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Beach Bird
Beach Bird
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Challenge: Hidden Gem -- 1,000th Challenge! (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Nikon AF Nikkor 85mm f/1.8D
Location: Fort Morgan, AL
Date: Jun 23, 2008
Aperture: f/1.8
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/1250
Date Uploaded: Mar 10, 2009

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Statistics
Place: 739 out of 1129
Avg (all users): 5.3033
Avg (commenters): 5.3400
Avg (participants): 5.2639
Avg (non-participants): 5.5200
Views since voting: 610
Views during voting: 630
Votes: 488
Comments: 54
Favorites: 0

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 03/21/2009 06:48:00 AM
stunned at the low placement of this shot. I would have figured this for a DPC style shot...

I only gave it a 9 myself....
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/17/2009 06:13:44 PM
Nice picture of a bird, I like the darker tones in this.
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 03/17/2009 05:38:49 PM
Nice pose on this bird. I like the vignette also. It looks sort of noisy in the background but the bird and rock are sharp.
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 03/17/2009 05:01:26 PM
Not a bad catch for the photo album, but lacks the impressive sharpness and texture of so many similar photos.
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 03/17/2009 04:57:25 PM
Nice capture!
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 03/17/2009 10:50:34 AM
Good image, has a moody antique feel...
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 03/17/2009 08:37:57 AM
Good shot... I like the vignetting here, works well to focus your attention on the bird.
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 03/17/2009 06:19:54 AM
Lovely shot of this bird. Nice processing.
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 03/16/2009 05:17:20 PM
border work/vignette here doesnt help much
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 03/16/2009 01:41:53 PM
I love the rich blue colors, but wish the bird had a little more light.
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 03/16/2009 11:19:57 AM
Interesting PP. I like how it's sharp, but soft at the same time. It has almost a surreal look to it. I like it!
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 03/16/2009 04:46:25 AM
Well captured and presented.
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 03/16/2009 01:37:48 AM
Nice post processing, brings out the colors in the shot.
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 03/15/2009 10:59:07 PM
Nice shot.
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 03/15/2009 08:06:22 PM
wish it were a little sharper
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 03/15/2009 12:05:06 PM
A cool looking vird. A bit dark, though, and I find the vignette/frame overpowering.
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 03/15/2009 11:25:27 AM
Nice composition but I don't like the vignetting and the focus is a little off
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 03/15/2009 05:35:29 AM
interesting post processing
and the moment too - the water behind it is wonderful
but I found it a bit dark ;)



regards
brano
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 03/14/2009 08:51:01 PM
A heavy treatment, but I think it works for this.
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 03/14/2009 08:07:58 PM
Bit dark.
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 03/14/2009 07:33:19 PM
Dramatic.
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 03/14/2009 06:23:56 PM
I really like the blurred, vignette-like border. Really helps focus the subject.
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 03/14/2009 02:17:35 PM
Overdone
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 03/14/2009 01:16:57 PM
Nice composition
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 03/14/2009 08:51:44 AM
Very good composition.
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 03/14/2009 08:30:37 AM
Wish it were a bit sharper. Nice light in the eye though.
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 03/13/2009 11:42:04 PM
I like the bird and the pose, but the image looks a little dark and noisy to my eyes.
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 03/13/2009 07:47:26 PM
nice frontal shot. good effort to extract details. 6
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 03/13/2009 07:19:56 PM
Beautiful shot.
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 03/13/2009 06:03:19 PM
It has very strong lines and even though the eyes don not fall on thirds I am drawn to it by the speckle of yellow. For my tastes, the vignette is alittle bit too much.
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 03/13/2009 03:43:49 PM
Very dark, but a beautiful bird!
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 03/13/2009 11:57:54 AM
Seen several beach birds so far this challenge. This one seems a tad dark, but overall I like it. Good composition.
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 03/13/2009 11:06:38 AM
i like this pretty bird:) great focus on the eye, an the details in the feathers are very well accentuated. 7
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 03/13/2009 10:51:17 AM
post processing is bit over the top, actually detracts from the central image IMO
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 03/12/2009 10:32:18 PM
really good focus, nice colors
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 03/12/2009 08:42:56 PM
Beautiful bird - maybe lightened up a bit would look even better?
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 03/12/2009 05:54:02 PM
Not sure I like the post processing on this.
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 03/12/2009 02:34:42 PM
Good shot but to grainy.
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 03/12/2009 12:57:06 PM
personally i don't the like vignetting border, but the shot is well composed , but a little too soft in my opinion
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 03/12/2009 12:52:28 PM
nice capture
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 03/12/2009 05:07:52 AM
A curious fellow and a very nice presentation of him.
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 03/12/2009 01:47:54 AM
Nice editing to bring out the subject.
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 03/11/2009 10:45:59 PM
Beautiful pose.
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 03/11/2009 10:32:38 PM
Love the border - I feel like it helps accent his skinny little legs!
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 03/11/2009 09:07:34 PM
This is a bit too processed for my particular taste, but I like the composition and posture of the bird.

Not voting yet.
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 03/11/2009 06:04:08 PM
He looks so awkward on those thin legs. Love how his eye just pops right out at you.
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 03/11/2009 12:24:03 PM
Hard to get closeups of these guys, nice DOF..
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 03/11/2009 09:25:55 AM
much too dark. eye looks oversharp.
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 03/11/2009 09:07:04 AM
Nice pp to make the bird really stand out
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 03/11/2009 08:02:51 AM
Some bad focus problems on this one but herons make nice subjects.
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 03/11/2009 05:38:05 AM
Wow, those are some long legs! Good DOF and I like the post processing.
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 03/11/2009 03:28:59 AM
cool capture
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 03/11/2009 03:06:59 AM
well done nice capture
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 03/11/2009 12:56:27 AM
I ike the way the bird popps out at you
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