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Challenge: Reflections Without Mirrors III (Basic Editing III)
Collection: Birds
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
Location: Zoo
Date: Nov 6, 2006
Aperture: F8
ISO: 1600
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Animals
Date Uploaded: Nov 6, 2006

 Boy, I was suuuuuure missing advanced editing on this one! I realized when I got back to work after shooting it that my camera had been left on 1600 ISO!!!! Yikes. I would so have LOVED to clean up the water and some spot editing of the noise on his feathers -- buttttttt -- I'm glad it didn't get totally killed anyway (thanks everyone for that!),

And I am now officially on a "bird sabbatical" No more birds for a while for challenges so I can "study" other things :) I wasn't even planning this one -- but I passed it on my lunch hour, and it was too hard to resist knowing this challenge was going on and I didn't have opportunity for anything else.



Statistics
Place: 44 out of 365
Avg (all users): 6.1706
Avg (commenters): 7.8750
Avg (participants): 6.1124
Avg (non-participants): 6.2131
Views since voting: 1246
Views during voting: 335
Votes: 211
Comments: 23
Favorites: 1 (view)

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Ricoh GR III
Pentax DA 18-135mm F3.5-5.6ED AL [IF] WR DC
 12/19/2006 06:49:32 PM
Missed this one. Brilliant lighting, texture of water and bird.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 11/24/2006 07:56:51 AM
What a interesting view in the reflection of the water that the foot cast. Nice job.
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Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 11/16/2006 11:19:43 AM
Great finish, Sandy - congrats!!!
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Canon EOS R5
Canon RF 100-500mm f/4.5-7.1 L IS USM
 11/15/2006 08:53:03 PM
Cool shot. I went to my zoo trying to get a shot like this. I would have been very happy if I could have come close to this.
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Canon EOS-5D
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 11/15/2006 08:29:46 PM
Great picture Sandy! Very underrated!!!
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Nikon D700
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8
 11/15/2006 01:10:44 PM
This is definitely underrated. It's beautifully photographed and the reflection is perfect. Great job.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Sigma 150mm f/2.8 EX APO Macro EX DG HSM for Canon
 11/15/2006 08:54:06 AM
What a great shot Sandy, you are so talented and such a great person!!
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Nikon D7100
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 11/15/2006 08:25:05 AM
Great job again, Sandy!
Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 11/15/2006 01:36:46 AM
This is also so underrated, and so deserved a much higher score IMO.....
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM
 11/15/2006 12:58:21 AM
Very nice,looks like your favorite bird ;)
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Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Nikon
 11/15/2006 12:40:56 AM
Another great bird shot from you! :)
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM
 11/15/2006 12:37:54 AM
What a beautifully photographed Egret. I thought it would have scored much higher as these little guys are not easy to expose for.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 11/15/2006 12:33:06 AM
Strong finish well done.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Olympus C-2500L
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D
 11/13/2006 02:49:02 PM
With the visible feet! heh. Nicely done. 7
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Olympus E-400
Olympus 14-42mm f.3.5-5.6 ED Zuiko Digital Zoom
 11/12/2006 03:53:26 PM
postcard perfect
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Nikon D50
Quantaray AF 35-80mm f/4-5.6 for Nikon
 11/09/2006 09:36:41 PM
Beautiful. A wall hanger for sure. If I had tp pick on something, it would be the white spot on the beak.
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Nikon D7000
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 11/09/2006 04:33:09 PM
Great reflection shot. Unfortunately, on my monitor the lighting looks a bit flat.
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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
OM System 90mm f/3.5 Macro IS PRO M.Zuiko Digital ED
 11/09/2006 12:40:01 AM
love the photo and the title ......
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 11/09/2006 12:31:47 AM
Very good reflection tone and crop, nice work...
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Nikon D200
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 80-200mm f/2.8D ED
 11/08/2006 02:40:06 PM
graceful
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Nikon D80
Sigma 50-500mm f/4.0-6.3 EX APO RF HSM for Nikon
 11/08/2006 02:25:17 PM
1o/1o for this perfect shot. I just love it
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Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III
 11/08/2006 06:21:38 AM
This Rocks! Your composition is excellent and the reflection that you captured is simply amazing, it's crystal clear!!
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 11/08/2006 03:02:44 AM
Wow this is cool in so many ways... I love that the beaks touch, the tail touches and the legs touch but the feet are on the belly too.
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