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mourning dove
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Challenge: Free Study 2010-10 (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Canon EOS-40D
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Location: NWNJ
Date: Oct 10, 2010
Aperture: 7.1
ISO: 100
Shutter: .5 sec
Galleries: Blur, Birds
Date Uploaded: Oct 31, 2010

 This is a single mourning dove. I was out taking pictures for the fill flash challenge, which means I was on long exposure so I could fire the flash and then move the camera to get different effects. Then this dove took off from a nearby tree. I followed him with my camera on this long exposure, creating this multiple image effect. The main reason I desaturated was to remove color noise. Applied some curves. Cropped it down to the dove. Voila.

Statistics
Place: 226 out of 316
Avg (all users): 5.2740
Avg (commenters): 7.2222
Avg (participants): 5.3796
Avg (non-participants): 4.9737
Views since voting: 974
Views during voting: 248
Votes: 146
Comments: 14
Favorites: 1 (view)

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Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 11/15/2010 02:35:10 AM
Well, you definitely have a cult following :-)
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Ricoh GR III
Pentax DA 18-135mm F3.5-5.6ED AL [IF] WR DC
 11/08/2010 01:17:28 AM
Oh the lovely vibes.
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Samsung Galaxy S24, S24+, S24 Ultra
Sony Vario-Tessar T* FE 24-70mm f/4 ZA OSS
 11/08/2010 12:53:53 AM
So this was you? Wonderful shot, one of my high scores. Vaguely reminds me of this effect I captured whilst panning the gulls a long time ago:



I find that sort of thing fascinating, the discovery of *more* by the leaching out of specificity.
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Nikon D50
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED
 11/08/2010 12:39:56 AM
This was one of my top 3-what is it doing down here?? Beautiful picture
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
OM System OM-5
Olympus 17mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko
11/07/2010 08:32:24 PM
For me it isn't a sad photo, but rather has an elegance of flight. I really like this one.
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Sigma DP1x
11/07/2010 07:03:50 PM
Beautiful movement. A dance in mid air. Pure poetry.
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Fujifilm x100
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 11/07/2010 01:55:20 PM
Ghostly, the sinking layers of light evokes a sense a escape, or clawing up, from grief, in part because of the title. Gorgeous. 10
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM
 11/07/2010 05:30:13 AM
There are two of them...why is only one mourning? This is definitely my Posthumous pick for this challenge. Good luck.
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Canon EOS-450D Rebel XSi
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
 11/04/2010 06:40:04 PM
Ghostly.
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Apple iPhone 5
 11/04/2010 04:48:37 PM
This makes me smile but I am not sure why.
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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 11/03/2010 11:46:10 PM
This would have worked in the Sound challenge, too. I can here the brush of wings as they go by. Gorgeous.
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Nikon D7200
Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G
 11/03/2010 07:12:20 PM
From another world.
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Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 11/02/2010 12:55:31 PM
Visual poetry.
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Sony Alpha a1 II
Sony FE 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 G OSS
 11/02/2010 05:41:12 AM
I actually like this sort of image but it may not be to everybody's taste here, good luck
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