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A demure little Nip
A demure little Nip
Kelli


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Wildlife IV (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-40D
Lens: Tamron AF 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 LD Aspherical AF for Canon
Location: Philadelphia Zoo
Date: Oct 15, 2008
Aperture: f/6.3
ISO: 500
Shutter: 1/250
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Oct 18, 2008

 I'll probably get hammered in voting because I used the Orton effect, but I really like it. This is a very young giraffe at the Philadelphia Zoo. He was nibbling on the tip of that branch. They really are posers and always give great face. LOL! I have many great shots but like this one the best. So, bring on the 4.5!

The orton effect explained... link

Statistics
Place: 89 out of 159
Avg (all users): 5.5941
Avg (commenters): 7.3333
Avg (participants): 5.1644
Avg (non-participants): 5.8372
Views since voting: 1129
Views during voting: 413
Votes: 202
Comments: 15
Favorites: 2 (view)

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Sony Alpha a1 II
Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS
 08/01/2009 02:24:28 PM
I love it!! but what is the orton effect?
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Nikon D7100
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 10/28/2008 12:15:44 PM
I love the lighting here, great pose, cool subject, and the branch lends interest to the composition. The darkness of the bg still detracts, would be nice to see it lightened. I gave this one a 7. I don't know what the Orton effect is, but guess I'd better learn!
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Olympus E-300 EVOLT
Olympus 14-45mm f/3.5-5.6 Zuiko Digital ED
 10/27/2008 01:15:42 PM
Underated! I gave it a seven.
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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 10/27/2008 05:14:04 AM
Beautiful and delicate - I think the processing suited this quite well. And you beat your projected score by a full point, too! Nice sharing the page with you!
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Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 28-70mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 10/27/2008 12:36:36 AM
Way underrated, should have ribboned.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-30D
Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS
 10/25/2008 11:45:04 AM
Beautiful capture. Love the softness. 9
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Nikon D4s
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 10/24/2008 08:01:52 PM
Nice shot
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Fujifilm X-T1
Fujifilm XF 18-55mm f/2.8-4 OIS
 10/23/2008 09:25:33 PM
Best giraffe photo I have ever seen. It has kind of a calming feel to it. I could see this on the wall..
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Canon EOS-600D/T3i Rebel
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 10/23/2008 02:15:06 AM
Terrific capture, the expression is great, however the dark edges and the glow in the centre detract a bit from the overall impact
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Nikon D300
 10/22/2008 03:02:46 AM
Wish I could say that "I" had taken this one. NEAT, look forward to more photos from you.
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Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 28-70mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 10/22/2008 12:20:49 AM
Wow, outstanding light and pose, bravo.
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Olympus OM-D E-M1
Olympus 12-40mm f/2.8 Pro
10/21/2008 06:55:31 PM
The pose and the face are lovely, but my eye keeps getting drawn to the bright spot on his neck, instead of the face.
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 10/21/2008 03:15:06 PM
Interesting PP effect
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 10/20/2008 09:08:11 PM
wow, cool processing
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Nikon D7100
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 10/20/2008 10:41:18 AM
the natural light is great here, just wish more of the giraffe had been pulled out of the dark in pp. 7
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