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Preening Penguin Pair
Preening Penguin Pair
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Collection: OLD
Camera: Nikon D300
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
Location: Mystic Aquarium
Date: Jun 1, 2008
Aperture: f5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/125
Galleries: Animals
Date Uploaded: Jun 3, 2008

Viewed: 222
Comments: 2
Favorites: 0

Originally this was going to be my Partners shot, but on review of the challenge description, I am afraid it would suffer greatly at the hands of DPC voters. So I post instead....

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06/10/2008 08:32:24 PM
Hi Peter,
I've taken a few looks at this and am mixed about how it would have done in the partners challenge. The penguins themselves are awesome - great pose, almost looks like they are bowing in tandem. There's a small issue with no catchlights in the eyes or eye contact that makes them seem a little inaccessible, but I still think they are quite striking. I think what might have kept the score in the low 6 range (which is what I'd predict for this shot - and God knows my predictions are often waaaaay off) is that the background does not accentuate them. It's a shot that viewers have to study to appreciate, and on DPC the viewers tend to take a perfunctory look, click a number, and move on. I do think this is a most worthy photo, though, and would look great in larger size.
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06/04/2008 06:28:19 AM
Cute shot. I would have loved to see it in the Partners challenge, but I doubt the general crowd would have felt the same.
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