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Purple Sandpiper
Purple Sandpiper
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Fauna III (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Location: Seltjarnarnes, SW-Iceland
Date: Mar 27, 2009
Aperture: f5,6
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/800
Galleries: Birds
Date Uploaded: Mar 30, 2009

 A group of purple sandpipers (Calidris maritima) gave me a nice feeling of spring at Seltjarnarnes, Iceland. This one was kind enough to pose.

Lightroom:
Exposure: +1,10
Shadows: +9
Sharpness: +55
Vibrance: +50
Saturation Adjustment Orange: +20
Saturation Adjustment Yellow: +20
Saturation Adjustment Blue: -60
Luminance Adjustment Orange: +20
Cropped
Rotated 4°

PhotoImpact:
Curves, sharpen, resize.

Statistics
Place: 57 out of 204
Avg (all users): 5.9641
Avg (commenters): 7.4000
Avg (participants): 5.8095
Avg (non-participants): 6.0379
Views since voting: 950
Views during voting: 287
Votes: 195
Comments: 5
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ28
 04/04/2009 08:02:25 AM
Sharp photo, nicely centered.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon Z8
Nikon NIKKOR Z 28-400mm f/4-8
 04/03/2009 08:41:15 PM
Pretty, and a lovely light blue to set him(?) off.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Olympus E-520
Vivitar MF Zoom 19-35mm f/3.5-4.5 Series 1 for Olympus
 04/02/2009 09:17:11 PM
Another Audubon Society image - richly detailed.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-40D
Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM for Canon
 04/01/2009 09:56:22 PM
Nice detail on the bird, and good exposure. A little tight on the crop(?) - with only a few ripples the reflection might have been a nice inclusion. 7.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 400mm f/5.6 L USM
 04/01/2009 10:39:09 AM
very sharp
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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