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Challenge: Fauna II (Basic Editing)
Camera: Fujifilm FinePix S3 Pro
Location: Felda Fl
Date: Oct 8, 2007
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1500
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Oct 8, 2007

 In iPhoto; adjust levels, contrast, brightness, shadow levels, saturation, warm a little, sharpen. Copy to Graphic Converter; resize in steps to 1,100 pix wide, sharpen, size to 640, adj file size and strip exif files save for upload.
Lens, 300mm f4.5 ED IF Nikkor, no filter
Thank you everyone for the votes, and esp the helpful comments. I knew that this was a "busy" shot, but it was full of life, so I entered it.
I just walked as close as I could without disturbing them , set up focus and exposure, and then stepped a few more steps and shot as they lifted off.

Statistics
Place: 112 out of 230
Avg (all users): 5.7361
Avg (commenters): 5.6667
Avg (participants): 5.3385
Avg (non-participants): 5.9073
Views since voting: 971
Views during voting: 293
Votes: 216
Comments: 11
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 04/04/2008 11:32:40 PM
Simply amazing. Its almost like one of the birds can fly right out of the image. Great DOF!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 03/28/2008 02:36:20 AM
Wonderful stop of motion and dof. Love the beautiful soft whites against the background. Just lovely.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 10/17/2007 01:41:50 AM
I am sorry to see this score where it did. Much better than the middle of the pack in my opinion.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon PowerShot A530
 10/16/2007 10:52:11 PM
Great capture, I like how you don't see any distracting motion blur.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 10/16/2007 01:26:12 PM
Good photo, I am just not sure where to focus my eyes.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony DSC-H5
 10/16/2007 10:22:19 AM
I like the fill-the-frame-ness of this. I can imagine this being only a small portion of a giant flock.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D5100
Tamron AF 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical for Nikon
 10/12/2007 11:05:27 PM
Nice ibis
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D70s
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
 10/12/2007 11:23:49 AM
Now this shot represents Fauna to me. Sure they're not all sharp, but it almost fun trying to pick out which one is sharpest. Exposure seems spot on, but a little more saturation would give it more impact.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM
 10/11/2007 08:38:08 PM
great shot - love the crop - can really feel the movement in this one.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Pentax K10D
Pentax SMC- DA * 50-135mm F2.8 ED (IF) SDM
 10/10/2007 10:26:44 PM
This shot is too busy for me, there isn't a clear subject.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 10/10/2007 12:10:00 AM
very similar to the "the birds" shot in the last fauna challenge.. hmmmm
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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