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Challenge: Birds II (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D40
Location: Monroe Zoo, Louisiana
Date: Jan 26, 2008
Aperture: f/5.7
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/320
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Jan 26, 2008

 First submission. The title is "Bird of Paradise" in German. To me, these birds have always been very exotic and honestly that title is the first thing that popped into my head. These guys were running around the Monroe Zoo on their on free will. Didn't really care to have their pictures taken as they kept walking away! Taken with a AF-S Nikkor 55-200mm 1:4-5.6G ED VR (couldn't find it in the lenses!)

+ Cropped
+ Levels
+ Curves
+ Saturation
+ Softened

Statistics
Place: 201 out of 251
Avg (all users): 5.0781
Avg (commenters): 5.2222
Avg (participants): 4.9255
Avg (non-participants): 5.2245
Views since voting: 900
Views during voting: 295
Votes: 192
Comments: 9
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon D50
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED
 02/01/2008 04:46:01 PM
A great subject but if it was sharper it would be a lot stronger IMO
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Fujifilm x100
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 02/01/2008 09:31:54 AM
Great display of color
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D50
Sigma 17-35mm f/2.8-4.0 EX DG Aspherical HSM for Nikon
 01/30/2008 08:33:32 PM
Love the peacock. only Criticism is that the background is a bit distracting, though the shallow DOF definiteyl helped alot. Nicely thought out!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D500
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
 01/30/2008 02:43:43 PM
Focus is too soft. Background too cluttered.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 01/29/2008 04:03:51 PM
Shame this was not captured in all it's glory.
 01/29/2008 01:15:51 PM
Beautiful colours in the peacock, you captured it's grandness well.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 01/29/2008 03:27:15 AM
Good color! The background competes a bit for attention.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-50D
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 01/28/2008 03:30:26 PM
I like the soft glow, I wish there was a little more focus. A little more focus on the birds face would probably have helped my score.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS R7
Tamron 16-300mm Di II VC PZD MACRO w/Canon Nikon mount
 01/28/2008 01:05:54 PM
nice capture without seeing his tail. his head looks a tad bit out of focus though. could well be my eyesight though 8
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