Giraffe TM
by Intelli

Comment by jemison:
nice composition, exposure a bit dark. lots of competition with girafes and nothing really stands out with this one. nice shot though

Giraffe TM
by Intelli

Comment by cools98:
Fit Challenge Criteria: 2/2
Color/Contrast: 1/2
Composition: 1/2
Photo Quality: 1/2
My Subjective Affinity: 1/2

Well, I think the extremely light background makes the giraffe's face, especially the eyes appear too dark. It probably wouldn't look as bad again a background, say, full of the trees in the lower half. The sharpness is nice and good job on waiting for the right moment to shap the shutter when it was looking.

Giraffe TM
by Intelli

Comment by lshles:
I did a giraffe too. I like yours better. Would have liked to have seen it a bit brighter.

Giraffe TM
by Intelli

Comment by SandyP:
Ooooooooh. . . nice giraffe shot!!! I love this one!!!! It seems for some reason, maybe because the heads are so "in the sky", but giraffe shots are often over-exposed. But not this one -- it is perfect. Great, rich colors. I love his expression and where he's standing against an appealing background. Great job.

Giraffe TM
by Intelli

Comment by SJCarter:
I took a shot almost exactly like this! Nice of the giraffe and I like the trees in the background. The sky seems pretty blown out though.

Abilene Zoo
by Intelli

Comment by Jutilda:
Oh this would have been a great zoo entry had they been in perfect focus. I love their entertwining necks and how the wall behind them mimics the design on their hide.

Low Tech Water Pump
by Intelli

Comment by Art Roflmao:
Water pump? I thought that was an emergency Roulette wheel used when the Valley was flooded. ;-)
Good shot - one just like it I saw earlier. I liked the other one a bit better, but this is up there. :)

Low Tech Water Pump
by Intelli

Comment by bledford:
That is perhaps the queerest looking windmill I've ever seen (so many blades!). I think the inclusion of the house in the background is lovely and suits the windmill nicely. I wonder if you'd have use a wider angle and gotten slightly closer to the windmill would that have been better. Perhaps with a wider aperature as well to blur out the house, which would still be discernible. I think the trees on the left could have been cropped out to better effect. It's definitely low tech, and you get a bonus for meeting the challenge.

Low Tech Water Pump
by Intelli

Comment by Azrifel:
The water pump is very interesting, especially because of the beautiful rotor, but the house draws to much attention away imho. Perhaps that another angle or just using the rotor itself as a subject might create a stronger impact. The way the light from the back illuminates the rotor blades from the back is interesting. Despite that the composition is good.
Exposure and contrast balance is very good, colors look natural.

Low Tech Water Pump
by Intelli

Comment by Philos:
Oh, so that are waterpumps?
I see them all the time in American films (movies whatever word you like) normaly they are broken and make a sqeeky sound :-) But now I know what they are..
I learn every day... If you know how they work you can tell mee because I dont see anything go into the ground...

On the photo, it's 100% low-tech and the nice house and the sky add to the photo.. (8)