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Challenge: Free Study 2007-09 (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Olympus E-500 EVOLT
Location: London, Ontario, Canada
Date: Sep 20, 2007
Aperture: F5
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/3200
Galleries: Emotive, Animals
Date Uploaded: Sep 27, 2007

 Shot at my in-laws pond in Ontario. This gal was still very defensive of her almost full grown offspring and wouldn't take her eye off me for one second.

Editing: Minor crop, level adjustment, color adjustment, dodging, burning, reduce size, sharpening.

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Place: 158 out of 503
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Views since voting: 866
Views during voting: 172
Votes: 123
Comments: 13
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 10/07/2007 05:38:23 AM
Beautiful.
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Nikon D7000
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 10/06/2007 01:26:12 AM
The wings are wonderful. I just wish we could see the eye a bit better. To my eye, the focus on the head seems just a tad less sharp than that on the wings.
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF 22-55mm f/4.0-5.6 USM
 10/05/2007 09:11:20 PM
Very pretty. Really great natural lighting. I'm glad you kept the subject off center - I find images like that more interesting. Good reflection as well. I'm sure this will score well.
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 10/05/2007 08:29:15 PM
Great capture.. would have loved to see more refection. I like how you caught his head at an angle.
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Nikon D7000
Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR
 10/04/2007 03:20:24 PM
Delightful blue in the water, and excellent control of the whites here (not a blown white to be seen). Excellent shot.
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Nikon D850
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 28-300mm f3.5-5.6G ED VR
 10/04/2007 01:06:54 PM
An extremely difficult capture done very well. Delightful image.
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Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
 10/03/2007 06:03:40 PM
Reminiscent of MAK's shot. This is clean and in good focus, but it seems to lack wow. 7
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Nikon D850
Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 24-120mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED VR
 10/02/2007 09:48:27 PM
i think i need to watch swans more. i have never seen them do this. imo the neck and head could be a little more detailed.
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II
 10/02/2007 01:12:39 AM
Beautiful composition and capture of the wings on this bird.
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Nikon D600
Nikon AF-S DX 18-105 f/3.5-5.6 ED VR
 10/01/2007 06:19:04 PM
Beautyful.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 10/01/2007 01:34:00 PM
good composition. the dark blue water pops out the swan very well. Good job in capturing lots of details in the white areas of the feathers.
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 10/01/2007 10:03:00 AM
nicely done - 9
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Canon EOS-7D
Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Canon
 10/01/2007 08:56:33 AM
Looks like the same swan that MAK won a ribbon with!!
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