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Challenge: Lighting II (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Kodak DX6490
Location: Sydney Australia
Date: May 21, 2005
Aperture: f 3.7
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/350
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: May 21, 2005

 taken at the Zoo in Sydney
shot full zoom hand held (380mm equiv.)through plastic window
used EV adjustment -2 to darken shadows and to help reduce the blown out chin
editing
crop
boost saturation +40
lower brightness -15
remove some blue and cyan out of the rocks
dodge shadows on face and the left eye
blured rocks and grass a little
clone out a few stray hairs etc.
flatten
contrast adjustment with usm
resize
light usm
save for web

Statistics
Place: 34 out of 239
Avg (all users): 6.2075
Avg (commenters): 7.4706
Avg (participants): 5.9709
Avg (non-participants): 6.4312
Views since voting: 1298
Views during voting: 372
Votes: 212
Comments: 17
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/29/2005 04:57:22 PM
Very dramatic and regal lighting. Great eyes.
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 05/29/2005 04:12:41 PM
Great light that accentuates the fierce look.
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 05/28/2005 11:45:23 AM
I think it is a little too sharp, and lost detail in the white of the muzzle...and then the too deep shadow in the eye. Without that unsharp mask would have been great but still very memorable.
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 05/28/2005 07:13:52 AM
He is so proud...nice capture of the lion king! :)
It's a pity that the fur is a bit burnt...
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 05/27/2005 10:33:10 PM
Too much light.
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 05/26/2005 11:08:23 PM
The lighting is wonderful. The composition is also quite nice - good use of the rule of thirds. I would like to see the paws in the shot as well, and I think the mane suffers a bit from over-sharpening.
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 05/26/2005 07:57:03 PM
Why are you so serous, what are you thinking about? Very nice. But lightning? Well got light on his face. Not sure. Very good image though.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/26/2005 05:13:33 PM
great choice of subjects the light in his mane is wonderful
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 05/25/2005 09:43:34 AM
Good for a zoo photo - so hard to get
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/24/2005 08:18:26 AM
Really Stunning!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/23/2005 07:23:44 PM
The sunlight on this lion is fantastic! I love the background, the direct sun on his mane and face, also the shadows cast by the sunlight which make him stand out in this shot...9
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 05/23/2005 06:41:32 PM
Super lighting here, though a bit too sharp on the lower part of the mane (on my monitor at least)
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 05/23/2005 06:11:49 PM
He's beautiful. I really like the shadows from the lighting.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/23/2005 06:04:04 PM
Very striking, the lions head is lit nicely
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 05/23/2005 01:29:22 PM
Great interplay of light & shadows.
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 05/23/2005 01:26:48 AM
Extraordinary lighting, composition and detail. Really nice job!
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 05/23/2005 12:10:03 AM
i absolutely love ANIMAL Shots and the light on his regal face is wonderful...great composition and use of light .. 10
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