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Cold Morning
Cold Morning
riversong


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Birds II (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Location: frony yard
Date: Jan 20, 2008
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Jan 27, 2008

 the usual...
adjusted levels and channels
sharpened
dodged and burned feathers so they would stand out better
sized
selective sharpening
added border

hope you all like it!


After the challenge:

Well my daughter thought it was the best! I had 200 images of birds in flight against white snow. She told me they were too boring and this one was so cute! So much for her advice. I knew this was a bad image.


Statistics
Place: 205 out of 251
Avg (all users): 5.0469
Avg (commenters): 5.0000
Avg (participants): 4.9082
Avg (non-participants): 5.1915
Views since voting: 615
Views during voting: 291
Votes: 192
Comments: 13
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 02/04/2008 06:10:01 AM
Well, this is certainly underrated - and I'm not just saying that. I love the background, the colors and the composition. The position of the bird is good, too. Stupid voters.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/01/2008 10:47:58 AM
I like the colours and composition of this
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 01/31/2008 06:13:06 PM
beautiful!
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 01/30/2008 12:58:37 PM
The bird is a bit too dark and a little soft.
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 01/30/2008 09:56:30 AM
Good use of depth of field, I wish the focus was a little stronger.
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 01/30/2008 06:55:42 AM
Looks over sharpened to me.
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 01/30/2008 01:46:49 AM
He looks rather disgruntled - either about the cold or about having his picture taken, can't tell which! Nice use of the diagonal to support the composition.
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 01/29/2008 10:50:06 AM
Lost in the busy background..
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 01/29/2008 08:22:12 AM
Yes, it must be cold the way the bird is all puffed up. Not sure what type of bird this is, maybe a sparrow? I like the composition.
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 01/29/2008 08:01:45 AM
I can see that it is cold! All fluffed up, isnt he/her? nice placement of the bird in this picture.
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 01/28/2008 09:13:46 AM
gotta love it when they fluff up against the cold, maybe that is why it seems a tad out of focus. could just be my eyes though
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 01/28/2008 09:06:25 AM
Completely out of focus.
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 01/28/2008 01:11:46 AM
The background is too distracting
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