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Comment by Bosborne:
Beautiful shot. Taken at just the right time of day too. 8

Earth tones
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Comment by B74A:
Nice and clean, yet warm and stylish ...

"Crying, Waiting, Hoping"
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Comment by kirsty_mcn:
Congrats on a PB and another top-20. Sorry to leave it to the last minute

Composition
Because the surroundings aren't the most exciting (ie if you'd cropped less you wouldnt have introduced new interest) you needed to fill the frame pretty much, but you've managed to do that without it being too centred and static.

Technical stuff (exposure, dof, lighting etcâ€Â¦)
FOcus is brilliant, especially considering the fleeting moment and the borderline shutterspeed. Exposed well for the dark birds and much lighter b/g

Meeting the challenge
Without a doubt. Not only does the quote fit the photo, it helps give it extra emotion.

Post-processing
Didnt think there was much to say about PP work 'til I looked at the original - you've very mcuh got the full potential out of the photo, much better than I would have done.

Misc
I love the earthy tones. The border fits well with these. Awesome timing.

My personal opinion
Great entry to the challenge, well-deserving of the score & placement. Well done

Message edited by author 2006-06-11 19:25:44.

Earth tones
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Comment by scrum8:
Nice lighting and use of lines.

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Comment by Judi:
I like the dreamy velvia effect here.

Birds3.jpg
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Comment by SandyP:
Well. . . I didn't think your challenge entry could be improved on, but you in fact did it: Added even a little more pop and impact! I love how you can see their little feathers all sharp and crisp. This is such a great photo! I can't believe how great a photo it is!

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Comment by oOWonderBreadOo:
the blue fringing on this is very unfortunate. otherwise a lovely shot! I wonder if you might have been able to select all but the star & desaturated the blue hues away?

Earth tones
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Comment by Judi:
Great image. I can see this in a decor mag.

"Crying, Waiting, Hoping"
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Comment by ericwoo:
--Trading Post Comment--

First of all, congrats on your best scoring photograph to date. I would encourage you to include your post-processing in the Photographer's Comments along with the great info that you've already included.

Camera Work/Technical: Great, crisp focus and a nice job keeping the entire scene in focus.

Lighting: The lighting is very even. I think I am reading that you used the on camera flash. If that is indeed the case, you did a fine job with it.

Composition/Content: Not bad, but I think that a portrait style crop might have worked better than the landscape. I find myself wanting to see the bottom of the nest.

My Opinion: This is a very nice image and a well-deserved top 15 finish. I think that I would have used a white border and shot it in portrait orientation. I think this one would have broken 7 with those two changes.

Eric

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Comment by Louison:
Nice blur and light. Well composed. Peaceful.