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Blue Wildebeest
Blue Wildebeest
take-two


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Challenge: Blue VI (Standard Editing*)
Date: Jun 30, 2018
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/250
Date Uploaded: Jul 1, 2018

Connochaetes taurinus - The blue wildebeest, also called the common wildebeest, white-bearded wildebeest or brindled gnu, is a large antelope and one of the two species of wildebeest.

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Place: 157 out of 157
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Avg (commenters): 4.9167
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07/09/2018 01:43:47 PM
Originally posted by take-two:


Lesson learnt (by myself that is)...


'tis a lesson better left unlearned.
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07/09/2018 11:17:29 AM
I like your image so much, not least for waving a desaturated red flag before the non-believers. This wildebeest is officially blue, so it has the imprimatur of science as well as art. Kissed by the sun's glare, it's a transitory cameo of which I'm fortunate to have been offered a glimpse.
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07/09/2018 11:16:51 AM
LOLOL, I gave you a 6 cus he looked sad and I got all serious and psychoanalyzed the photo trying really hard to find blue LOLOL
I would go with the depressed thing, it seemed to work in your favour!!! lol
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07/09/2018 02:20:41 AM
stone last!

Anyway, for clarity, this animal is not blue because he's lonely or anything, he is named a "Blue" Wildebeest.

Connochaetes taurinus - The blue wildebeest, also called the common wildebeest, white-bearded wildebeest or brindled gnu, is a large antelope and one of the two species of wildebeest.

Lesson learnt (by myself that is)...
 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/08/2018 11:20:41 PM
great texture and composition. wonderful how the animal is scratched out of his environment by a deft, quick pen.
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07/08/2018 08:35:47 PM
he does look sad... Nice composition!
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07/08/2018 02:15:33 PM
Don't really see the blue
07/08/2018 01:42:37 PM
What an amazing creature and how exciting to have seen it. I like the contrast between the pale grass and the dark trees. I think i'd have preferred to have had a bit more light on the head as the features are a little difficult to pick out.
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07/06/2018 05:30:53 PM
Yes it does look sad. Very nice.
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07/05/2018 05:29:47 PM
I must admit that nothing really conveys "blue" to me here. I googled, and there is indeed an animal with that name, but as I'm not familiar with it I have a hard time with this shot in relation to the challenge topic.
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07/05/2018 04:04:39 AM
good catch
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07/03/2018 11:08:16 PM
Well, you got me to look in Wikipedia to learn about this critter. I had not known about the distinctions between black wildebeest and blue wildebeest. Thanks.
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07/03/2018 10:33:25 PM
Ha! Ok, I love the shot. Can't talk myself into giving it a high score and can't talk myself out of giving it a high score. Trying convince myself that he's blue because he's off by himself. I'll let you know what I decide later. :)
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07/03/2018 09:51:58 PM
Where is the blue?
07/03/2018 10:05:35 AM
Good image, but doesn't say blue to me.
07/02/2018 01:11:04 AM
You're lucky I have dog vision or I'd DNMC this! :P
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07/02/2018 12:46:23 AM
What a fantastic shot and the opportunity to be able to shoot wildebeests. If I go deep into psycho stuff, I can see him being alone, and outcast, probably had a bad childhood and then was starving as an adult with nothing but grass to eat. But the shot is black/grey white. you are going to get so dinged for this.
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