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Challenge: Life IV (Basic Editing)
Collection: 2010 challenges
Camera: Canon EOS-7D
Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS
Date: Dec 7, 2010
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 640
Shutter: 1/500
Date Uploaded: Dec 7, 2010

 [Dec. 10th, 2010 05:48:01 PM]

Ummm... I think I goofed a little...

I looked at the previous life challenges, and LifeIII had lots of birds, and insects, etc, so I went with this shot.

Then I noticed that even though this is Life IV, LifeIII had a different description!! So, I think it celebrates life, but I can see that perhaps others disagree. (I assume that's what the 1s were for...?)

[Dec. 12th, 2010 12:43:55 PM]

So the moral of the story is, just because a challenge is II, III, IV, etc, doesn't mean it's the same challenge.

That's ok, though -- it's a happy score because it's over 6.0. Thanks, everyone!

By the way, even though this bird is blue, it's not a bluebird -- it's a blue jay. I don't see them often, but they've been hanging out a bit this winter.

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wow!! top 10? Never expected it! I actually hadn't even checked the results before I received Melethia's and tanguera's congrats on the top 10. What a surprise! Thanks, all!

Statistics
Place: 7 out of 65
Avg (all users): 6.2899
Avg (commenters): 7.6000
Avg (participants): 6.1935
Avg (non-participants): 6.3116
Views since voting: 2159
Views during voting: 296
Votes: 169
Comments: 13
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Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro
 12/21/2010 08:08:14 PM
Great capture Wendy. Congrats.
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Canon PowerShot SX100 IS
Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM
 12/17/2010 07:36:36 AM
Uau vawendy, amazing bokeh, composition, colors and everything! Great job!
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Canon EOS-6D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 12/16/2010 04:08:52 AM
Congrats Wendy!
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Canon EOS-7D
Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Canon
 12/15/2010 08:53:44 AM
I thought that might be yours. Fabulous birdie pic. :)
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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 12/15/2010 01:56:31 AM
Another top ten (I'm sure it doesn't ever get old!), a good score, no 1's and only one each of 2 and 3. Mostly, though, an exceptionally nice portrait with to-die-for bokeh. Nice!
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Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 12/15/2010 01:53:42 AM
Hah! I guessed right :-) Congrats on the top 10, Wendy. I just love that "chin strap"!
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Canon EOS-50D
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L IS USM
 12/13/2010 08:13:55 PM
Great shot. Composition is lovely and the colors are awesome. 9
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Canon EOS-7D
Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Canon
 12/13/2010 09:54:53 AM
Wow - what terrific focus. Love the bokeh and your use of neg. space. :)
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Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 12/12/2010 11:49:08 AM
Mmmmmm. If I HAD to guess (which I guess I HAVE to), I'd say this might be vawendy's. Mostly because it's a blue bird (not a bluebird), and because it's so dang gorgeous. The lighting is splendid and really helps focus the viewer's eye on the bird's face. Beautiful complementary colors too.

Message edited by author 2010-12-15 01:53:56.
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Canon PowerShot SX20 IS
12/10/2010 01:46:19 AM
Nice!
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Nikon Z7II
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 12/09/2010 11:28:22 PM
Nice capture; Bluejays are hard to catch sitting still for very long. Nice shallow dof.
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Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM
 12/08/2010 01:55:02 PM
Beautiful, how did you ever manage to get so close?
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Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L USM
 12/08/2010 01:53:41 PM
Nice capture!
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