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Waiting for Godot
Waiting for Godot
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Challenge: March Free Study (Advanced Editing I)
Camera: Olympus C-720UZ
Location: Syracuse, NY
Date: Mar 16, 2004
Aperture: f5.6
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/200
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Mar 31, 2004

 //www.samuel-beckett.net/Waiting_for_Godot_Part1.html

ESTRAGON:
Let's go.
VLADIMIR:
We can't.
ESTRAGON:
Why not?
VLADIMIR:
We're waiting for Godot.
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Taken at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo in Syracuse. He was just chillin'. I ran out of batteries or I would have had a lot more shots of him (I got about 4 total).

Lots of edits, none really important though. Some sharpening, hue shifted a bit. Nothing major. :)

Statistics
Place: 56 out of 310
Avg (all users): 6.3333
Avg (commenters): 8.5000
Avg (participants): 6.2791
Avg (non-participants): 6.4630
Views since voting: 2976
Votes: 183
Comments: 23
Favorites: 11 (view)

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Canon EOS-7D
Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Canon
 01/22/2006 09:25:56 PM
He looks so forelorn!! Love the "waiting for godot" quote!

Nice capture, mav.
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Canon EOS-60D
Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
 01/22/2006 08:11:38 PM
awesome image, makes me wonder what is he in deep thought about. wow I luv it

Message edited by author 2006-01-22 20:11:54.
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Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 11/09/2005 12:55:52 PM
Perfect title... Really adds another layer of meaning to the shot (and a great shot it is too).
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Canon EOS-1D Mark II
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM
 06/24/2005 08:55:34 PM
Thanks...Godot has since passed on. :( I am giving the zoo a copy of this photo in 11x14 though.
Canon EOS-7D
Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Canon
 06/24/2005 01:38:48 AM
Love this. What a great title.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
 04/30/2004 12:32:56 PM
Excellent capture! I feel sorry for any caged animal but he does look fairly relaxed here at least.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-5D
Tokina AF 28-70mm f/2.8 ATX Pro-SV for Canon EOS
 04/07/2004 08:04:51 PM
"Where's my friggin food, Sheesh!"
LOL
Great capture. 9
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Canon EOS-450D Rebel XSi
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 04/06/2004 06:03:31 PM
aww he is way too cute, although is in a desparte need of a manicure. I like this shot the way you have done it, although I would also like to see a version with a tighter shot of the bears head. Both would work really well :) We miss out on cool animals like this in Oz lol I have to see a real bear one day :)
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Nikon Coolpix 5700
 04/06/2004 05:08:53 PM
What a dogs' life! oups I mean a bear's life! very funny attitude. I might have cropped tighter though.nice shot
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Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 04/06/2004 04:48:13 PM
Estragon: Shall we go?
Vladmir: Yes. Let's go.
(No one moves).

I like the waiting posture of this bear. Nice light and mood, too.
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Canon PowerShot SD630
 04/06/2004 11:38:16 AM
This is a great capture,he is really waiting!!
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Nikon D40X
 04/05/2004 01:53:43 AM
Great shot! - 8
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Canon EOS-300D Rebel
 04/04/2004 10:35:10 PM
great capture..hope it was a really high powered lens
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 04/04/2004 10:47:54 AM
Lovely.10
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Canon EOS-60D
Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
04/04/2004 09:47:54 AM
LOL I love it! It's like you ran out there and posed him!
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Canon PowerShot SX120 IS
 04/03/2004 08:27:26 PM
Great focus & dof. The first one of this challange to get a chuckle out of me.
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Olympus D-360L
 04/02/2004 11:33:17 PM
The textures and contrasts of this photo are so interesting! I love the bear, he conveys a 'human' countenance here. Excellent!
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Canon EOS-50D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 04/02/2004 09:25:24 PM
Maybe that is Samuel Beckett-? lol Amazing shot. I do wish I could see his eyes just a little more. The Griz....a great spirit and very powerful.
Like this one very much.
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Fujifilm X-T30
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 04/02/2004 12:31:20 AM
Wonderful. What makes this special to me, besides the funny posture, is the fact that I can see enough of the white of his eyes to see them looking off in a direction and inferring one of many anthropomorphic attributes.
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Canon EOS-30D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 04/02/2004 12:20:36 AM
Exposure 10,composition 4,7 from me!
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Nikon D200
 04/01/2004 12:06:39 PM
I wish I could just hang out here with him, instead of procrastinating at my desk like I'm doing right now. Just love the expression, the tones, texture, contrast and composition. I hope you do well! - 9
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Canon EOS-300D Rebel
 04/01/2004 10:36:21 AM
heh heh, nice pose
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Canon EOS-1D Mark II
Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS
 04/01/2004 12:45:22 AM
He looks so resigned to zoo life, comfortable in his home, good capture, I like that you didnt try to make him look like he was a wild bear.
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