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Challenge: Foreground Interest II (Standard Editing)
Collection: Birds
Camera: Nikon Z8
Lens: Nikon NIKKOR Z 28-400mm f/4-8
Date: Jan 25, 2026
Aperture: 8.0
ISO: 3200
Shutter: 1/320
Date Uploaded: Jan 25, 2026

 PP - opened in LR, cropped, resized, opened in PSE, unsharp mask, dodged eyes, levels

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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II
Olympus 60mm f/2.8 Macro M.Zuiko Digital ED
 02/03/2026 06:18:15 PM
Not sure that super shallow DOF was what this challenge was going for? Especially without something in the bg to look at, be drawn into. That being said the expression on this birds "face" is priceless. :-) Slight nit ... a little bit washed out and could use a dose of contrast IMO. Shot thru a window maybe?
Samsung Galaxy S24, S24+, S24 Ultra
Sony Vario-Tessar T* FE 24-70mm f/4 ZA OSS
 02/03/2026 02:13:05 PM
Not seeing a lot f depth here :-( Bird's in the foreground but he's also the subject. Did you check the challenge description?

"Place interesting elements in the front of a photo to draw the viewer's eye in and create a sense of depth."
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