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DragonFly
DragonFly
jbsmithana


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Challenge: Bokeh II (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 VR DG IF-ED
Location: Skagit River Delta, Washington
Date: Jun 20, 2006
Aperture: F4.8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/125
Galleries: Nature, Macro
Date Uploaded: Jun 20, 2006

 Shot handheld on much to sunny a day using Nikon 1.7x TC on Nikon 70-200 f2.8 VR at full zoom, 340mm equiv. I was actually out shooting an eaglet in a nest when this guy flew up to my feet. A little harsh but still hope it does well.

Covert from RAW using RSP set at color temp 4350, tint 19, exp. -.40, fill light 15, shadow contrast 17, highlight contrast -14, moved shadwo level to 10 on curves, color vibrance at 1. Saved as TIFF. Cleaned using auto in Noise Ninja. Cropped, adjsut levels, contrast and added USM in MS DIP. Saved as TIFF. Resized, added USM and saved for web in PSE3.

Statistics
Place: 33 out of 432
Avg (all users): 6.3262
Avg (commenters): 7.3529
Avg (participants): 6.1493
Avg (non-participants): 6.4897
Views since voting: 1343
Views during voting: 421
Votes: 279
Comments: 18
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon D7000
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 06/27/2006 08:15:29 PM
Love the colours. Strong composition. Not strictly enhanced by bokeh though.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 06/27/2006 07:50:09 PM
Wow, nice very nice!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D300
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 06/27/2006 07:36:30 PM
ohl yessss...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 06/26/2006 11:02:43 PM
Good example of using bokeh to enhance the subject!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-550D Rebel T2i
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
 06/24/2006 05:45:40 PM
very cool shot
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 06/24/2006 09:01:46 AM
He looks a little tired, but lovely colors...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 06/24/2006 06:27:16 AM
Wonderful colours and detail. Fantastic.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Minolta DiMAGE F300
 06/23/2006 11:55:13 PM
Tough luck you're out of focus, Hodges.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Panasonic DMC-FZ3
 06/23/2006 09:12:43 PM
Is that real? Wow.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Pentax *ist DS
Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF
 06/22/2006 09:56:09 PM
Great color and smooth background.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D200
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 06/22/2006 05:29:35 PM
Pretty.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony DSC-P200
 06/22/2006 04:13:26 PM
beautiful shot!! good focus on the dragon and its perch, the bokeh is more driven by portrait need for BG to blur, rather than add interest.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-D60
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 06/22/2006 09:19:29 AM
I already voted, now back for comments. I gave you a 10 on this shot. Lovely vibrant colors, crisp detail, excellent subject and bokeh.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark IV
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM
 06/22/2006 07:23:48 AM
my DragonFly was ready to take-Off! but yours comparing to mine have better colors , framing and for sure better Bokeh .
wish you lock with it, 10
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D5100
Tamron AF 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical for Nikon
 06/21/2006 04:12:43 PM
wonderful flame skimmer, I almost enter one myself. Nice shot.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon Coolpix L3
 06/21/2006 03:33:46 PM
Wow, great colours!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D4s
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 06/21/2006 09:01:54 AM
Beautiful colors
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 06/21/2006 06:16:46 AM
wow! stunning lighting and excellent macro...wonderful colour and bokeh
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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