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Challenge: Orange II (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: 2010 challenges
Camera: Canon EOS-40D
Lens: Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
Date: Mar 27, 2010
Aperture: f11
ISO: 640
Shutter: 1/1250
Date Uploaded: Mar 28, 2010

 [Mar. 29th, 2010 05:05:56 PM]

Continuing my quest to try to ribbon with a seagull shot. I don't think this one will do it, but I like it anyway!

[Apr. 2nd, 2010 03:05:57 PM]

This was a hard capture. It's difficult to get both the goldfish and the seagull in focus. You need a larger depth of field, but you take a chance of not having a shutter speed fast enough because of that.

This was another option, but it seemed more about the bird. If the picture could be viewed at 1400 or so pixels, then it might have worked. But it seemed too small at 800 to have enough orange.

One other option that I really, really liked, but I didn't think it would be as universal:

[Apr. 4th, 2010 11:25:18 AM]

(I forgot to mention -- my normal seagull feeder wasn't available, so I had to throw the goldfish up myself and try and shoot! Definitely added to the degree of difficulty!

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Votes: 149
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 04/05/2010 09:42:41 PM
Very Cool! I like this, Wendy!
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 04/05/2010 02:24:54 PM
Another brilliant shot Wendy. Your bird shots are so amazing. Are you related to Dr. Doolittle or something?
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 04/05/2010 03:57:12 AM
Just read your description. I am impressed with the way you achieved this amazing shot.
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 04/05/2010 01:50:56 AM
Great pic. I really liked yours and bspurgeon's entries.
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 04/05/2010 01:14:29 AM
I'm very impressed - shot with the 10-22? This guy had to be right in front of you! Very impressed! Oh, and is this full color or did you desat all but the goldfish?

Message edited by author 2010-04-05 01:14:56.
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 04/05/2010 12:11:22 AM
Wow, not a bad finish at all for such an off-the-wall take on the challenge, and with so little orange in it :-)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/04/2010 11:55:54 PM
The eye is in focus, nice addtion of the fish.
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 04/03/2010 10:42:53 AM
nice clarity...did he/she get the fish??? personally I like the desaturation
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 04/02/2010 12:43:02 PM
That's an amazingly cool shot :)
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 03/30/2010 08:53:59 AM
great photo. selective saturation is working well for this
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 03/30/2010 01:21:12 AM
I really love this image, it is very clever.
I do wish that the goldfish were more in the picture, and not so far to the edges. But I think this must have been an exceedingly difficult image to capture, so I do not mind.
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 03/29/2010 04:13:28 PM
Very cool image. I like the pose you caught the gull in and the way he is eying those little "fish" Did you toss those into the air for him to catch (gold fish cookies?) or did you add the "fish" in afterwards?
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 03/29/2010 03:42:23 PM
great work!
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 03/29/2010 02:04:24 PM
great capture 7
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 03/29/2010 10:58:02 AM
Such a cool shot! It's comical and hits the mark! Love it! 10
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 03/29/2010 09:59:28 AM
Great capture. Love this photo. Smart use of the two tone technique, without that the photo would've been all about the seagull.
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 03/29/2010 09:19:18 AM
Love the look of the bird.
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 03/29/2010 08:39:36 AM
Awesome!
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