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1st PlaceEuropean Bee Eater
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Challenge: Extended Free Study 2021-01 (Extended Editing)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Canon EOS-80D
Date: Feb 7, 2021
Date Uploaded: Feb 7, 2021

 oh my goodness, I haven't looked at DPC in a while, so had not seen how this was doing and this literally came "out of the blue". Thank you everyone. It almost went PB.
I took this while in the bush and the large animals were quite scarce, so I tried some birds. These Bee Eaters are so pretty.

Statistics
Place: 1 out of 46
Avg (all users): 7.1944
Avg (participants): 7.1579
Avg (non-participants): 7.2353
Views since voting: 2200
Views during voting: 73
Votes: 36
Comments: 13
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Canon EOS-5D Mark IV
Canon EF 200mm f/2.8 USM
 02/26/2021 04:41:06 PM
Wow, What a way to come back! This is phenomenal! Congratulations!
Canon EOS-500D Rebel T1i
Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM
 02/24/2021 07:32:42 PM
Congrats.
Nikon D7200
Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Nikon
 02/24/2021 08:15:04 AM
Beautiful!
Nikon D7000
Nikon AF-S DX 18-105 f/3.5-5.6 ED VR
 02/23/2021 05:32:33 PM
Congrats on the blue, Gaby. Such a pretty bird, such a stunning photo.
Canon EOS-80D
 02/22/2021 07:53:49 PM
Big congrats! Beautiful!
Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 02/22/2021 06:50:41 PM
Congratulations
Stunning image! I knew you had this 10.
I agree with IreneM, this image truly is perfection.
Nikon D700
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8
 02/22/2021 09:23:54 AM
Gaby, this is perfection. Love the feather detail and the simplicity of the whole thing. Many, many congrats.
Canon Canon 1d x Mark II
Sigma 85mm f/1.4 FG HSM Art
 02/22/2021 07:18:31 AM
Really great shot! Well done on the blue.
Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
OM System 90mm f/3.5 Macro IS PRO M.Zuiko Digital ED
 02/22/2021 12:11:53 AM
WOW Gaby .. you have created a work of art . loving that subtle texture ..
congratulations on the blue . :)
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Nikon D7000
Nikon AF-S DX 18-105 f/3.5-5.6 ED VR
 02/21/2021 11:37:23 PM
Beautiiful!
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Nikon Z8
Nikon NIKKOR Z 28-400mm f/4-8
 02/17/2021 03:03:40 PM
Oh, what a lovely bird! The simplicity of the composition really shows him off.
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Canon EOS-6D
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM
 02/15/2021 05:13:01 PM
I love how you've isolated him with your processing. I'm not fond of the noise texture.

Those ruffled feathers are charming.

This should do well for you, I hope. Donna? :D
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Sony Alpha a6700
Sony E 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS
 02/15/2021 04:17:40 AM
What a gorgeous bird. The head seems just very slightly out of focus (but still enough), the rest of the body is perfect. The finishing and texture of the green around the bird works very well.
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