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Challenge: Free Study 2007-07 (Advanced Editing V*)
Camera: Canon PowerShot S2 IS
Location: Botswana
Date: Jul 13, 2007
Aperture: 3.5
ISO: auto
Shutter: 1/400
Galleries: Animals
Date Uploaded: Jul 25, 2007

 Hippopotamus, Chobe River, Botswana. The hippo spends most of his time underwater and occasionally emerges briefly to take a breath. Mild sharpening, contrast adjustments. Resize.

Statistics
Place: 638 out of 651
Avg (all users): 4.0880
Avg (commenters): 4.6667
Avg (participants): 3.9804
Avg (non-participants): 4.5652
Views since voting: 887
Views during voting: 163
Votes: 125
Comments: 9
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Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 08/07/2007 07:08:01 PM
They're dangerous, that much I know, and responsible for many a death. I think you have a long lens there.
Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Olympus 45mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko Digital
 08/07/2007 12:29:46 PM
This is a fun shot but it's too bad that the hippo is not in focus.
Olympus E-5
Olympus 18-180mm f/3.5-6.3 Zuiko ED Digitial Zoom
 08/06/2007 08:32:05 AM
Focus is off just a touch, but still a really nice capture.
Samsung Galaxy S9/S9+
Canon TC-DC58B 1.5x Tele Converter
08/06/2007 08:18:18 AM
Well, you don't see a hippopotamus everyday but the focus is too far off.
Canon R50
Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
08/04/2007 02:11:50 PM
Wish the focus were better on this.
Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF 22-55mm f/4.0-5.6 USM
 08/02/2007 12:51:47 PM
Lol - If only this guy was in focus, I would have scored it much, much higher.
Nikon D5100
Tamron AF 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical for Nikon
 08/02/2007 09:26:24 AM
nice action, but the lack of focus ruins it all
Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
 08/01/2007 01:10:54 PM
Too out of focus.
Nikon D750
Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM | C
 08/01/2007 01:22:26 AM
Too bad the grass is in focus and the hippo isn't. 5.
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