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Challenge: Weekend (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0L USM
Location: my wineyard - krapina - croatia
Date: Jun 30, 2007
Aperture: f/4
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/350s
Galleries: Emotive, Animals
Date Uploaded: Jul 1, 2007

 the story >

this was taken on saturday afternoon while i was treating my wine yard, while i was walking trough i saw something moving behind the leaves and i saw this nest with 4 blackbirds, i immediately stopped with treatment because i'm sure the spray would probably kill the little birds very quickly.

then i moved the nest to the nearest tree, it was small plum 10 meters away, i took the shot in between the "migration" :-)

next 2 days while i was in my wine yard i checked them and they were fine, i even saw an grown up blackbirds flying away from the plum tree where i left the nest.

5 days later they were dead. i thought i saved them but apparently ... not.

after all this is my best scoring photo for now but since the story is not very happy i don't like the photo at all, it might be photographically good and shoot in right moment and stuff ... but ... you know.

peace,

goran

P.S. print will be available for some symbolic amount, let's say 0.60$ ... so we can take a moment and think about nature and animals which are simply better than we humans are. for sure.

price has risen :-)

Statistics
Place: 6 out of 215
Avg (all users): 6.8173
Avg (commenters): 7.8571
Avg (participants): 6.7143
Avg (non-participants): 6.9091
Views since voting: 3545
Views during voting: 230
Votes: 104
Comments: 26
Favorites: 13 (view)

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 03/09/2008 02:41:48 PM
Beautiful shot, sad story. Thanks for sharing both.

FWIW, I've read that it's a myth that touching babies makes parents stop feeding them. So you did what could for them.
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 08/29/2007 07:25:57 AM
What an incredible image & story. The colors, detail & dof are really fantastic!
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 08/11/2007 05:51:39 PM
I saw this image a few days ago and was moved by the story! Beautiful and sad!
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 07/16/2007 10:09:47 AM
Very nice picture and congrats on the 6th place finish
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 07/11/2007 02:17:50 AM
Beautiful work yet again Goran...congrats on 6th place
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 07/09/2007 07:20:31 AM
yes,unfortunately touching the nest or moving it is what killed them ive seen it happen before,after being touched by humans the adults stop feeding them,its strange behavior indeed but at least you can remember the experience with this great shot,i too was hoping to get a similar shot but something else found my little friends before i could get back with my camera...
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 07/09/2007 04:10:21 AM
THIS IS JUST "ABSOLUTELY" ADORABLE..... I "LOVE" it, and adding it to my favorites.....

I just read your comment above, and feel so sad, not only fot the sweet little young birds, but also for you....

Message edited by author 2007-07-09 08:13:08.
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 07/08/2007 08:35:07 PM
Make print available, please??? :) Please, please? This is so beautiful.
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 07/08/2007 08:29:44 PM
great shot but i dont see how it relates to the challenge!
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 07/08/2007 08:04:22 PM
Yay!!! Congrats! Great score and finish!! The picture is wonderful!! Nice details on the fuzzy little guys!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/08/2007 05:44:00 PM
Damn!! Great shot! Hope you didn't disturb the peace...
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 07/08/2007 09:32:32 AM
Wow! Nice capture!
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 07/07/2007 05:24:13 PM
How cute.
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 07/05/2007 10:28:40 AM
oh wow...this is incredible...looks like it should be in national geographic!
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 07/05/2007 09:11:21 AM
This was a neat capture..I really love the colors and tone of this pic..
What type of birds were these?
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 07/04/2007 09:08:38 AM
This is an amazing photograph! I don't really feel that it meets the challenge, so I won't give it a 10, but I am still adding it to my favorites.
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 07/04/2007 08:47:44 AM
Yoikes! They're awful looking but he's screaming - 'Give me a 10! Okay already: 10!
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 07/03/2007 09:45:48 AM
Classic. :) Very nice DOF. Are you my mother?
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 07/03/2007 09:31:37 AM
Robins, I would guess from the colour of the egg. What a nice point of view and DOF. Yours is a high quality entry. 8.
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 07/02/2007 02:26:26 PM
great shot!
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 07/02/2007 10:51:02 AM
awwwww. :) A little more DoF would have gotten another point, but I'm sure it was a tough shot to take before mama returned...
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 07/02/2007 12:48:03 AM
I hope the parents weren't pecking at the back of your head.
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 07/01/2007 11:10:00 PM
Shoehorn! How does this equate to what you did this weekend?
 07/01/2007 10:32:19 PM
wow sweet focus and great dof
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 07/01/2007 10:24:10 PM
wow! great dof and contrasty image...I like the turquoise tones...9
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 07/01/2007 08:48:21 PM
beautiful :)
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