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31-MAR-2009 CJ in CA

Blackbird 1

Canon EOS 40D ,Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
1/2000s f/5.0 at 170.0mm iso160 hide exif
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Date/Time31-Mar-2009 12:38:58
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 40D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length170 mm
Exposure Time1/2000 sec
Aperturef/5
ISO Equivalent160
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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Steve Liebenauer 07-Apr-2009 00:21
Great shot CJ. I like the simpleness of it. I might recommend cloning out the bit of shadow just below the bird, it is slightly distracting to my eye anyways. Really like it overall though.
ctfchallenge05-Apr-2009 05:02
Thanks Tom, Debi, and Penny. It looks like he's ready to take off into the wild blue yonder. :-) CJ
ctfchallenge05-Apr-2009 04:07
fun!! Great composition (even if it weren't the topic) Penny Street
ctfchallenge03-Apr-2009 13:54
i like all three -Debi
ctfchallenge03-Apr-2009 02:06
... how did this one show up after the other bird?.. OK I'll fix that. There's a gremlin loose around here. BTW Carole. This gets quite good points: three for the corner and two edges. Extra 3 points for three extra edges in the lower lefdt corner plus 1 for said corner itself. For negative space, .5 each for two corners and one edge = 1.5. Total = 8.5. Better than excellent. -tv
ctfchallenge02-Apr-2009 22:20
Thanks guys! I wasn't sure this would fit the topic, but I liked it anyway. I have no idea what he's looking at - maybe the bird in #2 - I think I'll move these around! :-) CJ
aam1234 02-Apr-2009 16:25
Wow CJ, this is excellent! Well done.
Rod 02-Apr-2009 01:05
This doesn't remind me of any songs but it does remind me of a good picy. This works really well for the topic & the angle of the bird makes sense of the neg space. Goodun Carole.
ctfchallenge02-Apr-2009 00:59
Reminds me of one of my favorite Beatles songs. Well, the title anyway. -Doug
ctfchallenge02-Apr-2009 00:57
Carole, this somehow reminds me of the John Travolta disco dance imitation in "Airplane". (I know - I've flipped.) What could be the cause of the birds posture? There's nothing up there but negative space. Maybe he's a cynic in the Diagonesian mode. (See today's NY Times Op Ed page). Extra points for the tail pointing at the corner within the corner. More extra points for the beige negative space adjacent to the blue negative space. -tv