Photographer audition: Birdwatcher lecture

Challenge #88 in the The Art Director series. Hosted by jezsik.

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The local birdwatchers know their birds, but they don't know their photography. They want an experienced photographer to attend their next meeting and present some bird photography along with tips on how they might improve their own image taking. Submit your best wildlife bird photo.

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Announced:

Wednesday, 29th August, 2012 (GMT)

Submissions:

Wednesday, 5th September, 2012 – Tuesday, 11th September, 2012 (GMT)

Voting:

Wednesday, 12th September, 2012 – Tuesday, 18th September, 2012 (GMT)

Processing rules:

No borders or watermarks.

Capture date rules:

No restrictions.

Additional rules:

The picture must be of a bird, not the sky or the treeline (or whatever) with a bid present. As a rule of thumb, if the bird is not at least 25% of the image, you don't have a photo of a bird.
The bird must be live and shot in the wild.
No domestic fowls.

Maximum number of entries per user:

Maximum number of entries in challenge:

100

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by rok urankar

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Camera:	Nikon D800E
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Submitted:	Thursday, 6th September, 2012 15:07 (GMT)
Taken:	Thursday, 6th September, 2012
Focal length:	300 mm
Shutter speed:	1/1250 sec
Aperture:	F13
ISO:	1250
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Galleries:	View this photo in rok urankar's gallery

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