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Challenge: Best of 2005 (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Location: Pierce Rock, Quebec, Canada
Date: Jul 25, 2005
Aperture: f5.6
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/1500
Galleries: Nature, Seascapes
Date Uploaded: Jan 7, 2006

 Taken on my summer vaction.
Sat, levels, some cloning to remove distractions, USM, crop, NI.

Statistics
Place: 94 out of 833
Avg (all users): 6.4920
Avg (commenters): 7.1429
Avg (participants): 6.4155
Avg (non-participants): 6.8649
Views since voting: 1470
Views during voting: 622
Votes: 435
Comments: 32
Favorites: 3 (view)

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 02/26/2006 02:35:47 AM
such amazing detail and color!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/31/2006 10:39:51 AM
beautiful gannet. the eye is perfect. I'd love to have more of the bird in the frame, but I understand if conditions don't allow that
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 01/29/2006 11:17:48 AM
excellent capture, great color, good dof, good light, nice texture, nice lines, b&w ok, overall nice
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 01/27/2006 03:12:30 PM
Great contrast and the vignette looks great, Really nice shot.
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 01/27/2006 06:03:03 AM
What a beautiful bird. Nice focus.
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 01/26/2006 08:32:35 PM
Great colors in this photo, good use of the light
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 01/26/2006 10:02:25 AM
Wow, cool shot and crisp capture, good DOF.
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 01/26/2006 12:30:24 AM
Fine shot here, well done.....
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 01/25/2006 09:18:02 AM
Lovely and sharp and the background really contrasts well with the bird. I'm not so sure about the close framing. Perhaps I'd like to see more of the tail.
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 01/25/2006 01:04:35 AM
The best still motion photograph I have seen thus far.
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 01/23/2006 05:55:10 PM
Amazing!
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 01/23/2006 12:24:45 PM
Really beautifl shot. Even though you must have been hurrying, the composition is just right with the bird at left and flying to the right. Nice work! 9
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 01/21/2006 08:19:29 PM
Beautiful! Love the eye, very clear. The darker background really adds to teh light color of the bird, really accents it well.
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 01/21/2006 04:22:13 PM
great capture...imho...the background has been darkened a bit too much...would have love to see to the end of the wing, but it blends into the dark background
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 01/20/2006 07:23:26 PM
Excellent job, nice pan, I like how you left room to "fly"
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 01/20/2006 11:39:55 AM
fantasitc shot, i love the clarirty of the bird and the fact that you can actually see his eyes are blue...9
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 01/20/2006 05:41:36 AM
10 from me...good luck!
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 01/20/2006 04:29:37 AM
Beautiful colors. Great play of light. Wonderful job.
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 01/20/2006 03:53:26 AM
Great work.
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 01/19/2006 07:29:14 PM
I'm put off just a touch by the crop. You also lose the tip of the left wing in the background. Maybe a little more work with levels... Still a very nice shot.
TC
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 01/19/2006 02:00:46 PM
Feel like I'm flying along side
very nice shot zero distractions great focus
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 01/19/2006 09:38:49 AM
Nice grab. The background is uninspiring, but you take what you can get there. Looks like an evil bird.
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 01/18/2006 01:26:26 PM
Nice image, sharp and well toned but too much cropped out on the tail and wings.
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 01/18/2006 05:23:29 AM
Nice sharp focus. Great contrast with the bird and background, and I like the subtle vignetting effect that helps bring the attention to the birds head. Nice job!
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 01/18/2006 01:19:52 AM
Beautiful gannet.
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 01/17/2006 01:39:40 PM
Great shot, but i would have been better if you got the whole bird in the frame.
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 01/17/2006 09:05:38 AM
Wonderful colors and focus... wish it had been a little bit more in the frame
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 01/17/2006 06:06:21 AM
A Ganet??!!

Where was this shot? Newfoundland?
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 01/16/2006 04:09:54 PM
great sharpness and color. I think it would have been nicer if the entire bird were in the frame of the image though-5-
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 01/16/2006 02:04:05 PM
Gorgeous shot! Beautiful colors & clarity. Love the free flowing lines too. Very nice.
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 01/16/2006 08:02:32 AM
Stunning capture! It is so crisp and sharp for being mid-action.
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 01/16/2006 03:40:47 AM
Excellent tonal quality and DOF. The lighting on his head and skimming his left wing creates a beautiful line.
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