Taken in Spokane, Washington on my choir trip. We went to a park and me and a friend saw tons of birds just sitting around, well, we saw it our duty to chase them. I just so happened to have the camera with me and stumbled upon this wonderful shot.
Post-Processing (By far my most, integrity kept in highest regards):
1. Cropped
2. There was a lampost in the middle of the tower covering the: bridge, willow tree, and tower. Now it's completely cloned out!
3. Added two Seagulls (Clone tool) to the left to add more balance to the shot (The right was a little heavy)
4. Blued up the Sky
5. Unsharp Mask
6. Resize
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This is a great shot. I like how you captured the motion of the birds. The only critique I have is to try placing the tower in a different position other than the center.
A little late for commenting but i love this shot and i'm really impressed you managed a shot like this with a point-n-shoot :D ... real talent you got there buddy! Btw, did you manage to buy a F717 yet? :D