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Duplicity
owen


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Free Study 2007-02 (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro
Location: Newcastle Baths, Newcastle, NSW Australia
Date: Feb 24, 2007
Aperture: 6.7
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/2000
Galleries: Nature, Water
Date Uploaded: Feb 24, 2007

 Shot in RAW.
Crop, Noise Ninja, Cloned out some stuff in the water. Applied Gaussian Blur to water, Selective colour to make water bluer and darker and to make the beak brighter. Some burning on the bird.

Statistics
Place: 4 out of 624
Avg (all users): 7.2143
Avg (commenters): 8.7857
Avg (participants): 7.1042
Avg (non-participants): 7.6316
Views since voting: 4507
Views during voting: 326
Votes: 182
Comments: 24
Favorites: 11 (view)

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Nikon D70s
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D
 03/11/2007 03:20:50 AM
masterful, well done mate.
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Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 03/08/2007 05:36:19 AM
Owen, congratulations. You did very well with this image and the XT.
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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
OM System 90mm f/3.5 Macro IS PRO M.Zuiko Digital ED
 03/08/2007 05:31:21 AM
OMG .. owen ... congratulations on 4th place ... you are an amazing photographer of birds.. but not the human variety!!!!!!! ... this is the most awesome photograph ... the composition is incredible .. the colours stunning ... WOW ...

Message edited by author 2007-03-08 05:32:07.
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 03/08/2007 04:40:47 AM
Love this one mate, and what a wonderful reflection you captured here.....
Awesome, just awesome IMO.....
Fantstic position, so close to a ribbon, and a great score as well.....

Message edited by author 2007-03-08 04:42:24.
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Nikon D700
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8
 03/08/2007 03:30:36 AM
Great capture, Owen. Huge congrats on 4th place.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark IV
Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS
 03/08/2007 02:48:49 AM
Congrats, Owen, on your 4th place. Had seen this finish a little higher, though.
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 03/08/2007 12:19:11 AM
Owen, what an incredible shot! This was my favorite. Congratulations on your high finish!
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Carl Zeiss 50mm ZE f/1.4 Planar T for Canon
03/08/2007 12:08:24 AM
Pretty awesome capture!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon D2Xs
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED
 03/07/2007 02:36:05 AM
Nice capture - For such a simple everyday creature you have created a really striking image - One of the best I have seen. Very nice.
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Canon EOS R5
Canon RF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS USM
03/06/2007 07:22:29 PM
Amazing image!
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 03/06/2007 02:08:12 PM
beautiful reflection.
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 03/06/2007 10:38:08 AM
Very, very nice.
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ300
 03/05/2007 07:27:52 PM
Beautiful reflection...simple elegance! *8*
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Olympus E-500 EVOLT
Olympus 35mm f/3.5 Macro ED Zuiko Digital
 03/04/2007 01:46:04 PM
Awesome catch! The reflection is perfect!
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Nikon Z8
Nikon NIKKOR Z 28-400mm f/4-8
 03/02/2007 05:59:01 PM
Fabulous reflection!
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Nikon D50
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 35-70mm f/2.8D
 03/02/2007 03:34:29 PM
Very, very nice.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 03/02/2007 02:07:35 PM
Magnificent! 10!
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Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 03/02/2007 01:09:44 PM
Like a flying mirror...Well done capture.
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Nikon D200
Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 24-120mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED VR
 03/02/2007 11:03:07 AM
Beautiful capture! 10 for me!
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 II USM
 03/01/2007 08:48:34 PM
the symetry and refelction are superb!
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 03/01/2007 07:42:00 PM
Awesome relfection shot! 10!
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Olympus E-510
Olympus 40-150mm f/3.5-4.5 Zuiko Digital
 03/01/2007 07:12:51 PM
WOW nice catch
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 03/01/2007 05:27:46 PM
Incredibly cool shot!
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Fujifilm FinePix S9000
 03/01/2007 01:47:21 PM
Now see, I do not like shots of things that have been done to death UNLESS they are outstanding...
And this is...9
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