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Dethroned: The King in Captivity
Dethroned: The King in Captivity
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Challenge: Environmental Portrait II (Basic Editing)
Camera: Fujifilm FinePix S700 / S5700
Location: Louisville Zoo
Date: Mar 13, 2008
Aperture: f/4.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/340
Galleries: Animals
Date Uploaded: Mar 13, 2008

 I'm guessing the voters will say a portrait must be of a human. Bah. This creature is a far more worthy subject than any person.

To the someone who will likely say it's washed out: it's partially desaturated intentionally.

To the someone who will likely say it's over sharpened: that was also intentional.

Gotta justify every choice 'round here, y'know.


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Place: 118 out of 159
Avg (all users): 4.9800
Avg (commenters): 6.0000
Avg (participants): 4.5789
Avg (non-participants): 5.0984
Views since voting: 673
Views during voting: 381
Votes: 250
Comments: 8
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/25/2008 11:39:45 AM
nice wildlife shot
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 03/23/2008 03:23:31 PM
i like this photo a lot it has really nice detail and definition. I know there is no way of changing it but maybe a different perspective could help block out that shadow in the back, it seems to throw off the viewers eye. Other than that great shot
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 03/22/2008 02:01:47 AM
He still looks very regal, doesn't he?
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 03/21/2008 07:24:07 PM
an old king too, by the look of his flanks. but still noble. 7
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 03/21/2008 01:27:28 PM
Way to capture that majestic look of disdain. I would like to have seen a wider angle, showing more of the environment that this lion is in.
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 03/20/2008 07:17:19 AM
great image tho i'd loved a bit more color but well worth the 9
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 03/20/2008 06:33:03 AM
hmmm, yes, it is a portrait and it is taken in its environment. And yes, the title explains the environment. But still, this is not the environment I would like to see a lion in. It is a nice pic though, maybe a little more context or surroundings -while keeping the lion out of the center of the picture, would have made it even nicer.
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 03/19/2008 12:19:54 AM
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An environmental portrait is a portrait executed in the subject's usual environment, such as in their home or workplace, and typically illuminates the subject's life and surroundings. The term is most frequently used of a genre of photography.
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