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01/28/2010 07:27:46 AM
There really is a lot of green here! It's actually a really well done shot, the green on green with the little splashes of red works well, though I'm not sure how long I could look at it for as it's a slightly luminous green!
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01/28/2010 04:35:01 AM
nice & crisp overall.7
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01/27/2010 10:56:48 PM
Very pretty Parrot. You have the exposure on the front of the face just right. The rest of the bird is a bit overexposed.
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01/27/2010 02:00:35 PM
I think that maybe the crop should be a little bit tighter? Maybe try cropping by the birds right wing so that the eye naturally follows the tilt of his head. but I love the green colors here.
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01/27/2010 10:27:09 AM
lovely details in the feathers captured - the light on the bird seems a bit bright and it seems that the top of the head was burned a bit too much to bring back those details.
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01/27/2010 09:54:16 AM
Wonderful image. Lovely clarity and detail.
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01/26/2010 03:41:28 AM
i love the detail you got
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01/25/2010 12:34:33 PM
beautiful critter catch !!
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01/25/2010 09:43:45 AM
good detail
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01/25/2010 01:14:51 AM
looks like there were highlights and you dodged it down a bit. Great shot though, love the color matching.
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01/24/2010 08:53:40 PM
Terrific DOF, vibrant colors, and fabulous detail. Well done!......7
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01/24/2010 02:11:26 PM
Yes. beautifull green bird with the right background. Little bit overexposed on the neck of bird. Like the curve of the birds body
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01/24/2010 11:39:30 AM
Nice shot, although I would have loved a bit more detail in the feathers.
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01/24/2010 08:19:59 AM
great details even if the light is a little too hard for me, but a good shot.
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01/23/2010 09:49:01 PM
Pretty bird! Beautiful colors.
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01/23/2010 09:36:17 PM
your feather detail and focus is superb...what a wonderful shot
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01/23/2010 10:52:28 AM
The color and focus are just wonderful. Pretty bird.
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01/23/2010 09:56:29 AM
Lovely colours, nice and bright.
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01/23/2010 09:55:06 AM
Very nice greens on this lorikeet and the backdrop complements the colors as well:-) IMHO, this is a slightly average shot but has the potential to improve and move into a 7 or above score. First the exposure has the lighting falling harshly on the top of the head and upper side of the bird. Closing down the aperature or using a faster shutter speed would let less light in to prevent overexposure and blown highlights. IMHO, it is always better to show the full body rather than chop it so; unless you want the viewer to focus on a certain portion to show us something like focusing on the eye to show us the heart that beats within. A vertical composition capturing the complete body of the bird will show us it's beauty all the more but it would also follow/compliment the body lines that flow in a vertical presentation.
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01/23/2010 03:02:43 AM
and clarity.
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01/22/2010 08:14:22 AM
Fabulous colors and detail.
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