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Sitting Pretty
wdamman


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Challenge: Hidden Gem -- 1,000th Challenge! (Advanced Editing VII*)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Nikon D40X
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 55-200mm f/4.0-5.6G ED
Location: Naples, FL
Date: Nov 29, 2007
Aperture: f/5.3
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/640
Galleries: Seascapes, Birds
Date Uploaded: Mar 7, 2009

The original straight from the camera

Boring!
Thanks for the comments and the fav!

Statistics
Place: 579 out of 1129
Avg (all users): 5.5662
Avg (commenters): 6.4310
Avg (participants): 5.5120
Avg (non-participants): 5.8667
Views since voting: 814
Views during voting: 668
Votes: 491
Comments: 61
Favorites: 0


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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/17/2009 10:02:07 PM
this reminds me of the picture from the grainy challenge pic 483562. Any way, I like it! I like the colors!
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03/17/2009 04:20:29 PM
Beautiful colors, I feel like he's on vacation at a tropical resort.
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03/17/2009 12:25:12 PM
Cool pelican shot. Vivid colors.
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03/17/2009 11:16:19 AM
Good shot of the bird but I find the background a little distracting
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03/17/2009 04:50:51 AM
So sharp and colorful! 9
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03/16/2009 03:56:48 PM
stunning .. love those amazingly bright colours and the bird against the buildings is excellent . great shot .. :)
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03/16/2009 03:05:59 PM
I wasn't sure what I'll be seeing from the thumbnail but I actually really like the wacky color scheme here :) Would look great in print. I'd only suggest to selectivly slightly blur the thing white line of the buildings against the cyan/blue sky. Good luck with this shot in the challenge. (no vote)
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03/16/2009 12:50:02 PM
bit oversaturated... hdr obviously... just 5 sorry ;D
brano
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03/16/2009 12:36:42 AM
Excellent color and detail.
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03/15/2009 04:22:38 PM
looks like too much contrast for an already colorful image
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03/15/2009 01:01:13 PM
those colors really pop, normally you think of feathers as soft, but these are hard and distinct, I like it!
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03/15/2009 11:57:20 AM
I like the almost cartoon feel of the over saturated colors. This reminds me of a photorealistic painting. :~)
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03/15/2009 10:10:42 AM
I like pelican shots, we don't have them around here. I like all the detail in his wings. The colours are vibrant too.
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03/15/2009 09:16:19 AM
Coming back to comment...

Love pelicans! Stunning colors!
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03/15/2009 03:31:06 AM
Bright and colorful photo of a wonderful bird.
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03/14/2009 11:19:33 PM
Just right. Not too much software doctoring.
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03/14/2009 10:54:14 PM
nice textures
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03/14/2009 10:29:29 PM
I like the shot--but it seems very over saturated.
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03/14/2009 07:45:29 PM
a bit overprocessed - just my opp
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03/14/2009 06:20:02 PM
Wow, what a great capture.
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03/14/2009 06:15:43 PM
Beautiful image of the bird, but I find the bright colours of the background a bit distracting. For me this one might work better in black and white.
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03/14/2009 05:19:08 PM
Wow....colors.....
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03/14/2009 03:29:16 PM
Great detail on the feathers, but I think the background is too overpowering.
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03/14/2009 09:56:23 AM
Great colors, the thumbnail on the page displaying multiple photos just jumped out at me. Good job!
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03/14/2009 03:16:10 AM
Blimey, that's bright and colourful - flamboyant, even!
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03/14/2009 12:12:16 AM
Love these bright colors. Nice pleasing pyramid composition as well.
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03/13/2009 10:31:44 PM
I love the colors and the building in the BG is placed perfectly!
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03/13/2009 08:48:55 PM
Very nice detail and color!
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03/13/2009 08:00:12 PM
nice post processing, I also like how you blurred the background
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03/13/2009 06:16:54 PM
colors are a bit over saturated for my taste, but the focus is nice and sharp and the composition is good ...
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03/13/2009 05:02:35 PM
The composition is good, but it seems as if it was over processed.
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03/13/2009 11:37:10 AM
I like the color treatment in this, it blasts the eye. The background may be a bit too colorful for this images own good though.
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03/13/2009 09:56:35 AM
Very colorful fellow and the background color shows him off nicely.
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03/13/2009 06:12:58 AM
great detail in the birds feathers
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03/13/2009 05:26:50 AM
arrrghh, if only this wasnt so oversaturated it would be amazing.
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03/13/2009 05:05:18 AM
The change in background colors is a little too obvious. the pelican capture is nice. 6
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03/13/2009 02:51:46 AM
The background is a bit saturated but the bird makes up for that
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03/13/2009 01:47:01 AM
stunning colors
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03/13/2009 12:02:35 AM
vERY INTENSE COLOR
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03/12/2009 10:45:00 PM
Too much background clutter
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03/12/2009 09:50:37 PM
Nice pelican - those are some goofy birds - processing a bit heavy for my taste.
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03/12/2009 09:22:43 PM
A color explosion! 8
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03/12/2009 08:07:30 PM
Nice detail and lighting and it is pretty!
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03/12/2009 05:44:05 PM
He's extraordinary! I love the peli's! 7
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03/12/2009 02:04:36 PM
Love the detail i nthe feathers.
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03/12/2009 01:24:08 PM
Love the bright colors and all the detail on the bird!
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03/12/2009 10:24:40 AM
well composed image, but oversaturated, and because of that the poor pelican gets lost in the colorfull background.
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03/12/2009 04:50:52 AM
way oversaturated. other than that very good capture, perfect focus and DOF. would surely score higher with natural colors
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03/12/2009 01:36:49 AM
Good pic but a little too saturated for me.
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03/12/2009 01:26:43 AM
wow, the DOF here and also the colors are amazing.
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03/11/2009 09:03:55 PM
Shot looks overprocessed, but you have wonderful colors, the DOF is great and the colors in the background add life to the shot. He's got his eye on you!
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03/11/2009 08:48:21 PM
wow super saturated nice i like
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03/11/2009 08:41:58 PM
I hope folks will take the time to appreciate this one. The colors are startling, but really wonderful upon study.

Not voting yet.
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03/11/2009 06:24:39 PM
I like this one but the colors seem to be a little to extreme for me.
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03/11/2009 05:12:45 PM
colors are a bit bright but I like them, it all flows together well
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03/11/2009 04:08:45 PM
Saturation seems a bit high. One humble suggestion is to try saturating selective colors on this picture only - play around some. Maybe orange and blue boosted, everything else flat or reduced?
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03/11/2009 01:55:35 PM
Striking, but too much color saturation for my taste.
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03/11/2009 08:38:14 AM
Cool photo - beautiful color! 9
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03/11/2009 08:24:51 AM
Lovely details in the pelican and lovely colours in the background.
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03/11/2009 04:04:44 AM
A little too saturated for my taste. Nice pelican though.
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03/11/2009 01:31:59 AM
The background colors tend to steal from the main subject's impact. Nice shot though.
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