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Challenge: Fauna III (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-30D
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L USM
Location: VT - usa - back yard
Date: Mar 28, 2009
Aperture: f:4
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/2000th
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Mar 30, 2009

 DPCO4 - week 7 - team globetrotters

kind of the wrong time of year to find much interesting wildlife around here. We call it mud season - for the most part the snow has melted - the ground is thawing and muddy. not much has started growing yet - and most of the birds haven't returned yet. so i worked with what i could find.

shot into the sun with yet to turn green under brush about 20 feet away as the background.

slightly straightened and slightly cropped.
in PSCS3 - curves > shadow/highlite > fade shadow highlite > reduce noise > sharpen full size ( 300,0.6, 4 ) > resize > sharpen ( 125, 0.6, 4 ).


back in 2004 i entered the march free study with a photo of a chicadee on this same post :)

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/07/2009 10:08:48 PM
Very nice with the light from behind !!!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM
 04/06/2009 11:54:07 AM
Great catch.. They aren't easy as so quick flitted about..
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ28
 04/04/2009 08:05:40 AM
Creative title, very interesting photo.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D300
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 04/03/2009 03:35:52 PM
good contrast and depth; I like the capture of motion.
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Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 04/03/2009 12:23:08 AM
Nice back light.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-40D
Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM for Canon
 04/01/2009 09:53:36 PM
Like the backlighting in this one. Good DOF as well.
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Nikon D70
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 04/01/2009 12:16:02 PM
very impressive dof and focus work.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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