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Challenge: Free Study 2008-06 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-30D
Lens: Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM
Location: Sitka Raptor Refuge
Date: Jun 9, 2008
Aperture: 4.5
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/1600
Galleries: Nature, Birds
Date Uploaded: Jun 22, 2008

 I know, a DPC cliche. But its my first entry on a year, and I really liked the image.

Open from RAW
duplicate layer - multiply
selections to remove shadow copy to new layer, re-curve to lighten, mask to blend
sharpen
resize
convert to sRGB
resaturate
sharpen and fade
save for web

Look ma! No crop!
Shot with 30D and 70-300IS at 200mm

Statistics
Place: 24 out of 473
Avg (all users): 6.7080
Avg (commenters): 7.4000
Avg (participants): 6.6162
Avg (non-participants): 6.9474
Views since voting: 1457
Views during voting: 236
Votes: 137
Comments: 14
Favorites: 2 (view)

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AuthorThread
 07/12/2008 12:34:11 PM
Excellent! Congrats on the 6.7.

You did an amazing job of getting rid of the cage wires. I can still see it slightly in the final, but wouldn't realize it was there if I hadn't seen the original. The increased contrast and the sharpening are both just about right, too. I think I might have brightened the midtones just a bit, but maybe not....it's good as is, really.
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 07/08/2008 04:09:21 PM
Oh, I love it too! A beautiful come-back, Courtenay! I've been out of the challenge loop for a while myself, and I sure hope I can come up with something this beautiful when I shoot something challenge-worthy again!

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 07/08/2008 12:12:39 AM
Nicely done, m'dear!!!!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/06/2008 08:52:47 PM
Wow!
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 07/06/2008 02:15:06 AM
Good DOF, just a little soft at the top of the head... 7
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 07/05/2008 11:36:30 AM
beautiful! i love the composed beak and eye, and that eye, is so just...cool!
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 07/02/2008 07:31:45 AM
Sharp, detailed image. The yellow on black really hits you in the eye.
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 07/01/2008 09:47:23 PM
beautiful detail
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 07/01/2008 05:56:08 PM
Love the tight crop, beautiful lighting and crispness. 10
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 07/01/2008 04:54:53 PM
Intense looking. Good details
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 07/01/2008 04:16:35 PM
Nice nice, but I think a little too much sharpening there, you have an aura coming through around the beak.
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 07/01/2008 01:32:34 PM
I love the detail...beautiful shot.
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 07/01/2008 07:44:02 AM
Beautiful detail...try control masking the sharpening over the beak.
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 07/01/2008 12:45:01 AM
nice crisp detail
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