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The Red Crossbill branch of the Finch Family
The Red Crossbill branch of the Finch Family
hahn23


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Branch II (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D
Lens: Canon EF 400mm f/5.6 L USM
Location: Rocky Mountain National Park, Estes Park, CO
Date: Mar 10, 2010
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/500s
Galleries: Nature, Birds
Date Uploaded: Mar 10, 2010

 Red Crossbill, Loxia curvirostra, male, a member of the Finch family.

Specialized beak designed for extracting conifer seeds.

[Mar. 15th, 2010 11:51:43 AM]

I see from the first comment that someone didn't take time to read the challenge description, especially the metaphorical part. But, English is not the first language of many, so I understand.

Statistics
Place: 81 out of 139
Avg (all users): 5.3481
Avg (commenters): 4.7500
Avg (participants): 5.2787
Avg (non-participants): 5.4054
Views since voting: 1856
Views during voting: 244
Votes: 135
Comments: 5
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Nikon D90
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 80-200mm f/2.8D ED
 03/23/2010 06:50:49 PM
Richard, I don't know how much more you can insult somebody without actually calling them a foreigner to their face, just because they did not make a positive comment on your photo. I feel some predjudice from you in your comment towards Yandrosxx in the photographers comments section, and it makes me very uncomfortable. Please refrain from this type of stereotyping in the future for everyone's sake. Very unprofessional and ignorant. I would hope Yandro reports this to SC to prevent further comments like this.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-50D
Tamron AF 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical for Canon
 03/21/2010 07:25:27 PM
That's a cool bird. I love the beak. Great capture.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Pentax K10D
Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF
 03/19/2010 05:00:38 AM
Nice capture but the whole images feels a little over bright to me
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D7200
Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR
 03/16/2010 09:28:04 PM
This is a pretty good photo, nice and sharp, with good colors and contrast. You may have a problem with the literal voters, but for voters like me, its a great shot
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Apple iPhone 5
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 03/15/2010 09:40:23 AM
Seems more about the bird than the branch to me. While well executed just didn't seem to fit the theme to me.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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