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the last dinosaur
the last dinosaur
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Challenge: Birds II (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0L USM
Location: my backyard
Date: Jan 24, 2008
Aperture: f4.0
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/200 sec
Date Uploaded: Jan 27, 2008

 These are the legs of a wild turkey; taken in my yard...since I've been feeding them cracked corn for a few years, they have adapted to my presence; a few individuals allow me to approach within 5 feet...I sat on the ground and photographed legs and lower bodies one morning; this is the result...there were images with both legs in focus, but this one with the foreleg out of focus seemed to give it more depth...just a personal feeling; unfortunately I will hear about it in comments...haha...levels, selective color, photofilter: warming, hue/saturation,crop, usm

Statistics
Place: 148 out of 251
Avg (all users): 5.4660
Avg (commenters): 5.8667
Avg (participants): 5.3131
Avg (non-participants): 5.6075
Views since voting: 778
Views during voting: 339
Votes: 206
Comments: 17
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 02/03/2008 10:26:18 PM
I really enjoyed this photo and title. Good for you!!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/03/2008 01:12:52 PM
Unusual perspective - very nice. As a personal preference, I might have cropped a smidgen off the left side, so that there's no gap, and the bird leg acts as a frame all the way down that side.
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 02/03/2008 11:07:04 AM
Nice macro shot, but could use some more depth of field to bring the foreground claws into sharp focus, and there's an overall green cast to the image that is not pleasing to the eye. The close shot on the rear foot and claw is awesome, though.
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 02/02/2008 07:10:42 AM
Well congrats on a different perspective. I do wish they were both in focus though. Nice color, contrast and saturation.
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 02/01/2008 02:02:54 PM
Wow, no kidding! Great detail, wondering what bird these feet belong to.
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 02/01/2008 10:15:51 AM
Like the concept and colors, wish the fore foot was either more in focus or cropped out more as it dominates too much in my opinion.
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 02/01/2008 06:49:38 AM
an excellent macro shot, what character those feet have! Great!
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 01/31/2008 08:37:25 PM
Ah, very nice choice of subject! Great detail on that one foot.
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 01/31/2008 07:33:18 AM
Nice!! the first ive seent to take a new approach!!! well done!
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 01/31/2008 05:48:10 AM
More DOF, nice detail
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 01/30/2008 04:23:08 PM
Ahhhhh- Cloverfield!! Very outside the box thinking!!
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 01/30/2008 03:45:21 AM
Great idea. Something better than the usual headshot. Too bad the dof is so shallow, but I like the shot.
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 01/29/2008 11:01:49 AM
Wonderful!! I peeked at this in the thumbnails when the challenge first opened. Love it!
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 01/29/2008 10:44:58 AM
A different few of the bird..
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 01/28/2008 12:04:53 PM
Bird feet do look reptilian. Nice macro.
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 01/28/2008 06:06:23 AM
Out of the Box, well done, would have liked to have seen his other foot in focus though
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 01/28/2008 02:55:46 AM
Wow an alligator with feet...Cool :)
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