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I've Been Noticed
I've Been Noticed
wyverndragon


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Challenge: Animal/People Interaction (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D80
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED
Location: Marymoor Park, Redmond, WA, USA
Date: Oct 30, 2009
Aperture: f4
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/80
Date Uploaded: Oct 31, 2009

 A little bit of a stretch, as the human who's interacting is not in the frame. Hopefully I'll just get dinged and not DQed for that. :)

I was sick as a dog, head-cold from hell. I'd just gotten a camera back from Life Pixel, converted to infrared. I was dying to go out and play with it. So I wander off to a local park. So walking through this park in the middle of the city, who steps out of the woods and sees me? This guy.

In visible light, he blended in -- all the foliage around him was the same shade he was. Nature's camouflage does not seem to work so well in infrared.

I shot a ton of frames and quietly tiptoed away.


Post: swapped the red/blue channels, then tweaks to saturation, contrast, curves, etc., until I was as happy as could be within basic rules.

Statistics
Place: 52 out of 67
Avg (all users): 4.9139
Avg (commenters): 6.5556
Avg (participants): 4.5556
Avg (non-participants): 4.9760
Views since voting: 911
Views during voting: 442
Votes: 244
Comments: 9
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon D300
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 80-200mm f/2.8D ED
 11/10/2009 01:08:46 PM
I elected to use a rating table to decide on what value to assign during voting.
Here’s the table:
1 No Animal/People Interaction
2 Slightly Appealing, but no Animal/People Interaction
3 Moderately Appealing, but on Animal/People Interaction
4 Greatly Appealing, but no Animal/People interaction
5 Not Appealing, but possessing Animal/People Interaction
6 Slightly Appealing and possessing Animal/People Interaction
7 Moderately Appealing and possessing Animal/People Interaction
8 Greatly Appealing and possessing Animal People Interaction
9 Better than #8, and caused an audible sigh
10 Better than #9, and would likely declare it a favorite
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Pentax K10D
Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF
 11/08/2009 10:51:27 PM
Sweet Infrared Rendering! I really like this! :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D7100
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 11/08/2009 07:19:42 PM
beautiful composition...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/08/2009 01:46:05 PM
A very interesting take on the challenge. I'm sure everyone will bomb you with "dnmc"'s, but I like this. It's as if I myself, as the viewer, am the person doing the interacting with the animal. A very unique perspective, one that makes me think of the photograph in an entirely new way... :)I also am attracted by the bizarre colors and ghostly light - they seem to add to the whole irony.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 11/08/2009 12:24:16 PM
the softness was an interesting addition. I like it.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon Z8
Nikon NIKKOR Z 28-400mm f/4-8
 11/06/2009 01:02:39 PM
Definitely get a sense of interaction from the eye contact. Bit of a dreamy feel to this.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D40
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6D ED
 11/04/2009 04:03:22 PM
Where's the human? But great shot of the buck.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D2X
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
 11/04/2009 12:36:01 PM
the uv filter makes this really interesting, and its a great capture, but i wish there was more of a human element in it. for me i feel as though it borders DNMC.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Olympus E-5
Olympus 12-60mm f/2.8-4.0 Zuiko
 11/04/2009 08:45:34 AM
Nice IR, not quite the interaction I was expecting but a really nice image here.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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