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Challenge: Free Study IX (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Sony DSC-V1
Location: Piteå - Sweden
Date: Nov 8, 2005
Aperture: f/4
ISO: ISO 100
Shutter: 1/40
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Nov 21, 2005

A bunch of Waxwings were fighting over the last red Rowanberries just before the first snow fell.

This is shot through a Swarovski HD80 Scope with a Scopetronics eyepiece.

Cloned away a disturbing twig, altered levels, saturation, contrast & lighness thereafter NeatImage and unsharp mask.

Statistics
Place: 94 out of 519
Avg (all users): 6.0909
Avg (commenters): 7.7059
Avg (participants): 6.0141
Avg (non-participants): 6.3151
Views since voting: 1234
Views during voting: 491
Votes: 286
Comments: 17
Favorites: 1 (view)


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12/07/2005 07:43:07 AM
i like the originality here. 8
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12/06/2005 04:55:59 PM
This shot is really neat. Normally in this type of shot (birds), I would prefer to see the action frozen, but the movement in this shot certainly adds to it. Very pretty birds, certainly not common in the UK.
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12/06/2005 10:28:36 AM
Beautiful birds. Yellows and pinks seem unnatural.
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12/04/2005 10:09:44 PM
Simply gorgeous...the movement, the blur and the deep luscious red...what a beautiful dance you have captured here.
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12/04/2005 09:24:22 PM
I really like the combination of movement and static in this capture and the bold & brilliant red backdrop just adds to capture our eye. In the foreground you have the one bird that sits still long enough for us to make out all the details and brilliantly colored tips of wing and tail. What adds interest to an otherwise static scene is the addition of movement. Two other birds are present in the picture in blurred motion.
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12/04/2005 07:18:41 PM
This one really took me off guard. Beautifully done.
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12/04/2005 06:07:07 PM
Nice different take on this. Beautiful composition.
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12/04/2005 01:21:27 AM
Good luck on your entry revealing intense activity.
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12/03/2005 12:14:25 AM
Very interesting. Most of the time I see a nature shot where there is blur I think that the photographer didn't use a fast enough shutter but in this case it looks intentional...and it works. Great job. The contrast in color in this photo between yellow and red makes the photo seem even more dynamic. (9)
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12/02/2005 10:50:14 PM
I love Bohemian waxwings. Nice capture
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12/02/2005 07:32:22 PM
Excellent image, great movement and color, very very nice.
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12/02/2005 06:16:26 PM
Fabulous shot, beautiful color. Love the motions you've caught.
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12/02/2005 01:58:48 AM
This is cute, colors are nice and intense and the focus achieved on a single subject.
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12/01/2005 10:51:21 PM
This is a great image - the color combination is awesome. Great job of saturating feathers and bring out the yellow against the red. I like the motion, but the colors really make this shot. <7>
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12/01/2005 11:02:52 AM
interesting!
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12/01/2005 08:47:39 AM
This is interesting. I like the flutter of the lower bird's wings. Seems a tad overprocessed, but I like the effect of it.
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12/01/2005 06:51:47 AM
lovely capture - fine art quality - 9
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