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a meeting at the birdbath
1st Placea meeting at the birdbath
roz


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Black & White IX (Standard Editing)
Collection: 2021-2022 - CHALLENGES & outtakes etc
Camera: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Lens: Olympus 40-150mm f/2.8 PRO M.Zuiko
Location: in my yard on the birdbath
Date: Aug 17, 2021
Aperture: 4.0
ISO: 250
Shutter: 1/500
Galleries: Black and White, Birds
Date Uploaded: Aug 29, 2021

[Aug. 30th, 2021 02:28:03 PM]

comment by hidden during voting that the birds don't look real ..
they're noisy minors that come and drink and bath in my birdbath ..
it was a last minute entry .. I didn't think it would go that well .. wanted them flying .. but I couldn't be bothered waiting around as they only come to the birdbath occasionally during the day ..

this is a composite of them in action .. which took three or four days to capture all the photos I wanted ..



[Sep. 5th, 2021 08:08:32 PM]

3 hours and 50 mins approx till rollover .. and i'm gobsmacked that this is doing so well .. 7.0444 and 6 comments ..
felt i'd be lucky to get in the top 10 .. thankyou so much .. :)

Statistics
Place: 1 out of 44
Avg (all users): 7.0200
Avg (participants): 6.8333
Avg (non-participants): 7.3000
Views since voting: 1252
Views during voting: 108
Votes: 50
Comments: 21
Favorites: 2 (view)

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AuthorThread
 09/10/2021 12:59:02 PM
Congratulations
I am unfamiliar with this type of bird. They are adorable in your images and in B/W they can almost look cartoonish.
Very nice choice for this challenge.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/08/2021 06:21:35 AM
Perfect!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/07/2021 01:06:40 AM
Congratulations, Roz. This was my 10.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/06/2021 01:25:38 PM
Originally posted by roz:
Originally posted by posthumous:
the good news is that you did a great job choosing and compositing the birds.

the bad news is that this is a standard editing challenge.


not sure if you're joking ..
this was one shot ..
I put the other photo in to show the birds at the bird bath as ppl thought they didn't look real .. :)
Thank goodness! I did not understand your photo description at all.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/06/2021 12:16:11 PM
Way to go, Roz!

This charms me.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/06/2021 08:29:05 AM
Beautifully done Roz, and deserving of a Blue ribbon, congrats!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/06/2021 06:43:46 AM
Congrats on the blue! I had remembered the composite and loved it but didn’t remember that it was yours. Such expressive birds. I could watch them all day long! What a terrific capture:)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/06/2021 05:00:49 AM
Congratulations! This is such a quirky, funny photo - really raises a smile, which I badly needed!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/06/2021 03:56:16 AM
Congratulations, Roz. This finished up right where it belongs.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/06/2021 12:40:53 AM
Originally posted by posthumous:
the good news is that you did a great job choosing and compositing the birds.

the bad news is that this is a standard editing challenge.


not sure if you're joking ..
this was one shot ..
I put the other photo in to show the birds at the bird bath as ppl thought they didn't look real .. :)
 09/06/2021 12:36:21 AM
the good news is that you did a great job choosing and compositing the birds.

the bad news is that this is a standard editing challenge.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/05/2021 11:58:42 PM
Terrific sharpness, contrast and balance elevates this fun image into a tour de force.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/05/2021 11:30:33 PM
charming. (keep catching these guys and you'll get a story book).
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/05/2021 10:56:30 PM
Oh, this is so lovely! My pick for blue.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/05/2021 09:35:27 PM
Great shot. I love the title!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/05/2021 07:12:22 PM
marvelous!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/05/2021 04:56:27 PM
perfect focus, great detail in the plumage, will do well
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/05/2021 03:28:13 PM
This almost doesn’t look real! Beautiful and I like the composition.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/04/2021 09:51:07 AM
My favorite in this challenge.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/04/2021 06:58:08 AM
The birds don't look real. I am rating this as if they are however. Nice scene.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/03/2021 01:38:03 PM
What a great shot! Composition and close up is powerful! This really works!
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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