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Pelican Eyes
Pelican Eyes
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Challenge: Free Study 2008-06 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L IS USM
Location: The Entrance, NSW Australia
Date: Jun 7, 2008
Aperture: 8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/1000
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Jun 14, 2008

 Taken at the Entrance, Australia using a 70-200mm telephoto lens to get up close with these wonderful birds.
I wanted to capture the natural colour of the eyes and beak as they were so bold and really stood out.

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Place: 101 out of 473
Avg (all users): 6.2215
Avg (commenters): 7.0000
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Views since voting: 1265
Views during voting: 253
Votes: 149
Comments: 13
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Olympus E-5
Olympus 7-14mm f/4.0 Zuiko Digital Zoom
 11/08/2008 12:26:44 PM
Cool shot.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 07/05/2008 07:12:11 PM
wonderful crop...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L IS USM
 07/05/2008 01:16:31 PM
i wish both eyes were in focus, but i think that the one eye works just as well also, nice and abstract and you can see all the detail in the forground pelican. very n ice
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Pentax K-R
Pentax DA L 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AL
 07/05/2008 07:25:25 AM
Excellent. Top notch detail, color and contrast.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D40X
Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR
 07/02/2008 09:49:47 PM
amazing colors and detail
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D300
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED
 07/02/2008 09:12:10 PM
beautiful shot- great colors
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Olympus E-500 EVOLT
Olympus 40-150mm f/3.5-4.5 Zuiko Digital
 07/02/2008 05:16:17 PM
Magnificent detail.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 07/02/2008 03:11:04 PM
Recognizable, yet a wonderful abstract of sorts created by the very tight composition. Excellent and fascinating detail.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/02/2008 01:30:04 PM
I just love the abstractness of this.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D80
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 55-200mm f/4.0-5.6G ED
 07/02/2008 09:44:25 AM
Fantastic and speechless, nice details
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-50D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 07/02/2008 08:42:36 AM
what a terrific macro shot here. definitely a new perspective on a bird shot!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 07/01/2008 09:54:48 AM
Great study on these birds...I love the colours and detail.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 07/01/2008 03:51:53 AM
wow...that's cool! nice colour...needs some levels adjustments to make it pop
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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