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Challenge: Peanuts (Basic Editing)
Collection: Domestic Birds
Camera: Nikon D700
Lens: Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 24-120mm f/3.5-5.6G VR
Location: Springfield, VA
Date: May 25, 2010
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 1250
Shutter: 1/80
Galleries: Animals, Birds
Date Uploaded: May 25, 2010

 My parrot, Shaka, who very much enjoyed modelling for this challenge.

PP - tonemapped in qtpfsgui (pregamma 0.697, mantiuk method, contrast mapping 0.1, saturation factor 1.126, detail factor 1), opened in PhotoImpact, cropped (may have rotated slightly), levels, white balance, increased saturation on yellow-red, increased contrast, reduced noise, resized, sharpened, added border.

Statistics
Place: 12 out of 177
Avg (all users): 6.2622
Avg (commenters): 7.6667
Avg (participants): 6.1591
Avg (non-participants): 6.3000
Views since voting: 1679
Views during voting: 279
Votes: 164
Comments: 4
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon D700
Sigma 12-24mm f/4.5-5.6 EX Aspherical DG HSM for Nikon
 05/29/2010 01:04:31 PM
Holy hell this is awesome. I'm going to give it a 10, because it deserves it. But now that I have, I would have kept the original perspective, i.e. portrait layout. When you sell it I'd do that. Almost 3D. Amazing.
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Canon EOS-1D Mark II
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 05/27/2010 05:21:38 PM
Oh but for the rotation, "I could have been a contender" top shot with just one defect.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC for Canon
 05/27/2010 03:03:14 AM
wow,,,,,,,you don´t need more ,,,,,,,,, top score,,+
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-1000D Rebel XS
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
 05/26/2010 01:49:54 AM
the angle is a bit weird. otherwise i like it :)
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