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Feed me Mother!
Feed me Mother!
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Challenge: Mother (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Panasonic DMC-FZ30
Location: Hamilton New Zealand
Date: Dec 28, 2005
Galleries: Nature, Candid
Date Uploaded: Dec 31, 2005

 This was taken through my bedroom window
These birds were feeding on the bread thrown out by the next door neighbour. I didn't get any time to really zone in so took it on Auto
Before anyone jumps at me I have been told this is the male bird but I think the mothering comes through in this image
I dont expect it to rate high but for a candid image I think I have captured the moment well.

Statistics
Place: 16 out of 125
Avg (all users): 6.3843
Avg (commenters): 7.1154
Avg (participants): 5.9737
Avg (non-participants): 6.5366
Views since voting: 1579
Views during voting: 443
Votes: 281
Comments: 34
Favorites: 2 (view)

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 01/09/2006 06:45:08 AM
1's = 0
2's = 0
^that says it all and I think your 3's and 4's would have gone too if there was no blur on the bigger birds tail feathers:)

I gave your image a 10 and really wanted it to get to ribbon great shot:)

Message edited by author 2006-01-09 06:45:37.
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 01/09/2006 12:42:17 AM
Congratulations on your top 20 finish. Sally, this is indeed a very nice capture.
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 01/09/2006 12:23:10 AM
Thank you for all the lovely comments
I am pleased this did so well
 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/08/2006 11:14:36 PM
A very nicely captured image... great job... :)
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 01/08/2006 10:32:57 PM
Great timing and awesome shot. 8
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 01/08/2006 03:33:36 PM
Oh, I love this! really nice and crisp where it needs to be.
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 01/08/2006 10:18:17 AM
Even though a person sees this type of thing happenquite often, it usually happens so fast you never get the shot. Well down and am glad you got this one.
Good luck, deserves a high finish
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 01/07/2006 11:56:43 PM
good job being there as the mom was feeding her baby - sweet
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 01/06/2006 07:35:19 PM
Way to be in the right place at the right time. Great capture. It says it all.
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 01/06/2006 07:03:19 PM
Very creative and cute entry choice! This is such a sweet image. Very nice composition. Just a little over sharpened IMO.
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 01/06/2006 05:55:44 AM
Of the "animal mother" set, by far the best IMO, because it actually shows an act of motherhood. This is very nicely lit and captured; good luck with it :-)
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 01/06/2006 12:42:00 AM
Captured at the nick of time. Bumping up.
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 01/04/2006 10:04:45 AM
Beaut shot
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 01/03/2006 09:17:18 PM
I've decided to bump this up as my fav and give it a (9). I love the dof and how you can clearly see the food and the babies mouth open. It's just an all around lovely shot, and I would be shocked if it didn't ribbon. Good luck!
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 01/03/2006 09:09:48 PM
Composition is ok. The choice of subject matter is ok. The image quality is ok. Could have been a little more creative. - 5
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 01/03/2006 08:57:54 PM
Very nice photo
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 01/03/2006 07:21:51 PM
awesome view and great composition - 7
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 01/03/2006 04:52:14 PM
Very cute, Nice catch! The frame color works well.
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 01/03/2006 02:08:03 PM
Nice capture. Fits the challenge well.
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 01/03/2006 01:55:47 PM
Very nice, very strong image. 8
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 01/03/2006 12:35:28 PM
Great capture. Great technicals. I'm not blaming you, as I'm sure this was caught on the fly, but I wish I could see a tiny bit more of "mom". 7
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 01/03/2006 09:56:29 AM
Wow. How long did it take to capture that?
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 01/03/2006 08:05:33 AM
A perfect picture for mother and kid.Congratulations !!!
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 01/03/2006 07:15:51 AM
Good image........
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 01/03/2006 05:56:25 AM
What a great capture!
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 01/02/2006 11:30:40 PM
Would have been terrific if we could have seen both faces (or beaks...lol) But, the photograph itself is terrific! Great job!!
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 01/02/2006 10:28:10 PM
Lovely lighting, crop, subject and action. It seems a little noisy, perhaps relating to a large magnification factor. I think Neat Image, or some equivalent noise reduction filter, would have made this good shot even better.
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 01/02/2006 10:08:00 PM
Fantastic! You can feel the urgency of that little guy just waiting to get something to eat! Great capture.. one of my favorites so far!
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 01/02/2006 09:22:43 PM
the sparrow is a male :)
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 01/02/2006 06:59:55 PM
It's amazing how the babies get larger than the parents at this stage! Cute capture. The blur in the bottom right behind "Jr" is a distraction tho.
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 01/02/2006 06:43:43 PM
This is AWESOME for this challenge! What a great capture! 10
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 01/02/2006 03:30:42 PM
Great picture... but, not to be a party pooper or anything,that's actually dad feeding the chick : /
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 01/02/2006 12:18:17 PM
nice capture great symbol for mother well shot
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 01/02/2006 09:29:15 AM
Nice capture
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