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TommyMoe21


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Challenge: Best of 2006 (Advanced Editing V*)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM
Location: Brookfield Zoo, near Chicago
Date: Aug 30, 2006
Aperture: f/2.8
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/125
Galleries: Humorous, Animals
Date Uploaded: Jan 7, 2007

Shot RAW. Saturation, hue, contrast and exposure adjusted in RSE6 and converted to .jpg. In PSCS, cropped, eyes and fur cleaned up a bit, color corrected, resized, added border, USM and SFW.
And by the way, this image took 1st place in the Brookfield Zoo annual photo contest earlier this year!

Statistics
Place: 56 out of 712
Avg (all users): 6.7110
Avg (commenters): 7.7667
Avg (participants): 6.6641
Avg (non-participants): 6.8404
Views since voting: 1755
Views during voting: 518
Votes: 353
Comments: 33
Favorites: 7 (view)


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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/25/2007 05:14:18 PM
amazing capture. great pose!
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01/25/2007 05:30:59 AM
Nice capture of the expressive face.
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01/25/2007 12:20:54 AM
I'm trying hard to fault this but it just isn't happening. 10 from me.
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01/24/2007 10:15:09 PM
This has to be a favorite of mine, and I just love this so very, very much.....
It has a certain style that I love, re the textures, the composition, and just everything about it, and even the photography is brilliant.....

I sure hope this one ribbons..... A "10" from me.....
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01/24/2007 06:45:35 PM
very, very nicely observed. great expression and colors. excellent work managing the exposure, as well.
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01/24/2007 12:59:03 PM
Fantastic photograph!Love the composition, love the pose, love the colours.....and it made me laugh!
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01/23/2007 03:48:26 PM
Great moment to capture. He looks so comfortable on those rocks! Nice job maintaining detail in the face and fur.
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01/23/2007 10:55:20 AM
I love this. Excellent focus, lighting, composition. 10
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01/23/2007 12:54:35 AM
Excellent eye contact)
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01/22/2007 06:33:26 AM
Really great capture here. The composition is excellent, and the connection with the orangutan is superb, almost as if he was posing for you. Nice work!
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01/21/2007 05:37:01 PM
awww he looks sad 10 nice capture
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01/20/2007 11:29:45 AM
great emotion, nice detail
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01/19/2007 04:51:16 PM
This is excellent in every way. The relaxed expression and composition make it really special.
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01/18/2007 02:06:01 PM
Good capture.
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01/17/2007 11:57:14 PM
Cute capture! It looks like he (or she?) is saying "aw, not another photo!" with the way the eyes look straight at you.
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01/17/2007 06:51:32 PM
Gotta' love the pose!
Tones/levels and details are superb by the way - well done!
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01/17/2007 10:28:42 AM
Great capture! Just love the way he melts into the rock..good detail and texture.
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01/16/2007 03:58:08 AM
Definitely one of my favorites of this challenge!! The crispness, the composition, the subject's expression.....near flawless! < 9 > BUMP <10>
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01/15/2007 02:58:26 PM
Full of character, this is great.
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01/15/2007 03:30:32 AM
very funny ... great experession
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01/14/2007 01:18:06 PM
Excellent animal shot
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01/13/2007 11:28:54 AM
Excellent colours and clarity, great pose.
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01/12/2007 09:05:48 PM
Awwwwwww. . . photographed to perfection! What a face! And what beautiful detail you've captured in every little fur and wrinkle on his skin! I LOVE THIS!
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01/12/2007 05:45:49 PM
what a character!
beautifully composed.
8
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01/12/2007 05:31:40 PM
great zoo portrait. Love his expression and the limited color palet.
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01/12/2007 03:21:25 PM
I love the expression.
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01/12/2007 03:13:51 PM
Love the expression in this photo.almost say's wil this do. is this you SandyP?
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01/12/2007 03:10:36 PM
great composition. 7
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01/12/2007 05:45:31 AM
Great Capture, hope it does well-8
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01/12/2007 03:16:23 AM
great animal portraiture
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01/12/2007 02:31:52 AM
lol! Looks soooo much like he is posing for you!!! Great capture!
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01/11/2007 10:32:49 PM
What a face!! Nice shot.
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01/11/2007 07:19:03 PM
Best: One of my fav animals...expression...comp...don't you love how their faces force you to delve deeper to discover their eyes?
Worst: Zoo setting too obvious
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