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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Light on White III (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Canon EOS-30D
Lens: Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
Location: Federal Way, WA (Seattle)
Date: Nov 25, 2006
Aperture: f/13
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/20sec
Galleries: Animals
Date Uploaded: Nov 26, 2006

 Hard time figuring out what to shoot for this challenge. Originally wanted to go to the local zoo & shoot polar bears, but my wife wasn't up to it.

This came to me out of the blue, and we tried to get this little guy to sit up & eat cheese.

Rodents are VERY uncooperative when it comes to photo shoots. :o\ They like to hide in corners, which doesn't work very well in a light box. Deb finally came up with the idea to hold it in a kitchen towel, and that worked well... so we covered a small box with them, and she kept propping it up on the corner of the box. Eventually the thing seemed to like the lens, and sat there for an eternity :O)

Really like the way this one turned out. Hope it does well (don't we always!!).

Disclaimer: No animals were harmed in the making of this photograph (infact, she was returned to PetSmart immediately after the shoot... and i gave my refund to the clerk as a tip).

Lit in my large light box, with 3 x 100W
Bounced 2 flashes

pp:
(DPP) convert from RAW
(CS2) crop
cloned out some sensor dust & 2 dust specs on rodent
very small dodge & burn on ears & eyes
selective color on feet & tail (they were EXTREMELY pink)
levels
sharpen
ni
sfw

1/20se
f13
iso 100

Statistics
Place: 50 out of 233
Avg (all users): 6.0050
Avg (commenters): 8.0000
Avg (participants): 5.9278
Avg (non-participants): 6.0769
Views since voting: 979
Views during voting: 313
Votes: 201
Comments: 18
Favorites: 4 (view)

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 12/04/2006 02:11:37 AM
i reckon this should have been in the top 10 ... guess you cant please everyone!!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/02/2006 12:51:20 PM
Entirely too cute! Perfect for this challenge and very well done, too.
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 12/01/2006 09:49:26 PM
Awwwwwww. .. .I love him! What a cute photo!
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 12/01/2006 09:25:25 AM
Darling little guy! Fantastic focus.
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 11/30/2006 11:40:24 PM
I was hoping someone would do a white mouse for this challenge. Very nice photo. It's so hard to get the right exposure for white fur and this is just great! Like the textures here too! Adorable!
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 11/30/2006 11:33:56 PM
I really like how sharp the whiskers look. I also like the expression of the little escape artist, trusting and sort of sad. Very nice. ~8
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 11/30/2006 10:15:05 PM
Great sharpness and detail.
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 11/29/2006 11:05:47 AM
this is a delightful shot with very natural colour
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 11/29/2006 01:43:17 AM
lovely. beautiful composition
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 11/28/2006 09:25:27 PM
Very nice focus, and I like all the textures and shades of white. Very nice.
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 11/28/2006 04:48:23 PM
I tried getting my kid's rats to hold still for a photo the other day, not an easy thing to do. Well done!
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 11/28/2006 05:48:04 AM
oh my gosh ... that's the cutest little mouse ... and its a great shot too! .. the whiskers just jump out at you ... in fact i just love those whiskers! ... they create a lovely contrast to the blanket and the softness in the rest of the image ....
think i love the little ears as well ... come to think of it, those eyes do something for me too ...
and i think i've seen enough flowers in this challenge to last a lifetime ... lol ... anyway i just love this one ... =9 ..
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 11/27/2006 07:12:43 PM
What a nicely perfect little albino mouse. The composition is very pleasing. 9.
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 11/27/2006 03:17:57 PM
I love the texture in this image! The mouse seems to truly have been caught in a moment. Focus and depth of field is so perfectly coordinated in the face of the mouse! It only feels off in the blue tones of the blanket and color cast on the muzzle of the cute little creature. Nicely captured. :)
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 11/27/2006 11:55:24 AM
I'm bad at telling between a rat and a mouse and don't know which one this is but it is so adorable!! I had pet mice and they were wonderful... this is a really great photo and shows so much great detail. Good job!
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 11/27/2006 06:17:07 AM
he's a little beauty! So white!
Dont usually give animal shots anything
cant resist here
8
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 11/27/2006 02:14:23 AM
cute little fellow!!
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 11/27/2006 12:43:40 AM
how did you get them whiskers to stay still? I have some rodent wonders who just can't sit still even for a thousandth of a second :)
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