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Double Deuce
Double Deuce
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Challenge: Hidden Gem -- 1,000th Challenge! (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Olympus E-500 EVOLT
Lens: Olympus 40-150mm f/3.5-4.5 Zuiko Digital
Date: May 25, 2007
Galleries: Black and White, Birds
Date Uploaded: Mar 4, 2009

 Taken at the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge in Oak Harbor Ohio.

Convert to Black and white.
Cropped.
Used a blur tool to soften the background.
Used dodge and burn to emphasize highlights.
Resize.
Sharpen.
Save for web.

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Thanks everyone for the comments - much appreciated.. And thanks to JC_Homola for a comment that made me think about how to better edit this picture.

Statistics
Place: 792 out of 1129
Avg (all users): 5.1969
Avg (commenters): 5.7222
Avg (participants): 5.1747
Avg (non-participants): 5.3067
Views since voting: 650
Views during voting: 567
Votes: 447
Comments: 42
Favorites: 0

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 04/03/2009 12:16:39 PM
A fun and very well seen composition. I would be tempted to either clone out, or tone down the white sign (?) in the bacground.
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 03/20/2009 02:38:02 PM
I like how the two in the background are kind of like shadows of the two in the foreground
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 03/18/2009 07:46:41 PM
great in black and white.
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 03/18/2009 02:52:56 PM
I like the diagonal line that seperates yet joins the two groups. I do love your animal pictures, you always capture something quite lovely every time.
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 03/18/2009 11:42:57 AM
This is neat Michelle. I gave you a 7 on this. Apparently, the rest of the voters didn't feel the same way and that's a shame.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/17/2009 09:34:22 PM
Good vantage point.
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 03/17/2009 01:20:57 PM
Good detail in these geese.. I would have preferred it with some colour though.
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 03/17/2009 11:56:00 AM
Lovely geese.
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 03/17/2009 11:46:29 AM
Good shot. Nice detail and DOF.
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 03/17/2009 07:29:58 AM
hm itd be much nicer if there was just one goose but I guess you couldnt choose lol

five from me ;)

regards,
brano
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 03/17/2009 12:16:14 AM
Excellent composition and the B&W works well, I especially like the duo in rear. I probably would have cloned out that bright square thing above rear geese.
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 03/16/2009 08:35:24 PM
Great DOF, love the black and white for this.
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 03/16/2009 05:20:59 PM
very very good, really like your tones and light
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 03/16/2009 03:09:17 AM
Well captured and presented.
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 03/16/2009 03:09:02 AM
nice capture
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 03/15/2009 06:01:43 PM
Nice capture with great DOF.
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 03/15/2009 02:31:19 PM
a little tighter crop would have really brought these two out imo
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 03/15/2009 10:13:28 AM
This looks pretty good in B&W...I like the oof geese in the background too.
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 03/15/2009 07:16:19 AM
Nice view in B&W of the geese.
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 03/14/2009 06:31:32 PM
Nice contrast.
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 03/14/2009 11:40:53 AM
I wonder what that bright square is in the background? Is it a sign?
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 03/14/2009 04:47:45 AM
nice b&W tones,6
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 03/13/2009 06:15:50 PM
Must be something interesting that they are looking at. Nice timing.
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 03/13/2009 05:13:06 PM
Well framed and nice capture. I like the two in the background, adds to the shot.
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 03/13/2009 02:09:56 PM
I like this shot, especially the two onlookers in the background. :)
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 03/13/2009 09:09:29 AM
The only let down is the bright 'diamond' in the background. Otherwiase great work.
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 03/12/2009 12:06:30 PM
Nice nature work, like that you used B/W, for advanced I would have lost the sign in the background. The shallow DOF works well too. 8
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 03/12/2009 09:15:10 AM
Cool double double take!
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 03/12/2009 07:47:22 AM
I would crop a little off the bottom so these two aren't so centered, nice job converting to black and white, I like this.
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 03/12/2009 07:25:45 AM
ery nice.
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 03/12/2009 06:14:11 AM
like to see these in color
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 03/12/2009 12:38:05 AM
i love shots like this that make such good use of a shallow DOF and increase its role in the composition of an image
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 03/11/2009 09:26:58 PM
Nice positioning of birds in shot. Like the overgrown "road".
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 03/11/2009 08:44:12 PM
Well composed, good DOF with mildly interesting subject(s).
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 03/11/2009 08:27:32 PM
Great title. Love how their heads are both facing the same direction. Great focus, DoF and good use of B/W.
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 03/11/2009 07:45:20 PM
What's everyone looking at??? Lovely lines and textures. The two in the background add depth, but I'd have cloned out that white square thing in the back.
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 03/11/2009 06:45:03 PM
Black and white works good here, well done.
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 03/11/2009 05:55:49 PM
pretty ducks. Good tonal conversion. Good composition. White sign a little bright for my tastes (could darken to make less noticeable).
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 03/11/2009 02:09:29 PM
almost good leading lines with the tracks
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 03/11/2009 12:41:55 PM
Nice composition how the left one is directly behind and slightly higher than the right one. Nice B/W tones. Good DOF.
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 03/11/2009 09:42:14 AM
nicely balanced, but that bright square in the distance is a little distracting
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 03/11/2009 09:40:18 AM
Nothing that interesting to me. I do like the tones tho.
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