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Kittiwake
Kittiwake
SaraR


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Challenge: Best of 2011 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Lens: Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS
Location: Farne Islands
Date: Jul 8, 2011
Date Uploaded: Feb 9, 2012

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Statistics
Place: 28 out of 410
Avg (all users): 6.7458
Avg (commenters): 8.0833
Avg (participants): 6.6904
Avg (non-participants): 7.0000
Views since voting: 851
Views during voting: 464
Votes: 240
Comments: 26
Favorites: 0

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 03/01/2012 03:48:51 PM
Oh Sara! Geeez, I just got a vision of a National Geographic cover! ITS AMAZING!
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 02/24/2012 08:49:36 AM
TWENTY EIGHTH? Really? 28th?

You was robbed.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/23/2012 09:39:09 PM
Really nice, composition, lighting, etc. good luck.
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 02/23/2012 02:02:08 PM
Magical. Well captured. Sharp, good lighting and an unusual subject.
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 02/23/2012 09:11:04 AM
beautiful capture and clarity on birds..one of the best images
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 02/20/2012 04:11:23 PM
great catch!
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 02/20/2012 11:09:35 AM
Beautifully intimate. My yellow ribbon selection.
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 02/19/2012 05:00:29 PM
Very nice
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 02/19/2012 12:38:36 PM
Sweet moment :-) Such expectant little fuzzy faces.
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 02/19/2012 08:15:19 AM
Wow! Well done!
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 02/18/2012 09:23:11 PM
Sweet and maternal - very nice nature photography. The little ones are adorable!
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 02/18/2012 05:57:17 PM
Great moment to capture and the detail is great. Would like to see the specs on this one. Well done. (voted earlier)
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 02/18/2012 05:20:01 PM
Great image of a fleeting scene.
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 02/18/2012 02:58:58 PM
precious shot! i find the rock in the front a bit too bright and distracting though, maybe just burn it or a slight vignette? 9
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 02/18/2012 01:47:33 AM
Seldom seen nesting image. Great moment mom and chicks all engaging. WD.
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 02/17/2012 08:00:01 PM
Fantastic shot!
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 02/17/2012 05:58:54 PM
I really love this! We have nesting kittiwakes here in Newfoundland, I'd be thrilled to get a photo like this.
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 02/16/2012 10:14:38 PM
Not sure I've ever seen baby gulls. These are adorable! That white of feather is so very difficult to shoot without blowing it out, but you've done a very nice job of it. Great contrast and sharpness.
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 02/16/2012 06:49:15 PM
This is so crisp and clear it makes it hard to imagine it could be real.
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 02/16/2012 01:32:21 PM
Great. I like how everything but the beak is naturally black/white.
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 02/16/2012 12:23:55 PM
Highlights on the back of the gull are blown out as you no doubt know already but this is a really nice image regardless. Shows very sweet parental attention, the babies are adorable and the focus is nice and crisp. Good composition too, although I don't personally care for the border. Nice work.
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 02/16/2012 09:33:36 AM
Gorgeous nature shot! Love it!
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 02/14/2012 02:43:01 PM
Scaling the cliff wall was slow but steady going. Cailet came over the rise and was greeted by a sight she was hoping to see. Making sure she was safe and secure to the wall, Cailet pulled out her lightweight camera to take pictures of the mother kittiwake and her chicks.

Wow, there are some fabulous details in this shot - given that they are cliff dwellers I don't want to even think of the heights you may have had to scale to just get this shot. You have some great interaction between the mother and her babies too.
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 02/13/2012 10:44:12 PM
awesome white tones and fantastic detail. not sure if the beak is intentional left saturated or if this image is natural, which sells it so much more.
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 02/10/2012 01:12:53 PM
awe, wonderful capture
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 02/10/2012 01:04:00 PM
Amazing nature image. Great work! I admire this image very much. 10
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