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Challenge: Abstract Motion (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D80
Lens: Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 18-135mm f/3.5- 5.6G ED DX
Location: My living room
Date: Mar 22, 2009
Aperture: 3.5
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/25 sec
Galleries: Emotive, Animals
Date Uploaded: Mar 22, 2009

 My bengal, Nikita in hunting mode.

I liked the blur in this one the best of the whole bunch of photos I took, however the sun happened to break through just when I took the photo so it ended up quite overexposed. I decided to just go with it and see if I could use it anyway.

Editing: Curves, levels, unsharp mask, crop, add a border, neat image

I like it but I'll probably be hammered in the voting. My photographic interests an the mainstream DPC look have been diverging quite a bit lately.

Statistics
Place: 94 out of 227
Avg (all users): 5.3500
Avg (commenters): 5.8182
Avg (participants): 5.3659
Avg (non-participants): 5.3367
Views since voting: 1060
Views during voting: 295
Votes: 180
Comments: 14
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 03/31/2009 02:39:55 PM
Very nice work.
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OM System OM-5
Olympus 17mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko
03/31/2009 12:40:12 PM
Yes, I love the windy motion effect but how can it be called abstract?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D2Xs
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED
 03/30/2009 07:57:53 PM
Great motion blur effect, but not abstract at all in my opinion.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D700
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 03/30/2009 09:08:04 AM
run like the wind, bullseye!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony Alpha a1 II
Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS
 03/29/2009 05:03:24 PM
This is actually quite a cool shot! I'm afraid that some won't find it abstract enough. I think it's fine!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony DSLR-A200
Sony 75-300mm f/4.5-5.6
 03/29/2009 12:58:41 PM
Great job showing motion!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony DSC-F717
Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC for Nikon
 03/29/2009 06:24:28 AM
It's a beautiful photo, but I would have liked it to be more abstract.

Definition of Abstract: art in which the subject is represented by shapes and patterns rather than by a realistic likeness.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D750
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 35-70mm f/2.8D
 03/29/2009 12:04:24 AM
Nice motion but no "abstract"...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Pentax K-3
Pentax D-FA* 70-200mm f/2.8 ED DC AW
 03/28/2009 12:22:15 PM
A little too subtle on the abstract aspect, but outside of that I like this. It stands on its own very well as a photograph, but in this challenge, just doesn't have the strength to stand out.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-60D
Canon EF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
03/27/2009 10:59:52 PM
This cat is about to hit overdrive any second
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III
 03/27/2009 07:06:52 PM
Nicely done!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-40D
Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Canon
 03/26/2009 05:55:16 PM
Good motion capture. Love the effect on the front paws.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Fujifilm X-T5
Fujifilm XF 16-80mm f/4 R OIS WR
 03/26/2009 09:55:24 AM
Great photo, strong motion and a great sense of him getting ready to pounce, and the blur at the bottom almost seems like a mouse ... more blur then abstract, however, so that brings this down a bit for this challenge.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 03/25/2009 12:33:46 AM
Simple theme, very expressive and mod! Great ideia.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Theme: Classic / System / Light / Dark
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