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Prepare for Takeoff
Prepare for Takeoff
JuliBoc


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Challenge: Opening (Basic Editing)
Camera: Panasonic DMC-FZ30
Location: Delray Beach, FL
Date: Sep 6, 2007
Aperture: 4.5
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/800
Galleries: Nature, Birds
Date Uploaded: Sep 8, 2007

 Cropped, shadows/highlights, exposure, levels, resized, Noiseware

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Odd that three of the eight commenters couldn't connect this with "opening". They must think of it as "spreading". It never occurred to me that I would have a DNMC problem with this entry.

Statistics
Place: 88 out of 143
Avg (all users): 5.2270
Avg (commenters): 5.2500
Avg (participants): 5.0000
Avg (non-participants): 5.3066
Views since voting: 892
Views during voting: 294
Votes: 185
Comments: 10
Favorites: 1 (view)

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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM
 09/24/2007 09:00:04 PM
With the way those feet are going, that's an opening all right! :) Nice shot of an imminent take-off.
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Nikon D7200
Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G
 09/19/2007 08:31:59 AM
Nice shot Julianne. I can certainly tell you're not in Michigan anymore.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 09/17/2007 09:01:42 AM
Maybe a tighter crop?
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
 09/14/2007 11:14:48 AM
lol
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Canon EOS-40D
Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Canon
 09/14/2007 06:48:14 AM
Opening???
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 09/13/2007 08:56:04 AM
hehe - this just made me smile, and think of clumsy birds when landing actually...
i love the shot though.....it looks really headless and well - what can one say? great capture!!! definately a 9 from me
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Canon EOS-1D X
Canon EF 50mm f1.2 L
 09/13/2007 06:23:31 AM
:)
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Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Phoenix 100-400mm f/4.5-6.7 for Canon
 09/12/2007 07:52:44 PM
what does that have to do with caught in the act of opening? nice shot though
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 09/12/2007 04:09:10 PM
Would have liked the opening of the wings front on, good take just the same...
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Canon PowerShot Pro1
 09/12/2007 07:30:45 AM
what does this have to do with opening?
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