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Challenge: Birds (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM
Location: Colombo
Date: Jun 12, 2005
Aperture: f/2.8
ISO: 1600
Shutter: 1/1600
Galleries: Animals
Date Uploaded: Jun 12, 2005

 If I'm lucky, this is going to finish mid-five range. I am loving toned B/W images at this time, and hope to continue playing around with it. The "Balance" of the title refers to the birds, which were balancing themselves on the bouncing rope, and to the processing, which I think is one of my "balanced" yet. The image was shot in the early evening, waning light, at a nearby wet market where birds and feral cats congregated to scavenge on the human refuse.

Crop, desaturation (85% opacity), minor curving, adjusted contrast, healed a white speck on the in-focus pigeion's side, color balance, resized, bordered, USM, saved for web.


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I guess I wasn't that lucky. Thanks for the comments :)

Statistics
Place: 206 out of 289
Avg (all users): 5.0806
Avg (commenters): 7.0000
Avg (participants): 4.8418
Avg (non-participants): 5.4087
Views since voting: 1091
Views during voting: 360
Votes: 273
Comments: 8
Favorites: 2 (view)

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Canon EOS-10D
 10/24/2005 12:07:17 PM
The colors on this photo are extraordinary.
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Canon EOS-70D
Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM
 06/22/2005 10:22:16 AM
From Critique Club

I find the image to be very pleasing and very nostalgic. The muddled background colors blend very well. I think the image is well balanced from top to bottom but not side to side. I would have liked to see the main bird more in the center of the image.

I am not sure why the image scored the way it did. I found it to stand out against the zoomed in closeups of birds at a zoo.

I think the border is a bit wide but only slightly...with the whiteness of the cord/string the birds seem to sit in the image if that makes sense.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 06/18/2005 06:56:05 PM
perfect shot. love the mood created by the toning. 10
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
Helios 40-1 85mm f/1.5
 06/15/2005 03:10:53 PM
The border seems a bit excessive.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 06/14/2005 03:03:54 PM
There are too many blown out spots in this to the point of distraction. Bird on the left seems out of focus. Birds are too dark and cant see any details in them.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/13/2005 07:15:28 PM
This is just so different from all of the "in your face" bird shots. Has a "late Saturday afternoon sittin at the cafe" look to it. Good presentation! 6
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Olympus SP-570 UZ
 06/13/2005 05:39:38 PM
great shot, the colors work really well... the blurred background makes the birds come out more... i enjoy this, the only thing is maybe the border is a little to large... haha, nice shot tho
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D300s
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D
 06/13/2005 04:14:28 PM
great job you took two rats of the sky and made a beautiful and creative shot 10
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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