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Amethyst Sunbird (juv)
Amethyst Sunbird (juv)
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Challenge: Free Study 2014-06 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D300
Lens: Sigma 150-500mm f/5-6.3 APO DG OS HSM for Nikon
Location: Hartbeespoort, NW, RSA
Date: Jun 21, 2014
Aperture: f/9
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/1000s
Galleries: Birds
Date Uploaded: Jun 23, 2014

 One has to be patient to shoot these guys. Two Saturdays. 10 hours. Shy little blokes.
RAW-TIFF-16Bit, Cropped, masked, Topaz Labs DeNoise 5, resized, smart sharpen, increase saturation and vibrance, save for web.

Statistics
Place: 37 out of 179
Avg (all users): 6.1304
Avg (commenters): 7.2000
Avg (participants): 6.1111
Avg (non-participants): 6.2000
Views since voting: 648
Views during voting: 155
Votes: 92
Comments: 7
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Canon EOS R5 Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 07/08/2014 11:11:46 AM
Highly underrated.
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Nikon D750
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 18-35mm f/3.5-4.5 ED-IF
 07/08/2014 03:28:30 AM
Terrific image finishing way too low in this challenge
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon D5000
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR
 07/07/2014 04:50:56 PM
I like the fact that the bird is holding on to the flower.
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Leica D-Lux 5
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
 07/07/2014 05:20:59 AM
Amazing
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Sony Alpha a7 IV
Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS
 07/05/2014 08:51:06 PM
Interesting bird, love that beak. Only nit pick I have is I think cropping out the flowers in the corners would have helped, they do not add anything to the image and tend to pull your eyes away from the main subject but still a nice image.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D800
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D
 07/02/2014 08:21:50 AM
consider sizing to 600 on the vertical so it all fits without scoring - 8
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Nikon D3100
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR
 07/01/2014 04:34:07 AM
Beautiful shot, great focus on the eyes, I also like the space you have given around the bird too.
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