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07-NOV-2008 aam1234

Flying Bears

Canon EOS 1DS Mark III ,Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
1/1250s f/6.3 at 100.0mm iso100 hide exif
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Date/Time07-Nov-2008 15:35:08
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS-1Ds Mark III
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length100 mm
Exposure Time1/1250 sec
Aperturef/6.3
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Mode (-1)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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ctfchallenge15-Nov-2008 03:27
I sent you an email aam, but I'm not sure I had the right address. I usually just use shadows/highlights, up contrast a bit, and use a little Neat Image with sharpening. It brought out the clouds a little more and brightened up the bears' faces. I am not one to use a bunch of filters - I'm kind of a straight forward PPer! :-) CJ
aam1234 15-Nov-2008 02:15
Cheers, ma lady (hope you don't mind). Would be nice if you can tell me what you did beforehand.
ctfchallenge14-Nov-2008 23:53
Very cute aam and lots of opposites here too. I'm not sure how you feel about PP but I played with this a little in Elements and thought it brought out the colors and forms a bit more. I could post it in pending or email it to you if you like. This is a very fun shot - good one aam! :-) CJ
aam1234 14-Nov-2008 20:11
Cheers, Doug. Believe it or not, I have few pics of both bears fully in the frame, but for some reason I like this one. I'm guessing the other ones look a bit static while this one makes the eye/mind wonder. I don't know really, I just like this framing for some reason. Cheers again, mate.
ctfchallenge12-Nov-2008 23:09
This is a good one Aam. As for cropping being against your religion, well, we certainly have a lot of pixels at our disposal these days. Sometimes it's OK to take advantage of that. -COAmature
aam1234 10-Nov-2008 17:46
Glad you found it. Cheers, Debi.
Canon DSLR Challenge10-Nov-2008 17:26
I dont know how I missed this one. Really nice - Debi
aam1234 08-Nov-2008 17:00
Thanks ma lady in the north for helping out. The current title is the original one but Pbase was acting up so it gave me time to come up with other/bad titles.

Big thanks to Tom and Sharon for the comments.
ctfchallenge08-Nov-2008 07:14
I definitely like bears in the sky opposing gravity! ~Sharon
ctfchallenge08-Nov-2008 02:10
Yellow and blue are opposites on the color-wheel.. and bears in the sky oppose gravity?
Just trying to help aam, I find this so adorable.
-k2
ctfchallenge08-Nov-2008 00:58
Very cute, aam! I am not sure what the opposites are, though. ~Sharon
aam1234 07-Nov-2008 22:44
Cropped? Blasphemy! Cropping is against my photographic religion.
Canon DSLR Challenge07-Nov-2008 22:32
Looks like the blue bear is coming in for a landing. (does blue still mean a boy?). Rod you have me convinced that you are the absolute master of your house. Way to go! -tv
Guest 07-Nov-2008 22:32
Interesting framing - is it cropped?
YB
aam1234 07-Nov-2008 20:16
Cheers to you, and our matette, Mareana.
Rod 07-Nov-2008 20:06
You bugger Aamm, me being macho is no act mate. Only yesterday after a hard day at work in 32deg heat Mereana said to me, you just rest Rod & have a nice cold beer. I immediately flared up & told her not to tell me wot to do & that I'm going to cook the dinner & clean the house. Mereana didn't say a word, girls need a firm hand like that:-)
I like the composition in this picy Aamm & the light coming through the bears looks really good. Nicely done mate.
aam1234 07-Nov-2008 20:01
Cheers, Kiki. I love the smile on their faces, so cute :)
ctfchallenge07-Nov-2008 19:55
Oh my.. cutest yet! :) Fancy "viewport", I like it.
-k2