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a feather lighter / a bird wings ever higher / master of the sky
a feather lighter / a bird wings ever higher / master of the sky
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Challenge: Zen Photography III (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Nikon D90
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
Location: New Jersey
Date: Apr 18, 2010
Aperture: f/13
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/50
Galleries: Water, Birds
Date Uploaded: Apr 18, 2010

 Tried to capture the "ripple on a pond" of zen photography.

Dropping a small Canadian goose feather into a vessel of water. Illuminated with daylight CFLs.

Exposure/contrast adjustments, tint, blur, unsharp mask and resize using Nikon Capture NX2

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Nikon D7100
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 12/05/2010 01:12:34 PM
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Zen Feather

Thanks!
Sony Alpha a7R III
Sigma 85mm f/1.4 FG HSM Art
 04/29/2010 04:44:14 AM
Hi Mark,
I really like the concept.
I think that in order to get more sharpness in the front and details in the circle waves, you should have use a MACRO 60MM lense, in addition, the position and the angel of the feather in the frame is a little bit far for me.
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Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L USM
 04/27/2010 01:46:57 PM
Predicting front page for this one. the glow, the softness, really working for me. GJ
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Fujifilm X-T4
Fujifilm XF 16-55mm f/2.8 R LM WR
 04/25/2010 08:34:24 AM
The image alone is quite strking... the implication that that feather has created the ripple is thought-provoking and clever. Vignetting on three of four corners is subtle. I like this more, the more I look at it. Kudos!
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Nikon D300
Sigma 30mm f/1.4 EX DC HSM for Nikon
 04/24/2010 11:04:23 AM
nice
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 04/21/2010 03:09:27 PM
Very nice, love the deep blue of the water.
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC for Canon
 04/21/2010 04:49:14 AM
good one,,,,,good one,,,,,,,,,,,,,love this,,,,,,,,8
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