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Cuban Rooster - Valezquez
Cuban Rooster - Valezquez
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Brown Ribbon Deja Vu (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
Location: West Palm Beach, FL
Date: Feb 18, 2008
Aperture: 4
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/30
Galleries: Rural, Birds
Date Uploaded: Feb 18, 2008

 Couldn't get a Cuban rooster, so the West Palm Beach rooster will have to do.

Converted from RAW
PP: Luko sharpening and Exposure adjustment to brighten feathers, burned with soft light to darken a pale area, hue/saturation, screen layer with mask to brighten the feathers, Noise Ninja, High Pass, Curves in luminosity mode, USM (50,20,0) for contrast, resized and saved for web.

Statistics
Place: 43 out of 73
Avg (all users): 5.3813
Avg (commenters): 6.0000
Avg (participants): 5.5128
Avg (non-participants): 5.3300
Views since voting: 1237
Views during voting: 263
Votes: 139
Comments: 8
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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Olympus 45mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko Digital
 03/09/2008 10:02:57 PM
I love the spikes of orange and red in the feathers. It's like he's on fire!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/28/2008 01:00:03 AM
there is something about this, i cannot put my finger on it... maybe needs to be a bit more sharp?? have to come back to take another look!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/27/2008 04:56:46 PM
Colors a great, perhaps it is lacking in depth. There is something that puts this the category of "accidental" success.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-40D
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 02/23/2008 05:18:38 PM
very nice - good sharp focus, great colors, like the crop and composition, good dof, technically a great photo
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Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 02/22/2008 06:02:27 PM
couldn't find original challenge, good photo but the red is too bright the feathers are very good though
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-6D
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM
 02/22/2008 02:57:32 PM
I think the light is a bit harsh... you've lost some detail.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8 L USM II
 02/22/2008 11:02:31 AM
haha this thing is real ugly looking
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark IV
Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS
 02/22/2008 05:04:40 AM
too bad you didn't keept the crop of the original, now it is just another roster shot
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