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Ever Watchful
Ever Watchful
rjkstesch


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Challenge: Mother (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-210mm f/4.0-5.6D
Location: Utah's Hogle Zoo, SLC, Utah
Date: Dec 31, 2005
Aperture: f5.6
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/3
Galleries: Animals
Date Uploaded: Jan 1, 2006

 This wonderful creature is a Golden Lion Tamarin from the Hogle Zoo. I had spent a long time, tracking mom and baby. This was the best take. In my mind, the two were both there. I just failed to share the connection with the world. I do tend to expect others to read my mind. ;-)

Editing includes,
Levels, Brightness/Constrast, Hue/Saturation, Noise reduction on BG, Cloning of reflections from glass barrier, Resize image, Sharpening tool, Blur tool, resize canvas & save for web.

Nikon D70
2005/12/31 12:06:43
Compressed RAW (12-bit)
Image Size: Large (3008 x 2000)
Lens: 70-210mm F/4-5.6 D
Focal Length: 116mm
Exposure Mode: Aperture Priority
Metering Mode: Multi-Pattern
1/3 sec - F/5.6
Exposure Comp.: 0 EV
Sensitivity: ISO 800
Optimize Image: Normal
White Balance: Auto
AF Mode: AF-S
Flash Sync Mode: Not Attached
Color Mode: Mode Ia (sRGB)
Tone Comp.: Auto
Hue Adjustment: 0°
Saturation: Normal
Sharpening: Auto
Image Comment:
Long Exposure NR: Off

Statistics
Place: 85 out of 125
Avg (all users): 5.0693
Avg (commenters): 5.6250
Avg (participants): 5.0822
Avg (non-participants): 5.0647
Views since voting: 1077
Views during voting: 408
Votes: 274
Comments: 18
Favorites: 0

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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM
 01/09/2006 01:06:36 AM
An outstanding phot, the focus and sharpness is incredible, Now I guess I need to visit the zoo, haven't been there in about 45 years ;)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-1D X
Canon EF 300mm f/2.8 L IS USM
 01/08/2006 09:22:44 PM
absolutely beautiful shot, but without the title has absolutely no tie to the challenge.
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Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM
 01/07/2006 10:36:58 PM
great photo but it doesn't recall much recognition of "mother" to me...
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Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 01/06/2006 12:40:46 AM
What a beauty and such lovely capture. bumping up.
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Olympus E-3
Olympus 50-200mm f/2.8-3.5 ED Zuiko Digital
 01/05/2006 07:52:37 PM
Interesting. What is it? It is a nice image though. The animal is sharp and love your DOF.
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Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM
 01/05/2006 05:24:53 PM
This would have been more "mother" to me if there was a baby in the picture. Nice shot though, and great color.
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Pentax K-5
Pentax FA 50mm f/1.4 AF
 01/04/2006 08:08:39 PM
Back for comments. A nice nature shot with but unfortunately I think voters will be looking for mother/child relationships. Would have scored much higher if the young were in frame as well.
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 01/04/2006 07:30:44 PM
Great picture. Hard for me to guess this is "Mother" though. Had there been a youngster there, 8-10, easy. This way...6. Technicals are wonderful.
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Konica Minolta Maxxum 5D
Konica Minolta AF 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6(D) DT
 01/03/2006 10:28:23 PM
Pretty animal
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Sony Alpha a77
Sony DT 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3
 01/03/2006 10:01:30 PM
Very nice composition! The subject matter could have been better. Nice image quality. Could have been a little more creative. - 5
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Sony DSC-F828
Sony VCL-R2052 52mm 2x Telephoto Lens
 01/03/2006 08:44:43 PM
Great photo! Not intuitive it is a Mother watching.
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Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Tamron SP AF 24-135mm f/3.5-5.6 AD Aspherical IF for Canon
 01/03/2006 08:39:20 AM
Nice shot, I'll assume it's really a mother... 7
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 01/03/2006 05:19:47 AM
This would have been so much better if their was a baby somewhere in this image with his Mother ever watching and protecting it..... It is still a very good image.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 01/03/2006 03:12:30 AM
Beautiful!!
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Nikon D700
Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 28-70mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 01/03/2006 01:38:23 AM
Hey, this looks familiar?!?!?!
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Nikon D810
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED
 01/02/2006 08:50:49 PM
nice capture ...works well for the challenge
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 01/02/2006 06:06:29 PM
Not seeing a connection to mother here. Nice shot though.
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Sony Alpha a6000
Sony E 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 PZ OSS
 01/02/2006 02:47:08 AM
nice shot but nothing says mother to me.
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