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Handbags at Dawn
Handbags at Dawn
sulamk


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Challenge: Free Study 2011-12 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-60D
Lens: Sigma 170-500mmD f/5-6.3 APO DG Aspherical for Canon
Location: wakkerstroom
Date: Dec 7, 2011
Aperture: f10
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/500
Galleries: Birds
Date Uploaded: Dec 28, 2011

 Glossy Ibis fighting

[Jan. 7th, 2012 08:50:43 AM]

In British slang a fight where the protagonists are unable or unwilling to seriously hurt each other is commonly refered to as a handbag fight, in reference to the way girls fight by hitting each other with their handbags. Handbags at dawn is therefore a combination of the above with an allusion to 'pistols at dawn' style duelling to describe a conflict brought about by a perceived slight or offense to one's honour but which is nevertheless unlikely to result in any serious injury

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01/05/2012 12:16:49 PM
handbags?
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 01/04/2012 08:26:48 PM
Great capture ΓΆ€“ love the title.
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 01/01/2012 10:10:29 PM
those are some crazy cool birds...the background is a bit cluttered preventing us from focusing solely on the birds, but the shot is cool nevertheless
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 01/01/2012 05:37:26 AM
Good action shot though I think a shallower DOF would have helped isolate them more from the background
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