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Seagull
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Challenge: Silhouettes III (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 APO DG Macro for Canon
Location: Flathead Lake
Date: Aug 29, 2006
Aperture: F8.0
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/800
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Aug 29, 2006

 I liked the sunlight reflected off of the water to create
the backlight for this silhouette.About all that I adjusted was to crop the photo, resize,and sharpen a little.

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Place: 87 out of 352
Avg (all users): 5.8435
Avg (commenters): 6.4444
Avg (participants): 5.5472
Avg (non-participants): 6.0449
Views since voting: 1006
Views during voting: 330
Votes: 262
Comments: 9
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 09/01/2006 03:29:30 PM
beautifully simple with great colors
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D70
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
 09/01/2006 01:42:53 AM
not bad, wish the bird was darker.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/01/2006 12:14:43 AM
Nice. Love the color and composition.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 08/31/2006 04:10:55 PM
Beautiful shot!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D3
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 08/31/2006 02:41:50 PM
This is nice - the shallow depth of field really adds to it.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
 08/31/2006 02:28:18 PM
I love the water on this image, The seagull isn't quite a silhouette, though
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D2X
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED
 08/31/2006 09:24:12 AM
6
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-50D
Tamron AF 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di II for Canon
 08/31/2006 08:24:13 AM
4, with other crop I rate with 6.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-20D
Tamron AF 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di II for Canon
 08/30/2006 04:14:37 PM
Very nice photo! The brightness and contrast of the water come pretty close to overwhelming the silhouette of the gull.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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