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Challenge: Water III (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Location: Botanical Gardens Hervey Bay ,Australia
Date: Apr 13, 2008
Aperture: 8.0
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/320
Galleries: Animals, Water
Date Uploaded: Apr 13, 2008

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While wondering how to create a subject for the water shot in flew this egret, as I was holding the remote in my hand shot away, as the camera had been set for the scene, just hoped it was in focus.

Opened raw file in PhotoShop making some changes to the curve and other settings. Opened full frame.

Via Selected masks all processing was done with,
Hue/Sat
Selective color
Levels
Sharpened with USM
Brightness/Contrast
Rotate & Crop


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Nikon D40X
Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR
 04/19/2008 06:10:47 AM
colors seem a bit off but beautiful setting
Canon EOS-50D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 04/18/2008 09:18:17 PM
i like the different shades of green in this. the fountain in the background is just a bit distracting, though.
Nikon D80
Tokina AF 12-24mm f/4.0 AT-X Pro DX
 04/16/2008 04:07:05 PM
Weird colours and water is way too insignificant for the shot to be considered within theme, imho
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Nikon D750
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 18-35mm f/3.5-4.5 ED-IF
 04/15/2008 05:21:46 PM
it's frustrating because you want the bird to be the subject and you want the view to be the subject but can you have both?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D850
Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 24-120mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED VR
 04/14/2008 05:02:50 PM
imo a little on the grainy and saturated side
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 04/14/2008 12:15:47 AM
I would like to see more water here and less saturation on the colors. The bird is in a great pose, but I can't see it that clearly
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