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Challenge: Puzzled II (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Canon EOS-1D Mark III
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Date: Feb 19, 2009
Aperture: f8.0
ISO: 1250
Shutter: 1/1600
Galleries: Animals, Birds
Date Uploaded: Feb 20, 2009

 Noise reduction
Shadow/highlight
Masking
Unsharp
Crop
Clone out some minor background distractions

Not my best work (hand-held 400mm f5.6 + 1.4x extension setup), but this guy just seemed so comically perplexed that I had to share.

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Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
Canon EF 400mm f/2.8 L IS USM
 06/11/2011 02:48:36 PM
Like I said, not my best work and so I wasn't expecting much. Just liked this little fella's expression.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
Sony DSLR-A900
Lensbaby Composer
 03/02/2009 04:51:08 PM
Made me smile.
Apple iPhone 6
Sony E 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 PZ OSS
 02/27/2009 04:17:54 PM
Grainy and not sharp enough. The color really pops but the other technicals drag it down imo.
Nikon D850
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3G ED VR
 02/27/2009 08:27:37 AM
lovely image, shame about the focus.
Nikon D7000
Nikon AF-S DX 18-105 f/3.5-5.6 ED VR
 02/27/2009 04:13:06 AM
Haha, that's funny cute.
Canon EOS-6D
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM
 02/26/2009 05:54:37 PM
I really hate this title... I'm sorry that it's come to that... LOL! But, it has. Every animal looking at the camera has this title.

Sorry. Ranting is over for now. *grin*

Now, on to the stuff that matters... I like the idea of this... but I need to see more detail. With Advanced Editing you could have dodged the shadows and highlights to bring out the eyes a bit. Or maybe it's too much of a crop for that? Is there any detail left in the shadows?

Anyway... I like the diagonal of the branch as a leading line... I just wish there were more detail, especially in the eyes and the feathers.

Oh yeah... and find a different title. *grin*
Canon EOS-60D
Canon EF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
02/26/2009 02:23:40 AM
Whats up or maybe whats down? Good shot
OM System OM-5
Olympus 17mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko
02/25/2009 12:52:04 PM
funny!!
Canon EOS-550D Rebel T2i
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 02/25/2009 12:42:15 PM
The extensive crop has brought out a lot of noise and robbed you of a lot of detail in the feathers and face.
Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 02/25/2009 12:56:17 AM
This is hilarious, if out of focus. Extra points for head-tilt...
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