Challenge 52 - A Bird in Hand

LeDudeLeDude Registered Users Posts: 501 Major grins
edited November 27, 2005 in The Dgrin Challenges
I'm looking to improve this and maybe get a couple more shots but the weather has not been agreeing with my plans.
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  • cabbeycabbey Registered Users Posts: 1,053 Major grins
    edited November 16, 2005
    hehehe... it'sthe look on her face that sells it as an invitation more than an insult... i'm not sure if that doesn't disqualify it as being "the brid" or not though.
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  • LeDudeLeDude Registered Users Posts: 501 Major grins
    edited November 17, 2005
    and I thought I had two birds... one in the Dean Martin sense and the other, well, you know...
    but an invitation, hmmm, now I've got two things to do: take another shot and find out how big her fiance is... :uhoh
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  • wholenewlightwholenewlight Registered Users Posts: 1,529 Major grins
    edited November 17, 2005
    I wondered who would be the first to capture a shot of this not-so-rare bird.:):


    And it's great that you were able to find it in it's natural environment.rolleyes1.gif
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  • DoctorItDoctorIt Administrators Posts: 11,951 moderator
    edited November 17, 2005
    wholenewlight wrote:
    I wondered who would be the first to capture a shot of this not-so-rare bird.:):
    Me too. Only I figured it would be me, when I snuck it into the challenge at the last minute. lol3.gif
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  • LeDudeLeDude Registered Users Posts: 501 Major grins
    edited November 17, 2005
    DoctorIt wrote:
    Me too. Only I figured it would be me, when I snuck it into the challenge at the last minute. lol3.gif
    I was worried about that...:):


    :boid
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  • JimMJimM Registered Users Posts: 1,389 Major grins
    edited November 17, 2005
    Invitation?
    cabbey wrote:
    hehehe... it'sthe look on her face that sells it as an invitation more than an insult... i'm not sure if that doesn't disqualify it as being "the brid" or not though.
    I thought is was that FAT diamond next to it that made it look more like an invitation to the right person.
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  • Bandit959Bandit959 Registered Users Posts: 70 Big grins
    edited November 17, 2005
    LeDude wrote:
    and I thought I had two birds... one in the Dean Martin sense and the other, well, you know...
    but an invitation, hmmm, now I've got two things to do: take another shot and find out how big her fiance is... :uhoh
    Well, maybe we you could get her fiance to come up behind her and give herthe bird without her knowing? :D
  • cabbeycabbey Registered Users Posts: 1,053 Major grins
    edited November 18, 2005
    JimM wrote:
    I thought is was that FAT diamond next to it that made it look more like an invitation to the right person.
    Heh, guess I read too much into it... figured she was the photog's SO.
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  • SystemSystem Registered Users Posts: 8,186 moderator
    edited November 19, 2005
    i really love it. i think it's a creative interpretation of the "bird" theme. plus i love the look on her face. it balances the middle finger making it not be offensive. great job. i think you should submit it..
  • Sask2005Sask2005 Registered Users Posts: 140 Major grins
    edited November 25, 2005
    This is a great photo and it answers 2 questions I had about the interpretation of the "bird" and the other usage of it. I know this is not where one votes but this photo is easily the best - great model, humour, colouring, and effect. Two thumbs up. Bruceclap.gif
  • LeDudeLeDude Registered Users Posts: 501 Major grins
    edited November 25, 2005
    Sask2005 wrote:
    This is a great photo and it answers 2 questions I had about the interpretation of the "bird" and the other usage of it. I know this is not where one votes but this photo is easily the best - great model, humour, colouring, and effect. Two thumbs up. Bruceclap.gif
    Much love to ya my friend! Your words mean a lot to me (and bloat my photo-beginner ego :D).

    Some stiff competition out there, it's nice to know I won't get goose-egged. And, of course, pun intended.

    peace,
    Rich
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  • GraphyFotozGraphyFotoz Registered Users Posts: 2,267 Major grins
    edited November 25, 2005
    Well........
    I prefer this shot I saw over at FM a day or so ago.(NOT MINE)

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  • LeDudeLeDude Registered Users Posts: 501 Major grins
    edited November 27, 2005
    As of last check I prefer easily ten shots to my own (that have been entered in the challenge). Another handful are on the bubble, or, competitive with mine (in my own eyes). So, I would be honored and shocked to see my own shot make the showdown. Damn... ten shots and honestly I can't see mine in the mix; unless, somehow, the varied theme interpretation carries a great deal of weight more than I could expect... my vote will be going to the funky herring (the bird with green legs doing the strut) nonetheless.

    peace and thanks for the feedback... see y'all round the challenge nest again soon,
    Rich

    p.s. anyone have any ideas on how to reveal to my subject that she's now "on the web"... what a privacy violation, aye!?
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