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Lorikeet
Lorikeet
andrewroxan


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Challenge: Selective Desaturation II (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6D ED VR
Location: Mt Cootha
Date: May 21, 2007
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/500
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: May 15, 2007

Taken with a Nikon D200 and a 400mm Nikon VR lens. Also taken at F5.6 so i created a shallow depth or field with the lorikeet in focus i also managed to capture the perfect blue sky using a polorizer filter. The sky is unedited by the way it is how it looked at the time. Taken at 400mm the lorikeet was a fair way away but i am pleased with the result.

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Place: 511 out of 556
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Votes: 215
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/25/2007 03:37:06 AM
Nice one. I particularly like the desat on the bird. Rainbow lorikeets are very photogenic.
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05/23/2007 12:25:49 PM
The bird has very vibrant colours especially against a mono background, but, if I may be constructively critical it lacks sharp focus, it is too near the centre for any impact and the featureless sky adds nothing. Perhaps a crop of that long branch to the top left pushing the bird higher, nearer to the thirds intersection would have improved it compositionally. Good luck
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05/22/2007 05:19:40 PM
The color doesn't look natural over the bird. Nice placement a little off center. I would like more of a rule of thirds line up. Also closer up if any limitations were not preventing a closer shot.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
05/22/2007 04:53:30 PM
Tending to the overall shot before worrying about color would improve this shot a lot. Cropping out some of the clutter below the bird would be a good start.
05/22/2007 01:20:31 PM
waaaay too gray. Higher contrast would have helped, I think.
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