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Challenge: Free Study 2025-10 (Standard Editing)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Sony Alpha a1
Lens: Tamron 28-200mm F/2.8-5.6 Di III RXD
Location: Long Beach, WA
Date: Oct 16, 2025
Aperture: 7.1
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/200
Date Uploaded: Oct 31, 2025

 Late afternoon of an overcast beach day, utility lines and support wires were filled with a flock of small birds. I think Hitchcock made his movie two states away (in California), so we did not worry too much.

20251016_17191

Statistics
Place: 19 out of 49
Avg (all users): 6.2973
Avg (participants): 6.2222
Avg (non-participants): 6.5000
Views since voting: 110
Views during voting: 57
Votes: 37
Comments: 5
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Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 11/10/2025 08:21:26 PM
I love to watch where birds hang out. This is truly a great catch.
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Sony Alpha a1 II
Sony FE 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 G OSS
 11/09/2025 01:48:21 PM
“yes, we are all individuals”, pause, “i’m not”…!

I love the individual birds who dare to break the symmetry...
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
OM System OM-5
Olympus 17mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko
11/06/2025 05:53:35 PM
There is a wonderful Ken Burns show on PBS right now called The Pigeon Hustle. Very enjoyable, your photo is too!
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro
 11/04/2025 08:10:48 AM
wow! there is so much to see, I love the patterns they are forming. Great choice converting to B&W
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Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 11/01/2025 12:32:59 PM
That's a lot of birds!
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