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Hit and Run
Hit and Run
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: National Geographic II (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D700
Lens: Nikon AF-S Nikkor 24-120mm f/4G ED VR
Location: Nugegoda, Sri Lanka
Date: Jun 30, 2011
Aperture: f/16
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/15s
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Jun 27, 2011

Followed the squirrels with the camera on a monopod.

Statistics
Place: 95 out of 117
Avg (all users): 5.2463
Avg (commenters): 8.1429
Avg (participants): 5.0727
Avg (non-participants): 5.3671
Views since voting: 463
Views during voting: 271
Votes: 134
Comments: 10
Favorites: 2 (view)


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07/11/2011 12:48:43 PM
back again - so cool.
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07/08/2011 11:50:23 AM
gorgeous! sorry I didn't vote!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/07/2011 01:31:30 PM
Run little one run!
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07/05/2011 09:36:34 PM
I can't see this artsy image in National Geo... they're more into details of nature, I think.

But, still ... it's a really cool shot... just not for this challenge, I fear.



I may or may not be voting, so please do not equate my comment with any score.
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07/05/2011 10:49:02 AM
1st response after opening the thumbnail: Wow! This image flies in the face of many of the comments I have left on other images in this challenge and may be "paraded" by some of the Prima Donnas who did not mark my crit's as being helpful or openly challenged them post rollover in the forums. One will contradict oneself occasionally. Critiquing is a very difficult thing to do. Expect to be attacked if your anything less than complimentary. Mostly it's boot licking because people are afraid or too PC to pass negative (read constructive) crit. Blah blah. Back to the shot.
It's urban. Its blueish. Its blurred. It's not tack sharp. It's not WILD life. The animal is not making eye contact with the reader/viewer. It's running from not toward the viewer. There's no catch-light in the eye. Is there an obvious story in the image?
Having said all that, many a shot in NG flies in the face of 1x and DPC conformity. Tack sharp, well lit, even exposure, smooth gradations, ROT. Need I go on? What I love about this image is the fleeting moment in time caught by your eye. The squirrel is beating a hasty retreat from something or someone. He's midair! The pan and slow shutter speed is giving movement to an otherwise static medium; stills photography. It's not a new technique sure but in this case, as in NG, shots like this are published to accentuate something in the text, relevant to the story. Squirrel vs man? Squirrels adaptation to the city vs natural habitat.
I love it and it's refreshing. Kudo's for submitting this highly unusual and atypical image in a difficult and controversial challenge.
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07/04/2011 07:57:44 PM
very sweet shot with a lot of oomph.
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07/02/2011 08:39:10 AM
Go chippy go, cool and fun shot.
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07/01/2011 12:28:01 PM
i LOVE this!!!
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07/01/2011 09:44:24 AM
Love it
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07/01/2011 12:34:54 AM
Puuuuuurfect shot, not really NG though, but what the... i still like it.
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