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The Observant Redhead
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Challenge: Complementary Colors II (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6G
Location: Denver Zoo
Date: Sep 29, 2005
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/160
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Sep 29, 2005

 This is a great primate that was watching me like a, well, ape. But the thing that struck me was its reddish hair against the green green grass. Ahhh, I said, he was posing for me because of the upcoming Complementary colors challenge where I could use his red hair and green grassy home. I love photographing animal life and he did not disappoint.

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Statistics
Place: 127 out of 318
Avg (all users): 5.2692
Avg (commenters): 5.8000
Avg (participants): 5.0000
Avg (non-participants): 5.5122
Views since voting: 1828
Views during voting: 302
Votes: 234
Comments: 6
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Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM
 10/12/2005 08:40:45 AM
Great ape, great pic. Good focus, composition etc.
Complementary - technically further away from true complements than many; artistically closer than many appear to have given you credit for.
Unfortunately in my opinion a relatively large number of voters took an absolute idea of complements and had no flexibility with regard to shade of colour which affects the complement equally.
Your shot definitely deserved to be higher placed.
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Canon EOS-50D
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 10/11/2005 09:52:10 PM
Wow this is amazing. The orange and green! What an expression.
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Nikon D3100
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 18-70mm 1:35-4.5G ED
 10/10/2005 09:44:14 AM
If the greens in the foliage weren't so bright, and if the yellow flowers in the foreground were cropped out, this would be a better demonstration of the effect of complementary colour contrast.
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Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 10/07/2005 10:00:23 PM
great shot.
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Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 10/05/2005 02:26:27 PM
Nice photo but I don't see the complimentary colors. Reminds me of my mother.
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Canon EOS R5
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS II USM Lens
 10/05/2005 12:29:54 PM
I do not see any complimentary colors.
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