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Poised Pursuit
Poised Pursuit
riley


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Challenge: Free Study XII (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 75-300mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM
Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada - shore of Lake Ontario
Date: Aug 27, 2006
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/200
Galleries: Nature
Date Uploaded: Aug 31, 2006

cropped, resized, cloned out some grass in foreground, adjusted color, neat image

Statistics
Place: 566 out of 684
Avg (all users): 4.9701
Avg (commenters): 5.6154
Avg (participants): 4.8744
Avg (non-participants): 5.3585
Views since voting: 560
Views during voting: 341
Votes: 268
Comments: 14
Favorites: 0


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09/07/2006 09:00:33 PM
Now that's something you don't see every day.
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09/07/2006 11:33:35 AM
First I like that you captured the action of this bird poised to strike. However, compositionally, the angle from which it was taken in does not capture this bird or action in the best light. The angle was taken too much from an angle behind the bird with the results being that the bird's hind end is more visible AND (more importantly) that the action of the bird poised is broken up by the branch 'disconnecting' his head from his neck. A composition that is taken from an angle that shows the bird in side profile would not break up the action and show off the bird in a more flattering angle, especially the upstretched wings ready to take flight/pounce.
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09/07/2006 09:16:37 AM
Good capture but needs to be sharper. Also, I'm not sure that I care to look at that part of the bird's anatomy. 8)
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09/06/2006 11:12:54 PM
You caught it in a nice unusual pose : )
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09/06/2006 09:50:09 PM
This is fun. Very nice capture. Just needs a little Pop to it.
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09/06/2006 12:31:40 PM
brilliant calligraphic composition. 8
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09/06/2006 08:25:42 AM
Interesting shot -
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09/05/2006 08:08:34 PM
Good capture. I believe you can improve the sharpness and contrast a bit.
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09/04/2006 11:12:38 PM
Technical: contrast could be a little more, the coloring and focus works well...the composition is good too!
Creativity: love the positioning of the bird...and what you have captured!
Score: 8
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09/02/2006 10:24:38 PM
Great capture! Could be sharper.
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09/02/2006 03:41:24 PM
too OOF. really interesting pose though.5
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09/02/2006 08:45:33 AM
Nice capture
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09/02/2006 03:19:48 AM
good composition!
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09/01/2006 09:43:01 AM
Composition: 6 - The rule of thirds is followed quite well here, but I feel the sticks need a bit of extra space around them to stop it looking cramped.
Technical: 4 - There are some blown out parts, especially on the stock, and the photo appears soft overall.
Creativity: 5 - Its not just the usual bird pose, which is good,
Appeal: 4 - The colours all seem a bit flat, and the blacks arent black, so the appeal isnt really tehre for me. Also, the head going behind the stick is distracting to me.

Overall Calculated Average Score: 5
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