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Challenge: Fauna II (Basic Editing)
Collection: Challenge Entries (most)
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
Location: Centreville, VA
Date: Oct 8, 2007
Aperture: 1.8
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/250s
Galleries: Animals, Macro
Date Uploaded: Oct 9, 2007

 This is a plastic toy that was screwed to the wall of a building we were in. He's actually head down, and I had to bend down to get my camera far enough below to get him in focus.

I appreciate all the time people put in to capture real animals, but when I saw this, I thought it might be good enough. Anyway, I'm sure there's a real lizard that looks like this!

Let's see whether anyone notices he has nostrils that don't actually open!

Statistics
Place: 40 out of 230
Avg (all users): 6.3364
Avg (commenters): 6.5000
Avg (participants): 5.8387
Avg (non-participants): 6.5355
Views since voting: 1518
Views during voting: 336
Votes: 217
Comments: 19
Favorites: 1 (view)

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Nikon D200
Nikon MF 105mm f/2.5 AIS
 10/22/2007 11:52:47 AM
Detail is exemplary. Very nice focus and the primary colors are pow. Wonderful stuff.
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 10/17/2007 04:57:46 PM
Congrats Jeffrey, I apparently don't use my eyes that well. You fooled me hook, line, and sinker.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark IV
Canon EF 200mm f/2.8 USM
 10/17/2007 11:19:36 AM
Oooooh. . .nice job, Jeffrey! This is awesome!

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Canon EOS-7D
Tamron AF 28-300mm F/3.5-6.3 XR Di VC LD Aspherical(IF)Macro
 10/17/2007 11:01:42 AM
Jeffrey
this is great! very other-worldy eerie but very beautiful with colors and DOF; to think this is plastic!! hehehe

Nicely done & great finish/score too in what i found to be an excellent group of images!
you go boy!!

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Sony Alpha a6000
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 10/17/2007 08:46:15 AM
I did not notice - very nice placement in the challenge, jeffrey !
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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 10/17/2007 04:39:13 AM
Yeah, yeah... I crawl around in dusty hot bunkers with dead plants that are so fragile they vibrate in the slightest breeze, then spend HOURS trying to duplicate the acid action within basic editing rules, and I get beat scorewise by a plastic lizard?? Very cool. :-)
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II
 10/17/2007 01:08:27 AM
Fun shot :)...you beat me by a lizards nostril (that doesn't open...lol) :)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS R5
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 10/16/2007 11:40:54 PM
All I have to say is DNMC!!!! (LOL - just kidding Jeffrey - does a facsimile of fauna count?) It shows well. No wonder you're over 6.
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Sony Alpha a55
Sony DT 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical ED
 10/16/2007 05:01:27 PM
lol what a poser.

I do like this, nicely composed and a great DOF.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 10/14/2007 01:14:52 AM
is he wearing blue gloves? love the focus and the dof
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Nikon D50
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 28-80mm f/3.3-5.6G
 10/13/2007 03:02:34 PM
Took me awhile to relize that this little guy wasn't real!
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Nikon D90
Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 EX APO IF HSM for Nikon
 10/13/2007 05:48:09 AM
Nice shoot, lovely color and detail...
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 10/13/2007 12:09:57 AM
really good. great composition, focus. 8.
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Canon PowerShot A530
 10/12/2007 06:31:46 AM
Hmm, is this a toy lizzard? Nice lighting, but I find the focus is too soft.
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Canon EOS-50D
Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Canon
 10/11/2007 11:19:44 AM
nice use of shallow DOF, like the texture on its skin
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Nikon D70
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
 10/11/2007 10:25:36 AM
great! I love the blue feet! I might have liked to see one of his colorful eyes a bit more. Nice use of selective focus.
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Pentax K10D
Pentax SMC- DA * 50-135mm F2.8 ED (IF) SDM
 10/10/2007 10:27:16 PM
Great bokeh in this shot.
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Nikon D40
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6G
 10/10/2007 10:45:13 AM
Creativity=1.5
Focus=2
Contrast=2
Lighting=2
Comp=1
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Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM
 10/10/2007 02:33:26 AM
plastic
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