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When You See Your Shadow For The First Time
1st PlaceWhen You See Your Shadow For The First Time
PapaBob


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Challenge: Baby Animals V (Standard Editing)
Location: Belmar Lake, Lakewood, CO
Date: May 13, 2019
Aperture: 6.3
ISO: 280
Shutter: 1/1250
Date Uploaded: May 13, 2019

 Taken at a local Lake that always has an abundance of waterfowl to choose from.

Statistics
Place: 1 out of 35
Avg (all users): 7.5088
Avg (participants): 7.0588
Avg (non-participants): 7.7000
Views since voting: 1181
Views during voting: 110
Votes: 57
Comments: 20
Favorites: 1 (view)

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Canon Canon 1d x Mark II
Sigma 85mm f/1.4 FG HSM Art
 06/02/2019 10:09:16 PM
Adorable, congrats. And great title too.
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Samsung NX300
Samsung 18-55 OIS
06/02/2019 12:08:33 PM
Absolutely love this photo! Congrats on the Blue!
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Canon EOS-1D Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS II USM Lens
 05/29/2019 01:55:34 PM
Love this! Knew it would ribbon! Congrats!
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Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 05/29/2019 10:31:48 AM
Fuzzy always wins :)

Welcome back!
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Nikon D300
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 VR DG IF-ED
 05/29/2019 08:40:20 AM
Congrats on the Blue! Definitely one of my favorites!
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Canon EOS-5D Mark IV
Canon EF 200mm f/2.8 USM
 05/29/2019 06:57:59 AM
This was my favorite in the challenge! What a cute moment you captured... and so technically perfect! And Welcome Back! Nice of you to pop on back in and win a blue ribbon :)
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Canon EOS R6
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM
 05/29/2019 02:14:15 AM
Such a wonderful capture. It does look like it is bewildered by its shadow:) Congrats on the blue
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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
OM System 90mm f/3.5 Macro IS PRO M.Zuiko Digital ED
 05/29/2019 12:37:34 AM
Originally posted by PapaBob:
Wow, I have not entered a challenge in the last three years but tend to come in and check the place out occasionally and threw this one in on whim. Thanks for all the kind comments and votes!


you are welcome ..!!.. ;)
I found this incredibly endearing .. with so much personality ..
many congrats on the blue .. just wonderful .. :)
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Sony Alpha a7 IV
Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS
 05/29/2019 12:04:21 AM
Wow, I have not entered a challenge in the last three years but tend to come in and check the place out occasionally and threw this one in on whim. Thanks for all the kind comments and votes!
 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon RP
Canon RF 35mm f/1.8 IS Macro
 05/28/2019 09:17:27 PM
nice photo, top
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Canon EOS-6D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 05/26/2019 05:31:20 PM
OR, poor thing lost it's contacts. :P
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Nikon D7200
Tamron SP 24-70mm F/2.8 Di VC USD for Nikon
 05/26/2019 10:51:22 AM
One of my favorites - too cute for words.
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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
OM System 90mm f/3.5 Macro IS PRO M.Zuiko Digital ED
 05/25/2019 07:45:15 PM
WONDERFUL .. the look of curiosity you have captured takes this to a whole other level .. i want this to ribbon .. altho i have only seen two of the entries .. just saying .. ;)
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Nikon Z7II
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 28-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED
 05/25/2019 04:21:21 PM
wonderful shot!
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Canon EOS-450D Rebel XSi
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 III
 05/25/2019 02:49:56 PM
Very nice well composed!
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OM System OM-5
Olympus 17mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko
05/25/2019 12:35:15 PM
OH! This is adorable. Titles are sometimes, like this, the added bonus of a great picture.
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Sony Alpha a7R III
Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM
 05/24/2019 05:09:07 PM
Delightful!
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Canon EOS-1D Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS II USM Lens
 05/24/2019 04:19:28 PM
So cute! One of my top 5!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon Z8
Nikon NIKKOR Z 28-400mm f/4-8
 05/22/2019 09:30:03 AM
Perfect timing on the capture.
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Sony DSLR-A550
Sony DT 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical ED
 05/22/2019 12:21:43 AM
Loely photo well done with the oof background makes this shot 8
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