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A paler shade of pink
A paler shade of pink
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Challenge: Birds (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-10D
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L USM
Location: Vilas Zoo, Madison, WI
Date: Jun 11, 2005
Aperture: f 9.5
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/250
Galleries: Portraiture, Animals
Date Uploaded: Jun 11, 2005

 I utterly lack creativity, so I went to the zoo and shot flamingos.

Boosted overall saturation, USM, a little dodging around the eyes to brighten, selected eye and boosted yellow sat, flipped horizontally, cropped, saved for web.

Yeah, the feathers are a little blown out on the back and the top of the head. Yeah, the shadows on the face are a little distracting.

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Place: 68 out of 289
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Nikon D70
 06/19/2005 02:26:30 PM
stunning work here, would make a lovely postcard! 10
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Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 06/18/2005 09:57:35 PM
A very expert capture that brings out great texture and delicate beauty of these birds.
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Nikon D1H
Sigma 14mm f/3.5 for Nikon
 06/17/2005 12:50:43 AM
Nice image, well exposed and framed. Excellent DOP. Sharp and full of detail. Beautiful colour. Hope it scores well for you.
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Sigma 18-125mm f/3.5-5.6 DC for Canon
 06/16/2005 12:20:32 PM
Lovely detail on the feathers with a nice exposure and no blowout. I like the eye detail, vivid colours of pink and greens. Composition is week with what feels like abitrary crop on main bird with messiness added by bits of other birds. 7
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Nikon D300
Nikon AF Nikkor 85mm f/1.4D IF
 06/14/2005 07:41:21 AM
Very nice! Perhaps a little blown highlights could have been corrected?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Olympus E-300 EVOLT
Olympus 14-45mm f/3.5-5.6 Zuiko Digital ED
 06/13/2005 04:01:08 PM
Not too sure about the post processing here. Appears to me that the masking performed is very obvious.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D
Konica Minolta AF 70-210mm f/4.5-5.6 II
 06/13/2005 02:28:55 PM
a little over exposed
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Canon EOS-7D
Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Canon
 06/13/2005 11:50:55 AM
Nice shot but seems too blanched out in bright sun. Good focus. The feathers are so pretty!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D5100
Tamron AF 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical for Nikon
 06/13/2005 07:20:37 AM
to overexposed on the back, draws my eye off the face.
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Canon EOS-60D
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 06/13/2005 06:30:40 AM
Awesome capture. Well done
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