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Hunter, Gatherer
Hunter, Gatherer
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Birds (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 75-300mm f/4.0-5.6 III
Location: The Old School House, Leonard Street, London
Date: Jun 7, 2005
Aperture: f9
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/800
Galleries: Animals, Architecture
Date Uploaded: Jun 8, 2005

 A male blackbird perches above my office (a converted church) ready to deliver food to his partner who is sitting in a nest on a ladder. It's a high walled courtyard so it's about the most secure nest in London!

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Statistics
Place: 95 out of 289
Avg (all users): 5.7472
Avg (commenters): 7.7059
Avg (participants): 5.4103
Avg (non-participants): 6.2294
Views since voting: 1401
Views during voting: 359
Votes: 265
Comments: 21
Favorites: 4 (view)

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 10/02/2007 04:34:32 PM
I absolutely LOVE the lighting here. Excellent work!
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 06/20/2005 10:02:38 PM
I was hoping this shot would place higher, it's great
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/19/2005 05:45:09 AM
absolutely lovely image this is..plain and gracious
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 06/17/2005 02:19:21 PM
What a great job creating mood with this photo. Well done and hope it ribbons.
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 06/15/2005 04:34:27 AM
Ilike your intr=erpretation here and although the bird is small in the frame I have voted high 8
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 06/15/2005 01:23:15 AM
The window seems to be the primary subject here instead of the bird.
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 06/14/2005 12:39:49 PM
beautiful shot
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 06/14/2005 08:41:41 AM
Nice, I like this. good use of light and shadows.
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 06/14/2005 07:27:23 AM
Very different from most shots here and I like it, great catch.
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 06/14/2005 03:07:55 AM
great composition
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 06/13/2005 11:25:13 PM
I had to look twice before I even saw the bird; the first thing my eye seized upon was the curve above the bird's head, which lead my gaze out of the picture. I like the texture on the wall, but there's a silhouette of a bird in the way. Shooting against (and exposing for) such a busy background takes attention away from the bird, which is presumably the intended subject of the photo. Metering on the bird and washing out the background may have produced a stronger entry for this challenge.
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 06/13/2005 11:06:29 PM
This really appeals to me; more than just a bird, it is a lovely composition with balance and beautiful backlighting, the stone is interesting, as is the metal window..well done and unusual...8
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 06/13/2005 07:41:41 PM
This is a very nice photograph. I love how the bird, although it is the main subject, is understated in this image. It goes very well with its surroundings. Great light, too.
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 06/13/2005 04:50:08 PM
What an AWESOME photo! It's such a great capture of the bird in the exact perfect spot in the light. The cepia tones are PERFECT for this picture. It looks like art! Fantastic job!!! 10
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 06/13/2005 03:55:52 PM
I really love the mood evoked by this image!
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 06/13/2005 03:50:50 PM
Great photograph! Like the composition, the framing of the bird in the window bars. Really like the dark tone and how lighting used. Lots of drama here. Very interesting pov. A favorite of mine in this challenge. Could be used to illustrate Edgar Allen Poe, "The Raven."
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 06/13/2005 03:48:35 PM
One of my favorites of the challenge. Great light and mood. Good luck.
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 06/13/2005 02:18:45 PM
different take, very nice
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 06/13/2005 12:10:07 PM
Nice! I like that you concentrated on the architecture and the light!! 9.
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 06/13/2005 12:57:31 AM
yeah this is a great photo, wonderful execution
7
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 06/13/2005 12:05:25 AM
I like it! Very nice.
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