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Bird Bedlam
Bird Bedlam
Sammie


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Busy (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-10D
Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS
Location: Wildlife Refuge near Monte Vista, CO
Date: Nov 1, 2005
Aperture: F6.7
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/350
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Nov 1, 2005

 Editing: levels, resize, unsharp mask, save for web.

Taken at the wildlife refuge near Monte Vista, CO. There were lots of birds around flocking up to fly south for the winter. The Sandhill Cranes let me get very close to take pictures but they were kind of dull - not doing anything busy.

Statistics
Place: 8 out of 190
Avg (all users): 6.4688
Avg (commenters): 7.2857
Avg (participants): 6.2267
Avg (non-participants): 6.5691
Views since voting: 1702
Views during voting: 355
Votes: 256
Comments: 18
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AuthorThread
 08/10/2007 05:13:09 PM
Awesome capture - the chaotic feel here is fabulous, enhanced by the layers of focus and the variety of textures. Neat shot!
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Nikon D5100
Tamron AF 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical for Nikon
 11/09/2005 07:11:03 AM
Sammie, I had a feeling this was yours, but wasn't positive. Great finish and wonderful shot. Van
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Nikon Coolpix 5700
 11/09/2005 03:15:47 AM
Congratulations Sammie. Good to see you back in the game. I really liked this one for the fit to the challenge.
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Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 11/09/2005 12:19:14 AM
Great busy shot! Congrats on your top 10 finish.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/08/2005 04:06:44 PM
Hitchcock would be proud...
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Canon EOS-60D
Sigma 85mm f/1.4 for Canon
 11/08/2005 01:20:36 PM
Very nice...I'm in love with the motion and light...frantic yet beautiful.
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Nikon D5100
Tamron AF 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical for Nikon
 11/08/2005 07:47:05 AM
redwings, nice and busy.
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II
 11/07/2005 11:24:30 PM
Very well done! 10
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Nikon D70s
Tamron AF 28-200mm f/3.8-5.6 Aspherical XR IF Super Zoom for Nikon
 11/07/2005 08:03:05 PM
excellent!
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 11/06/2005 08:12:04 PM
great capture -- very nice job.
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Nikon D200
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
 11/05/2005 12:18:26 AM
Good concept, if not common. Good execution. I like your choice of shutter speed as it helps make the image seem more busy.
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
 11/04/2005 11:28:48 AM
Dynamic. Calm, muted colors. I can almost hear the clutter...8
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Fujifilm FinePix 2800Z
Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 60mm f2.8D
 11/03/2005 07:38:47 PM
7 - Good shot and coloring. Criticism; not much, perhaps a slightly tighter crop at the bottom/fore but that grass/seedheads(?) add a good element in my opinion so not sure.
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Nikon D70s
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 55-200mm f/4.0-5.6G ED
 11/03/2005 06:10:28 PM
Good shot. Very busy picture. The colors are a bit drab but still very nice setting.
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Nikon D300
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 11/03/2005 12:03:20 PM
Well done. I like the contrast of birds in focus and the out-of-focus background.
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Canon EOS-70D
Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
 11/03/2005 09:13:48 AM
nice image, meets challenge, like the subtle coloring - good job :)
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Canon EOS-60D
Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
 11/02/2005 08:04:45 PM
great shot, and i really like the difference in positions of the subjects
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Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 11/02/2005 09:38:58 AM
Nice capture!
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