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Free Flight
myqyl


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Flight (Classic Editing)
Camera: Sony DSC-F717
Location: Raptor Center, Sitka, Alaska, USA
Date: Sep 24, 2003
Aperture: f2.4
ISO: 160
Shutter: 1/40 sec
Date Uploaded: Sep 28, 2003

 This is actually, sadly enough, an eagle that will never leave the ground again. She hops around trying her best, but the vets give her no chance at success. She is being cared for at the Raptor Center in Sitka, Alaska.

Almost no post-processing since I'm on a laptop for the week.

Statistics
Place: 81 out of 118
Avg (all users): 4.7727
Avg (commenters): 4.8333
Avg (participants): 4.4625
Avg (non-participants): 5.1081
Views since voting: 730
Votes: 154
Comments: 6
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-1D
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L USM
 10/04/2003 01:47:18 PM
Nice composition. Good focus. I'm not sure if this meets the challenge.
Canon EOS-10D
 10/02/2003 07:29:38 AM
Nice subject, but it looks more like it's sitting on the ground than flying, despite its spread wings. Highlights on the tail look a bit blown out.
Canon PowerShot G6
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8
 09/30/2003 11:29:49 PM
He just looks weird down on the ground. Is he stuffed?
Canon Canon 1d x Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 09/30/2003 05:24:01 AM
I really don't want to sound to hard but a critique is a critique right and not meant to be offensive at all, rather helpful. First of all this bird is not really in flight which was the main requirement of the challenge. Secondly, I find the crop is a little too tight, I would have left some more breathing space around it. Thirdly, the photo appears a tad to flat, maybe pumping the contrast a little by adding a brightness/contrast adjustment layer might have enhanced it somewhat. I still gave this photo a 6 though, because I like the stance of the bird that you have captured, the way its wings are spanned out and also the way it is looking.
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Sony DSC-F717
 09/29/2003 03:54:25 PM
Well, it's not flying, but I'll not give you too much of a hard time on that. White is tough, the glare (over-exposed) tail really hurts this image, the head is better, but still a bit rough. Looks like it was a rainy day. 6 Rob the Swash
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D5100
Tamron AF 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical for Nikon
 09/29/2003 02:40:28 PM
Not quite with the primary feathers gone on left wing.
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