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Old 06-16-2009, 08:39 AM
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Taken at a local park. That mynah bird looked quite fierce sitting on the crown and the contrast with the lightly smiling visage of the erstwhile King of Mysore was simply too much to pass up. I also blurred the background just a little to make the subject stand out and boosted the contrast for the statue, as well as sharpening it a bit.
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LOL that bird has some serious 'tude !! love the shots and the differnece between the bird and statue lol
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The bird is standing as sovereign as the statute. Nice capture.
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LOL that bird has some serious 'tude !! love the shots and the differnece between the bird and statue lol
Thanks, FoG. Yeah, that bird was the central point of the capture. The statue by itself wouldn't probably be as interesting.

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The bird is standing as sovereign as the statute. Nice capture.
Thanks, Heaterguy. Good to know you appreciate it.
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hah! love it. great capture and nice contrast and bokeh.
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hah! love it. great capture and nice contrast and bokeh.
Thanks, liverlipsyyz. As I mentioned, I did blur the background a bit, but as you say the bokeh was pretty good to start with.
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Interesting shot. The birds always win out, don't they!
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