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Sunset with a Full Belly of Fish
Sunset with a Full Belly of Fish
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Backlighting IV (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-40D
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
Location: Santa Barbara
Date: Nov 19, 2008
Aperture: f/4.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/1000
Galleries: Seascapes, Birds
Date Uploaded: Nov 25, 2008

 So my biggest annoyance here is the lens flare on the pelican's chest near his beak. Not much that I know of could fix that with basic editing. I used fill light in Camera RAW, ran noise ninja, adjusted levels slightly and then cropped. I'm not sold on the crop. It didn't have the same mood when I cropped out the sun and reflections from the water, but I just wish that the bird had been facing the other direction.

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Place: 67 out of 239
Avg (all users): 5.6282
Avg (commenters): 6.8333
Avg (participants): 5.7544
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Views since voting: 834
Views during voting: 226
Votes: 156
Comments: 6
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/29/2008 12:39:08 PM
I'd have cropped out the sun highlights here - leaving focus on your beautiful pelican. The water is unimportant to your subject, except for the effect it has on it.
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 11/28/2008 07:01:45 PM
Beautiful photo.
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 11/28/2008 02:47:24 PM
awesome, great colors, its like he is posing
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 11/26/2008 07:56:44 AM
Nice, I wish there was some fill lighting on the bird.
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 11/26/2008 07:54:01 AM
I would crop out the reflection in the water. It is so overpowering. Once I cover it up, you can focus more on the detail in the feathers. Great shot.
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 11/25/2008 09:05:37 PM
Handsome. Love the touch of sun "lining".
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