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I Just Heard Horton's Who!
I Just Heard Horton's Who!
madcrabber


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Dr. Seuss (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM
Location: Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle, WA
Date: Apr 30, 2007
Aperture: f5
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/400
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Apr 30, 2007

 crop, dodged the eyes a bit, saturation, shadow/highlight to bring out fur a bit more, flatten and USM

These Siamangs were lively today, making noise and swing around in the branches. It was a partly cloudy day giving me the white sky in the image even though it was a light blue to the eye. They were often facing away from the viewing area but this one finally turned towards me. Used a 1.4x extender on 70-200IS lens. It was a handheld capture since it was a crowded viewing area and there was no realistically set up the tripod.

Statistics
Place: 47 out of 74
Avg (all users): 5.3109
Avg (commenters): 6.3333
Avg (participants): 5.3404
Avg (non-participants): 5.3037
Views since voting: 924
Views during voting: 414
Votes: 238
Comments: 9
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 05/14/2007 09:15:25 AM
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Nice portrait of a primate! I like the detail in the fur and the light in the eyes. The expression on its face conveys the concept of something just heard. The background adds context without being distracting. Under this editing rule-set it would have been possible to "clean up" the dirt hanging from the Siamang's bottom...I understand that's how it was but I think one can break away from photojournalism from time to time.

The largest factor in the score must be the tenuous connection to the challenge. Other than the title there's nothing, in my opinion, that connects this to Dr. Seuss. Horton is an elephant, the Who are little balls of fluff...that another animal in the jungle would hear the Who, too? Well, maybe.

Overall, a fine image that squeezed its way into a challenge. :)

Keep shooting what you love!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/12/2007 05:50:03 PM
He looks like a Horton.
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 05/11/2007 04:21:22 PM
Hasn't really captured enough of the animal's personality, so the photo feels a bit dull.
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 05/10/2007 05:37:20 AM
Great capture,, what an expression Great crop
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 05/08/2007 06:36:14 PM
cute picture, not so sure about the tie to dr. s
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 05/08/2007 07:45:18 AM
Very nice photo. pity about the lack of challenge material here.
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 05/07/2007 03:57:59 PM
nice wildlife pic, a great subject
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 05/07/2007 10:11:14 AM
ha! this is great. 9.
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 05/07/2007 02:44:50 AM
amazing expression he has!
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