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• dew77 (13209)
• [2005-08-01 8:37]

Hello Hollie!
Very nice capture.Sharpness,clear details,eye contact,expression on face,POV and composition are excellent.TFS...:-)
PT

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• budzon (143)
• [2005-08-01 10:11]

La lumière est vraiment sympa! Très bonne netteté : merci et bravo.

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• bedford67 (438)
• [2005-08-01 11:15]

Hello Hollie,
A proverb says "one swallow doesn't make a summer", but this one made your happiness ;-)
Very beautiful composition, the details are very fine and the colors sharp. Nice work and note.
TFS, cordially,
Jean-Patrick

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• Comandante (1408)
• [2005-08-01 11:26]

Hello Hollie!
Wonderful capture.Details are crisp clear and sharp.POV,DOF and composition are perfect.thanks for sharing.

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• PDP (11769)
• [2005-08-01 16:50]
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Hi Hollie, nice shot. The focus is good as are the details. I like the 'urban' backdrop, different. I think the composition could be improved by cropping off about 1.5 inches from the bottom - hold a book or piece of paper over the bottom and see what you think.

Very well done, good note too.

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• liquidsunshine (11494)
• [2005-08-01 18:01]

Nice capture Hollie,
Good clear detail and colours. I agree with Paul about further cropping, also adding a black frame would improve the post IMO.
Still a great capture, Thanks for posting

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• livios (16906)
• [2005-08-02 11:23]

Hollie, maybe I'd try to blur the bricks a little more, but that's just an opinion.

I like the top pov and composition. Sharpness, to me, is okay. And since you asked for a feedback about it, I use Intellisharpen II (www.fredmiranda.com). It's a Photoshop plug-in I really enjoy.

René Lortie (www.treknature.com/members/rlortie/) has already used Intellisharpen in many of his photos. Through his notes, I came to know the plug-in.

That's it.

Best regards.

Lívio

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• mogens-j (20)
• [2005-08-03 18:31]

Hi Hollie,

Very nice capture of this little beauty. Great sharpness and lots of details in the plumage. The colours are very good and the metalic look in the back looks great. Very clever handling of the light with the dark areas. The diagonal made by the ironbar works great - not only as a resting place for the swallow but also in some way by dividing the picture in two different looks and textures - the bricks in the bottom and the rusty iron in top of the picture which makes the composition more interesting.

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• Luc (14729)
• [2005-08-04 8:46]

Hi Hollie!
Personal assessment of the photo: great.
Strong visual impact.
Aptness of the photo for the site: excellent.
Personal assessment of the note: complete.
TFS.

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• marhowie (302)
• [2005-08-05 8:11]

Hello Hollie, Great capture of this handsome bird. Had these passing through here a month or two ago but never came away with a decent capture..I think you've done an excellent job of sharpening. I use Intellisharpen II as well. But after P.P. and resizing for TN, if it still needs a little zing for viewing, I use a very small amount of USM..Paul Prince did a sharpening on a recent post of mine at the 200 KB size. He used an amount of 75% with a radius of .3 and a threshold of 0. I find it's a good starting place at that size. See the difference it made on "The Widows Wings", a post from a few days ago..Oh yeah, Well done!!

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• dsidwell (680)
• [2005-08-07 15:17]

These swallows are among my favorite birds. They play a lot and are fun to watch! The colors here are so lovely, Hollie. Your point of view from above captures the bird's sleek outline.

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• flagman (2396)
• [2005-08-12 4:04]

Not often se see shots of a resting Swallow! So, unusual POV, then! Super sharp and well saturated colours as well.
Well done.