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Dance of the Tree Swallow
2nd PlaceDance of the Tree Swallow
MaryO


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Extended Free Study 2025-04 (Extended Editing)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Nikon Z8
Lens: Nikon NIKKOR Z 180-600mm f/5.6-6.3 VR
Date: Apr 29, 2025
Aperture: 8.0
ISO: 500
Shutter: 1/1600
Date Uploaded: May 14, 2025

 It was showing off for a potential mate.

PP - converted from RAW (brightened, increased vibrance), cropped, Topaz Photo AI (noise reduction), resized, unsharp mask

Statistics
Place: 2 out of 29
Avg (all users): 6.7407
Avg (participants): 6.6111
Avg (non-participants): 7.0000
Views since voting: 122
Views during voting: 47
Votes: 27
Comments: 5
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 05/28/2025 07:59:34 AM
Beautiful capture! Congrats!
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 05/23/2025 03:34:57 PM
FWIW This was my highest score and favorite out of all the pictures in this challenge.
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 05/22/2025 06:49:09 PM
The bird is positioned so beautifully in your image. This is beautiful and graceful. Congratulations
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 05/22/2025 10:43:05 AM
Beautifully done! These guys are SUCH a challenge to capture!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/18/2025 06:57:50 PM
Great caught moment. I like that you went with muted tones here and did not turn up the saturation like crazy.
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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