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My Bug is Bigger Than Your Bug
My Bug is Bigger Than Your Bug
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Challenge: Every Picture Tells A Story (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D
Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS
Location: Johnson City, New York
Date: May 3, 2008
Aperture: f5.6
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/500th sec
Galleries: Birds
Date Uploaded: May 4, 2008

 Bluebird couple on their house. Five growing birds inside that require alot of food. The female has a meal worm that my wife supplies. The male caught his own bug.

Processing...raw, levels, crop, shadow/hilite, a little highpass filter and a little equalize, some selective sharpening, added some vignetting, curves, NI, and labcolor sharpening

Statistics
Place: 141 out of 170
Avg (all users): 5.0274
Avg (commenters): 5.8571
Avg (participants): 4.6806
Avg (non-participants): 5.3649
Views since voting: 1010
Views during voting: 327
Votes: 146
Comments: 8
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon D300
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 85mm f/1.4G
 05/11/2008 10:34:17 PM
Great capture.
Sigma DP1x
05/11/2008 09:41:23 PM
Exclellent find! Wish the focus were clearer.
Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 05/09/2008 10:46:10 AM
Haha indeed a wonderful story. I love the expression on the birds face, fits the title so well
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Google Pixel 8
 05/06/2008 11:51:50 PM
Wow, the one on the left really looks like he's trying to tell that other one something important! Great capture.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D7500
Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 DL Macro Super for Nikon
 05/06/2008 07:40:26 PM
It's a bit OOF.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 05/06/2008 12:46:16 AM
A bit grainy. I like this photo though.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 05/05/2008 08:09:22 AM
good capture, but quite soft in the focus
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-6D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 05/05/2008 07:02:48 AM
How about "WTF??! I thought you said you were gonna share?!" ;-)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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