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Tiger Reflecting
Tiger Reflecting
Matthew


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: At the Zoo (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 75-300mm f/4.0-5.6 II/III USM
Location: London Zoo
Date: Jul 15, 2005
Aperture: 6.3
ISO: 1600
Shutter: 1/100
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Jul 15, 2005

 Thanks!

To answer Strikeslip's question, the tiger was real. He was about 5 metres away through a (scratched) plastic window, and this is pretty much a full frame reduced down to entry size. A full size crop at 640 pixels barely includes the whole of the tiger's eye!

As for DoF - it was very narrow partly necessary due to the backlighting and low light conditions, combined with a slow zoom at full extension. But it was partly intentional - it was my intention to isolate the eye as a focal point using DoF.

The grain is also intentionally retained (I like it) except in the eye (again to draw attention), though the slight discolouration in the bottom left is not intended.

I must admit, I am a bit disappointed not to hit a 6 with this (though it started at 5.1 after 30 votes, and I am pleased it got as far as 5.8 by the end of the week, still).


The Camera Model
Canon EOS 20D
Shooting Date/Time
15/07/2005 09:18:13
Shooting Mode
Aperture-Priority AE
Tv( Shutter Speed )
1/100
Av( Aperture Value )
6.3
Metering Mode
Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation
0
ISO Speed
1600
Lens
75.0 - 300.0 mm
Focal Length
300.0 mm
Image Size
3504x2336
Image Quality
Fine
Flash
Off
White Balance Mode
Auto
AF Mode
One-Shot AF
Parameters Settings
Contrast Standard
Sharpness Standard
Color saturation Standard
Color tone 0
Color Space
sRGB
Noise Reduction
Off
File Size
3208 KB

Statistics
Place: 82 out of 198
Avg (all users): 5.8319
Avg (commenters): 6.9286
Avg (participants): 5.7434
Avg (non-participants): 5.9160
Views since voting: 1133
Views during voting: 335
Votes: 232
Comments: 17
Favorites: 2 (view)

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AuthorThread
 07/26/2005 10:41:24 AM
You woz robbed! You know what I thought from my voting comment! I certainly thought I would see this with a ribbon. Never mind!
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 07/25/2005 03:37:38 AM
82nd place!?!?!? Surely everyone is completely insane! This belongs with the ribboners! >:(

P.S. I guess you won't be seeing anything else from me, as I must now jump off a high tower somewhere. :-(
(j/k!)

Message edited by author 2005-07-25 10:36:49.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/25/2005 01:35:15 AM
Well done Matt.
I guess that technical perfection doesn't count for much against "Ooooooooooh" appeal on this site. I agree with slippy if thats any consolation.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/23/2005 12:22:35 PM
Wow.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/23/2005 07:57:15 AM
fantastic! that eye is amazing. how did you get so close? 10
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/22/2005 04:03:49 AM
This is definitely the Blue Ribbon shot right here. I'm sure of it. If you don't win the Blue Ribbon I'm going to find a high tower and jump off of it! I would tell you how amazing this shot is, but I'm sure you've already had a hundred comments to that effect. I'm even having trouble believing this is an actual, living tiger. Of course, if it's a stuffed tiger I'd want to take my 10 back. [10]
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/20/2005 08:10:51 PM
What a lens!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/20/2005 06:37:03 PM
The eye is excellent, but the noise in the cheek and nose are very distracting.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/19/2005 10:50:44 PM
8
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/19/2005 06:46:41 PM
His eye looks like a bubble. Good idea, this very close-up portrait. Well done.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/19/2005 12:50:52 PM
A good attempt at this difficult subject. Not quite on, but the image in the cornea is wonderful.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/19/2005 09:23:43 AM
Very nice, a little grainy on the left half, some noise reduction would do wonders for this shot (8)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/19/2005 08:40:47 AM
This is just a little too close for my taste. Without the title it would be difficult to tell what this is.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/18/2005 02:51:25 AM
Since I am lacking in technical skills, I cannot give helpful comments. I am strictly a photo buff who is trying to improve, but as to telling you what is wrong or right, I am in no position to say. I am simply voting based on whether I like the picture or not. Sorry, maybe someday I will be able to give helpful advice
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/17/2005 09:43:25 PM
Beautifully composed shot, but IMHO when a shot is this close-up, the DOF has to be really sharp. This is a little blurry & grainy, while just around the eyes is in pretty good focus - at least on my monitor.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/17/2005 09:09:50 PM
Very cool.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/17/2005 08:27:35 PM
Nice eye shot. Great macro. The fur on the outside edges seems a bit oversaturated.
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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