DPChallenge: A Digital Photography Contest You are not logged in. (log in or register) 
 
Challenge Entries
Portfolio Images
This IS my good side
This IS my good side
Melethia


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Color Portrait II (Advanced Editing V)
Collection: Challenges 2007
Camera: Canon EOS-30D
Lens: Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS
Location: Frankfurt Zoo
Date: Mar 17, 2007
Aperture: f/4.5
ISO: 640
Shutter: 1/30
Date Uploaded: Mar 18, 2007

 Taken at the Frankfurt zoo. Cute little guy. I spent my entire Sunday evening (between loads of laundry) trying to do something about the stick behind him, but decided that I am horribly inept at Photoshop. And it wouldn't make a heckuva lot of difference, as it isn't a portrait of a person so it'll be DNMC to a lot of people to begin with. It is, however, in color.

Statistics
Place: 125 out of 268
Avg (all users): 5.5585
Avg (commenters): 7.7500
Avg (participants): 5.4483
Avg (non-participants): 5.6535
Views since voting: 1033
Views during voting: 307
Votes: 188
Comments: 18
Favorites: 1 (view)

Please log in or register to add your comments!

AuthorThread
 12/02/2007 02:13:10 PM
Wonderful clarity on the head, and DoF is perfect.

Maybe as it was advanced editing I would have toned down the branch coming out of his backside :- )

Really nice colours.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/14/2007 06:06:47 PM
Great focus, DOF, & color tones. Terrific shot Deb! :-)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/27/2007 02:26:46 PM
ok so who cares about the challenge..great shot, and love the DOF...as for the stick..I like it...works as a leading line, brings me back to the little guy...and perfectly clean backgrounds aren't needed ALL the time...
well done on this shot...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/27/2007 08:51:47 AM
:) yes, I liked the idea a lot! his color is perfect, and I like the dof too. but the most exciting thing for me here is his expression: just look at the way he is holding his head!! :) extremely cute. why do they always have the cutest expressions? :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/27/2007 07:47:57 AM
I see you made it to the zoo. Good for you! This is an excellent shot, and I personally love the DOF. The glass really is hard to shot through and I often run into the same type of problems (can't back up because of glare and then they are too close). I didn't enter or vote this challenge, but I would have given you a 10. You seem to have gotten quite a bit of his personality into the shot!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/27/2007 04:29:58 AM
Perfect color and texture! He's (or she?) giving you quite the look there!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/26/2007 11:50:45 PM
Now this is ??? could not you find a good looking guy/girl, sorry I did not vote on animals in this challenge, yet you finished in the top 50%, great work...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/26/2007 07:10:59 PM
Melethia,I voted 4 on this, not because of DNMC but because the shallow DOF bothers me. I wanted to see the whole iguana clearly. I love the color, texture, and patterns of their skin, and I don't think it does justice to the subject to obscure most of him. That being said, I like the pose you captured, and the light, color, and focus on his face is very nice. I got a laugh from the title too.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/26/2007 03:13:02 PM
excellent! love the colours of this guy, fits so well to the colour portrait challenge :) great DOF, deb.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/26/2007 10:24:52 AM
And it is a very cool photo!!! The texture is AMAZING! I always love these kinds of photos where the shallow depth of field makes them look like their heads are coming off the page at you! Excellent work, Deb! And underrated -- and I'm sure that is only because people voted animals down :( dumb voters!

  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/26/2007 08:11:35 AM
The detail and the bokeh is very nice. I don't think the stick behind him is distracting as it seems to be out of focus enough.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/26/2007 08:00:02 AM
I voted this quite high, as it is a very good animal portrait, with a very catchy title, that really suits this image.....
Deserved to get just a little higher score than this IMO.....
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/26/2007 12:18:32 AM
I voted more or less the same for the animal shots, and this is one of the best I've seen - probably would've given it a 7 or 8. Well done! :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/25/2007 11:40:29 PM
Before seeing the title, I was going to comment just the same.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/24/2007 01:20:36 PM
I absolutley love this! It's a great shot, but what really makes it for me is the title.. utter genius
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/19/2007 06:15:12 PM
sweet
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/19/2007 11:46:13 AM
cute :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/19/2007 01:44:06 AM
OUTSTANDING! Gutsy and well done! A good portrait on its own merits, and an extra point from me to help compensate for any whiny DNMC Policw! 8
  Photographer found comment helpful.


Home - Challenges - Community - League - Photos - Cameras - Lenses - Learn - Help - Terms of Use - Privacy - Top ^
DPChallenge, and website content and design, Copyright © 2001-2025 Challenging Technologies, LLC.
All digital photo copyrights belong to the photographers and may not be used without permission.
Current Server Time: 03/14/2025 09:31:21 AM EDT.