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We all begin our lives as innocent as a lamb
We all begin our lives as innocent as a lamb
Azrifel


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: In the Beginning... (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 VR DG IF-ED
Location: Grootweg, Wognum, NL
Date: Mar 26, 2005
Aperture: f/2.8
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/2500s
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Mar 27, 2005

Well, it's true isn't it?
Maybe I'm getting old, but the lambs seem to come ealier and earlier every year. This one is about one or two days old I think. They already hung a stupid marker on his ear, crappy laws.
It is a lot of fun to watch the ones that are just born. Their first steps and first hours, their fears, their experiments, their discoveries (White Lambs can Jump!)... :)

Lens: Nikkor 70-200 f2.8 VR

Editing:
Nikon Capture 4.2:
Color Mode: Adobe RGB
D-lighting HS 25, 60
Curves
Saturation: Enhanced
Whitebalance app 4850K (seems a bit cold, not sure about this number)

PS 6
Crop to 4x5
FM Chroma Noise reduction
Channel Mixer
Curves
LAB USM 10% on 50px
Resample to 640 wide
LAB USM 150% on 0.3px, 0 treshold


Date: 26.03.2005 at 16:16:37
EV +0,33 EV
Program: A - Aperture-priority auto
Metering mode: Multisegment
Zoom: 300 mm KB (200,0 mm Real)
Resolution: -- (RAW)
Flash:: Off
Focus Mode: AF-S
481

Statistics
Place: 57 out of 300
Avg (all users): 5.6081
Avg (commenters): 6.9231
Avg (participants): 5.2101
Avg (non-participants): 5.8757
Views since voting: 1152
Views during voting: 424
Votes: 296
Comments: 17
Favorites: 1 (view)


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09/11/2005 10:58:45 AM
I'm in agreement with the title for sure. There is something so sweet and special about lambs. You captured this guy perfectly. If I could change anything, I might clone out his ear tag. Your depth of field is wonderful.
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04/08/2005 06:16:58 PM
awwwwww sooooo sweet! great DOF and it suits the challenge very well. :)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/05/2005 10:12:30 PM
what's the yellow thing ? some identification tag or something?
the picture looks very cool with a lovely background and sharp focus on the subject..
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04/05/2005 10:09:40 PM
i like the way this shot was done - head on. Most people would take it from the side or just show the head. This is much better - give the image depth. I'm not sure what would improve this image. Best I can say is its cute. But it really doesn't have the WOW factor for me (my own judgement, not a defining moment type thing). I'm giving you an 8 - 1-7 is technical, 8-10 are degrees of wow. You got me to come back so you get +1 for that. Thanks!
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04/04/2005 10:41:10 AM
gorgeous pet portrait - hang on, wait - wrong challenge! Great baby animal pic. title does well to tie image to challenge. great DoF & colour. maybe lacks slight "x factor" needed to score very highly, but I like!
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04/03/2005 09:05:24 PM
very cute photo
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04/01/2005 09:05:12 PM
I like it (8)
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03/31/2005 10:00:26 PM
Your subject is adorable, but more importantly the softness to your shot works wonderfully-I love the somewhat shallow depth in the focus, and rich colours.
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03/31/2005 12:40:58 PM
terrific shot, i swear i've seen this somewhere.
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03/30/2005 06:11:44 PM
sweet. too bad about the tag.
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03/30/2005 04:38:56 PM
Nice shot. Good focus and colors.
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03/30/2005 02:24:16 PM
is that dolly
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03/30/2005 11:28:12 AM
This looks like something you could see at getty images! Very well done.
9
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03/30/2005 09:25:35 AM
AWwww this is soo sweet. The colors are so sharp and strong, this is a great image and very cute! I like it alot!
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03/30/2005 05:51:33 AM
And then we get shaven and later eaten.

The image is magnificent, one of my favorites for the challenge. I love the colors, especially the little ribbon (Could it be your future title on dpchallenge?) which contrats well with the grass. The soft lighting and the DOF isolates the subject I don't know why but in a very innocent manner. I actually love the fact, that the coat is imperfect, that there's dirt and yellowness on the fur, it makes it well too real and fitting to the challenge. I really can't find anything wrong here.
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03/30/2005 01:34:53 AM
Te white on green really makes this a nice image.
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03/30/2005 12:41:44 AM
I expect this to do extremely well. Great shot.
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