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Challenge: At the Zoo (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Nikon D100
Lens: Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6D ED
Location: Dawsonville, Georgia USA
Date: Jul 12, 2005
Aperture: f/6.3
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/640s
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Jul 14, 2005

Taken at the Kangaroo Center in Dawsonville Georgia, the largest collection of kangaroos outside of Australia. This joey and its mom were out and about right after a rain shower and I suppose the little one didn't want to get wet.

I wasn't presented with many chances to get shots of joey's peeking out of the pouch, usually their feet/tail are sticking out and they are nursing.

Editing: PS to add USM, Contrast, and burn edges

Statistics
Place: 37 out of 198
Avg (all users): 6.2646
Avg (commenters): 6.8667
Avg (participants): 6.2091
Avg (non-participants): 6.3186
Views since voting: 1734
Views during voting: 330
Votes: 223
Comments: 19
Favorites: 1 (view)


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07/30/2005 10:43:01 AM
Thanks for the nice comments... teh kangaroos are so red because, well, they are "reds". Much more orange than the greys that were there. I knew the tail on the kangaroo on the left was going to cost me, but I figured that cloning it out or masking it with a dodge would have been "cheating" a bit too much.
07/25/2005 10:27:15 AM
This should have placed higher. The color and subject are amazing.
Don't be discouraged!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/24/2005 11:58:38 PM
No Rules...Just Right. LOL
07/24/2005 11:54:25 PM
Wow! Perfect 10
07/24/2005 11:17:09 PM
If it wasn't for the left Kangaroo's but being in the shot, this would be PERFECT! Great capture!
TC
07/24/2005 10:02:18 PM
Wonderful! I have never seen a baby kangaroo in the mother's pouch before.
07/23/2005 04:07:40 PM
This picture seems to be on a hill? However, I love the mom kangaroo and her little Joey and this is really a rare animal to be captured at zoos. Great color but perhpas te lighting could have been more just.
07/23/2005 12:06:08 PM
lovely picture, particularly the joey. composition very good, good focus
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07/20/2005 10:41:41 PM
Awww how sweet!
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07/20/2005 02:23:17 PM
Poor girl, that baby should be out there using its own legs! Nice shot.
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07/19/2005 04:02:03 PM
Great pose. A little too saturated, or is that realistic color?
07/19/2005 01:51:21 PM
Very nice! I really like the color contrast in this image, the brown skin against the green grass really makes the kangaroo pop out. Did you do a lot of post-processing? II think the tail of the kangaroo on the left distracts the attention too much, but I guess you didn't have many options here. Anysway, this is a very good pic.
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07/19/2005 10:34:34 AM
Don't see any of these near my home...lol. Really nice shot, good job!
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07/18/2005 09:52:04 PM
OOOHHH
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07/18/2005 09:26:17 PM
they seem a little orange to me
07/18/2005 04:03:28 PM
Wonderful red kangaroo, top ten finisher for sure
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07/18/2005 12:21:58 PM
Awwwww. . . I've never seen a kangaroo with the baby in the pouch. This is so cool!!!!!!

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07/18/2005 09:57:53 AM
A little oversaturated, but great comp and subject.
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07/18/2005 01:13:25 AM
man kangaroos get bad elephantitis
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