Bird in Bush [Contest Finalists January 2011]
Uploaded: January 03, 2011 01:41:13
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Well, almost.
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Found this handsome pigeon "noir" in the ground cover at Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia last summer!
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Raw format, manual settings: ISO:500, F8, 1/ 40s, 320mm(equiv)
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Exif: F Number: 8, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/40 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 500, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 200.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 7D
Brett Dolsen January 03, 2011
Beautifull composition,colour and great eye focus Michelle! #1340821Douglas Pignet January 03, 2011
Worth two in the hand...Well done Michelle #9139846Alan L. Borror January 03, 2011
Nicely done, Michelle! Great sight for tired winter eyes. #9139850Jack Gaskin January 03, 2011
Nice Urban Jungle Capture !!1Yes I am a FONT of Useless Info but it's fun to know..
Happy Shooting
Jack
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Jeff Robinson January 03, 2011
Excellent find and capture Michelle! Jeff #9139898Karen E. Michaels January 03, 2011
Pigeon Noir, very punny Michelle. #9139916Agnes Fegan January 03, 2011
Good eye to spot this one Michelle! #9140019Jack Ryan January 03, 2011
Good eye...excellent image...well composed with excellent color and clarity...very well done. #9140105Ron McEwan January 03, 2011
You sure got in on this hide out. And the surroundings are so colorful. Very well composed Michelle, #9140108Monnie Ryan January 03, 2011
Great find perfectly captured, Michelle -- terrific detail! I'll leave it to Jack to know what they taste like. #9140187Ann H. Belus January 03, 2011
Nice "catch", Michelle! This is beautifully composed; love the fantastic color, detail, and clarity! #9140379Tiia Vissak January 03, 2011
a cool find! #9140426Kathy Reeves January 03, 2011
Beautiful shot surrounded by flowers!!! #9140546Nancy L. Green January 03, 2011
You have a great eye Michelle, this is BEAUTIFULLY done dear friend!! <>< #9140610Kerry Hill January 03, 2011
Beautiful shot Michelle, great job! #9140669Renee Doyle January 03, 2011
He looks quite happy in there!! Beautifully framed and captured Michelle! #9140732John Connolly January 03, 2011
What a great find and capture Michelle! The details and color here are really outstanding! #9140755Mike Clime January 03, 2011
Nice capture and like the golden eye, Michelle! I guess they would be like eating a dove. #9140842Rona L. Schwarz January 03, 2011
My goodness, Michelle, how did you find him! Great eye...amazing he didn't fly off when you discovered him! Great capture of him - love the yellow eye and the purple flowers. #9140946Patrick Rouzes January 03, 2011
Superb & masterful focus, dof, tones, colors ,clarity, & framing here, Michelle! I take it you have perfect vision to have spotted this. WTG, my friend! #9141222Deborah Lewinson January 03, 2011
Beautiful environmental image, Michelle, an unusual look at Philadelphia!Debby #9141250
Marilyn K. Lincecum January 03, 2011
Beautiful comp, lighting and detail. Love the eye..it just pops right off the page. #9141399Renata Gusciora January 04, 2011
Super focus,Michelle!What a lovely capture!Great clarity! #9143361Dick W. Wyatt January 05, 2011
Great composition and colorEmile Abbott January 05, 2011
Love the color and lighting Michelle. Nice eye and camera work. #9144790Patti Coblentz February 10, 2011
Big congratulations on your beautiful finalist, Michelle!! #9225105Emile Abbott February 10, 2011
congratulation Michelle on a beautiful finalist #9225486Sheila D. Robertson February 10, 2011
Congratulations Michelle!!! #9225762Merna L. Nobile February 10, 2011
Black and White, Bright Colors, Full Frame or Cropped, it does not matter. You’re a winner! CONGRATULATIONS, Merna #9225797Mariann Kovats February 10, 2011
Congratulations on your beautiful finalist, Michelle! #9225991Jeana Clark February 10, 2011
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Jeffrey R. Bange February 10, 2011
Congratulations Michelle on your photo being selected as a finalist and best of luck in the next round. #9226340Tiia Vissak February 10, 2011
Congratulations! #9226502Jack Ryan February 10, 2011
Way to go, Michelle! Congratulations. #9226646Rony Sagy February 10, 2011
Huge congrats, Michelle. Wonderful and well deserving FINALIST. #9226784Bojan Bencic February 10, 2011
Congratulations on your finalist, Michelle. #9226982Nancy (Peaches) Harker February 10, 2011
ALLEN O. HOWARD February 10, 2011
An excellent capture and finalist Michelle! Congratulations! #9227181Nancyj E. Hovey February 10, 2011
C O N G R A T U L A T I O N SCarol L. Fowler February 10, 2011
Congrats on this beautiful Finalist! #9227819Jessica Jenney February 10, 2011
Congratulations, Michelle, on your beautiful finalist! #9228461Kay E. Mahoney February 10, 2011
Congratulations on your finalist. Good luck in the next round.
