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Challenge: Free Study 2011-08 (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: 2011 challenges
Camera: Canon EOS-7D
Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS
Date: Aug 10, 2011
Date Uploaded: Aug 23, 2011
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[Sep. 6th, 2011 02:33:19 PM]
This is probably the most exciting capture I've ever gotten! We were on vacation and stopped at a wildlife refuge outside of atlantic city. There were swallows flying all around, and this one little swallow sitting on a stick.
The lighting was so wonderful, and the background was so beautifully blurred, I spent awhile shooting him:
While I was watching him, other swallows were flying by, and all of the sudden, he started moving around:
and as I watched (and shot), in comes the mom with a huge dragonfly! I didn't have my ISO turned up high enough, so the shots aren't perfect, but it was terribly exciting!!
Huge, huge, huge thanks to  Ursula for her editing lessons. I really wanted to get all I could out of this shot, and she helped me realize the problem areas and how to work with them. What a wonderful experience!
Thanks for all the comments. :) |
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09/08/2011 11:10:00 AM |
| the whole series is fantastic! congrats, Wendy! |
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09/08/2011 03:00:31 AM |
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09/07/2011 10:38:31 PM |
| Wow, great catch's would have been so excited that I couldn't hold the camera Steady. (voted earlier) |
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09/07/2011 11:43:18 AM |
| great timing.. i just hope that this is not your pet..lol |
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09/05/2011 09:25:54 AM |
| What a moment you have captured,hats off to you. |
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09/04/2011 10:08:12 PM |
| Wow! What a fantastic moment captured! |
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09/04/2011 06:10:37 AM |
| The right man/woman at the right place on the right moment...What a shot! |
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09/03/2011 10:14:11 AM |
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09/02/2011 11:52:48 PM |
| Great capture and timing! |
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09/02/2011 11:25:14 PM |
| Love this! Can even see the wings on the food. |
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09/02/2011 07:09:09 AM |
| Great moment nicely captured. |
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09/01/2011 08:53:50 PM |
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09/01/2011 02:57:53 PM |
| Great timing! What a capture! |
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09/01/2011 12:08:50 PM |
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09/01/2011 09:24:28 AM |
| Most inconvenient but effective! |
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09/01/2011 06:39:46 AM |
| Superb capture. Not sure about the excessive outer circle defocus but it does make the central area pop. |
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