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				Challenge:  Free Study 2012-07 (Advanced Editing VII) 				Collection: Flowers and Bugs 				Camera:     Nikon D700 				Lens:       Nikon AF-S Nikkor 28-300mm f3.5-5.6G ED VR 				Location:   Springfield, VA 				Date:      Jul 4, 2012 				Aperture:   f/5.6 				ISO:        640 				Shutter:    1/1600 				Galleries: Birds 				Date Uploaded:      Jul 27, 2012 
						 
						
						
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			Turns out the Flame Honeysuckle I planted to attract Hummingbirds works ... for at least one Hummingbird female.  I'm thrilled every time I see her.
 
 Love the eye contact in this shot.  From this angle her colors looked rather dull so I went with duotone so the flowers didn't hog the image ;-)
 
 PP - cropped, tonemapped in qtpfsgui (pregamma 0.697, mantiuk method, contrast mapping 0.1, saturation factor 1.029, detail factor 1), levels, duotone, vignette (darken and blur), lightened center a bit more, burnt eye bits, resized, sharpened, added border. | 
		
	
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08/06/2012 09:11:09 PM			 | 
		
		| Rare capture well executed. 8 |  
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08/06/2012 03:30:24 PM			 | 
		
		| Wow, this is so nice.  The soft contrast makes it seem so dreamy.  I don't think you needed that frame but it's an ok addition.  Really well done, so crisp and the bokeh.  I'm definitely wowed, highest score for you. |  
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08/05/2012 08:58:17 AM			 | 
		
		| A hummer with flower and not feeder! Woot! You got the "look" to. WD, 7. |  
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08/02/2012 01:54:58 AM			 | 
		
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08/01/2012 09:44:12 PM			 | 
		
		| Nicely toned, excellent entry. |  
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08/01/2012 11:24:50 AM			 | 
		
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08/01/2012 09:50:15 AM			 | 
		
		| The color tone is great. Almost looks like a painting. |  
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