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Starting a Squabble on a Rainy Day
Starting a Squabble on a Rainy Day
MaryO


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Challenge: Black and White in Color II (Advanced Editing VII*)
Collection: Herons and Other Water Birds
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Sigma 100-300mm f/4.0 EX IF HSM for Nikon
Location: Burke, VA
Date: Feb 26, 2008
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/800
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Feb 26, 2008

 Gray sky, gray water, gray and white gulls ... just that little bit of yellow, which may or may not get DNMC hits. For some reason the gull on the post kept getting challenged by one gull after another. He finally got knocked off his perch, or maybe got tired and gave up. I just kept focussing on the incoming gulls and hoping for a good capture of the action. Happy with this one.

I have prettier shots (and some of a pair of American Coots swimming and diving) but this is the most entertaining to me, and tells a bit of a story.

Oh, and I spotted a Bald Eagle as I got out of the car, camera in backpack ::sigh:: He was flying away, naturally. The gulls were better subjects for this challenge anyway.

PP - converted from RAW (sharpened only), rotated, cropped, levels, increased contrast, dodged/burnt eye, dodged/burnt mouths, added border, resized, sharpened with noise reduction, dodged/burnt birds some more, slight desat on orange/yellow and shift toward green.

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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 03/05/2008 12:24:01 AM
Woooo
I thought this was a great capture
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D
 03/04/2008 07:11:05 AM
great capture. Definitely tells a little story left up to the viewer: "Hy, come quick, there's a big batch of ramen noodles over here and no one's there yet" ... or" I told you before!, this is MY post -- see, my poop is right there behind you!"
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Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro
 03/03/2008 03:07:28 PM
This is a terrific shot. I just wish it were a little lighter.
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Canon EOS-50D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 03/01/2008 08:25:20 PM
The birds need to "pop" out off the background, the shot is so grey that they are not standing out enough. However that is a great capture of the motion,
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Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 03/01/2008 10:22:41 AM
Wonderful capture, I love the soft misty feel to it. 10
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Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8 L USM
 03/01/2008 09:18:58 AM
great action capture! Maybe bump the brightness just a tad but still nicely done.
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Canon EOS-50D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 02/29/2008 08:33:25 PM
Great capture!
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Pentax K-R
Pentax DA L 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AL
 02/29/2008 05:47:45 AM
Terrific range of grays. Nice grab. Nice title. Almost looks like casual conversation: Hi, Bob. Yo, Phil, what's up? Seen fish?
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Fujifilm x100
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 02/29/2008 03:01:38 AM
One of my favorites. Needs a bit more contrast in my opinion, but seems that would be a tall order given the colors in this image. 7
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Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 02/29/2008 01:37:31 AM
Very nice. Love the depth created by the grey background.
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Nikon D700
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8
 02/28/2008 01:55:08 PM
Lovely capture.
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Canon EOS-50D
Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Canon
 02/27/2008 11:43:24 AM
a little dark....
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