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Challenge: At the Zoo (Advanced Editing IV)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Canon PowerShot S1 IS
Location: Berkeley, California, USA
Date: Jul 16, 2005
Aperture: 4.5
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/80
Galleries: Still Life, Animals
Date Uploaded: Jul 17, 2005

At the Tilden Regional Park Nature Area Visitor Center.

@ Retouched out some minor shadows
@ Noise reduction with PictureCooler
@ RGB Curve
@ Create selection/mask for BG
@ Gaussian Blur BG
@ Apply Blue Curve to BG
@ SaveAs flattened TIFF
@ USM at 12%/48 dia/TH = 0
@ USM at 66%/0.6 dia/TH =5
@ SaveAS JPEG at 8/10 quality = 120kb

Statistics
Place: 179 out of 198
Avg (all users): 4.6875
Avg (commenters): 4.8235
Avg (participants): 4.6174
Avg (non-participants): 4.7615
Views since voting: 1202
Views during voting: 329
Votes: 224
Comments: 20
Favorites: 0


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07/25/2005 12:06:18 AM
Yes, stuffed, low-light/no flash. I agree I over-brightened it a bit, but the gradient is natural except for being changed to a sky-ish color instead of the dark wall there originally. I'll post a reduced original for comparison.
Reduced to DPC size, JPEG 8/10 (138kb):



Message edited by author 2012-08-07 14:42:51.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/24/2005 10:22:45 PM
he looks stuffed
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07/24/2005 06:41:07 PM
taxidermed?
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07/24/2005 04:40:56 PM
He's stuffed isn't he? Great capture regardless...
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07/24/2005 09:27:14 AM
Interesting....almost looks like it is stuffed.
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07/23/2005 11:30:59 AM
not quite sharp enough good contrast against sky
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07/20/2005 10:49:27 PM
Looks kind of like taxidermy, forgive the fox if I am wrong.
Either way, nice image
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07/19/2005 11:21:28 PM
I like this shot, I just think that it is a tad too bright. Nice comp.
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07/19/2005 10:48:59 PM
This one looks stuffed. At least his eyes should be in focus.
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07/19/2005 05:35:07 PM
This photo looks pretty funky to me. Looks like the fox(?) was Photoshopped onto a gradational background. Something about it just doesn't look natural to me. Also looks like the fox is dead & stuffed. Anyway, moving on from my confusion... I think your composition would be improved with a crop on the left, just a little away from its ear. That would bring the viewer's eye more easily from its glass eye & down along the body. OK, I have to move on now, your photo is starting to freak me out! :-D
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07/19/2005 12:09:03 AM
this is kind of creepy looking, he's stuffed, yeah?
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07/18/2005 09:30:13 PM
I think he's stuffed
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07/18/2005 06:01:08 PM
stuffed
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07/18/2005 03:04:08 PM
bumping up, colors are nice, 7
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07/18/2005 10:55:09 AM
a stuffed fox, maybe it was a zoo specimen.
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07/18/2005 10:54:16 AM
Over sharpened
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07/18/2005 09:50:36 AM
This appears to be stuffed?? The background might present a better focus on the animal if it were dark. I like the shadow on his neck and back and the angle of the shot.
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07/18/2005 06:59:48 AM
More like at the museum, eh? It's fun when they satnd still like that. Nice composition, although a bit harshly lit.
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07/18/2005 03:35:16 AM
not sure if it is the over-processing, or if I truly am looking at a fox back from the taxidermist.
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07/18/2005 12:23:52 AM
i realise that not everybody has a zoo available, but whenever i see a stuffed animal, well, lets just say i'm not a huge fan.
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