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Unbelievably Volatile Whippet
Unbelievably Volatile Whippet
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Challenge: ABC...LMN...XYZ (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D3
Lens: Nikon AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 200-400mm f/4.0G IF-ED
Date: May 5, 2008
Aperture: F5.6
ISO: 1250
Shutter: 1/5000th sec
Galleries: Animals, Black and White
Date Uploaded: May 5, 2008

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Statistics
Place: 8 out of 194
Avg (all users): 6.8671
Avg (commenters): 7.4000
Avg (participants): 6.8133
Avg (non-participants): 6.9265
Views since voting: 3942
Views during voting: 316
Votes: 143
Comments: 28
Favorites: 2 (view)

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 05/23/2008 12:01:10 PM
Congrats on your top ten finish.

I'm not sure many people appreciate how hard it is to get a dog this crisp - especially when it is running at you and in mid stride . .

I have taken (literally) countless shots of my dog running and got very few that are worthwhile.

This on the otherhand looks spot on :- )
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 05/20/2008 02:30:33 PM
This is a stunning capture, the colours, and clarity are fantastic. Also, you chose (IMO) the most difficult letters of the alphabet for your title. Bravo and congratulations on top ten, Bob.
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 05/19/2008 12:50:05 AM
Great shot. Real eye catcher.
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 05/19/2008 12:41:21 AM
Lots of great energy in this...
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 05/19/2008 12:10:41 AM
This is such a great capture. The stop motion and "energy" are amazing. Well done and congrats on top 10!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/18/2008 10:27:56 PM
The desat effect is really cool considering the posture of the subject. What a great shot.
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 05/17/2008 12:13:21 AM
Good capture. I like your post-processing. I'm curious how the original looked. If the grass was green it really would have popped next to the color of the whippet.
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 05/16/2008 06:17:11 PM
my 4 year son says: woah! that's a pretty fast whippet! where did you take that picture?
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 05/16/2008 08:33:16 AM
hhhhhhhhhhh,nice shot!
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 05/16/2008 08:13:57 AM
Great job. Love the action stopped energy this piece holds. 10
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 05/16/2008 07:13:50 AM
8 - I never tire of these.
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 05/15/2008 11:13:46 AM
the selective desaturation does emphasize the dog - but i personally think this shot would do better fully in color - it seems more gimmacy here than beneficial. still, it is a very good shot
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 05/14/2008 11:35:53 PM
Incredible shot. Looks like a greyhound running for lead.
Very well done.
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 05/14/2008 04:08:33 PM
gorgeous animal
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 05/13/2008 05:39:54 PM
Pure Joy! The selective desaturation works beautifully here. Perfect! Love it!
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 05/13/2008 12:45:10 PM
Tremendous photo - a little too cntral perhaps, but great capture and use of Desat.
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 05/13/2008 09:28:22 AM
Had preferred this to be in a black and white rather than partially desat. Beautiful dog.
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 05/13/2008 12:17:55 AM
This is done so very well! It deserves a ribbon!
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 05/12/2008 10:26:42 PM
The desaturation kind of makes him look demonic, which is not the effect I assume you were going for.
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 05/12/2008 06:20:26 PM
Ohhh...you took a beautiful image of your baby! I really admire your wonderful DOF, composition, detail and nice editing work..a truly beautiful capture of a beautiful creature. I am now a proud owner of a 2 year old Greyhound. These swift hounds are amazing and gentle. Don't they run fast?! I love your happy dog and image!
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 05/12/2008 04:22:48 PM
Such amazingly fast little creatures.
I would've preferred the grasses to remain their natural color.
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 05/12/2008 12:28:45 PM
Great use of PP and a great action pic. Nice one.
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 05/12/2008 12:22:11 PM
good partial desat. I like the eye contact with the dog.
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 05/12/2008 04:17:02 AM
Lost the last comment. Maintenence mode on the site kicked it.

Love the expression, the isolation of the subject and the sense of movement. I wonder if the grass could have been 'less completely' (can't think of the word) desaturated.
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 05/12/2008 03:14:44 AM
Whippets...like the wind those canines... I think I may have preferred it in full colour..but still like think it a cool action shot!
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 05/12/2008 02:31:15 AM
wonderful capture and the treatment
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 05/12/2008 01:43:48 AM
Nice catch! Like the destaturation effect here.
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 05/12/2008 12:07:50 AM
lol the photo matches the title well. awesome capture, good idea making the grass black and white
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