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Challenge: Free Study 2012-03 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Lens: Canon EF 500mm f/4.0L IS USM
Location: Ottawa River Parkway
Date: Mar 7, 2012
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/4000
Galleries: Birds
Date Uploaded: Mar 7, 2012

 Shot on the Ottawa River. These gulls were very active.
The bully gave some great shots. This being my favourite.

Camera was on a tripod, with gimbal head.

So cool to get the Blue!
What a way to retire the Mark II!
Thank you all!

Statistics
Place: 1 out of 279
Avg (all users): 7.4231
Avg (commenters): 8.5625
Avg (participants): 7.4286
Avg (non-participants): 7.4103
Views since voting: 4298
Views during voting: 224
Votes: 130
Comments: 47
Favorites: 10 (view)

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 04/14/2012 06:49:01 AM
Nice shot and hopefully no one (gulls) got hurt.
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 04/13/2012 08:56:10 PM
This is so awesome!!! A freestudy win with a seagull!! Way to go!
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 04/12/2012 08:16:05 PM
incredible!!
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 04/09/2012 04:24:02 PM
Beautiful
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 04/09/2012 01:52:06 AM
Really great capture. Congrats.

Dave
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 04/08/2012 11:52:33 PM
What amazes me most is that I love this and that it deserves the Blue, but I would never have entered it... thinking that it would bomb.

I need a remake on my brain.

CONGRATS! Excellent.
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 04/08/2012 11:12:09 PM
Congratulations! Awesome capture.
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 04/08/2012 11:05:25 PM
HOLY WOW< this is just awesome, Wow
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 04/08/2012 10:00:47 PM
I don't think I've ever seen a photo with no 1, 2, 3, OR 4 votes !
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 04/08/2012 08:37:36 PM
Fantastic shot and deserving of the blue. Taken with a lot of patience I expect? =)
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 04/08/2012 06:49:40 PM
Congratulations Ryan! Sweet shot.
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 04/08/2012 05:15:59 PM
Retiring the Mk II.. Please don't tell me you are changing ships.

Congrats on a well earned ribbon.

Ray
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 04/08/2012 04:38:31 PM
Congrats Ryan, super BiF image!
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 04/08/2012 12:41:33 PM
There's a hell of a capture. Congrats on blue!
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 04/08/2012 10:58:26 AM
Impressive and beautiful. What an amazing shot. Congrats on the blue
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 04/08/2012 10:16:10 AM
congrats!Great shot, I'm curious if you used auto focus?
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 04/08/2012 07:00:50 AM
no ones no twos no threes no fours no ifs and ors

yay - big smile

congrats
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 04/08/2012 06:43:16 AM
Congrats on your blue.
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 04/08/2012 06:40:34 AM
Congratulations.
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 04/08/2012 02:24:36 AM
Brilliant!!! Deserved the blue
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 04/08/2012 01:20:04 AM
Awesome, congrats on the blue.
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 04/08/2012 12:42:53 AM
It's the one time I think bullying is just downright beautiful! Congratulations on this amazing wildlife shot. And the blue ribbon too! :)
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 04/08/2012 12:27:31 AM
Awesome scoring. This was the only 10 I dished out. Congratulations on the Blue.
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 04/08/2012 12:23:05 AM
Congrats on the blue.
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 04/08/2012 12:21:12 AM
Congrats- amazing capture!
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 04/08/2012 12:08:18 AM
Congrats on the Blue in FS!!
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 04/08/2012 12:07:13 AM
Nothing below a 5 - that's damned impressive! Congrats on a fine shot!
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 04/08/2012 12:04:28 AM
Congrats! Well done, one of my top picks.
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 04/08/2012 12:02:53 AM
YAAAAAYYYYYY!!!! Huge congrats babe, didn't I say this was a good choice for FS?! WOOHOO!!! Ok back to bed now...love you!!!!
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 04/08/2012 12:02:16 AM
WOW no 1-4s!!! NICE
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/07/2012 11:58:46 PM
HA! this is great.
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 04/07/2012 08:59:10 PM
Yikes!!
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 04/07/2012 08:40:40 PM
wow what a capture
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 04/07/2012 05:55:49 PM
Fantastic capture. Razor sharp. Awesome.
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 04/06/2012 05:23:12 PM
Love this. The title is perfect for such a well timed,a amazingly sharp photo.
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 04/05/2012 11:59:43 PM
Now that's timing. Great shot.
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 04/04/2012 10:17:06 PM
WOW!!!!! Fantastic capture- Great dof & pov... and wow again!
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 04/04/2012 02:19:47 PM
Cracking.
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 04/04/2012 06:11:25 AM
WOW... What a shot! I'd love to see another shot about 0.5 seconds later when the one bird is whoopin up on the other :) Amazing capture, and the best I've seen yet!
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 04/02/2012 10:12:47 PM
Wonderful capture!
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 04/02/2012 03:37:54 PM
OMG... this is a fantastic capture! LOVE this.
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 04/02/2012 12:33:38 PM
This made me laugh. I'd love to have an 8x10 of this hanging in a room in my house, or in my office, because i know that it would be a great conversation piece :)
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 04/01/2012 10:19:12 PM
Fabulous!!!!
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 04/01/2012 07:40:43 PM
Great picture, love the emotion conveyed. This is just a good capture. 9
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 04/01/2012 07:41:45 AM
Poor Peter, he never had a chance. Love the energy and the spot on technicals.
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 04/01/2012 04:41:18 AM
fab
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 04/01/2012 12:23:23 AM
Ha, now that's a great shot, well timed.
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