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Pheasant Fish?
Pheasant Fish?
dacrazyrn


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Macro III (Classic Editing*)
Camera: Nikon Coolpix 5700
Location: Greeley, CO
Date: Dec 17, 2003
Aperture: 6.6
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Abstract, Animals
Date Uploaded: Dec 18, 2003

 Macro shot of pheasant feathers taken in RAW mode, cloudy setting. Cropped, rotated, and blackened out some of the feathers to (mistakenly) sorta become fish shaped. Color, sat , and contrast adjusted. USM and High pass sharpen filter used. Extra burning done to shadow..
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Votes: 131
Comments: 2
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Nikon D700
Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR
 12/22/2003 04:20:29 PM
I like the details that you were able to extract from the feathers ... but the shadow in front is a little bit distracting as it takes about a third of the picture. But the details and texture are wonderful.
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Nikon Coolpix 4500
 12/22/2003 09:02:40 AM
Love the colors and detail. Very nice!
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