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Chilli The Gerbil
Chilli The Gerbil
SteveJ


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Challenge: Pet Portrait II (Advanced Editing V*)
Camera: Canon EOS-30D
Lens: Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
Location: Home, Berkshire, UK
Date: Dec 11, 2006
Aperture: f5.6
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Animals
Date Uploaded: Dec 11, 2006

Had trouble getting a clear shot thru the glass cage.

USM, auto levels, cropped and saved to web.

Statistics
Place: 298 out of 378
Avg (all users): 4.9611
Avg (commenters): 4.8333
Avg (participants): 4.8473
Avg (non-participants): 5.0794
Views since voting: 787
Views during voting: 328
Votes: 257
Comments: 8
Favorites: 0


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12/22/2006 03:03:29 AM
Wow, pretty decent shot - through a cage *and* of an animal that probably moves a ton. Good work! (edit: and by "pretty decent" I mean I gave it a ten)

Message edited by author 2006-12-22 03:06:26.
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12/20/2006 10:47:03 AM
This little guy is so cute! I love his expression. I think what hurt you in this challenge was the bright area in front right more than anything - draws the eye away from Chilli.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/18/2006 08:46:44 AM
FLASH!
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12/15/2006 03:12:40 PM
You captured a great pose. The detail on the hands and whiskers is very nice, and I like the highlight in Chilli's eye. 6
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12/15/2006 06:54:44 AM
4 - Perhaps placing some more interesting objects near Chilli may have given this 'portrait' a bit more of an edge.
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12/13/2006 03:25:14 PM
cute.
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12/13/2006 12:31:48 PM
Nice picture, I would have editted the big blur spot, on the right front corner, as this challenge is advanced editting
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12/13/2006 08:44:18 AM
Wow, you actually got the gerbil to stay still enough for this close-up! I know someone who has a gerbil and they are very active little critters. Love the details seen on this pet. He/she looks as if he/she is in it's cage/habitat which, unfortunately, acts as a distraction to the eye and takes focus away from the main subject. There is too much 'things' seen in the background and the foreground fares only a tad better with the slight blob of blurred bedding in the lower right hand corner. A simple and clean background (i.e. solid color or just nestled in the bedding) would help improve the picture because the gerbil would visually stand-out as the sole object of interest in the photo.
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