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Magnificant twig on the mammalian tree
Magnificant twig on the mammalian tree
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Branch (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Location: monterey bay california
Date: Sep 3, 2005
Aperture: 6.3
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/250
Galleries: Animals, Seascapes
Date Uploaded: Sep 6, 2005

I was lucky to get this humpback whale, and then had to pull this guy out of heavy fog. Tiny tweaks in Levels, contrast, curves, smart sharpen, convert to B&W via channel mixer.

Statistics
Place: 242 out of 432
Avg (all users): 4.9619
Avg (commenters): 5.3529
Avg (participants): 4.7800
Avg (non-participants): 5.1583
Views since voting: 1318
Views during voting: 438
Votes: 289
Comments: 22
Favorites: 1 (view)


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06/22/2011 11:37:55 AM
It's a crime to photograph whales. And I think shoehorning is a felony as well.

I wonder if there is a reward for turning you in... :P
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08/30/2008 06:59:03 PM
I think this is an awesome shot, and feel that the fog adds to the atmosphere of the image. Great example of being ready when the "right place at the right time" came along.
I see that it got a lot of flack about being a rather out on a limb connection to the challenge.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/13/2005 07:38:24 AM
Great capture, but not sure how it relates to "branch".
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09/12/2005 10:08:47 PM
I wold have loved to be there - amazing!
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09/12/2005 09:51:32 PM
'magnificant twig?' seems like quite a stretch to me
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09/12/2005 04:16:18 PM
Great capture! Must have been quite a sight. Overall the pic is just too gray otherwise , with perhaps better light this would be an 11 --
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09/12/2005 12:18:16 PM
Very pixelated and bliurry and a little on the gray side, but it'll manage. 5
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09/12/2005 02:21:19 AM
Very nice; as if branching out of the water.
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09/11/2005 03:00:43 PM
Great capture. Kinda stretching it for the challenge, hehe. That's OK. Still scoring you high.
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09/10/2005 07:39:35 PM
That's a pretty wow whale shot, struggling to score well as "branch" i think, which is a pity
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09/10/2005 07:29:50 PM
this is very rare
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09/10/2005 05:35:21 AM
Magnificent shot. With a little more contrast in it I would rank this action photo high. Keep up the great work!
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09/10/2005 04:26:19 AM
I don't think it really meets the challenge.
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09/09/2005 04:12:22 AM
I wouldn't normally say "this would look better in colour" but ... I think it would ;)
I'm not sure what the B&W treatment is supposed to achieve.
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09/09/2005 04:06:13 AM
where ? GREAT ! but the branch ?
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09/08/2005 05:05:15 PM
quite a stretch for branch. great capture though
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09/08/2005 10:15:06 AM
: o
WOW incredible capture! that is a shot in a lifetime.
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09/07/2005 08:07:49 PM
Where's the branch?
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09/07/2005 05:22:53 PM
Can't figure out how it meets the challenge.
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09/07/2005 02:03:37 PM
Oh man, why would you do this in black and white, this would've been a magnificient shot if in color.
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09/07/2005 01:02:10 PM
nice capture! a bit gray, could be a bit more b&w. magnificent animal!
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09/07/2005 09:56:02 AM
nice capture, but too much of a stretch for a branch for me, sorry
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