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Mona Lisa
Mona Lisa
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Challenge: Hidden Gem -- 1,000th Challenge! (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
Location: Yorkshire, UK
Date: Apr 7, 2007
Aperture: f8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/250
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Mar 9, 2009

A beauty whose eyes follow you wherever you are! I wanted to create a wide angle 'in yer face' animal image.

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Place: 834 out of 1129
Avg (all users): 5.1268
Avg (commenters): 6.1231
Avg (participants): 5.1238
Avg (non-participants): 5.1429
Views since voting: 657
Views during voting: 674
Votes: 497
Comments: 70
Favorites: 3 (view)


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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/17/2009 10:20:20 PM
Pretty impressive DOF. Love the fact that the guys in the BG can be seen looking on.
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03/17/2009 04:48:44 PM
Wow not what I was expecting to see. Good job on the close up.
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03/17/2009 12:25:56 PM
Mmmmooooooo..........Drink milk, it's good for you.
03/17/2009 07:30:21 AM
I think most of the top 20 will be grand landscapes, but this is in my top 10 for shear comic value, as well as being a well composed image. 10
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03/16/2009 09:46:38 PM
now that is one ugly...cow?
03/16/2009 09:43:24 PM
Funny shot.
03/16/2009 09:18:30 PM
I suppose if I were a bull, I might think so...
03/16/2009 04:31:01 PM
Voted earlier coming back for comments. I am ready for my close-up now! I can't help but think that is what this curious cow is thinking as it comes in closer to investigate:-) Lighting is good and the focus shows off the face by the eyes, but a greater DOF is needed to give us a really good detailed view of this cows full features. As I mentioned the focus is nice and sharp on the eyes and hair of the forehead, but lacks strong detail in the mouth and nose. A greater aperture (say 7.0 or above) and a slower shutter speed that is adjusted for exposure will increase the DOF. So if you focus say on the top of the nostrils then the eyes and forehead should retain sharp detail as well as sharp detail on the front mouth...the cows further back though may be blurred but a bokeh background would be good for then it would keep the focus tightly on the main cow while having an environment that is complimentary to the subject.
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03/16/2009 03:43:33 PM
There are two cows standing in a field. One cow goes "Moooo"... The second cow says "You know... I was just about to say that"

LOL.
03/16/2009 03:21:18 PM
ok...this is the second cow nose...and my second reaction...yuck!!! Way to up close and personal...(would work for the #'s challenge)
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03/16/2009 11:31:36 AM
Hahaha, this is a fun pic. I like a little bit of crazy in the pics that I'm commenting on. This definitely put a smile on my face :)
03/16/2009 09:24:26 AM
Cool shot - Great face!
03/16/2009 04:04:58 AM
nice shot
03/15/2009 09:51:01 PM
Nice steak portrait :)
03/15/2009 04:56:34 PM
Like how the others are looking on.
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03/15/2009 03:51:44 PM
They're adorable! love the guys peeking form the sides..
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03/15/2009 02:57:42 PM
What a fun picture! I really like it. I particularly like the onlooker in the background.
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03/15/2009 12:27:18 PM
Something about these close up nose shots of cows that just makes me smile! The scruffy hair adds a nice extra touch!
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03/15/2009 09:48:57 AM
good choice of a square crop
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03/15/2009 09:31:52 AM
Now thats a close up. Nice shot.
03/15/2009 09:13:04 AM
I like the color and detail
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03/15/2009 07:29:04 AM
you did well to get so close, amazing perspective, 7
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03/15/2009 05:36:46 AM
oh yeah its her I recognize her by that mystique smile lol


