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Landing with a look
Landing with a look
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Challenge: Action Shot (Advanced Editing I*)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Date: Dec 29, 2003
Aperture: f/4.0
ISO: 1600
Shutter: 1/4000
Galleries: Animals, Water
Date Uploaded: Dec 30, 2003

 Taken at a local zoo this picture turned out the way how I wanted it to be; it became even better with the strange look the bird expresses. Unfortunately it was pretty cloudy so the light wasn't optimal and therefore I had to use a very high ISO value which resulted in lots of noise.

Anyway I think there is enough action into it to meet at least the challenge. I used the burn tool to remove some excessive reflections in the upper left corner and adjusted the contrast a little. I had to apply NeatImage to remove the noise a little (I couldn't remove too much as this would have removed too many details of the bird). This shot was taken with my 70-200 F/4.0 lens.

Statistics
Place: 13 out of 97
Avg (all users): 6.5506
Avg (commenters): 7.5294
Avg (participants): 6.4531
Avg (non-participants): 6.6170
Views since voting: 1640
Votes: 158
Comments: 17
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/11/2004 09:30:35 PM
This is a very, very good capture. Congratulations
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 01/11/2004 02:18:27 PM
nice capture good focus
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 01/09/2004 03:34:10 PM
good capture, fits the challenge very well
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 01/09/2004 12:32:45 PM
Not quite. Gannets dive from above, this bird just comming up. But the shot is Great. I assume from a boat.

Message edited by author 2004-01-12 08:08:51.
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 01/09/2004 11:07:09 AM
Closeups of birds are always amazing, because you don't realize how much expression their faces show. This is a great capture.
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 01/08/2004 10:38:43 AM
Beatiful image. The focus is good and the colour are beatiful, too. Congrats for a good work. 8
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 01/07/2004 08:36:56 PM
Great capture of a frozen movement. The detail is amazing in this photo. Just love it.
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 01/07/2004 06:37:48 PM
I don't know if it's just me, but I find something disturbing about that bird's face.
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 01/07/2004 04:37:45 PM
good stop-action but framing could be better.
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 01/06/2004 10:40:25 PM
Incredible detail.
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 01/06/2004 12:31:58 PM
This is a great capture! The bird really stands out from the water and he's in such a great position! Wonderful!
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 01/06/2004 10:44:41 AM
very cool shot....great capture
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 01/05/2004 04:25:49 PM
What timing! Excellent photo and the expression is priceless.
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 01/05/2004 11:59:15 AM
Good stop action. Color, focus, lighting and framing all good. Should finish high.
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 01/05/2004 09:52:17 AM
Beautiful. Nice focus and dof. You really caught a moment here.
Mark
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 01/05/2004 05:58:56 AM
Great shot! I love "the look" on this nice sharp image!
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 01/05/2004 12:43:16 AM
What a bazaar landing! lol...good capture. Good detail on the wings and beak, and water splash.
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