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Feed the Hungry
Feed the Hungry
vtruan


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Challenge: New Year's Resolution II (Classic Editing)
Camera: Nikon Coolpix 990
Location: Colorado
Date: Jan 1, 2004
Aperture: 3.5
ISO: 100
Shutter: 125
Galleries: Family, Emotive
Date Uploaded: Jan 1, 2004

 My wife feeding a wild doe mule deer in local park.

Statistics
Place: 21 out of 169
Avg (all users): 6.1405
Avg (commenters): 6.8500
Avg (participants): 5.8586
Avg (non-participants): 6.3357
Views since voting: 1485
Votes: 242
Comments: 24
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 08/12/2006 12:59:58 AM
a tender gentle image - one I haven't seen before - that's not my wife and it makes me love my wife more - there's just some "feeling" about the photo that makes me appreciate the gentleness of women - anyway, I'll bet you love it!

Great capture, what a fun experience getting so close to deer like that.

Nice work!
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 01/14/2004 05:36:40 PM
Critique Club

Hi Van. I think this is a fantastic photo! It definatly fits the challenge, and the idea is great. The somewhat muted colours work really well, with it mostly b&w with hits of orange in the carrot and hair. I'm not sure if that's the natural colours, or if you desaturated green from the background, but whatever it is works fantasticly in giving a wintery atmosphere.

The composition you chose works very well, using varying levels. I would be tempted to flip the image so that your wife is on the left, but that's a minor thing, and it can look rather odd when you know the person in the photo :) The exposure and contrast unfortunatly hide any detail that the coat may have had, making it solid black, and over exposed the button of the mule's chin, but I actually like that in this case. I think it may have effected your score though.

As one final note, I think another tiny thing that would improve the score is a light USM to make it really crisp and sharp. I actually really like it slightly soft though, it adds to the kind of magical atmosphere that this photo gives out. I just think DPC voters prefer things to be very sharp.
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 01/14/2004 07:04:56 AM
By the way, it was a carrot flavored hotdog.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/13/2004 05:30:37 PM
Wow, that's a lucky shot!
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 01/13/2004 04:11:48 PM
I love this capture, hope you tell us where was taken.
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 01/13/2004 07:23:57 AM
Nice photo, but when I think of "feed the hungry" I envision helping people, so it kind of turned me off.
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 01/13/2004 01:23:39 AM
Wow- how'd you get that shot. The black coat is a great contrast against the snow.
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 01/13/2004 12:25:04 AM
What the heck is that?
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 01/12/2004 10:12:47 PM
Nice title. LIke the blurred background.
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 01/12/2004 12:50:57 AM
This isn't exactly what I think of when I see "Feed the Hungry". But I think your model is really good looking and the photo is well done.
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 01/10/2004 04:50:28 AM
Lovely. Relevant. Sound exposure and use of colours.
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 01/09/2004 09:22:37 PM
Great shot! Nice focus on subject only. Too bad the animal was so short.
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 01/08/2004 12:59:35 PM
nice animal capture
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 01/08/2004 01:43:42 AM
Cool photo, good resolution and such great focus.
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 01/07/2004 10:14:35 PM
This is a very nice photo. Great focus, interesting subjects doing something unique. Good job!
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 01/07/2004 06:55:08 PM
Great DOF and focus on your subjects. I really like the way most of the color in the shot resides with the woman. And most of all, I like your message! Well done.
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 01/07/2004 06:22:04 PM
Nice, more of the deer might be nice, but too much more of the deer would make it look snap-shot-ish.
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 01/07/2004 03:10:41 PM
Nice shot. Compliments to you.
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 01/07/2004 02:17:47 PM
very cute picture. I think that it's a croped a little to tight. It would probably help to show a little more on the bottom edge, bringing the deer's head more into the center.
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 01/07/2004 02:17:28 PM
Sharpness is cool
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 01/07/2004 10:38:16 AM
Is that a hot dog?
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 01/07/2004 09:23:02 AM
What a lovely and warm hearted photo for the challenge. This is the first one that was compassionate, caring and giving. Amazing...I've seen quite a few...9
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 01/07/2004 06:26:00 AM
great!
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 01/07/2004 03:11:09 AM
Hot-dog to a deer ? How about a pork chop ! nice composition,8 from me!
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