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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.

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Maximum number of entries in challenge:

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Touring the Lake

by Brian Lasenby

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Common Loon Chick riding on its parent's back on a lake in Northern Ontario

Camera:	Canon EOS 30D
Lens:	Canon EF 300mm f/4.0L IS USM
Submitted:	Wednesday, 5th September, 2012 04:31 (GMT)
Taken:	Wednesday, 15th July, 2009
Focal length:	300 mm
Shutter speed:	1/500 sec
Aperture:	F8
ISO:	400
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Galleries:	View this photo in Brian Lasenby's gallery

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MichaelIsGreat4

Amazing, beautiful picture! Thanks for sharing it with us.

Oct 7, 2012permalink

Jen003

Such a deserving image. So sharp, so clean and what a darling baby in a perfect pose. Would love to get this shot myself! Great work.

Sep 20, 2012permalink

FREDRICK J Wickramasinghe

brilliant

Sep 20, 2012permalink

brentbristol

Beautiful and cute at the same time! Congratulations!

Sep 19, 2012permalink

clicker88

Beautiful!

Sep 19, 2012permalink

Blackfjord

Proud motherhood! Just beautiful!

Sep 19, 2012permalink

Steve Throndson

What a delightful image! Thank you for sharing.

Sep 19, 2012permalink

jezsik

Love that reflected background/foreground! Well done!

Sep 19, 2012permalink

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