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Peace in the jungle
Peace in the jungle
PhotoDave


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Impressionism II (Advanced Editing V*)
Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM
Location: calgary zoo
Date: Sep 4, 2007
Aperture: F5.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/125
Galleries: Candid, Animals
Date Uploaded: Sep 6, 2007

 I actually didn't intend to enter this shot in anything but was just spending time at the zoo with the tigers of which I like to do a lot. And just so happened that the tigers were quite active that morning. I had seen her going toward the water and somehow envisioned the shot I was hoping for and wanted ahead of time and ended up almost running someone over to get as close to the fence as possible to get set up before she got to the water. I ended up getting about 4 shots off and think this one turned out the best. In my head, I was trying to get a nice shot of her on the side of the bank along with a descent reflection of her in the water as she drank of which I think I managed to achieve and I'm quite happy with the overall shot.

Anyway editing goes...
Open in ACR 4.1 initial adjust of colours
saved for 3 different exposures for foreground, background and the tiger her self.
combine 3 exposures in to PS CS3
Hue/sat
Levels
bright/contrast
Save to Jpg
Open Jpg
shrink image to 1/2 its original size
kick up overall brightness a bit more
water colour filter 10/0/1
save for web
upload to DPC
panic...
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Post challenge:

Heres the original...

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Place: 74 out of 206
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AuthorThread
 09/17/2007 12:28:04 AM
Dave, this is very pretty. Looks almost like a painting! Love the reflection.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/09/2007 10:55:35 AM
Good composition, the white is a tad bright, good image.
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 09/08/2007 02:05:25 PM
I am sorry to move this down a notch but the tiger throws the entry as subject matter for me. The filter/texture is too heavy for my eyes as well. Love the light!
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 09/07/2007 02:55:33 PM
Gorgeous!
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