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Hope is the thing with feathers...
Hope is the thing with feathers...
hahn23


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Challenge: In the Rain (Expert Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D
Lens: Canon EF 400mm f/5.6 L USM
Location: Upper Beaver Meadows, Rocky Mountain National Park
Date: May 11, 2012
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/320s
Galleries: Nature, Birds
Date Uploaded: May 11, 2012

 Mountain Bluebird in meadow during precipitation.

Hope
Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul,
And sings the tune--without the words,
And never stops at all,

And sweetest in the gale is heard;
And sore must be the storm
That could abash the little bird
That kept so many warm.

I've heard it in the chillest land,
And on the strangest sea;
Yet, never, in extremity,
It asked a crumb of me.

_Emily Dickinson

[May. 21st, 2012 07:33:09 PM]

Here we go. This image is probably going to finish the top 20 of an Expert Edit challenge. It would have easily passed a validation for Basic Editing. This gives me hope.

There was a mix of snow and rain. I have another frame with all rain, but it is mostly invisible. The occasional snow had more reflective characteristics (more visible).

Statistics
Place: 13 out of 51
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Avg (commenters): 7.2857
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Views since voting: 1336
Views during voting: 360
Votes: 140
Comments: 11
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 05/25/2012 09:13:16 AM
For me, spotting a blue bird and capturing it this sharp before it flies away in itself is a herculian task :) On top of it you have got the snow captured. Awesome. I think this is overly underrated may be because of the expert editing thing. Otherwise this would have been in top 5. Great job!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark IV
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS II USM Lens
 05/25/2012 12:05:20 AM
Originally posted by posthumous:
Before you thought of spring,
Except as a surmise,
You see, God bless his suddenness,
A fellow in the skies
Of independent hues,
A little weather-worn,
Inspiriting habiliments
Of indigo and brown.
With specimens of song,
As if for you to choose,
Discretion in the interval,
With gay delays he goes
To some superior tree
Without a single leaf,
And shouts for joy to nobody
But his seraphic self!

Another lovely Emily Dickinson poem. Thanks very much!
 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 05/24/2012 09:54:05 PM
Before you thought of spring,
Except as a surmise,
You see, God bless his suddenness,
A fellow in the skies
Of independent hues,
A little weather-worn,
Inspiriting habiliments
Of indigo and brown.
With specimens of song,
As if for you to choose,
Discretion in the interval,
With gay delays he goes
To some superior tree
Without a single leaf,
And shouts for joy to nobody
But his seraphic self!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
OM System OM-5
Olympus 17mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko
05/24/2012 05:24:17 PM
sweet
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon Z7II
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 05/23/2012 07:39:51 PM
Great title; beautiful color (mountain bluebird??). Love the snow. (voted earlier)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 05/23/2012 12:02:28 PM
how pretty, just loving the color of that bird
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-6D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 05/23/2012 03:48:20 AM
Looks tasty. :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D850
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 16-35 f/4 ED VR
 05/21/2012 12:14:34 PM
That looks like snow but either way a stunning image! Well done!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/21/2012 06:42:40 AM
love the blue bird and its expression. I also love the rain and how it almost looks like snow. Great composition.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 05/18/2012 02:27:07 PM
GReat color on thebird.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 05/18/2012 12:19:34 AM
Excellent !!!!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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