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Nadia Paul February 10, 2011
Great capture Michelle - congrats on your finalist! #9228726Evy Johansen February 10, 2011
Big congratulations on your finalist and good luck, Michelle! #9228934Karen Celella February 10, 2011
Congratulations on your fabulous finalist, Michelle. #9228957Randy D. Dinkins February 10, 2011
Big congrats Michelle! #9229104Rona L. Schwarz February 10, 2011
So happy to see this pigeon "noir" made SILVER, Michelle! Now on for the Gold!MANY CONGRATULATIONS! Sorry I haven't been around lately - have been extremely busy! #9229620Mary Timman February 10, 2011
Congratulations on this fantastic capture! #9229670Raymond Pauly February 10, 2011
Congratulations on your beautiful finalist, Michelle! #9229940Debra R. Harder February 10, 2011
Wonderful capture, Michelle! Huge congratulations on your excellent finalist! Deb #9230013Jeff Robinson February 11, 2011
Congrats Michelle on your Finalist! Jeff #9230732Stefania Barbier February 11, 2011
spectacular finalist, huge congrats!!! #9230957Lydia Williams February 11, 2011
Well done, Michelle! Congratulations on your fantastic finalist! #9232052Courtenay Vanderbilt February 11, 2011
Congratulations, Michelle! #9232065Denny E. Barnes February 11, 2011
BIG CONGRATULATIONS on your very beautiful January finalist, Michelle!! Gorgeous image!! #9232110JO ANN CLEVELAND February 11, 2011
Awesome finalist! Congratulations Michelle....jo ann c. #9232601
Marilyn K. Lincecum February 11, 2011
Beautiful finalist...Congratulations on a fantastic finalist !! #9232821Terry Cervi February 11, 2011
Congrats on your Finalist, Michelle! #9232993Jim Baines February 11, 2011
A magnificent FINALIST, Michelle, I definitely would have voted for this one! #9233065Ann Coates February 11, 2011
I have missed this somewhere along the well and me, being a bird lover, how remiss of me. Congratulations on your beautiful finalist Michelle. #9233276Marilyn Cornwell February 12, 2011
Congratulations, Michelle, on this lovely finalist! #9234568Glenn E. Traver February 12, 2011
Congratulations Michelle on this wonderful finalsit ~ GT #9235138Kirsten Kiki Kjaer February 12, 2011
Congratulations on your beautiful finalist, Michelle! #9235445Patrick Rouzes February 12, 2011
Congratulations on this superb finalist, Michelle! WTG! #9235558Phyllis H. Burchett February 12, 2011
Congrats on this wonderful finalist Michelle! #9236755Tamara K. Walker February 12, 2011
This congratulation is worth one in the hand. #9236772Sharon Sawyer February 12, 2011
Whoooooooooooo Hooooooo!!! WTG, Michelle! HUGE congratulations on your outstanding & well deserved Second Place Win!!! #9236991Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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