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Santa Serenade
Santa Serenade
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Free Study 2011-12 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
Location: Mystic, CT
Date: Dec 27, 2011
Aperture: 6.3
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/160
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Dec 31, 2011

 Taken at mystic aquarium.

Thanks for all the great comments! I think I (re)learned something important about photography: an important aspect of any shot is its composition.

This really was a cute thing to watch. I have some outtakes posted (below). At one instance, the whale "kissed" Santa through the glass.


Statistics
Place: 30 out of 246
Avg (all users): 6.3901
Avg (commenters): 7.1667
Avg (participants): 6.2857
Avg (non-participants): 6.6279
Views since voting: 1116
Views during voting: 240
Votes: 141
Comments: 20
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 12/17/2012 02:46:32 AM
That is awesome!
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 02/03/2012 02:13:47 PM
Ha, I knew that beluga looked familiar. Visited him at Mystic last year. He loves the camera.
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 01/20/2012 01:54:41 PM
So this was yours! Awesome! I was one of your 8's, really cool shot.
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 01/08/2012 01:11:13 AM
This made me laugh when I saw it in voting. Very unique and comical! Congrats on a good finish in FS.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/07/2012 07:38:25 PM
Awe! He wants to give santa his Christmas list! Nice picture!
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 01/05/2012 08:18:03 PM
very cute, best of all the reflections
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 01/05/2012 04:09:35 PM
Cute Idea. Well done.
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 01/05/2012 12:10:07 PM
odd but fun to look at
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 01/05/2012 10:24:48 AM
*Smile* more *smile* Lovely pity you cropped his foot but good nonetheless
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 01/04/2012 06:16:02 PM
aahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh hahahahahahaha!!!!!!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/04/2012 01:41:17 AM
My favorite!
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 01/03/2012 04:01:46 PM
great image, love the reflections, this has to do well for you
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 01/02/2012 06:07:57 PM
An oddity for sure.
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 01/02/2012 10:58:33 AM
That is a cool idea and well executed.
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 01/02/2012 09:02:47 AM
what a riot! nice shot
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 01/02/2012 08:22:04 AM
I love the reflection in the window.
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 01/01/2012 11:33:01 PM
Ha! Well shot!
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 01/01/2012 02:22:59 PM
So first they get mariachis, and now a saxy santa??? Lucky belugas
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 01/01/2012 01:32:59 PM
Ha! I love it! I'm sure this will do well for you.
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 01/01/2012 11:23:53 AM
Like the unusualness of this.
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