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    I am not sure what it says either about me or about BPN. It is 9:30pm, we are in Villarica Chile, and here I am posting and commenting on images on BPN.:confused::o

    Anyway, during the Graham-Moats Fall Sierra Colors-Macro Workshop, Mike and I did some pattern work and found this bird with a good HA. ;)

    I had a lot of fun with Mike during the few days we were together. As he described in his post about being a working professional - he works!!

    Camera: 5D2
    Capture date/time: 11 Oct 09; 2:30pm
    Light condition: clear
    Lens: 100 f-2.8 Macro
    Focal length: 100mm
    Extender:
    Tube: none
    Flash/Comp: no;
    ISO: 400
    Exp Prog: Manual
    Speed: 1/10 sec
    Aperture: f/32
    Exp Comp: 0
    Metering: Evaluative
    WB: Auto
    AF Drive: One Shot
    Tripod: yes
    Filter: None
    Crop: 25%
    All C&Cs gratefully appreciated!
    Cheers, Jay

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    Jay, this has such great potential! I absolutely love the gold tones running through this and the "bird" is really a wonderful find. I bet a million people have walked right by it and never seen what you saw.

    I do find his "beak" to be a litt hot - I'd consider toning that area down just a bit. You want to retain the light that's beaming down but put a little cabosh on that hot area.

    I also like your comp but you could take a chunk off the bottom and go with a pano crop - you still get a lot of the swirl and texture in but it really makes the bird stand out even more. Try it!

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    Julie, better?
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    I think so - it doesn't feel to overlit now. It really is a beautiful image, Jay!

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    Ha ha, Jay! You've been watching birds for too long! Creative idea, nicely composed. I love the textures on this old wood and the colors, esp. in the repost.

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    Great eye, Jay. Makes for a great catch. The repost does look a bit better.

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    Thanks everyone; thanks Juile for the educational help - it is such fun playing on BPN; and especially thanks to Mike Moats for the original assistance.
    Cheers, Jay

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    Hey Jay, it was a pleasure shooting with you, and this came out great as we thought it would. Well done, hope you're getting some fantastic image where ever you right now. Jay is living life to the fullest and is hard to keep track of!

    This birds head was poking out of a Britle Cone pine tree that's probably thousands of years old. Maybe it's a real birds head that is pertified:D
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