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Challenge: Best of 2005 (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM
Location: Toronto Zoo
Date: Oct 30, 2005
Aperture: f/4.5
ISO: 1600
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Jan 15, 2006
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We took the kids to the Toronto Zoo on October 30, 2005. We observed these two sweethearts in an 'aquarium' (probably not the correct name for it, since there was no 'aqua' involved), which contained some sort of fluorescent lighting. The building itself was mostly naturally lit by skylights. I had the camera set at 1600 ASA, steadied with a monopod, and I used flash for fill. I knew this stew of a lighting mix, on top of the high sensitivity setting, would result in an interesting white balance problem to solve, and possible colour shifts, but I hoped for the best. I was lucky, and the colour mix turned out to be pleasing.
I post processed as follows.
- RawShooter conversion from RAW to 16-bit TIFF
In PS, I applied the following:
- Noise Ninja filter
- Focus Magic lens blur filter (set at 2)
- Auto Level tool
- Color Balance tool
- i2e filter for colour and contrast enhancement
- Nik Pro Contrast filter
- dodged and burned
That sounds like a lot, but in fact all the adjustments were fairly subtle, and the result is not too different from the exposure as taken. Original in camera crop was used.
Finally, resized, converted to sRGB color space, sharpened, and converted to JPEG.
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01/30/2006 04:01:55 PM |
| Cute title, nice colorful shot |
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01/30/2006 12:00:19 PM |
| I love it......brings a chuckle...esp the title. |
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01/28/2006 04:50:38 PM |
| interesting, but colors seem odd and looks a little oversharpened. |
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01/27/2006 08:52:08 PM |
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01/26/2006 02:08:20 AM |
| Wow, what amazing colors, patterns, and textures. This is a super shot, well done..... I really love it. |
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01/26/2006 12:28:40 AM |
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01/25/2006 10:17:50 AM |
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01/24/2006 03:14:48 AM |
| nice idea, great color, great lines, nice dof, light ok, nice texture, b&w need a little tweaking, overall good |
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01/21/2006 11:24:30 AM |
| awww.. Chameleon parental love. You just know that child is going to go "change" into a skimpy "skin" color and go out partying right after this! Darn manipulative chameleon teenagers. |
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01/20/2006 08:12:11 AM |
| Awwwww...I have to say this is the cutest pair of lizards I have ever seen...and the title is so perfect...love the bright colors. |
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01/20/2006 04:23:55 AM |
| Aaahhh...this looks so sweet. Great colors, great job! |
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01/19/2006 02:02:20 PM |
| Wow, I'm curious as to whether this is post-process color shifts... or if those lizards are naturally so vibrant. Either way...great capture! |
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01/19/2006 10:19:29 AM |
| Nice strong colors, great texture and fantastic title. |
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01/19/2006 01:27:34 AM |
| stunning detial and colors! Nice DOF |
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01/18/2006 10:36:17 AM |
| Great capture, wonderful colors and dof. Perfect title-9- |
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01/18/2006 07:24:26 AM |
| I like the title, nice addition to the photo :) |
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01/17/2006 07:43:33 PM |
| 10 from me...lizards rock! |
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01/17/2006 04:48:07 PM |
| Wow, nice colors and detail. |
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01/17/2006 08:04:20 AM |
| How cute! I really like the title, too. |
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01/16/2006 03:52:21 AM |
| Love the title. ROFL I feel as if the crop is a tad awkward though. That one fella is awfully bright. WOW |
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