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Kudu Lunch
Kudu Lunch
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Challenge: Wildlife II (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Canon PowerShot S2 IS
Location: Kruger National Park, South Africa
Date: Jan 22, 2006
Aperture: f/4.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: 0.0080 s
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Jan 24, 2006

A young Kudu antelope enjoying some lush vegetation in the Kruger National Park, South Africa.

Statistics
Place: 76 out of 261
Avg (all users): 5.9430
Avg (commenters): 6.8800
Avg (participants): 5.5877
Avg (non-participants): 6.1139
Views since voting: 1650
Views during voting: 575
Votes: 351
Comments: 32
Favorites: 4 (view)


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02/09/2006 06:41:20 PM
Colorfully entertaining picture! Wonderfully done! I, for one, like the sharpness of the backround. Everything looks perfect. This would have been a ten, for me!
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02/07/2006 04:39:25 PM
Greetings from the Critique Club

The first thing that strikes me of course are the ears. Big and perfectly extended, You left no guessing of the size relation here. Focus is good and the lighting is perfect, no hot spots. While the composition is pretty good its still almost centered but because of the ears and slight tilt, I think it works well here. I like the colors, the green really helps bring him out but with a bit more contrast, he might really pop out even more from the limbs behind him. The background color is wonderful but the texture competes with my eyes for attention. Most commenters have suggested a blur there, that would really emphasize the subject. The size is also an issue, people here like to see things as big as possible so they can really appreciate it. Make sure you size it 640 on the longest end and save for web. That usually does the trick. The title is good but you might have thrown a few voters off, I know I had to look it up.

With all that said, I do really like this picture. Its fun, almost comical and definately unusual. The beauty in the eyes and soft face are so loving like a new puppy. Brings a big smile to my face. His expression shows the viewer that you definately have his attention but he's not even worried enough to stop eating. Love the curiosity of his overall expression.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/31/2006 05:24:43 PM
Love those ears! This could appear in one of those funny caption contests and get some hillarious entries. Makes me smile
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01/31/2006 04:05:54 PM
Very funny!!!
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01/31/2006 03:25:40 PM
those are huge ears and you must have a great zoom
01/31/2006 12:35:59 PM
Great photo
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01/31/2006 06:56:08 AM
WHAT a terrific face!!!
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01/31/2006 04:37:10 AM
Great expression and composition. I would have liked to see this a little larger and perhaps the background (particularly on the right) a little darker. Great work though.
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01/30/2006 08:05:43 AM
Almost comical!! Reminds me of a few people I know!!
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01/29/2006 10:18:57 PM
This is so funny. The biggest ears I have ever seen on such a small head lol.
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01/29/2006 01:01:29 AM
this is a good picture. i think it might have been more effective to adjust the depth of field to blur out the background. this would put for emphasis on the subject.
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01/28/2006 03:07:14 PM
the alfred e. newman of the animal kingdom ... nidely unusual!
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01/28/2006 02:46:31 AM
Hahahaha. What a great face!
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01/27/2006 11:50:09 PM
I don't know what a Kudu is but they sure look funny.... just love his expression...
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01/27/2006 07:06:30 PM
neat.
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01/27/2006 01:42:17 PM
I would love to see this image large. Too funny! For some reason it kind of reminds me of Walter Matthau. I think the background could use a little bit more blur to keep it from interferring with the subject so much but still good colors and focus. Good luck on the challenge.

Message edited by author 2006-02-07 13:28:08.
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01/27/2006 12:34:00 PM
OMG... gotta be a 10
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01/26/2006 06:35:01 PM
Cute and full of character.
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01/26/2006 04:05:28 PM
This has to be the most adorable picture I have ever seen!!!
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01/26/2006 03:23:35 PM
Wonderful picture, Love the ears, Nicely done.
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01/26/2006 01:37:13 PM
Kudus on your kudu, nice photo
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01/26/2006 04:51:27 AM
What big ears - no, not big - HUGE! Good shot, although a shame that the submission is a bit small - I think you may find you get marked down for this.
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01/25/2006 11:40:48 PM
Oh thats funny!
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01/25/2006 11:17:08 PM
Great shot, great capture eating the grass, well done.....
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01/25/2006 09:43:02 PM
Cute shot, nice close up
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01/25/2006 09:08:25 PM
Ugly animal, Nice photo!
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01/25/2006 08:04:27 PM
Don't you wish all the animals were this keen to pose for a photo??:)
Very nice!!
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01/25/2006 07:11:10 PM
This is a great picture, I'm just afraid that this will be voted down because of the size, you should use the 640 pixels that we are allowed to use in challenges.
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01/25/2006 03:50:19 PM
well done
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01/25/2006 06:55:18 AM
Those are some ears!
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01/25/2006 05:00:15 AM
what big ears you have...nice shot
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01/25/2006 01:28:13 AM
Lol hilarious. Great capture
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