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Early Morning Flight
Early Morning Flight
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Challenge: Best of 2009 (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Olympus E-500 EVOLT
Lens: Olympus 14-45mm f/3.5-5.6 Zuiko Digital ED
Location: Vatnsleysuströnd, Iceland
Date: Mar 15, 2009
Aperture: F/5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/80
Galleries: Rural, Birds
Date Uploaded: Jan 19, 2010

 The swans were interrupted in the early morning of March 15 by me and they began to leave the pond. They were unhurt when I shot. The abandoned farm in the background is called Sjónarhóll. The photo was taken at sunrise when the first rays of the sun added a tiny light on the frosen snowy ground.

Lightroom: cropped, general punch, vibrance, brightness, contrast, tone curve, exported to PS: levels, curves, resize, Noise Ninja, USM and frame, before saving for the web.


Camera Model: E-500
Equipment Maker: OLYMPUS
Date Taken: 15.3. 2009 08:03
Color Representation: sRGB
Subject Distance:
Flash Used: No
Focal Length: 42 mm
F-numer: F/5.6
ISO: 200
Exposure Time: 1/80sec.
Metering Mode: Pattern
Exposure Compensation: 0

Statistics
Place: 200 out of 445
Avg (all users): 5.8939
Avg (commenters): 6.8000
Avg (participants): 5.8316
Avg (non-participants): 6.1091
Views since voting: 829
Views during voting: 402
Votes: 245
Comments: 21
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/28/2010 04:27:50 PM
I love the color of this.
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 01/28/2010 07:27:22 AM
This is beautiful! love this.
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 01/28/2010 03:46:35 AM
So cold. I would fly away too! I like the dark bluish cast.
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 01/28/2010 03:10:27 AM
What a mood and the lighting really brings this to life. Great scene and well captured 8
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 01/27/2010 02:33:13 PM
very beautiful morning photo love the blues
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 01/27/2010 06:21:09 AM
lovely quiet image - the barn/ building provides a nice anchor point to the image
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 01/27/2010 04:00:30 AM
Lovely composition with stunning deep blue tones.
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 01/26/2010 04:11:13 PM
Nice execution, technically excellent IMO. 7
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 01/26/2010 01:42:21 PM
The white balance feels like it's off here. Too much blue. A beautiful scene anyway.
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 01/26/2010 08:08:52 AM
pretty scene and concept here. A little too dark for my taste.
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 01/25/2010 02:20:54 PM
Lovely serene moment......7
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 01/25/2010 01:15:22 PM
Gorgeous shot. The sky has such an ominous feel.
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 01/25/2010 10:21:01 AM
See Swans do live in the wild...(argument with my husband), beautiful colors, super detail...well done
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 01/24/2010 04:21:04 PM
beautiful! Love the swans in this 8
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 01/24/2010 10:23:10 AM
Nice cool blue hues; it really enforces in me a the sense of frigid chill that is in the air. I cannot tell what those elegant white birds are; geese or perhaps swans. I like the capture but wish we could get closer to the action. Bring us closer to the action; have us get up close and personal. Your audience can then also appreciate more details of your main subject - the birds taking flight. This is a above average shot but if you bring us closer to your subject it would move into the spectacular category.
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 01/23/2010 06:12:28 PM
The tones in this shot are amazing. You can feel the chill just by gazing at it.
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 01/23/2010 04:09:57 PM
Nice - super clear.
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 01/23/2010 09:43:54 AM
A bit too dark and contrasty for my tastes but neat action on the swans/geese.
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 01/22/2010 09:00:22 PM
great expose for the birds.
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 01/22/2010 04:54:15 PM
Moonlight? Very cool the contrast of the white against the blue!! Outstanding.
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 01/21/2010 11:39:30 PM
brilliant love it
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