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Posted by siliconworm on Thu Apr 10, 2014 1:48 am

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This boss of the flock has won countless border disputes with other males. :mrgreen:

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by OferLevy on Thu Apr 10, 2014 3:01 am
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This is one of the most 'artistic' bird photos I have ever seen. I usually don't feel comfortable with the term 'artistic' when it comes to bird photography but for this image I think the term is just right.
FANTASTIC!!! I would reduce the yellow cast to get a nicer white but other than that - wonderful work.
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by Jim Urbach on Thu Apr 10, 2014 5:36 am
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Wonderful framing, Quite unique
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by andre paul on Thu Apr 10, 2014 7:22 am
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hmmmmm.... to be short: this is truly an outstanding image.

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by SantaFeJoe on Thu Apr 10, 2014 7:49 am
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This is the definition of "bird art"!!! Perfect beauty! I do agree that the whites could be a bit cleaner, but an easy fix.

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by Antino_Cervigni on Thu Apr 10, 2014 11:53 am
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by Coreyhkh on Thu Apr 10, 2014 2:15 pm
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by milosphotos on Thu Apr 10, 2014 3:48 pm
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I agree with the others; a very unique and beautiful perspective. PLEASE clean up the yellow cast and repost! I'd love to see it.
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by Roy1977 on Thu Apr 10, 2014 5:10 pm
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Excellent shot !!!
 

by Alan Murphy on Thu Apr 10, 2014 5:47 pm
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Just stunning!!! Agree with it being too yellow.
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by Ron Day on Thu Apr 10, 2014 8:17 pm
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Super capture - excellent!
 

by siliconworm on Thu Apr 10, 2014 10:01 pm
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milosphotos wrote:I agree with the others; a very unique and beautiful perspective.  PLEASE clean up the yellow cast and repost!  I'd love to see it.
Which one do you think is better:
This
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Or this
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by OferLevy on Thu Apr 10, 2014 11:07 pm
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The last version looks better to me. Maybe de-saturate the blue sky a bit.
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by ahazeghi on Fri Apr 11, 2014 12:50 am
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it is an excellent image, would def reduce the yellow cast as others pointed out too. last one is the best, just desat the sky a tad and it's a winner
 

by siliconworm on Fri Apr 11, 2014 1:36 am
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OferLevy wrote:The last version looks better to me. Maybe de-saturate the blue sky a bit.
You mean like this?
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by OferLevy on Fri Apr 11, 2014 7:11 am
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Yes, I think this looks OK.
You must submit this to competitions - I think this is exactly the stuff they are after....
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by Robert Sabin on Fri Apr 11, 2014 7:39 am
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ahazeghi wrote:it is an excellent image, would def reduce the yellow cast as others pointed out too. last one is the best, just desat the sky a tad and it's a winner
OferLevy wrote:Yes, I think this looks OK.<BR>You must submit this to competitions - I think this is exactly the stuff they are after....
 

by Fleming on Fri Apr 11, 2014 9:31 am
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Fantastic Image. I think I might like the slightly 'yellower' version as it gives the bird a softer feel and makes the feather detail pop a little more.

Phenomenal outside-the-box shooting.

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by David Salem on Fri Apr 11, 2014 10:15 am
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The last one is the ticket. Very artistic and visually appealing. Exactly what the contests are looking for.
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by Homer on Fri Apr 11, 2014 10:42 am
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Wow.one of the best Swan photo I've seen
 

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