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I Hope This is Safe
I Hope This is Safe
karenk


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Hope II (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-40D
Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS
Location: Little Rock Zoo
Date: Mar 14, 2009
Galleries: Nature, Birds
Date Uploaded: Mar 15, 2009

Thought this was ironic a robin sitting on a wooden statue of a coyote.

Statistics
Place: 42 out of 128
Avg (all users): 5.7643
Avg (commenters): 7.3333
Avg (participants): 5.5349
Avg (non-participants): 5.8660
Views since voting: 1363
Views during voting: 236
Votes: 140
Comments: 10
Favorites: 1 (view)


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03/23/2009 08:55:27 AM
Totally didn't see the "coyote" until reading your comments in the Photographer's Comments area. Now I understand your comp a little better...now I'd say (in hindsight) that maybe more of the "coyote" wood sculpture would have helped?

Not sure I have a lot of room to speak here as my 'Hope' entry was way off the mark. :-)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/21/2009 11:30:20 PM
what a wonderful sight and capture - 10
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03/20/2009 03:23:12 PM
Having the majority of the bird in the center of the frame is a little distrcting and dull. Maybe place the bird on the far left side? Colors are good
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03/19/2009 04:47:28 PM
These guys are some of my favorites, he would be safe in my my yard.
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03/18/2009 07:44:21 PM
Bonus points for the Wisconsin state bird.
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03/17/2009 09:21:33 PM
love the bokeh - the centered comp is a little weak.
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03/17/2009 07:58:06 PM
Eye-appealing photo, sharp shot. I imagine the Robin could be hoping for a safe landing as well as many other things.
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03/17/2009 07:28:12 PM
like this alot...very nice indeed...colors, tones, bokeh and focus...very pleasing
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03/16/2009 09:05:11 AM
With the portrait orientation of this image the only part of this I saw was the robin and the wood - no title (too far down). My first thought was "hopes of spring", because when we see robins, spring is near!

Honestly, I was a tad disappointed to see that you felt the need to include "hope" in the title once I scrolled down...that's what the challenge theme is. The photo told a good story without feeding the challenge theme to the voters via the title.

Back to the photo...the colors are strong, details in the bird are "ok", the wood stump is a little hot (slightly overexposed). Perhaps slightly over sharpened. Compositionally you could lose a little off the bottom of this and give the robin more impact.

All of the above is JMO of course. :-) Good luck in the challenge. 5
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03/16/2009 12:14:04 AM
Terrific focus. Love the bokeh.
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