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Proudly African
Yoda


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Best of 2011 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D300s
Location: Serengeti
Date: May 20, 2011
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/250
Date Uploaded: Feb 9, 2012

 I`m sure some people will think this was taken at a zoo but I shot this while on safari in the Serengeti. I would have loved to have entered this at the time but had no internet.

Editing:
Crop, dodge, burn, desat, sharpen, resize.

Statistics
Place: 145 out of 410
Avg (all users): 6.0612
Avg (commenters): 6.9474
Avg (participants): 5.9800
Avg (non-participants): 6.4222
Views since voting: 353
Views during voting: 450
Votes: 245
Comments: 23
Favorites: 0

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 02/24/2012 12:23:58 AM
One of the best animal images of the year. You did manage the backlighting very well.
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 02/23/2012 11:10:05 PM
Very cute shotand typical African image, but you're right, all these Zoo pictures passing themselves of as Wildlife (rather than Nature) have tainted and poisoned me and thus I didn't comment.
DPC doesn't have a "Wildlife" category which should be Wildife-non-captive, only a "Nature" category which should be Nature-Captive.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/23/2012 06:29:25 PM
Great shot of mommy and her kittens.
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 02/22/2012 11:28:34 PM
oh, this is adorable. Not sure if it's my screen or not, but I may prefer a bit more contrast. Still lovely composition and fabulous subject.
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 02/19/2012 11:46:24 AM
What a cute catch. You can tell how much she is protecting them.
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 02/19/2012 11:10:11 AM
What a great opportunity to photograph. Wonderful. (voted earlier)
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 02/17/2012 01:12:51 PM
What a wonderful capture!! Adorable!
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 02/16/2012 09:59:46 AM
Nice capture...lucky you to have been there. The peeking cub really makes this image come alive for me. Well done.8
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 02/14/2012 06:17:07 PM
I'm hoping that you forgot to change the title...

The image is... stellar!


(just commenting on a great image... not voting)
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 02/14/2012 11:46:22 AM
what a lovely catch this is!
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 02/14/2012 05:13:04 AM
Just absolutely adore this. Big fan of big cats and those cubs are simply adorable. Mum looks protective but relaxed and this is just a gorgeous family portrait.
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 02/13/2012 05:28:51 PM
O. M. G.

I'm in love. Absolutely precious.
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 02/13/2012 11:51:59 AM
needs a bit more depth to the tones.
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 02/11/2012 11:44:05 PM
Beautiful
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 02/11/2012 05:22:59 PM
That's a mom who has her paws full! Very good catch!
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 02/11/2012 12:29:13 PM
Nice capture. She looks sweet, but she's figuring out if she is going to need to eat you.
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 02/11/2012 08:51:19 AM
The lack of a title may hurt you with some voters but i am willing to overlook that.
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 02/11/2012 08:37:54 AM
Amazing that these basically fierce animals can look so cute when they are young.
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 02/10/2012 01:43:53 PM
cute family portrait
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 02/10/2012 01:35:27 PM
Beautiful family moment, those faces are precious, mummy looks so protective yet tender. Why so thin on the crop though? I'd have liked to see a little more of this scene. Lovely shot.
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 02/10/2012 09:38:35 AM
shame about the title, hope it doesn't lose you marks. It won't from me, 8
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 02/10/2012 05:10:51 AM
brilliant shot. I wonder what the title was?
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 02/09/2012 08:24:30 PM
you need to contact site council to see if they can change your title, I think...
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