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NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
Morgan


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Challenge: Magazine Cover (Classic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D1X
Location: Metro Toronto Zoo
Date: Jun 7, 2003
Aperture: f 7.1
ISO: 125
Shutter: 1/200th of a second
Galleries: Animals, Advertisement
Date Uploaded: Jun 8, 2003

 A giraffe taken at Toronto Zoo with a Nikon D1x camera and a Nikkor VR 80mm-400mm f4.5-f5.6 D series lens on a tripod. With the lens racked out to the full 400 mm focal length.

This baby was born at 200 lbs and is growing at a rate of 1" a day. WOW!

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Votes: 235
Comments: 26
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 05/16/2012 11:00:52 PM
Nice shot
 08/07/2008 06:59:47 AM
He's growing at the rate of 1 foot A DAY?! Wow! cute shot, I think he's adorable.
 10/08/2003 09:10:49 AM
I love how you caught a shot of him sticking out his tongue...adds interest...nice closeup, good color.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/17/2003 05:59:06 PM
Fits the challenge very well. Composition and clarity are good, also. 8
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 06/17/2003 03:01:40 PM
thats almost an impossible crop
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 06/17/2003 02:19:31 PM
Cute shot, love the tongue! I'll bet you're getting heck over the sqareness of your image! (I feel for you!!!) Very strong image with very good details. Color seems very good. (Are you getting comments about the border being distracting or off color - if so...don't sweat it - it's not the photo, which is magnificent! 9 Rob the Swash
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 06/16/2003 10:36:21 AM
Wonderful picture! Great color and DOF and the focus is excellent too. Only thing is I think the border is not the right shade for NG mag.
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 06/15/2003 12:06:16 PM
Portrait crop would be more appropriate here is possible.
Interesting that this thread was running at the same time as this challenge:

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 06/14/2003 04:14:55 PM
There are a lot of National Geo cover images in this challenge, including one of the more humorous and creative images I've seen in a long time. But yours is the best. It is certainly worthy for the cover of National Geographic. Terrific job.
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 06/14/2003 06:13:14 AM
Excellent shot. 10
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 06/14/2003 02:21:46 AM
The border is too big and distracting, but otherwise pretty nice
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 06/13/2003 04:46:22 PM
Should be the National Geographic Kids one. Great shot though. Needs some more neck and head room so it can be cropped for a magazine though.
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 06/12/2003 05:56:37 PM
wonderful
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 06/12/2003 04:09:30 PM
This is one of the only shots the yellow border is suitable for. I like how the giraffes tongue is sticking out! Nice cropping and framing job
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 06/12/2003 12:09:34 PM
Nice shot but I'd like to see more of his neck!
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 06/12/2003 10:44:07 AM
Nice shot, but the border kinda looks green as opposed to yellow.
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 06/12/2003 09:01:51 AM
NG do not publish in this format, and it cannot be sensibly be cropped to a portrait ratio, but I think you know that. Otherwise its an excellent pic.
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 06/12/2003 06:25:59 AM
The border is a bit to thick
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 06/12/2003 01:17:59 AM
Great capture and detail. ( Would have preferred to see it sized portrait. )
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 06/12/2003 12:15:38 AM
nice photo. I would like to have seen the image more in the shape of the magazine and the border looks a little green on my monitor rather than gold. I like the tounge too.
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 06/11/2003 10:55:27 PM
What a cutie! Can you believe giraffes have the same amount of vertibrae as we humans!!!
Focus could be a bit sharper. I like how you caught the tongue out! Great timing.
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 06/11/2003 07:07:47 PM
excellent photo but don't like the border. 8
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 06/11/2003 12:34:45 PM
good picture.. =)
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 06/11/2003 10:36:01 AM
Nice zoo shot. Not crazy for the yellow/green border....the color is wrong, but this is well done.
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 06/11/2003 10:11:40 AM
This is a perfect subject for a portrait orientation, and yet the image appears to be almost square here. Not a bad capture, but the lack of the eye is a disappointment. 5 Jak
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 06/11/2003 03:02:51 AM
this really DOES look like it came out from national geographics cover! 8
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