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Challenge: The Eleventh Commandment (Expert Editing)
Collection: Challenge Stuff
Camera: Olympus OM-D E-M1
Lens: Olympus 150mm f/2.0 Zuiko Digital
Location: Houston, Texas, USA
Date: May 9, 2015
Aperture: 2.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/1000
Galleries: Nature, Birds
Date Uploaded: May 9, 2015

 A male Rock Pigeon (Columba Livia) doing it's mating dance while chasing after a female in Houston, Texas, USA.

[May. 17th, 2015 06:15:42 PM]

Lydia The photograph was not a shoehorn. I left with the purpose of photographing a bird with this lens for the challenge. Was after either a bird catching a fish for a name of "teach a man to fish" or a bird performing a mating ritual (it's spring and I have been out a lot catching the action). Only had one afternoon to shoot for the challenge and this one was my favorite of the day.

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 07/10/2015 11:59:39 AM
*Hello from the Critique Club*

First impressions, what a magnificent bird!

I love the low level viewpoint and the shallow but appropriate DOF which isolates your subject nicely. That gorgeous orange eye is nice and sharp but what really hits me is the iridescence of his plumage, its beautiful. Its also lovely that your timing is such that it is not static it shows him in movement. The scarlet of his feet are a striking counterpoint to the predominant greens.

The only thing I feel mars the image somewhat is the distracting OOF blob on the right hand edge of the frame. Given your title it would have really made the image a winner if you could have included in the soft focus background the lady whom he was trying to woo.

Pigeons are so common they are often neglected so it is refreshing to see one featured and such a good job as you have made here. Its also good to see that you went out with the express intention of such a shot, in which case you should be well pleased with the result. I think it was worthy of a higher score but I'm pleased to see there were no sub-four scores.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/17/2015 12:37:16 PM
Looks to me like a really good shoehorn. :D

Made me smile, too.
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 05/11/2015 11:11:17 AM
Love the feet and the fun aspect. Good shot, good luck!
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 05/10/2015 08:38:43 PM
yes!
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