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Portrait of a King
Portrait of a King
leighannimal


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Challenge: Portrait in Landscape Orientation (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Panasonic DMC-FZ30
Lens: Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8D
Location: Phoenix Zoo- Phoenix, AZ
Date: Oct 27, 2006
Aperture: f/22
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/30
Galleries: Animals
Date Uploaded: Oct 29, 2006

 I took this at the zoo. I waited about a half an hour fo him to wake up from his nap, it was worth the wait.

I like this picture because he looks like he doesn\'t have a care in the world, and I feel like he was posing just for me!

Shot in RAW, adjusted temperature, dodged & burned, and cropped.

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Place: 228 out of 271
Avg (all users): 4.5983
Avg (commenters): 4.6364
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Views since voting: 726
Views during voting: 307
Votes: 234
Comments: 11
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/07/2006 02:25:23 AM
I find the lion quite soft. Maybe some usm could help.
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 11/06/2006 10:04:00 PM
not quite in focus - sorry - looks like your camera focus locked on that tree in the foreground
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 11/06/2006 06:25:30 PM
Great image. I just wish the lion was not directly centered in the composition (remember: rule of thirds). Even with a landscape constraint, a crop could have worked.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/06/2006 04:45:04 PM
The focus looks a touch soft on the actual lion, or perhaps it's just that there isn't a lot of contrast on the lion.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/06/2006 05:22:43 AM
Great picture. You made it look like you could go up and pet him.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/03/2006 02:00:24 PM
I think it would have done very, very well if the Lion would have been more in focus. To me, it looks like the tree in the foreground is in focus. Anyway...good luck to ya!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/03/2006 09:28:18 AM
Aslan is in fine form in this challenge! :)
 11/02/2006 02:06:28 AM
the focus point is on the tree...manual focus would have been a better choice in this situation
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 11/01/2006 09:52:19 AM
The tree bark is distracting.
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 11/01/2006 12:25:08 AM
lion
 10/31/2006 08:32:52 PM
Seems slightly soft on the lion! Nice effort!
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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