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Lion and Tiger and Bear - Oh My!
Lion and Tiger and Bear - Oh My!
timfythetoo


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Challenge: Triptych II (Advanced Editing V*)
Camera: Canon EOS-30D
Lens: Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 APO DG Macro for Canon
Location: Columbus Zoo
Date: Apr 27, 2007
Galleries: Animals, Diptych / Triptych
Date Uploaded: Apr 27, 2007

 The ideas I had earlier in the week were not possible. Either places werent open or landscapes were nto available. I had this idea last minute and only Friday to shoot it. And in that day I ended up with only one hour as it started to rain and we had to leave the zoo early. Overall I lucked out that all three of these guys were visible. The tiger was pretty far away - hence the tight crop, but the other two were posing well.

The bear is a Sun Bear. Some sort of Asian bear. They are pretty small and awfully goofy looking. Their eyes seem to go in different directions, they walk odd and just give these really strange looks. The grizzly bears were facing the wrong direction.

Alot of editing - all RAW converted, various seletcive color adjustments, high pass sharpens, NI, minor cloning on the lion to remove some dirt spots, minor cloning on the tiger to hide some chain link, alot of dodging and burning, gaussian blur layer, crop, attaching the three together and then moreof everything again, resize, usm, and more of everythign again.

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 05/05/2007 11:46:35 PM
Nice characters and props for the oz reference. 7
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Canon EOS-550D Rebel T2i
Sigma 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS HSM
 05/05/2007 05:22:17 AM
My son loves it - well done!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D2Xs
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED
 05/02/2007 03:04:34 AM
Nice sharp captures.
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Canon EOS-30D
Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
 05/02/2007 02:14:46 AM
Good shots Dorothy, where's Toto?
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Canon EOS-20D
Tamron AF 55-200mm F4-5.6 LD Di-II for Canon
 05/01/2007 07:36:34 PM
Haha I didn't have my screen fully open so I had to scroll down to see this this so it went..."Lion , nice... tiger, oooo I study on big cats, I like...Bear??" Then I realised the bear and I were wearing the same confused expression and I had to laugh. The title is perfect!
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Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Nikon
 05/01/2007 12:50:26 AM
WHAT is that bear thinking? :) Great pics, nice arrangement.
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
 04/30/2007 11:37:07 PM
haha...nice use on the phrase and beautiful photos
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Nikon D810
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 04/30/2007 10:19:42 PM
Nicely composed. Bear looks a bit fake but maybe its just my monitor.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 04/30/2007 08:30:26 PM
Lovely!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D80
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 18-135mm f/3.5- 5.6G ED DX
 04/30/2007 08:16:39 PM
I love the top 2
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 04/30/2007 05:26:26 PM
A well known line put to great effect. personally I love the bear shot but all work well together. 7
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Olympus Stylus 770 SW
 04/30/2007 04:55:50 PM
Is that bear okay?
He looks a little tipsy.
This is fantastic.
Couldn't get much better.
=P
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ300
 04/30/2007 11:08:17 AM
Great shot and great title! *7*
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/30/2007 10:06:08 AM
You're right - it's a stupid looking bear! But the tryptich is a beauty. What a great idea!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Pentax KP
Pentax FA 77mm f/1.8 Limited AF
 04/30/2007 12:22:05 AM
The poor bear looks like he ate something nasty! Lovely pics.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 04/30/2007 12:19:32 AM
great saturation...looks like Velvia film...nice 8
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