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Aerial Dance
Aerial Dance
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Challenge: Hidden Gem -- 1,000th Challenge! (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Konica Minolta Maxxum 5D
Lens: Konica Minolta AF 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6(D) DT
Location: Brighton, U.K.
Date: Nov 24, 2009
Aperture: f6.3
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/100
Date Uploaded: Mar 8, 2009

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Statistics
Place: 117 out of 1129
Avg (all users): 6.3550
Avg (commenters): 7.1325
Avg (participants): 6.3649
Avg (non-participants): 6.2973
Views since voting: 1150
Views during voting: 721
Votes: 507
Comments: 90
Favorites: 5 (view)


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03/18/2009 10:55:01 PM
I didn't get to vote the entire challenge so I missed this before. Beautiful! I've been wanting to catch Starlings doing these airborn acrobatics but even if I did manage to be in the right place at the right time, I'm sure I'd not get anything like this.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/17/2009 11:36:15 PM
Stunning. Great color and composition.
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03/17/2009 06:30:04 PM
Wow, great capture of a fleeting moment, great colors too.
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03/17/2009 04:47:32 PM
Nicely captured!
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03/17/2009 04:27:42 PM
Beautiful colours, but it the combination of the structure and flocks of birds that make this special.
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03/17/2009 03:05:09 PM
wow eight


cheers,
brano
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03/17/2009 03:26:49 AM
I've seen this (I believe, forgive me if not... and I don't know if it's the same picture or not) in the Guardian with a Piers Contest. I love the birds, and the lovely structure against the sky.
03/17/2009 02:20:56 AM
So cool love the timing, nice tones and colors.
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03/16/2009 11:22:57 PM
Birds! Wonderful colors.
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03/16/2009 10:17:45 PM
Wow! are those birds? amazing capture


