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I Feel Pretty! Oh, So Pretty!
I Feel Pretty! Oh, So Pretty!
MaryO


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Challenge: C2K -- DPC's 2,000th Challenge (Advanced Editing VII*)
Collection: Herons and Other Water Birds
Camera: Nikon D700
Lens: Tamron SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 USD DI for Canon
Location: National Zoo, Washington, DC
Date: Oct 24, 2014
Aperture: 6.3
ISO: 280
Shutter: 1/400
Date Uploaded: Oct 24, 2014

 Roseate Spoonbill at the zoo. Posed quite nicely for us in pretty light, framed by the trees, in the outdoor aviary. Would've liked just a smidge of separation between his right wing and the tree behind him (her?), but whaddyagonnado?

Wonder of anyone will see the hearts in the bokeh ...

PP - converted from RAW, Nik Viveza to reduce structure on tree just behind him, Nik SEP (full spectrum, red filter, selenium toning), dupe layer (Gaussian blur, erased bird and foreground tree, flattened), resized, blurred a couple of bits of one tree, Nik Sharpen, blurred some oversharpened bits.

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Place: 172 out of 264
Avg (all users): 5.5772
Avg (commenters): 6.2857
Avg (participants): 5.5385
Avg (non-participants): 5.7188
Views since voting: 418
Views during voting: 214
Votes: 149
Comments: 7
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Canon EOS-50D
 11/11/2014 12:58:30 PM
Nicely framed
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Sony Alpha a6400
Tamron 70-180mm F/2.8 Di III VXD
 11/10/2014 10:46:30 PM
Interesting composition, works well with the shapes of the tree branches and the bokeh circles.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D300
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
 11/10/2014 09:38:56 AM
I love the caption. I wish it had a bit more sharpness, and I wonder how it would look if the subject was looking more to the center of the picture versus outside the field of view.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D500
Sigma 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS HSM
 11/09/2014 01:27:16 PM
What a feeling, nice shot
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 11/06/2014 01:37:18 AM
Awww, she's showing off for you! Lovely catch - roseate spoonbill? Interesting to see one presented in B&W!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-6D
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM
 11/05/2014 04:48:46 PM
8 from me (earlier) Not sure I'm in love with the blue tint... but the composition is very fun.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Fujifilm X-T30
Fujifilm XF 18-55mm f/2.8-4 OIS
 11/05/2014 02:59:12 PM
and you have every reason for feeling pretty!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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