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The Purple Martin Family
The Purple Martin Family
Shaman


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Challenge: Free Study 2008-04 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-40D
Lens: Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
Location: Ottawa
Date: Apr 30, 2008
Aperture: f7.1
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/1000
Galleries: Nature, Birds
Date Uploaded: Apr 30, 2008

 tweaked in DPP. Then, in no particular order, I shapened, cropped, slight rotation, some hue/sat adjustements to remove a yellow cast in the background, a shadow highlight pass. Then resized, anotehr sharpen pass and saved for the web.

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Place: 243 out of 468
Avg (all users): 5.6014
Avg (commenters): 5.6667
Avg (participants): 5.4231
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Views since voting: 767
Views during voting: 215
Votes: 143
Comments: 7
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II
 05/06/2008 08:42:14 AM
A little oversharpened, but the focus is good. A square crop might suit this image well.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-60D
Sigma 70-200 /2.8 APO EX DG Macro HSM II
05/05/2008 10:58:14 AM
Good bird shot, like the colours.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D50
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
 05/04/2008 11:19:36 PM
Excellent detail on this shot.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 05/04/2008 05:31:35 PM
These guys eat their shar of mosquitoes! I love seeing them swoop and soar.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS R7
Tamron 16-300mm Di II VC PZD MACRO w/Canon Nikon mount
 05/04/2008 02:55:55 PM
nicely captured, good iridecent colours, bright clean lines, nicely sharpend
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/02/2008 06:34:27 PM
Very clear, nice colours, good composition. And a fine looking pair of martins!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon Z8
Nikon NIKKOR Z 28-400mm f/4-8
 05/02/2008 10:22:07 AM
Those look like Tree Swallows. And I am jealous that you got such a great picture of these little beauties; the ones I see never seem to perch!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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