Considering that at 40 votes I was at 6.2 I am quite pleased.
[Aug. 6th, 2009 06:29:29 PM]
This was taken at the Columbus Zoo. Same lion as all of my other lion pics. I was on the phone with a friend and while I was talking the lion walked right up and looked at me. I was able to pop off 3 shots and only one of him looking in my direction (shot through the bars). Cell phone wedged between my ear and shoulder and the 30d with the Sigma 70-300 in hand was a challenge. After the shots he walked away and laid down behind a bush. But I knew I had something good. A lion image was my best FS to date - this is topping it so far. I would love to ribbon with this as I have never ribboned in a FS - top 10 was my best. Its not a super high score but maybe enough for yellow.
Editing - Lightroom RAW conversion, Super Fun Happy action, bitchin b&W action put on soft light mode and reduced, decent amount of dodge and burn, minor cloning, light vignette, sharpen, crop (only a bit off the top - nothing from the sides), USM, more dodge and burn, border.
[Aug. 7th, 2009 07:16:47 PM]
Man - one day past and a measly number of additional votes -
Votes: 153
Views: 293
Avg Vote: 7.0458
Comments: 9
Favorites: 5
Oh well -
Past entries with this lovely creature -
Post Challenge Whooh hooh! After three and a half years I finally ribboned in a FS. Thank you for the votes and comments. We have not been getting to the zoo often this past year with Aidan in school and us now living quite a bit further away. Sheer luck with this one - right time/right place scenario.
Now if I could just get me one of them posthumous awards.
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Place: 2 out of 419 Avg (all users): 7.0461 Avg (commenters): 8.7000 Avg (participants): 6.9487 Avg (non-participants): 7.3714 Views since voting: 11422 Views during voting: 303 Votes: 152 Comments: 41 Favorites: 19 (view)
Dude, when you ribbon in a challenge and it doesn't even make it onto your profile page... time for a career change! Have you considered some underground work?
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