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The Secret of Flight
The Secret of Flight
HarveyG


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Constructed By Nature (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D90
Lens: Sigma 28-70mm f/2.8 EX DG for Nikon
Location: South Africa
Date: Feb 16, 2010
Aperture: f/4.0
ISO: 1600
Shutter: 1/500s
Galleries: Nature, Textures
Date Uploaded: Feb 16, 2010

 Hadedah Ibis - Bostrychia hagedash feather found in my garden.
Placed on a leather bound folder, shot hand held in ambient afternoon light. Large aperture as I like the transitional effect of in and out of focus from either side of the quill.

Exported from ViewNX RAW File to JPG
Curves
Cloned Dust Speck
Adj Layer Color Balance Yellow -100
USM
Added borders
Image Size 800x Bicubic Sharper
SFW 95% sRGB

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Place: 36 out of 119
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Sony DSLR-A200
Sony DT 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical ED
 02/23/2010 02:19:19 PM
Fantastic, I love the colors, textures, DOF, and the grain.
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Canon EOS-7D Mark II
Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
02/21/2010 11:27:01 AM
Well done, the oof area and the bright area works for me
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon PowerShot SD960 IS
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 02/19/2010 12:44:46 PM
a bit out of focus
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-450D Rebel XSi
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
 02/18/2010 11:19:36 PM
love it
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony DSLR-A200
Sony DT 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical ED
 02/18/2010 08:18:10 AM
this is different but i like it, the lighting, going from light to dark from either end of the feather is good.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D40
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6G IF-ED VR
 02/17/2010 07:56:52 PM
A wonderful picture. Excellent use of lighting.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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