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Challenge: Birds II (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: Birds
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Sigma 100-300mm F/4.0 EX IF HSM for Nikon
Location: Springfield, VA
Date: Jan 25, 2008
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/1000
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Jan 23, 2008
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I put an entry in early and was resolved to keep it there ... and then today I FINALLY got a great shot of a Tufted Titmouse in my backyard, which I've been trying to do for at least a year. They rarely hold still for more than a split second, but they have the cutest eyes and that adorable little tuft. They're not bright or colorful or rare, and I don't expect this to beat a flying Bald Eagle or anything, but I am *very* proud of it!!
Love this pose much better than a classic profile.
Had the teleconverter on so I was zoomed in at 420mm.
PP - converted from RAW, cropped, colored part of upper branch grey and cloned out tip of it near the bird's head, dodged/burnt bird (especially on feet where there was some fuzz from a branch in the way), colored bit of food yellow so it was clear it was not part of the beak, dodged/burnt/colored branch (again compensating for the foreground branch fuzz), increased saturation, blurred background some more to get rid of noise, added border, resized, sharpened with noise reduction, blurred out remaining noise in background. |
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01/27/2009 08:38:55 AM |
| very nice pose for this little bird... compliments. |
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02/05/2008 04:50:44 PM |
| Ooops, I see now that I really gave it a 10. I'm new to DP, and just now found out that the red bar is how I voted, so ignore my last comment about the "nine". Ginny |
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02/04/2008 02:30:17 PM |
| I am surprised it didn't do better. It was one of my favorites and I gave it a nine. |
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02/04/2008 08:45:44 AM |
| You are justifiably proud- i know how hard it is to get one ! One of my faves in this very "challenging" challenge, Mary- well done :) P |
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02/04/2008 01:00:24 AM |
| Reading your brief I now understand why I left the comment Slightly oof, shooting with a tele coverter as I learned from experience can do this at that distance, well done on your perseverance to get a good shot. |
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02/03/2008 07:32:18 PM |
| Nice shot but a different POV, IMO, would of helped. |
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02/03/2008 11:10:22 AM |
| Stunning... I love the pose of the bird and the composition formed from it's turned body and the branch; the light in it's eye and on it's beak is lovely as is the berry in it's beak and the colour palette of the image as a whole is lovely. |
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02/02/2008 11:49:44 AM |
| Beautifully composed and edited, and a great moment to trip the shutter. 10 |
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02/01/2008 11:15:24 PM |
| very nice. i like the positioning of the shot. |
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02/01/2008 12:07:27 PM |
| I like the composition of the branches, IMO this would be stronger if the bird didn't have the food in its' mouth |
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02/01/2008 09:50:24 AM |
The position is great esp b/c his head is turned toward u and capture of his eye is terrific.. Lighting is good on his underside and head..
I really like this image.. |
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01/31/2008 07:22:31 AM |
| A little soft, not quite popping sharp. But everything else is very nice. |
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01/31/2008 02:43:32 AM |
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01/30/2008 10:41:04 AM |
| Nice dof, subject slightly oof. |
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01/29/2008 01:20:23 PM |
| A cute little bird and a good capture to get him with a seed/berry in his mouth. |
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01/29/2008 03:26:20 AM |
| Lovely background to really highlight this guy nicely - and I love the little twig there, too. |
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01/28/2008 10:19:31 AM |
| Nice tit mouse. the head is a little soft, but the greys really make this a calming shot. overall a 9, |
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01/28/2008 05:17:38 AM |
| Excellent DOF and sharp focus in all the right places |
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01/28/2008 02:11:43 AM |
| A nice capture. It could use a tad more sharpening. |
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01/28/2008 01:00:49 AM |
| Almost awesome. Increase DOF. |
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