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Challenge: Life III (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: Challenges - 2009
Camera: Sony DSLR-A350
Lens: Konica Minolta AF 50mm f/1.4
Location: Near Boston, MA, USA
Date: Jan 10, 2009
Aperture: f7.1
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/500
Galleries: Birds
Date Uploaded: Jan 11, 2009

 Walking around doing street photography and cam along about 6-8 birds playing in the snow and around a bench.

Convert from raw, small bump in sat
PP in Gimp
Curves
Clone some dirt from the snow.
Dodge and burn
B&W gradient to give a minor vignette.
USM

Statistics
Place: 98 out of 200
Avg (all users): 5.5091
Avg (commenters): 6.2500
Avg (participants): 5.2625
Avg (non-participants): 5.7412
Views since voting: 1089
Votes: 165
Comments: 9
Favorites: 1 (view)

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Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 01/19/2009 08:31:06 AM
Very good composition. I gave this a 7.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-40D
 01/18/2009 09:20:17 PM
the focus is on the column rather than the bird... the bird looks a lil out of focus
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Samsung Galaxy S9/S9+
Canon TC-DC58B 1.5x Tele Converter
01/18/2009 09:19:37 AM
Good focus and I like the colors.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 01/14/2009 12:03:56 PM
beautiful details, the snow is white, not oversharpened, rich textures, well done.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony DSLR-A200
Sony 75-300mm f/4.5-5.6
 01/13/2009 11:38:30 AM
WOW...what a beautiful capture and so well focused and taken.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-450D Rebel XSi
Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM
 01/12/2009 05:34:59 PM
Good composition... a hard to catch shot! I think the focus has caught slightly on his tail and wings, but it's a good shot nonetheless.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-50D
Tamron AF 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di II for Canon
 01/12/2009 03:26:12 PM
this is a great photo.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Pentax K-1
Pentax FA 50mm f/1.4 AF
 01/12/2009 03:01:53 PM
wood is sharper than the bird (cute bird though!)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D4
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 01/12/2009 10:34:02 AM
I love the wood more than the bird, great texture
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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