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Challenge: Wildlife IV (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Date: Oct 19, 2008
Aperture: f/ 5.6
ISO: 320
Shutter: 1/2000 sec.
Galleries: Nature, Birds
Date Uploaded: Oct 19, 2008

 Philadelphia Zoo

Post: Camera Raw adjustements in PSElements 6.0. Layer adjustments for levels, brightness/contrast and hue/saturation. Clone bright highlights all the torso left and below the bill. Lots of crops. Curves adjustment. Adjust sharpness. Resize. Adjust sharpness.

Statistics
Place: 18 out of 159
Avg (all users): 6.5902
Avg (commenters): 7.6471
Avg (participants): 6.7703
Avg (non-participants): 6.4885
Views since voting: 2126
Views during voting: 403
Votes: 205
Comments: 22
Favorites: 1 (view)

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Canon EOS-6D
Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS
 10/27/2008 12:16:27 AM
Congrats on your top 20 finish Rob! A very nice pic indeed!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-6D
Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS
 10/26/2008 02:55:56 PM
Amazingly colorful Mandarin Duck. The light is just a bit harsh and takes away from the image. IMHO Focus is nice and sharp.
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Nikon Z8
Nikon NIKKOR Z 28-400mm f/4-8
 10/26/2008 11:07:49 AM
Aw, a little Mandarin Duckie :-) Very cool birds. Nice capture with his beak in the water and very clear reflection of his eye. Don't know what I think about that very yellow-green water ... I probably would have desaturated it a lot so the duck stood out better.
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Canon EOS-30D
Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS
 10/25/2008 12:36:27 PM
Simply stunning, tac sharp, great details, excellent exposure. A bit off centered would have been nice here. 8
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Canon EOS-600D/T3i Rebel
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 10/23/2008 04:06:43 AM
Gorgeous
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Nikon D810
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 10/22/2008 11:32:09 PM
I like the clarity of this photo. Nice colors too.
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Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 10/22/2008 11:25:37 PM
your picture "glows"
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Olympus D-230
 10/22/2008 07:59:03 PM
super cool!
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Olympus OM-D E-M5
Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmarit 8-18mm f/2.8-4 ASPH
 10/22/2008 12:40:27 PM
The emerald green water forms an incredible backdrop for this mandarin duck.
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Nikon D300
 10/22/2008 03:02:34 AM
Super colours, keep up the good work.
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Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 28-70mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 10/22/2008 12:10:38 AM
Super color and detail
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Nikon D600
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.4G
 10/21/2008 08:01:21 PM
I really like the colors in this photo. Well composed and good lighting. My only critique is that it seems a little noisy. This is especially noticeable in the water. I still scored you very high. Good Luck
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 10/21/2008 03:13:26 PM
Lovely colouring
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Canon EOS-D60
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 10/20/2008 06:19:44 PM
Beautiful, awesome colors! Love the sharpness in the reflection of the eye. Well done! 9
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Sony DSLR-A200
Sony 75-300mm f/4.5-5.6
 10/20/2008 04:27:57 PM
The colours are breathtaking and the ripples of the water are really just adding to this shot!
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ3
 10/20/2008 04:26:16 PM
Beautiful! Great capture!
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Canon EOS-1100D
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II
 10/20/2008 12:37:40 PM
Those gorgeous colours, the sharpness around his face and the rippling water make this an easy 10.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 10/20/2008 12:33:16 PM
cool reflection. really pretty colors
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Nikon D7100
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 10/20/2008 10:37:31 AM
great shot, lovely colours on this ducky, what kind is it? 8
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Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
 10/20/2008 02:25:40 AM
Yup, there we go. This will do well.
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS for Canon
 10/20/2008 02:05:23 AM
Beautiful coloring and excellent sharpness
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Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 10/20/2008 01:02:30 AM
great colour and clarity, I love the water and the reflection
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