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Challenge: Rock Song Titles (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D40
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
Location: near Oxford Mills
Date: Mar 27, 2009
Aperture: f.11
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/80
Galleries: Landscape, Birds
Date Uploaded: Mar 29, 2009

 A male red-winged blackbird, who insisted on staying right on the border of my lens' range, perched on a bullrush in a swamp. Glad that there is another male to the right and behind him to emphasize whic species it is. Had a tough time choosing a song whose title I wanted to shoot, but glad I got this shot.

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Canon EOS-60D
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 04/06/2009 11:41:25 AM
I think that this is a great shot it could be the album cover.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon D3s
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 28-300mm f3.5-5.6G ED VR
 04/04/2009 11:45:11 AM
B E A U T I F U L L
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Nikon D700
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 04/01/2009 09:12:22 PM
Love the general idea, but I find the stump (I think thats what it is) a little distracting, also the red on the bird in the background.
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Nikon D7000
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 04/01/2009 05:28:18 PM
Nice image. I would have liked it more if the bird had been a bit more prominent.
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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 03/31/2009 03:08:36 PM
Nice shot for the title - I like the one sitting very quietly in the upper right, too.
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Canon EOS-7D
Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Canon
 03/30/2009 10:53:36 PM
Great focus on the bird. Wish that stump wasn't in the lower left.
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