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Challenge: Hidden Gem -- 1,000th Challenge! (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Canon EOS-1D Mark III
Lens: Canon EF 300mm f/4.0L IS USM
Location: Laguna Beach
Date: Mar 10, 2009
Galleries: Animals, Seascapes
Date Uploaded: Mar 10, 2009

Shoot early one morning off the coast of Laguna Beach

Statistics
Place: 114 out of 1129
Avg (all users): 6.3558
Avg (commenters): 7.3590
Avg (participants): 6.3486
Avg (non-participants): 6.3929
Views since voting: 1555
Views during voting: 724
Votes: 520
Comments: 84
Favorites: 5 (view)


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03/17/2009 10:19:05 PM
SHARP! Nice color/action.
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03/17/2009 10:18:53 PM
Great action shot - just the right point in the jump. Very nice lighting.
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03/17/2009 10:02:07 PM
My daughter's dream photo. Amazing capture.
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03/17/2009 09:58:38 PM
How cool to be able to see something like this...great light and clarity!
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03/17/2009 05:12:53 PM
This is a great catch . so crisp 10
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03/17/2009 03:37:57 PM
I love the shiny surface of its skin, really neat shot, great splash!
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03/17/2009 03:24:05 PM
my fav dolphin shot
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03/17/2009 10:01:58 AM
Cool shot!
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03/17/2009 07:05:49 AM
Very cool capture. My wife would love to see something like this in real life.
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03/16/2009 05:44:42 PM
what a moment!!! excellent...very very good....you should sell this
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03/16/2009 03:57:31 PM
WOW .. this is amazing .. brilliant shot .. :)
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03/16/2009 03:41:12 PM
Good capture, water spray is nice
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03/16/2009 03:37:23 PM
Good timing :)
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03/16/2009 01:59:22 PM
Awesome action shot. The clarity is prefect.
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03/16/2009 05:03:20 AM
Clarity in this capture is spot on. Well done.
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03/16/2009 03:09:58 AM
Well captured and presented. Right place/right time.
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03/15/2009 11:18:05 PM
great capture nice and sharp - 7
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03/15/2009 04:59:53 PM
Beautiful bright dolphin with a very nice splash
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03/15/2009 02:15:17 PM
Wow! what capture of action
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03/15/2009 01:49:08 PM
Nice capture
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03/15/2009 01:12:38 PM
My only critique would be the composition which is a bit underwelming, but overall a good stop action photo.
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03/15/2009 01:01:06 PM
clean and simple, very nice
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03/15/2009 11:52:29 AM
Great capture! Is that a Spinner dolphin? Just passing thru.
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03/15/2009 09:22:20 AM
Excellent! Very sharp.
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03/15/2009 05:33:36 AM
fantastic sharpness and perfect exposure. wallhanger.
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03/15/2009 05:23:37 AM
wow, nice



thx, brano
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03/15/2009 01:47:58 AM
excellent capture , 7
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03/14/2009 11:05:42 PM
Oh, nice!!!! So clear, so vibrant, excellent colours, the frozen water and the clarity of the porpoise is just perfect.
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03/14/2009 10:09:01 PM
Nice shot. Nice focus on the dolphin too.
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03/14/2009 05:41:50 PM
Great focus. You captured this perfectly.
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03/14/2009 05:34:57 PM
Wow, incredibly sharp.
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03/14/2009 01:23:00 PM
Beautiful capture, good composition
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03/14/2009 12:10:17 PM
Shutter speed helped get this sharp. I like it a lot.
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03/14/2009 11:52:59 AM
great capture
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03/14/2009 11:29:22 AM
Lovely dolphin action shot. Excellent detail and clarity. 8
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03/14/2009 09:35:18 AM
What a great capture! Focus is spot on.
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03/14/2009 07:57:51 AM
Superb action shot, right place, right time. Maybe a "point of view" slightly to the right might have improved the composition but this is being picky.
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03/14/2009 04:30:25 AM
Beautiful capture
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03/13/2009 11:52:46 PM
wow - what smoooooooth skin and a great splash! you get a 10 from me!
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03/13/2009 11:44:13 PM
Excellent capture! Amazing detail! 8
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03/13/2009 10:21:41 PM
good capture
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03/13/2009 08:53:23 PM
Great capture. Nice porpoise
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03/13/2009 07:44:33 PM
Wow, this is just awesome. The clarity and focus and light are all just awesome
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03/13/2009 07:31:52 PM
The call came in that afternoon. Trouble in the Pod! What could be done!? We need help!

