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Darling, Don't Ever Change
Darling, Don't Ever Change
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Challenge: Best of 2005 (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM
Location: Toronto Zoo
Date: Oct 30, 2005
Aperture: f/4.5
ISO: 1600
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Jan 15, 2006

 We took the kids to the Toronto Zoo on October 30, 2005. We observed these two sweethearts in an 'aquarium' (probably not the correct name for it, since there was no 'aqua' involved), which contained some sort of fluorescent lighting. The building itself was mostly naturally lit by skylights. I had the camera set at 1600 ASA, steadied with a monopod, and I used flash for fill. I knew this stew of a lighting mix, on top of the high sensitivity setting, would result in an interesting white balance problem to solve, and possible colour shifts, but I hoped for the best. I was lucky, and the colour mix turned out to be pleasing.

I post processed as follows.
- RawShooter conversion from RAW to 16-bit TIFF
In PS, I applied the following:
- Noise Ninja filter
- Focus Magic lens blur filter (set at 2)
- Auto Level tool
- Color Balance tool
- i2e filter for colour and contrast enhancement
- Nik Pro Contrast filter
- dodged and burned

That sounds like a lot, but in fact all the adjustments were fairly subtle, and the result is not too different from the exposure as taken. Original in camera crop was used.

Finally, resized, converted to sRGB color space, sharpened, and converted to JPEG.

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Nikon D4s
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 01/30/2006 09:01:55 PM
Cute title, nice colorful shot
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Nikon D300
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8
 01/30/2006 05:00:19 PM
I love it......brings a chuckle...esp the title.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Olympus PEN E-P3
Konica Minolta MF 85mm f/1.7
 01/28/2006 09:50:38 PM
interesting, but colors seem odd and looks a little oversharpened.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-6D
Canon EF 200mm f/2.8 L II USM Lens
 01/28/2006 01:52:08 AM
Title enhances shot.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 01/26/2006 07:08:20 AM
Wow, what amazing colors, patterns, and textures. This is a super shot, well done..... I really love it.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 01/26/2006 05:28:40 AM
Great title.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 01/25/2006 03:17:50 PM
romance!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-300D Rebel
 01/24/2006 08:14:48 AM
nice idea, great color, great lines, nice dof, light ok, nice texture, b&w need a little tweaking, overall good
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony Ericsson W810i
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Pentax
 01/21/2006 04:24:30 PM
awww.. Chameleon parental love. You just know that child is going to go "change" into a skimpy "skin" color and go out partying right after this! Darn manipulative chameleon teenagers.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-60D
Sigma 85mm f/1.4 for Canon
 01/20/2006 01:12:11 PM
Awwwww...I have to say this is the cutest pair of lizards I have ever seen...and the title is so perfect...love the bright colors.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-D60
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 01/20/2006 09:23:55 AM
Aaahhh...this looks so sweet. Great colors, great job!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/19/2006 07:02:20 PM
Wow, I'm curious as to whether this is post-process color shifts... or if those lizards are naturally so vibrant. Either way...great capture!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 01/19/2006 03:19:29 PM
Nice strong colors, great texture and fantastic title.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-6D
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 01/19/2006 06:27:34 AM
stunning detial and colors! Nice DOF
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/18/2006 03:36:17 PM
Great capture, wonderful colors and dof. Perfect title-9-
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-500D Rebel T1i
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
 01/18/2006 12:24:26 PM
I like the title, nice addition to the photo :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 01/18/2006 12:43:33 AM
10 from me...lizards rock!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D70s
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 55-200mm f/4.0-5.6G ED
 01/17/2006 09:48:07 PM
Wow, nice colors and detail.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Olympus OM-D E-M5
Canon EF 28-200mm f/3.5-5.6 USM
 01/17/2006 01:04:20 PM
How cute! I really like the title, too.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-7D
Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Canon
 01/16/2006 08:52:21 AM
Love the title. ROFL I feel as if the crop is a tad awkward though. That one fella is awfully bright. WOW
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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