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Ranschan
Ranschan
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Challenge: Hidden Gem -- 1,000th Challenge! (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Canon EOS-450D Rebel XSi
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM
Location: Wildlife Heritage Foundation Kent
Date: Feb 8, 2009
Aperture: f2.8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/320
Galleries: Animals
Date Uploaded: Mar 10, 2009

Taken on my first proper shoot with this lens. Not a great deal of post processing as I've run out of time. The beam darkened using a combination of burning and darkening, cropped, border added and then resized.

Statistics
Place: 793 out of 1129
Avg (all users): 5.1969
Avg (commenters): 5.7143
Avg (participants): 5.1860
Avg (non-participants): 5.2564
Views since voting: 705
Views during voting: 663
Votes: 508
Comments: 53
Favorites: 0


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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/17/2009 10:10:47 PM
Glad he's (she's) not looking at me. Excellent capture - nice fangs. Excellent focus.
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03/17/2009 09:39:30 PM
I'll bet he isn't as fierce as he looks, but... okay maybe he is.
Nice detail, wonderful background too.
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03/17/2009 09:37:14 PM
Beautiful capture. I like your border, too.
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03/17/2009 12:44:14 PM
Great shot of a fierce expression, nice DOF as well. She looks so soft but I don't think I want to cuddle with those teeth.
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03/17/2009 11:30:09 AM
Nice capture of this leopard( jaguar) snarling. I do find the object in the background distracting though and I would have liked to see some more detail and sharpness in the cats head.
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03/16/2009 09:54:19 PM
Well caught. Would have scored higher if it had been sharper. 5
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03/16/2009 01:18:45 PM
Nice close up, good timing.
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03/16/2009 04:26:56 AM
Awesome capture and presentation. Gorgeous.
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03/15/2009 05:08:01 PM
Good capture.
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03/15/2009 02:32:09 PM
Quite an intense look! I think a bit more PP could make this stand out a bit more both in color and sharpness, especially against the creamy background.
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03/15/2009 01:30:59 PM
i know shooting tigers is difficult, that obliqe bar in the background is distracting
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03/15/2009 01:07:47 PM
my what big teeth you have..... :)
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03/15/2009 11:03:04 AM
A litle OOF and color could have been tweaked a little
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03/15/2009 10:18:11 AM
A fierce look! Good timing.
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03/15/2009 10:06:30 AM
Gorgeous cat, lovely catching him mid-snarl
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03/15/2009 06:44:21 AM
this is no sharp and a bit shady... sorry just 3 ;D
brano
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03/14/2009 10:48:44 PM
love the face. Wish it was a little sharper and the pipe in the background is distracting. The rest of the background is wonderful.
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03/14/2009 08:08:19 PM
Nice. More contrast.
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03/14/2009 06:44:07 PM
Nice kitteh...

A great shot, though I suspect it would probably score much higher with some curves, levels and a little saturation bump to add some of that all-important, DPC friendly wow-factor.
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03/14/2009 06:14:54 PM
Powerful expression, just a bit blurred.
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03/14/2009 03:55:16 PM
A lovely subject, snow leopards are a favourite of mine. A pity that the focus isn't quite sharp. I'm guessing this is a zoo shot and that you're shooting through a window whilst trying to get a decent background and get rid of any out-of-focus wire mesh that is the bane of anyone taking shots at zoos.
I might have taken advantage of the advance editing rules to darken down the post as the strong diagonal highlight is a bit distracting.
That said, you've catured a great snarl on this wonderful big cat.
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03/14/2009 01:10:56 PM
Great capture, excellent DOF.
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03/14/2009 12:19:36 AM
excellent shot given the shooring conditions. 7
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03/13/2009 09:24:38 PM
So powerfull, yet cute :) Nice shot, maybe slightly sharper.......? 6
03/13/2009 09:06:10 PM
YIKES. Beautiful animal. Cool you caught him/her in action.
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03/13/2009 07:09:45 PM
nice and sharp on the eyes
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03/13/2009 06:07:36 PM
Nice expression. Could use a little sharpening.
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03/13/2009 04:43:45 PM
excellent...seems a little soft in focus...but really like the colors
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03/13/2009 04:07:03 PM
Good focus on the eye. I wish it had a little more depth. A beautiful beast.
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03/13/2009 04:02:56 PM
I like all of this... except for the light-colored bar across the background.

Not voting yet.
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03/13/2009 02:02:31 PM
Very snarly indeed! Nice closeup!
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03/13/2009 10:31:46 AM
good crop
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03/13/2009 10:07:55 AM
You don't want to get on the wrong side of those teeth!
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03/13/2009 09:39:55 AM
Nice shot
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03/13/2009 06:00:23 AM
nice animal portrait, good DOF
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03/13/2009 12:26:29 AM
He looks mad about something.
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03/12/2009 11:58:36 PM
Scary look! I do hope this one is behind bars.
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03/12/2009 09:10:06 PM
Nice capture. Doesn't look like you sharpened after resizing or else this would look much better.. The pole (?) in the background is distracting, a little more blur will help.
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03/12/2009 09:09:19 PM
I think someone is a wee bit cranky, great capture
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03/12/2009 08:01:10 PM
nice detail
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03/12/2009 03:25:14 PM
Looks a bit OOF.
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03/12/2009 02:15:49 PM
I like it!
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03/12/2009 09:58:51 AM
Beautiful animal. great capture.
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03/12/2009 09:34:49 AM
wish a better focus
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03/12/2009 09:17:46 AM
Very well executed!
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03/12/2009 04:38:27 AM
ROAR! Nice capture, a little soft
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03/12/2009 01:59:39 AM
Nice capture, but I kinda wish this were sharper.
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03/11/2009 06:17:54 PM
good timing and great dof for subject. image a little soft and frame a bit heavy but overall, it works...
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03/11/2009 04:11:10 PM
i wish it could be sharper the focus seems too soft
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03/11/2009 01:56:07 PM
the focus is a little soft, taking away from the shot.
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03/11/2009 10:19:22 AM
Needs a little more focus and the background isnt very flattering but I do love cats so that is a plus to the score!
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03/11/2009 09:04:14 AM
He looks hungry!
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03/11/2009 02:28:29 AM
nice kitty kitty
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