With a sudden leap through the waters, he came. Flash Porpoise! Oh, there was nothing he couldn't do. No job too big, no deed to small, no danger too frightening.

Flash Porpoise! Hero of the Sea, savior of the less fortunate, wonder of the undersea mammalian world.

Go Go Flash Porpoise!
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03/13/2009 02:08:37 PM
really nice stop action
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03/13/2009 01:42:19 PM
Great shot
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03/13/2009 12:34:35 PM
Wow, got him in the right time! Nice image!
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03/13/2009 10:52:08 AM
wow, great capture, just the right timing and so clear and sharp, this could be a poster
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03/13/2009 10:34:43 AM
What a lovely capture, great shot
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03/13/2009 10:17:18 AM
Nice capture, good job on focusing and DOF.
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03/13/2009 05:51:57 AM
Great timing! Love the action and splash.
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03/13/2009 03:50:49 AM
Beautiful, these aren't easy images to get, well done :)
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03/12/2009 11:01:06 PM
Fun capture. The dolphin is nice and crisp, as is the water splash. Nice body position.
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03/12/2009 08:37:40 PM
Beautiful, very smooth and crisp capture. The way that the water droplets are frozen in time is very nice!
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03/12/2009 08:36:56 PM
Captured at the perfect moment!
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03/12/2009 06:56:41 PM
Beautiful picture. Nice natural lighting and the stop action is great. 8
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03/12/2009 05:28:23 PM
Cool; I would love to get a shot like this someday!
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03/12/2009 05:01:27 PM
Nice capture
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03/12/2009 02:29:53 PM
Great capture. Don't get to see shots like this that often.
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03/12/2009 02:25:45 PM
Lucky you....I love when these guys follow the boat.
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03/12/2009 01:44:36 PM
love it, concrats
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03/12/2009 12:43:02 PM
Great dolphin capture! The DOF is nice and the details are captured rather well.
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03/12/2009 11:54:41 AM
Wow, great timing and execution.
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03/12/2009 09:53:37 AM
Wow. Great focus, he is so sharp. Great catch!
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03/12/2009 09:40:06 AM
Voted earlier coming back to leave comments. WOW! What a great capture of this dolphin surfacing!!! Color and clarity are sharp as a tack - look at the details on those water splashes coming off the back and out of the surface of the water. This is a great action shot of this beautiful creature. My critique (yeah, I know picky picky right:-) ) is that I think you can bring us even closer to this spectacular animal. A slightly tighter crop would do that and bring us even closer to the action....hmmmm going to adjust my score and bump this up another notch.
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03/12/2009 07:01:41 AM
Perfect timing
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03/12/2009 05:30:57 AM
Brilliant capture focus and freeze action is spot on
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03/12/2009 12:52:06 AM
awesome capture!
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03/12/2009 12:20:03 AM
Not much wrong here, maybe a tighter crop, less water, maybe a little LUCIS art ( if you've got it ) to bring out the detail more. STill nice. Must have been a magical moment......... They're magical creatures. I had one come up and lie on my feet at a place called Monkey Mia in Western Australia. He ( she? ) rolled over and looked up at me with one eye, i'm sure we contacted!
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03/11/2009 11:07:53 PM
Nice. Great capture.
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03/11/2009 10:37:39 PM
Really nice.
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03/11/2009 10:13:25 PM
I love dolphins! i have always wanted to swim with them. This picture makes me want to do that right now! Lovely capture - love the splash.
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03/11/2009 10:00:04 PM
wow, thats one sharp pic.. love the details.
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03/11/2009 09:03:16 PM
Wow! What a sharp capture. He's smiling at me. I might have croppe the top and right a bit so we could see more of just how incredibly sharp this is.

Not voting yet.
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03/11/2009 06:14:49 PM
Gorgeous, the clarity is great!
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03/11/2009 05:56:36 PM
This shot should be on a poster ...sharp.. great dof... good work.
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03/11/2009 05:11:41 PM
Very cool shot...9
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03/11/2009 04:18:57 PM
great composition well executed shot.
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03/11/2009 03:49:30 PM
wow! the dolphin sure has a reflective surface....looks almost metallic!
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03/11/2009 04:18:02 AM
oh, what a wonderful moment! Very good focus, like the naturally look!
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03/11/2009 03:02:23 AM
wow stunning image i love how sharp this is well done on such a fast moving animal
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03/11/2009 02:07:30 AM
Great shot. Lovely and clear.
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03/11/2009 01:01:50 AM
excellent capture of the action!
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03/11/2009 12:32:06 AM
oh nice light and nice capture! I tried getting a cool dolphin shot in the everglades but was unsuccessful, nice work!
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