Not voting yet.
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03/16/2009 08:19:26 PM
really wish you had gone out to the max allowed 720 pixels on this. incredible shot, but i'm sure the score is reflecting the size of the image.
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03/16/2009 07:55:22 PM
This is wonderful, I bet it looks amazing at a bigger print size!
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03/16/2009 05:22:45 PM
Lovely and the flocks are a subtle bonus feature! Well done.
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03/16/2009 04:23:23 PM
I love these sights of bird flocks flying in unison. Good capture of two flocks with lots of birds. The structure in the background also adds interest but competes with the birds.
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03/16/2009 03:05:40 PM
This is soo beautiful! Love the tones and panoramic composition. Well done.
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03/16/2009 10:47:51 AM
What an excellent image, great in every aspect and complete with a murmuration, splendid
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03/16/2009 10:36:35 AM
It's images like this that make me wish we could post bigger pictures. I'm sure this would look amazing as a poster size photo. Love the cold colors.
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03/15/2009 08:59:27 PM
the birds make this special.....
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03/15/2009 04:37:55 PM
Excellent capture, great colors and detail.
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03/15/2009 01:34:04 PM
What a wonderful shot... the hues are so calming, and the birds in their swarms are fantastic. I do wish it were a tad bigger or cropped closer so we could see more of the details.
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03/15/2009 01:05:07 PM
Wow, that's a great shot. Well composed, beautiful colors. Looks kinda like two armies about to battle.
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03/15/2009 11:45:06 AM
would love to see this full size, color and composition are great
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03/15/2009 11:39:33 AM
Lovely. I wish it were larger. :~)
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03/15/2009 10:56:36 AM
what is that structure in the water? great color and the birds add a fantastic element. 9
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03/15/2009 10:05:23 AM
Wow that's pretty cool, all those birds. Nice colours too.
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03/15/2009 07:17:15 AM
Great PP job - love the tone - keeep up the good work and good luck in this challenge
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03/15/2009 07:10:14 AM
Cool colours, nice silouette
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03/15/2009 12:04:28 AM
shame you didn't take advantage of the full size. May not seem to matter that much, but there would certainly have been more detail in the pic if you had used the full 720. I love the colours. Well done. Voted already (7) just returned to comment
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03/14/2009 11:58:53 PM
why so small?
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03/14/2009 06:53:12 PM
Very cool, though you should have used the entire 720 pixels allowed.
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03/14/2009 05:10:15 PM
Just down the road from me. Better than what i got a few weeks back. Quite an incredible show the starlings put on. Good luck 9.
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03/14/2009 04:56:14 PM
the birds are cool. The colors are nice, though I'm wondering if curves could have made it a little lighter. I don't know how it would have looked, though...
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03/14/2009 02:00:31 PM
I love watching these huge flocks of starlings - i love the way the flock melds and dances.
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03/14/2009 01:20:52 PM
Just wish this was larger and had used the whole pixel allowance. Its a great view of, presumably, the starling flocks at Weston Super Mare?
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03/14/2009 12:08:21 PM
Yes. I often think of getting the birds. The colors add.
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03/14/2009 11:57:27 AM
Superb image with excellent detail. 8
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03/14/2009 07:52:23 AM
Very nice, great capture.
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03/14/2009 06:55:20 AM
Wow. I wish this were larger... excellent once in a lifetime shot... perfect.
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03/14/2009 03:45:19 AM
Nice construction and a beautiful capture of the light and the birds!
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03/13/2009 11:06:52 PM
amazing isn't it when the birds do that...wonderful soft colors...
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03/13/2009 08:23:11 PM
I bet this looks gorgeous in a larger size!
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03/13/2009 06:12:45 PM
Beautiful colours in this shot. The scaffolding is intriguing, and the birds are awesome. With it was larger though, this would look great full size.
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03/13/2009 03:06:23 PM
I wish it ware bigger good colors and moment 10
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03/13/2009 12:54:56 PM
Magical!
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03/13/2009 12:40:08 PM
Wow, this is so neat. My only complaint is that the image is rather small, you can't quite take it all in. Otherwise its perfect.
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03/13/2009 12:33:12 PM
Nice colors
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03/13/2009 12:31:05 PM
great title and lovely colours, many elements combine to draw the eye to the central 'meeting point'.. I detect slight colour banding in the sky, 7
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03/13/2009 10:18:09 AM
Beautiful scene. I want to see this up close to see all the details.
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03/13/2009 09:21:43 AM
This is SO lovely!!
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03/13/2009 06:27:17 AM
Wow. Great color and capture, waves, birds, structure and all.
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03/13/2009 06:00:48 AM
Excellent shot.
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03/13/2009 05:49:16 AM
Wish I could have seen a larger version, I bet it would have been pretty impressive, 7
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03/13/2009 03:04:02 AM
love the color and what a get with the swarms / flocks
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03/12/2009 11:09:04 PM
Beautiful!
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03/12/2009 10:10:07 PM
Great pic. Might of like to see a little tighter crop on the right side, but what do I know.
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03/12/2009 09:59:28 PM
Nice! I'd love to see a HUGE print of this.
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03/12/2009 09:36:00 PM
talk about being at the right place at the right tine, absolutely beautiful
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03/12/2009 08:22:16 PM
Wonderful Photo..wish it was larger
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03/12/2009 06:04:48 PM
This image holds the potential for a great deal of interest. The colors are phenomenal, though I do see a good deal of banding on my monitor. The image especially suffers from its small size. Always try to use the largest allowance that DPC offers. I'd like to see this one really large, and I'd at least like to see it at the full challenge allowance of 720px.
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03/12/2009 05:37:58 PM
Wow! You really some help here from the birds. I hope you thanked them because it is a beautiful picture.
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03/12/2009 03:45:26 PM
Man, I'd love to see this bigggggerrrr :)
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03/12/2009 03:18:04 PM
Nice shot. The swarms are a good compliment to the pic.
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03/12/2009 01:21:28 PM
I like the swarms! 7
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03/12/2009 01:07:17 PM
I bet this looks killer at full size!
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03/12/2009 12:40:06 PM
Very cool capture of the birds. Nice detail and colors.
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03/12/2009 12:30:02 PM
I would love to see this photo as a big print! 7
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03/12/2009 11:02:16 AM
very cool the colors are great.
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03/12/2009 10:50:46 AM
Wow! THAT is AWESOME!
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03/12/2009 10:01:09 AM
Great colors, great moment. I would like to see this at the maximum resolution though.
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03/12/2009 09:41:01 AM
Beautiful colors and good aspect ratio on this.
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03/12/2009 09:17:48 AM
nice timing to capture these flocks
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03/12/2009 04:36:00 AM
Why does this feel like it has been shrunk? A great shot but the size counts against it :(
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03/12/2009 12:54:37 AM
a great original image ..nice tones
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03/11/2009 11:57:20 PM
Excellent choice of aspect ratio. Great timing too!
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03/11/2009 09:18:52 PM
That's amazing! Are those bats or birds? Incredible "clouds". Beautiful colors in the sky and water. But although it anchors the shot, that structure is not attractive.
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03/11/2009 07:48:15 PM
I wish this image were larger, to get the full splendor of what you've captured. I fear it may cost you higher points, which is unfortunate, because it has lovely colors.
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03/11/2009 05:14:41 PM
wow amazing capture!
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03/11/2009 04:54:59 PM
Very cool! Would love to have seen it bigger!
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03/11/2009 04:48:54 PM
architecture takes away from the birds
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03/11/2009 02:35:13 PM
This is beautiful! I love the soft purplish hues and the capture of all those birds in flight is amazing.
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03/11/2009 01:34:01 PM
Beautiful!
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03/11/2009 12:35:56 PM
The clouds of birds/bats are a really great addition to this composition.
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03/11/2009 09:12:52 AM
very engaging shot. Makes me want to watch the birds.
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03/11/2009 08:40:19 AM
The colors are absolutely stunning and the scene captured is captivating. The swarm of birds doing their aerial dance must have been really something to see at that moment of time! Shame that the image size restrictions are such that we cannot get lost in more detail by looking at (forgive the pun) the bigger picture. To me, I get drawn in not just from the colors but also from the two swarms of birds roll in and out across the sky just like the motion of the waves lapping at the shoreline. Wonderful photo and beautifully captured!
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03/11/2009 07:32:02 AM
Are those starlings? We used to have huge clouds of them that danced back in Victoria and it was so fun to watch them. This is a really good display of that. Too bad it's so small.
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03/11/2009 06:53:43 AM
beautiful capture, too bad you chose to post it so small. in a larger size you could have avoided lots of sharpening artefacts. Nevertheless should be a top scorer.
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03/11/2009 03:35:21 AM
a little on the small side. You are allowed up to 720 px
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03/11/2009 02:16:53 AM
Nice, really nice - 7
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03/11/2009 01:37:12 AM
Oh, sooo beautiful. Fantastic cooperation from the birds!
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03/11/2009 12:50:55 AM
Smooth, cool, and great capture. really like the birds.
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