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Solitary Coot
MaryO


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Challenge: Free Study 2012-03 (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: Ducks and Geese
Camera: Nikon D700
Lens: Nikon AF-S Nikkor 28-300mm f3.5-5.6G ED VR
Location: Alexandria, VA
Date: Mar 29, 2012
Aperture: 8.0
ISO: 280
Shutter: 1/800
Date Uploaded: Mar 30, 2012

 There was a small flock nearby but this Coot was off by himself. Love those red eyes so I had to keep them :-)

PP - tonemapped, merged with original after erasing most of background, duotone (dropped detail in the whites), colored eye and reflection red, dodged head a little, increased contrast, resized, sharpened, added border.

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Votes: 127
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Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 04/07/2012 08:27:34 PM
beautiful shape of bird and shadow. Not crazy about the empty space on the left.
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Canon EOS-7D Mark II
Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM
 04/03/2012 09:49:09 AM
Interesting shot. Different. LOVE the red eye.
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Nikon D7000
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED
 04/02/2012 12:30:45 PM
Nice use of desaturation here for this. The red eye is both compelling and at the same time kinda creepy. :)
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Nikon D90
 04/01/2012 11:59:05 PM
this for me stands out, well done. love the negative use of space and the hint of red. 10
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Nikon D7200
Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G
 04/01/2012 10:45:17 AM
Interesting selective desat.
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