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Challenge: Free Study 2008-06 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS
Location: A car park, the Scottish lowlands
Date: Jun 7, 2008
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/200
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Jun 30, 2008

 I was very pleased to come across this scene of an oystercatcher on a red car in a car park. The little still life in the window just accentuates the absurdity of the scene. Shot at 200mm, exposure compensation of -1/3 of a stop to remove any bias the reflected sky added and keep the bird's plumage from blowing out. He couldn't have picked a better car to perch on - the red and black parts match his legs and back perfectly, granting this a natural limited pallette. The boxing gloves counterpoint the sillyness of the whole thing, and the bird is looking very smug indeed.

Outtakes:


Editing: crop, contrast adjustment, cloning out little bits of dust and muck on the windscreen, resize, sharpen.

I considered the title "red shell", what with the bird being an oystercatcher, the oyster here being red, and a red shell being a weapon in mario kart (which brings it back to the automotive theme), but i didn't think most of the voters would have got it.

Statistics
Place: 361 out of 473
Avg (all users): 5.2571
Avg (commenters): 5.3333
Avg (participants): 5.1863
Avg (non-participants): 5.4474
Views since voting: 903
Views during voting: 229
Votes: 140
Comments: 11
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Sony Alpha a6000
Sony E 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 PZ OSS
 07/07/2008 08:59:11 PM
good idea, great composition!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 07/07/2008 06:07:45 PM
Is that the bird's name... Oyster?
Sony Alpha a7R III
Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM
 07/06/2008 09:16:38 AM
Oyster Catchers always amuse me - they are such unlikely looking birds! Its a crisp catcher, and mildly amusing with the bird on the car bonnet.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L IS USM
 07/05/2008 06:33:07 PM
ahha, what a freaken awesome bird.
Nikon D5100
Tamron AF 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical for Nikon
 07/05/2008 10:45:33 AM
fun shot
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D300
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED
 07/02/2008 06:14:35 PM
interesting shot but not sure that it has the wow factor
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D40X
Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR
 07/01/2008 07:29:15 PM
nice detail
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 07/01/2008 09:52:28 AM
Cute bird....wish the background wasn't so cluttered.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 07/01/2008 09:47:38 AM
that's an interesting bird!
Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 07/01/2008 03:48:33 AM
cute.
Nikon D40
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8
 07/01/2008 01:04:02 AM
I hope you didn't just wash the car :/
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