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24-NOV-2008 Alastair Norcross

Bronze on Wood

Boulder, CO

My neighbor's tree has these bronze birds on it. I'm not sure whether they're for decoration, or to scare off other birds. They don't scare off the squirrels!

Canon EOS 20D ,Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM
1/250s f/4.0 at 200.0mm iso400 hide exif
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Date/Time24-Nov-2008 17:38:52
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 20D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length200 mm
Exposure Time1/250 sec
Aperturef/4
ISO Equivalent400
Exposure Bias0.33
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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Guest 25-Nov-2008 19:28
Well Done!
Canon DSLR Challenge25-Nov-2008 19:05
Thanks for the comments. As to the processing, I used an action that I discovered on a dpreview forum several years ago. It simulates the effect of Provia film. It adds a certain amount of saturation and contrast, and does some more nifty things. It also works on a layer, so you can dial it to however much you want in the end product. I usually only use it at about 50%, but this time I used full strength to enhance the bronze color. I also added a very small amount of selective sharpening on the tree and bronze birds (I used my usual lab sharpening action dialed back to 20%).
Alastair
Canon DSLR Challenge25-Nov-2008 08:27
Yes, I questioned if this was over-sharpened....but it looks good! How do I do this? Traveller
Canon DSLR Challenge25-Nov-2008 02:59
interesting processing to show off the bronze birds.
Penny Street
Canon DSLR Challenge25-Nov-2008 02:15
Hah.. I first thought this might be Lydia's PP style. Nice wilderness and colors, funny "birds" :)
-k2