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Challenge: Free Study XIV (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-10D
Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS
Location: Masai Mara Nature Reserve
Date: Oct 4, 2006
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/160
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Oct 19, 2006

 Lioness that has just walked away from a kill. Full for now. (not cropped in PP that is)

Processing:

Adobe Lightroom Beta 4:
Recovery +45
Brightness +35
Contrast +35
Vibrance +10
Sharpen +50
Smooth +4
De-Noise +31

Photoshop:
Highpass 1.5, hard light 75%
Curves
16 -> 8 bits/channel
Profile -> sRGB
Save for Web

Statistics
Place: 340 out of 625
Avg (all users): 5.4421
Avg (commenters): 6.4545
Avg (participants): 5.3709
Avg (non-participants): 5.7179
Views since voting: 994
Views during voting: 247
Votes: 190
Comments: 12
Favorites: 0

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Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM
 05/11/2007 05:11:44 PM
Nice capture! This looks like one serious cat.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon D80
Sigma 50-500mm f/4.0-6.3 EX APO RF HSM for Nikon
 11/07/2006 03:29:22 PM
fantastic shot very natural, I love it
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II
 11/06/2006 09:26:26 AM
i like the tight crop and composition of this piece.
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Canon EOS-1D Mark II
Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS
 11/05/2006 10:39:45 AM
hhhmm the blood on his cheek suggests wildness to me as do the battlescars...not to mention those dang flies!
nice light in the eyes, sharp and close....does this lion have neck folds? : )
nice job....looks like you were close when you took this!
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 11/05/2006 06:20:08 AM
What a powerful looking beast, but a good photo here of it...
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Sony DSLR-A700
Sony 50mm f/1.4
 11/03/2006 11:33:24 PM
Nice close up view, though I wish that the entire face was in the sunlight...it really captures the detail and color of the fur.
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Canon EOS R5
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 11/03/2006 04:37:56 PM
Subject well focused and focal point: 2
Lighting: 0 (IMO whites look very cool, could use a warming filter and/or possibly a bit more contrast)
Composition: 1.5
Background: 1
First impression/ Wow factor: 1
Artistic "override": +.5 (unique capture)
Total: 6
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Nikon D50
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
 11/03/2006 02:07:01 AM
Hmmmm. Tight crop. Must be Nick with the long lense. ;)

Nice scars on her nose.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark IV
Canon EF 200mm f/2.8 USM
 11/02/2006 05:12:15 PM
Oooooooh. . .my kind of photo! Beautiful capture of the essence of a lion that still maintains a ferrocious nature!
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Canon EOS-60D
Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS
 11/01/2006 06:49:23 PM
Great clarity and natural coloring. I wish there were more space around her as the image feels kind of cramped as it is cropped. Good luck in the challenge.
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Nikon D700
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8
 11/01/2006 12:01:04 PM
Very good crop.
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Canon PowerShot S3 IS
 11/01/2006 08:51:54 AM
Good capture and crop. The eyes are great. 7
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