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Challenge: Branch (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Location: Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Date: Sep 5, 2005
Galleries: Nature
Date Uploaded: Sep 6, 2005

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Place: 40 out of 432
Avg (all users): 6.0240
Avg (commenters): 7.0000
Avg (participants): 5.8333
Avg (non-participants): 6.2095
Views since voting: 904
Views during voting: 399
Votes: 292
Comments: 18
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09/18/2005 06:12:36 AM
Greetings from the Critique Club and congrats on the high placement and score.

Obviously a solid image. I've read through the many comments you have already and will try not to repeat.

Suggestions: the midground is the weaker area (as the dof and bird are excellent) It's a bit cluttered with light colored branches and distracts my eye from the subject. The branch "growing" out the of the bird's head weakens the composition as well. I offer these observations not because you could necessarily control where the bird lands but more from a "here's what detracts" pov. Cropping out the right stick (from about the center and to the right edge) might simplify the compostion and remove some of the clutter -- just a thought.

Again, strong image and the suggestion is only one woman's opinion.

Please email me with any questions and Happy shooting :)

Theresa
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/13/2005 07:29:26 PM
Love the contrast between the colorful bird and the branches.
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09/13/2005 05:58:41 PM
Beautiful composition and color--(I have know what camera brand you've used). Though I tend not to like frames, it works very well with this--this is a 10 in my book
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09/13/2005 08:48:38 AM
a bit more focus on bird...nice depth of field...may center the bird more and vertical crop
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09/13/2005 06:53:13 AM
I love the colors of the bird
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09/10/2005 02:01:41 AM
The bird seems a bit out of focus, and the challenge response would have been more strong by relaxing the focus on the bird and backing off. Then it becomes a beautiful and colourful jewel on a limb (branch) which reclaims the dominance of the composition.
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09/09/2005 10:32:17 AM
Nice shot! Vibrant colors in the bird. Good lighting.
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09/09/2005 07:01:45 AM
STUNNING!
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09/08/2005 12:57:02 PM
brillian colours, nice composition, good cropping.
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09/08/2005 09:45:11 AM
Awesome! I love this best of all so far!
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09/08/2005 05:35:00 AM
Love the contrast of color here, maybe a tighter crop?
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09/07/2005 06:44:06 PM
wow.. love the detail of the bird and branch.. Wow
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09/07/2005 06:29:46 PM
Loving it!! Birds are my fav. and Lorikeets are at the top of that list!
Thanks!!
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09/07/2005 12:25:29 PM
Lovely sharp focus on the bird, and the colour and contrast are excellent. Background and branches are a bit distracting though, shallower DOF would have helped.
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09/07/2005 11:04:10 AM
beautiful color. Nice composition. Good work !
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09/07/2005 09:27:02 AM
Nice crisp shot. The DOF may be a bit shallow and there are some blown highlights, but compositionally it's very appealing. Good work.
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09/07/2005 04:09:24 AM
very colorful, nice dov, done well
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09/06/2005 09:49:06 PM
i love the clarity on the bird.if this was a bird contest you would have won for sure.
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