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Challenge: Never Seen on DPC! (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: Challenges
Camera: Canon EOS-5D
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0L USM
Location: Plymouth, MA
Date: Jun 24, 2009
Aperture: f/8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/125
Date Uploaded: Jun 25, 2009

 Image shot at low tide in Plymouth Harbor, right next to Mayflower II. There are, strangely, a whole LOT more pigeons than seagulls there; hundreds and hundreds of them.

I don't know what predator got this one, but it was obviously a scene of recent carnage, because those seaweed/grasses are underwater half the day.

Shot at 200mm, handheld, with the 5D from the seawall above the harbor.

Statistics
Place: 45 out of 110
Avg (all users): 5.5641
Avg (commenters): 6.4118
Avg (participants): 5.6200
Avg (non-participants): 5.5377
Views since voting: 1068
Views during voting: 426
Votes: 156
Comments: 28
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 03/16/2011 11:12:13 AM
Regurgitation of a vortex
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 06/04/2010 10:34:44 PM
Why is this in my favourites?

I like the imagary that this photo puts into the viewers mind. The title 'Death of a pigeon', and all the flattened grass suggest that there was a drawn out struggle, and that the pigeon didnt go easy. Very few shots are able to capture that action without being gratuitous or violent. Its one of my favs because it is unique, and powerful.

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 08/11/2009 03:54:03 PM
It needs a bit more punch!
But it's a good photo!
Id've given a 9.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/03/2009 07:18:50 AM
Seriously underrated!! This was my #2 pick.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/03/2009 02:37:13 AM
Originally posted by posthumous:
Stunning. Posthumous Blue Ribbon.



Whoa, that's a surprise! Makes up for the disappointingly low score...
 07/02/2009 09:06:50 PM
Ah, this was yours! I love how the few feathers stand out against the swirl of the grass. This was one of my high scorers, btw.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/02/2009 07:47:49 PM
Tells a sad, sad tail...
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 07/02/2009 07:25:22 PM
Stunning. Posthumous Blue Ribbon.

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 07/01/2009 01:13:21 PM
This is VERY abstract. The grass creates an almost dizzying image! I love this
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/30/2009 12:54:53 AM
Oh, it has been seen before - a pigeon in the jaws of a grey cat.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/29/2009 11:59:48 AM
Even though it's artistic, unfortunately I've seen a number of pictures of dead birds in various stages of decay. Here's one example:
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/28/2009 08:22:36 PM
Very emotive..simple composition and yet the extreme textures work well and don't detract. Very nice.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/28/2009 04:52:34 PM
Back to comment...

Awww, Melethia will be so sad!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/28/2009 11:38:40 AM
gross 8
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 06/27/2009 06:31:58 PM
Unique. I like the various textures and sense of movement.
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 06/27/2009 02:55:20 PM
grass is rolled down like a crop circle. creepy
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 06/27/2009 02:53:47 PM
The sharpness of the photo seems to do well with the gritty disgusting pigeon body. Comp is nice. But still yuck and sad.
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 06/27/2009 01:59:24 PM
comment only

Interesting take on the challenge, I like the grass even though it makes a little dizzy and the wings add sadness to the shot. the single feather finishes this off nicely for me.
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 06/27/2009 01:39:24 PM
Wow. This is really good, I like the way the grass seems to be in a circle, like it's enveloping the wings. And I like that one lone feather to the left of the wings, it's sad but also gives a sense of hope & freedom.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/27/2009 12:41:56 PM
Oh man, crop circle?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/27/2009 12:22:15 PM
Well seen and well made 9
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 06/27/2009 09:38:24 AM
Hmmm... it's oddly interesting. Who'da thought it? :) I think it's the grass that does it for me. (not voting)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/27/2009 08:14:24 AM
Don't let Melethia see this!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/27/2009 07:20:49 AM
poor bird...guess he is "wingless"
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/26/2009 01:08:49 PM
i think that the image is too flat, and that you needed some more lateral light to give a more dramatic feeling tho this dramatic theme. i really like the pattern of the grass...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/26/2009 12:37:39 PM
Hmmmmmmmm. Lawnmower accident?
Interesting similarities in the textures of the wings and the mown grass.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/26/2009 09:07:33 AM
I'm fairly certain I've seen this in a challenge, but aside from that, you have some great textures, colors, and composition going on here
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 06/25/2009 08:13:36 PM
excellent, very well done indeed 9
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