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Challenge: Pigeons (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Canon EOS-40D
Lens: Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
Location: High Level Bridge
Date: Jul 20, 2009
Aperture: 8
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/640
Galleries: Birds
Date Uploaded: Jul 20, 2009

 Processing: LR +2 EV, contrast 71, blacks 2

PS: Lab colour - adjust a and b channel curves, USM on lightness channel, save

LR: Select pigeon and increase exposure, brightness and contrast, select just eye and increase exposure, brightness and contrast, crop, export @89% to keep under 200k file size

Statistics
Place: 25 out of 61
Avg (all users): 5.5915
Avg (commenters): 6.8750
Avg (participants): 5.2941
Avg (non-participants): 5.6480
Views since voting: 1058
Views during voting: 367
Votes: 213
Comments: 10
Favorites: 0

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Ricoh GR III
Pentax DA 18-135mm F3.5-5.6ED AL [IF] WR DC
 11/01/2009 12:14:10 PM
Been meaning to say this is piquant.
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Canon PowerShot SX60 HS
 07/29/2009 01:01:32 AM
I thought this was going to be on the front page. Nice one.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-6D
Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS
 07/28/2009 08:48:55 PM
Cool title! Nice composition.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D800
Sigma 120-300mm f/2.8 EX APO IF HSM for Nikon
 07/26/2009 03:55:27 PM
Is he waving to his mates? Nice shot!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/24/2009 02:57:28 PM
love those pipes! awesome composition - 10!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 II
 07/24/2009 02:00:23 PM
Great shapes & timing
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L USM
 07/23/2009 11:14:35 AM
Its nice how the ends of the pipes are aligned diagonally. Bird could use slightly more contrast.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D200
Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 28-70mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 07/22/2009 11:37:11 AM
Nice timing of this capture and good composition.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 07/22/2009 04:40:09 AM
It's that first step that's always the hardest... :-) Really like the pipes - definitely a different kind of setting!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-450D Rebel XSi
Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM
 07/22/2009 03:49:19 AM
great shot - love the foot inthe air. Stark and dramatic.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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