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Vulture = Extraordinary Bird
Vulture = Extraordinary Bird
jonte


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Extraordinary (Basic Editing I)
Camera: Sony DSC-S85
Location: La Pedriza (Madrid/Spain)
Date: Jun 26, 2004
Aperture: F8.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/500 s
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Jun 29, 2004

Shot with Sony VCL-R2052 tele conversion lens, actually made for Sony's video cameras so inevitably some detail is lost, but without it I wouldn't have managed to get this close. I would have liked to get an in-flight shot, because that's when these vultures look really impressive, but it was hard enough to get close to one sitting down. This is the first time I participate in a challenge so basically my hopes are not ending up in the last place. I'm not sure how well this photo fits the challenge but I decided to give it a go anyway.

- Crop
- Brightness (+10)
- Contrast (+10)
- Hue (+2)
- Sharpen

Statistics
Place: 212 out of 278
Avg (all users): 4.6015
Avg (commenters): 5.0000
Avg (participants): 4.3423
Avg (non-participants): 4.7871
Views since voting: 704
Views during voting: 318
Votes: 266
Comments: 9
Favorites: 0


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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/06/2004 05:41:06 PM
A little out of focus and pretty noisy.
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07/06/2004 11:28:22 AM
not an extraordinary bird.. and not very good lighting for the picture. later in the day might be better.
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07/06/2004 01:57:25 AM
A little of sharp mask could had help with such a big zoomed shoot (larger objetives tend to loose sharpness a little). Good take.
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07/04/2004 06:27:07 AM
I'd like to be (photographically) a bit closer.
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07/03/2004 07:54:48 PM
I agree. :) - 7
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07/02/2004 02:52:26 PM
I guess this shot was taken from a distance??? not bad clarity if it was but it looks a tad blurry in places. A nice shot and shot very well against the sky like that.
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07/01/2004 01:13:36 PM
whos to say what Extraordinary is ... i dont really know myself so nice shot. I do like the comp. 6
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07/01/2004 03:43:51 AM
Yes it is an extraordinary bird, but photo is not so.
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06/30/2004 02:48:10 AM
Laking in composition, too centerd, crop of the left side,
The art of arranging elements of a scene or image in such a way that they are visually pleasing, emotionally moving, etc.
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