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The Undeniable Feeling of Being Watched...
The Undeniable Feeling of Being Watched...
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Challenge: Framing II (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6D ED
Location: Heath MA
Date: Jun 11, 2006
Aperture: 5.6
Shutter: 1/2000
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Jun 13, 2006

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Met this young bull moose in the woods Sunday.

He watched me for a long time. I have plenty of pictures of him where he is in focus... but I took this one of him peeking at me from behind the tree, staring at me, out of focus (he saw me long before I saw him), this captures the whole feel of coming across an animal this size out in the wilderness...

I have had my scores off for ages now. Having way more fun doing this for me and not pimping for the update button. :)

****post challenge****

So, not the brown, but close. Amazing how stepping out of the box will throw you to the back of the pack. LOL In anycase, I still really like what the photo conveys - even if the voting herd did not. For anyone who is interested - here is an "in focus" shot of the same moose -



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Avg (commenters): 3.3889
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Views since voting: 1052
Views during voting: 351
Votes: 268
Comments: 21
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 06/20/2006 09:56:39 PM
Would of worked better if your focus had of been on the animal!
Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 06/20/2006 08:09:33 PM
wach your focus
Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II
Olympus 60mm f/2.8 Macro M.Zuiko Digital ED
 06/20/2006 03:21:13 PM
Such a wonderful opportunity! It's too bad you weren't able to get the moose in focus. Would have been perfect for this challenge. :(
Nikon D300
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 06/19/2006 11:40:39 PM
nice
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 06/19/2006 11:28:09 PM
A shame the camera focussed on the tree and not the animal
Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM
 06/19/2006 06:09:44 PM
Almost a great shot! Too bad it isn't in focus.
Panasonic DMC-FZ3
 06/18/2006 02:12:39 AM
Way out of focus.
Nikon D200
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 06/17/2006 12:04:09 AM
Sadly the focus is one the tree not the animal and the branch is across one of its eyes. This would have been a good picture otherwise.
Nikon D200
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
 06/16/2006 06:46:30 PM
nice dof.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-50D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 06/16/2006 11:42:00 AM
Your subject is in the background, but your frame is the only thing in focus. it should be reversed.
Panasonic DMC-FZ50
 06/15/2006 06:23:38 PM
The foreground is in focus but the subject is not
Kodak Z650
 06/15/2006 09:33:28 AM
I DON'T SEE A FRAME IN THE FOREGROUND.
Konica Minolta Maxxum 5D
Konica Minolta AF 35-105mm f/3.5-4.5
 06/15/2006 06:42:45 AM
The shallow DOF loses the detail in the animal and detracts from this picture.
Canon EOS-50D
Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
 06/14/2006 06:22:06 PM
RUN!!!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-20D
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 06/14/2006 04:04:46 PM
I would rather the focus be on the moose (?) than on the leaves in the foreground.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 06/14/2006 02:58:43 PM
really wish the sunject was in focus.
Nikon D50
Tamron AF 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical for Nikon
 06/14/2006 01:37:35 PM
would be a great shot if it were in focus
Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM
 06/14/2006 12:02:04 PM
blurr
Fujifilm FinePix S3 Pro
 06/14/2006 08:21:33 AM
Subject should have been in focus. My opinion.
Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 06/14/2006 02:16:59 AM
not sure where the framing is, but your heart must have been beating;)
Nikon D40
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED
 06/14/2006 01:40:01 AM
I'd like it better if the focus were on the moose, rather than the frame.
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