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26-JAN-2008 CJ in CA

2nd - Watchful by CJ in CA

Canon EOS 350D ,Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
1/1000s f/5.6 at 300.0mm iso100 full exif

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ctfchallenge28-Jan-2008 17:30
Great shot, CJ. My vote goes to the original. I don't see the advantage to this image by using the 10x4 crop (unless you have to), tho it is still nice this way. The original is mo-betta, seems to me. Cheers, -mikey
ctfchallenge28-Jan-2008 03:07
OK. I've looked and looked and have decided this is great the way it is now. Maybe what Debi is seeing is that she would like the eye centered, but because it is such a narrow crop I'm not sure that would work.
Penny Street
Guest 27-Jan-2008 15:53
great one Carole - may be chop of a bit on the right for balance - just my thought - Debi
ctfchallenge27-Jan-2008 14:52
Thanks everyone for the comments! Just cropping off the top made the ratio look odd to me so here's the cropped version I came up with. What do you think? The original is in pending:http://www.pbase.com/ctfchallenge/image/92183170
CJ
Guest 27-Jan-2008 11:37
wow great shot - claire
Julie Bird27-Jan-2008 08:24
I really like this shot for its simplicity and sense of soft plumage and sharp eye. It also looks wonderful with the green cropped off. Julie
Canon DSLR Challenge27-Jan-2008 06:16
Looks like the weather finally cooperated for you CJ! Three very nice posts, I think this one is my favorite too- the bird has a sense of calm about it. Great work!
~Brent
elips27-Jan-2008 04:40
Wonderful, CJ! That eye is soo sharp! Might I suggest that it would have even more impact if you cropped the green off the top so that you had an all white image with that marvelous red rimmed eye? ~Sharon
ctfchallenge27-Jan-2008 04:38
Great shot, CJ, my fave of your three. Cheers, -mikey
ctfchallenge27-Jan-2008 03:01
Very nice....
Penny Street
Bruce T Jones27-Jan-2008 01:28
Simply stunning. Wow! I wish I had shot this. -- Bruce