;) brano
03/14/2009 11:57:35 PM
Effective use of ultra wide angle
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03/14/2009 11:12:21 PM
hahaha ! This is great!
03/14/2009 08:53:01 PM
Or is that Moona Lisa? All it needs is its tongue sticking out. Sorry, blurry nose close-ups don't do it for me. The hair on its face has excellent detail, and it looks like it is curious about what you're doing.
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03/14/2009 07:54:19 PM
Just terrific...
03/14/2009 05:52:55 PM
Cute perspective!
03/14/2009 03:34:17 PM
Up close and personal! With the nose such a big part of the shot, it would be better more focused.
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03/14/2009 11:37:01 AM
Nosey rosey DOF is nice.
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03/14/2009 09:10:48 AM
Cows are so cute. Did you name her your title? Love the nose shot, in your face and as if to say "Look at me, take my picture." Nice job on the composition, focus and color.
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03/14/2009 02:45:20 AM
Great PoV, although I prefer the smile of the real Mona Lisa.
03/13/2009 11:19:49 PM
different POV a really bad hair day :)
03/13/2009 09:56:16 PM
hehehe theres grass in his nose.
great shot
03/13/2009 09:14:12 PM
The nose knows! ;-)
03/13/2009 08:24:31 PM
up close and personal. good one.
03/13/2009 07:49:57 PM
I love it! Cows are the best.
300189, you are beautiful!
03/13/2009 05:08:51 PM
...must have had the highway blues, you can tell by the way she smiles.
03/13/2009 04:48:34 PM
Mona Lisa Overdrive! Certainly got my attention with the "in your face" POV.
03/13/2009 04:38:42 PM
lol great shot
03/13/2009 03:35:26 PM
love cows. love this one, even with the boogey in his nose. 8
03/13/2009 02:55:03 PM
I hope he the guy get anything on you
03/13/2009 01:10:08 PM
I wish the nose was sharper.. fun perspective.
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03/13/2009 11:41:56 AM
Haha, nice capture, good use of lighting and the image is nice and sharp.
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03/13/2009 10:48:06 AM
Oh my! lol This cracks me up, especially with the title. :D
03/13/2009 10:12:43 AM
Jajaja, I can almost feel it's breath!! Funny shot!
03/13/2009 10:05:37 AM
lol, great close up!
03/13/2009 05:46:13 AM
Love the title, this is a great capture, Mona Lisa trying to sniff the camera?
03/12/2009 10:03:28 PM
Wowsers! Talk about a bad hair day :-) I like the in your face wide angle for this.
03/12/2009 07:49:53 PM
Nice hair-do. Good pic.
03/12/2009 03:44:18 PM
haha nice
03/12/2009 12:04:42 PM
Heehee! Look at all that hair! Hilarious photo, thanks for the laugh! She is too cute!
03/12/2009 11:08:22 AM
very cool shot. i wish the nose would be in better focus, i like the title.
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03/12/2009 09:41:13 AM
fun capture
03/12/2009 07:38:32 AM
I had my head close to the monitor viewing a previous shit and he startled me!
03/12/2009 07:14:34 AM
The light was to harsh for this and its out of focus but I love the subjects! I have hair like that on some days. hahahha.
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03/12/2009 01:34:41 AM
Good wide angle shot, though it would be nice to have the nose in focus also. I like the other cattle in the background.
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03/12/2009 12:26:55 AM
Great humour, love it........!
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03/11/2009 09:29:52 PM
hehe made me laugh. I wanted to do something like this one time, but was afraid to get too close. Nice capture.
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03/11/2009 07:51:47 PM
I would sooo tempted to call this Moona Lisa. But that would be cheesy. :)

Fun capture and one that I'm sure will be memorable for most people.
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03/11/2009 06:09:03 PM
i really like your title
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03/11/2009 03:56:26 PM
HAHA The title cracked me up. If you know me, you know I adore anything bovine. :~) Thanks for the smile.
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03/11/2009 03:36:38 PM
What IS that smell?
03/11/2009 02:41:08 PM
Ha, one for the Louvre, two for the sensuous approach, two for the hidden photographic skills and another one for the refreshing "lightness" of it all.
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03/11/2009 09:05:42 AM
Up close and personal.
03/11/2009 08:53:59 AM
LOL! Ready for her close-up!
03/11/2009 08:42:14 AM
not really :P
you were a tad too close, nose is OOF
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03/11/2009 08:37:07 AM
Lovely close up with a good dof. made me smile
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03/11/2009 06:46:29 AM
I love this shot!
03/11/2009 02:48:20 AM
Love it!!!


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