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Zen of Blur
Zen of Blur
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Challenge: Foreground Bokeh (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D70s
Lens: Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6G
Location: Brooksville fl
Date: Nov 8, 2007
Aperture: 5.3
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/160
Galleries: Animals
Date Uploaded: Nov 9, 2007

 I've been in the park shooting this bird for days, he thought he was hiding behind the plants.The word Bokeh was borrowed from the Japanese hence the name "Zen of Blur".
shot raw, levels, Hue/sat, usm, resize, save for the web

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Place: 68 out of 170
Avg (all users): 5.4420
Avg (commenters): 5.5714
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Views since voting: 922
Views during voting: 256
Votes: 181
Comments: 9
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Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III
Olympus 12-100mm f/4.0 M.Zuiko ED IS PRO
 11/20/2007 04:58:28 PM
The crop sees a little awkward, otherwise pretty good.
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2
Panasonic Lumix 20mm f1.7 ASPH
 11/18/2007 10:57:20 PM
Has a very nice painterly quality to it. Would like just a bit more space to the left of the bird's bill.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D200
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
 11/18/2007 05:33:05 PM
Striking....great crop, superb colors, nice bokeh
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Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II
 11/17/2007 06:51:32 AM
Not quite sharp, but I don't know if it's the original reshoot, or whether it just needs USM after resizing.
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Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
 11/17/2007 01:32:07 AM
I really like this picture. Very nicely composed. I only wish the second leaf was shorter and didn't block as much of the henon's neck
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Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 11/16/2007 12:26:37 AM
the the leaves seem to disrupt this picture and not add anything
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Apple iPhone 7
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L USM
 11/15/2007 05:23:37 PM
that is an intense looking bird.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-30D
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 11/15/2007 01:27:32 AM
Bokeh is supposed to enhance the image, here I feel it just gets in the way of the bird. Also the beak is a bit too close to the edge of the frame.
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Fujifilm FinePix 2800Z
Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 60mm f2.8D
 11/14/2007 12:47:46 AM
Very painterly. Nice image, just wish there was a little more room to the left.
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