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Flight of Gulls
Flight of Gulls
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Challenge: Birds II (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D70s
Lens: Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 APO DG Macro for Nikon
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Date: Jan 25, 2008
Aperture: f/ 9.5
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/1000 sec.
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Jan 27, 2008

 Bev used to work for the Philadelphia Trolley Works. They have land by the Schuylkill River in the Greys Ferry section of the city. Bev told me they feed the Geese and ducks there about 03:30 to 04:00 PM everyday. She offered to take me this past Friday and we went. We even went back today. It was different. Wildlife photography is not my forté. But I thought this one credible. Had few others but I liked this one the best. As always, I hope you do to...but well...anyways enjoy.

Thanks to Mike Slocum and the employees for the generosity in allowing me to shoot on their grounds.

Post: Convert from raw in PSElements 3.0. Layer adjustments for levels, brightness/contrast and hue/saturation. Crop. Think again as well. Clone out a dark wing at bottom left. Left everything else pretty much intact. Sharpen. Resize. Sharpen.

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Place: 55 out of 251
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Votes: 208
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Canon EOS-30D
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 02/03/2008 05:17:05 PM
Great movement in this pic - I almost feel like I moving just looking at it! Cool. 7
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Sony Alpha a7R III
Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM
 02/03/2008 12:00:53 PM
Amongst my favourite in this strong challenge - the wide depth of field is impressive and contributes hugely to the success of this photograph.
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Canon EOS-60D
Tamron AF 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di LD Aspherical IF for Canon
 02/03/2008 02:03:59 AM
Stuning...great shot with a good SS and DOF.
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Nikon D500
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
 02/02/2008 12:22:13 PM
very nice. Good focus, it's sharp! Something that seems to missing in most posts for this challenge. Good job.
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 02/01/2008 04:45:54 PM
That's a lot of gulls, could be around here. Good colour
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Nikon D50
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED
 02/01/2008 03:24:07 PM
WOW-this has impact! Great shot
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Fujifilm x100
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 02/01/2008 09:35:45 AM
I like you DOF with this shot.
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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 01/30/2008 01:46:39 PM
Very nice light for this shot! It let you highlight the detail well and capture the birds' motion cleanly.
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Sony DSLR-A100
Sony DT 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical ED
 01/30/2008 01:02:31 PM
This image is special. Excellent capture. The distance, angle and the subjects give a sensation of presence and movement here. Congratulations. 10
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 01/30/2008 10:29:16 AM
Looks like a scene from the Birds..
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 01/29/2008 03:18:50 PM
Very nice. Good lighting and detail - and a lot of birds :)
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Canon EOS-1D Mark III
Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS
 01/28/2008 05:14:45 PM
It's the lighting that makes this shot - silver-greys stand out wonderfully against the muted blues and the gradient to black in the background.
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Canon EOS R7
Tamron 16-300mm Di II VC PZD MACRO w/Canon Nikon mount
 01/28/2008 03:17:02 PM
they are all in focus, that is a feat unto itself there, well done
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Canon EOS-50D
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 01/28/2008 11:38:33 AM
Nice shot of the take off. Nice depth.
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