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Eyes Front
Eyes Front
BrianR


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Centered Composition III (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF 75-300mm f/4.0-5.6 III
Location: Hervey Bay, Queensland, Australia
Date: Apr 8, 2008
Aperture: 11.0
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/800
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Apr 8, 2008

 Eyes Front and Center

Had just taken of in the car for a shoot for this challenge when I noticed an Osprey flying around finding a place to pull over, but the Osprey had flown on, then I noticed it was turning back towards me, Knowing that trying to follow a bird in flight with a tripod would not work set about shooting hand held as the Osprey got closer, with the sun behind me most of the time was able to get in a few shots before it flew off into the distance. When this shot was taken the Osprey seemed to have me in it’s sights and dipped the wing letting the sun hit the head & wing feathers.

Opened raw in Photoshop CS2

USM
Levels 1 Layer
Merge
NI
Brightness/Contrast 1 layer
Merge
Final Sharpen



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 04/15/2008 10:18:44 PM
great shot .. love that intense blue sky as a background for the bird .. the focus is brilliant on that eye .. seems like he's looking right at you .. :)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/14/2008 08:39:30 PM
Majestic!
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 04/13/2008 02:55:48 PM
good job at capturing the bird midair, while keeping that sky so blue! Crisp, sharp contrast really adds to the photo.
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 04/12/2008 03:15:25 PM
Very good detail in the face..
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 04/11/2008 08:43:53 AM
Very nice lighting and details.
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 04/11/2008 06:17:36 AM
lovely shot slightly oversharp 9
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 04/10/2008 02:57:21 PM
This is an excellent capture of a flying bird. Unfortunately, I think this picture would work better in another challenge where you could crop it to give more space in front of the bird than behind.
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 04/10/2008 02:21:21 PM
GReat focus and detail of those wings with a great spot for the lighting to really help the image. Very nicely shot.
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 04/09/2008 08:19:38 AM
Gorgeous!!!
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