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Immersive Being
Immersive Being
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Challenge: Wildlife III (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Olympus E-500 EVOLT
Lens: Olympus 14-45mm f/3.5-5.6 Zuiko Digital ED
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
Date: Jan 15, 2007
Aperture: F5.6
ISO: 500
Shutter: 1/50s
Galleries: Water, Seascapes
Date Uploaded: Jan 16, 2007

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Statistics
Place: 86 out of 218
Avg (all users): 5.9872
Avg (commenters): 6.4615
Avg (participants): 5.7822
Avg (non-participants): 6.1418
Views since voting: 1247
Views during voting: 447
Votes: 235
Comments: 15
Favorites: 1 (view)


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01/30/2007 02:25:25 AM
This was taken in the Two Oceans Aquarium in Cape Town, South Africa. That fish IS big - about 2 ft long. The kelp plants are probably about 1 storey high.

The 4 DNMC votes I got were kind of expected and I don't mind. I did go out on a limb on this one as fish were not specifically mentioned in the challenge. The competition was pretty stiff in this challenge so 86th is not too bad.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/27/2007 05:33:39 PM
freaky = 4
creepy = 3
total = 7
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01/27/2007 03:08:38 AM
some editing would have removed the mirkiness out of the water that gives this a real aquarium look...I like the composition though with the fish on the bottom third
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01/27/2007 12:53:02 AM
This is very cool looking!
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01/26/2007 09:02:48 AM
Coming across sights such as this, I can understand why divers find underwater photography so satisfying. This fish is so strange looking, yet there is something almost human looking about the face! It is a shame the top lighting is a little harsh.
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01/25/2007 08:48:45 AM
a little too green, perhaps? Nice fish, love the bull head.
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01/24/2007 11:37:17 AM
Cool!
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01/24/2007 08:45:43 AM
Frontosa cychlid. Surely in a very large aquarium rather than a subaqua shot in an Africa rift lake? Whatever, it's a good job for a hard subject. 8.
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01/24/2007 07:55:14 AM
Is this from a fishtank ? very nice... love the colors... not his smile ;-(((
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01/22/2007 08:45:14 PM
Very dreamy - Nice and sharp and great composition.
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01/22/2007 07:29:48 PM
A.k.a., a fish. Nicely composed and good detail on the fish.
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01/22/2007 02:53:55 PM
Now that is a nice underwater shot.
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01/22/2007 11:41:06 AM
What a face... The challenge description specifically does NOT include fish and insects, I think to avoid being swamped with aquarium and macro shots, but this is clearly shot in the wild, and I hope you get away with it. It's an eerie, eerie image with the almost-human face, and the title does it justice. Good luck!

ETA: not so clearly shot in the wild, more probably shot in a major salt-water aquarium like Monterey Bay or Boston: my point was more, "not a home aquarium"...
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01/22/2007 11:33:05 AM
Fish not a part of this challenge.
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01/22/2007 06:49:46 AM
Now THAT'S one you don't see often! 10
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