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Zoo Animal View
Zoo Animal View
Dr.Confuser


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Candid III (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 VR DG IF-ED
Location: Seattle, Washington USA
Date: Apr 6, 2006
Aperture: F/9
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/640
Galleries: Emotive, Candid
Date Uploaded: Apr 6, 2006

 Photographer’s Notes
• Confession: this was not actually taken at the zoo
• I set out today to take candid photos of folks in the Seattle Public Library. There were lots of good subjects, but very very few unobtrusive places from which to shoot. In the end, I gave up on the venue. I’ll come back sometime and try again.
• So I wandered through downtown just before lunch time. Not a great day for people watching since it was cold. This is getting frustrating.
• My wanderings eventually took me to the waterfront, an area with lots of tourists and natives alike. A target rich environment, as they say. I finally found the perfect subject, a couple in their mid-thirties with about 20 4&5 year olds. The adults had a rope strung between them, and the kids each had ahold of the rope. A modern day chain gang – sort of. My camera chose this exact moment to run out of battery capacity and by the time I had changed it, the opportunity was gone. ARGH!
• So finally I found this little guy, shot him, and have applied Photoshop taxidermy to preserve his mood of boredom – patient, but bored! I was going to title it "Kilroy Was Here" but didn't think there were enough of us old farts who would get it. See: www.kilroywashere.org/001-Pages/01-0KilroyLegends.html
• Enjoy.

Post Processing
• Convert from Raw
• Color Correct (Curves)
• Straighten Canvas
• Shadow/Highlight
• Crop
• Brightness/Contrast
• Resize
• Save for Web

Camera Data
• Nikon D200
• 2006/04/06 15:49:33.0
• RAW (12-bit)
• Image Size: Large (3872 x 2592)
• Color
• Lens: VR 70-200mm F/2.8 G
• Focal Length: 200mm
• Exposure Mode: Aperture Priority
• Metering Mode: Spot
• 1/640 sec - F/9
• Exposure Comp.: -0.7 EV
• Sensitivity: ISO 400
• Optimize Image: Vivid
• White Balance: Auto
• AF Mode: AF-S
• Flash Sync Mode: Not Attached
• Color Mode: Mode III (Adobe RGB)
• Tone Comp.: Normal
• Hue Adjustment: 0°
• Saturation: Enhanced
• Sharpening: Medium high
• Image Comment:
• Long Exposure NR: Off
• High ISO NR: On (High)

Statistics
Place: 141 out of 396
Avg (all users): 5.3700
Avg (commenters): 6.6000
Avg (participants): 5.1942
Avg (non-participants): 5.5161
Views since voting: 1033
Views during voting: 286
Votes: 227
Comments: 5
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 04/15/2006 02:42:30 AM
Very good color!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D50
Quantaray AF 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 LD Tele-Macro for Canon
 04/13/2006 02:09:55 PM
I'm not much for receiving or giving comments, but since Candids are
near and dear to my heart, I have decided to give comment on every entry
in this challenge.

This was just ok for me. A child at the zoo or anywhere is a target for a candid. One never need step out of their comfort zone to see capture a child doing obscure things. Their emotions are uncontained. In this shot, I see little of interest though. No story, no real emotion, nothing that sparks the viewers mind. To me, its a 3.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/13/2006 10:09:21 AM
Nice moment, and excellent technical stuff. Like the slightly daft pose, but I fear it might be lost amongst a raft of other child shots.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony DSC-F828
Sony VCL-R2052 52mm 2x Telephoto Lens
 04/12/2006 10:02:51 AM
Great shot. Wonderful color.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-7D
Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Canon
 04/12/2006 08:57:22 AM
Nice vivid colors. I love his expression. 7
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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