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Cold Weather, Warm Family
2nd PlaceCold Weather, Warm Family
Pelle


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Challenge: Intimacy (Basic Editing)
Camera: Konica Minolta Maxxum 5D
Lens: Tamron AF 55-200mm F4-5.6 LD Di-II for Nikon
Location: Vienna, Austria
Date: Mar 19, 2008
Aperture: 6.3
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/200
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Mar 21, 2008

 Taken at the world's oldest zoo in Vienna, Austria.
The weather was terrible, with snow and rain. Monkeys hate rain so gathering the whole flock and warming each other is a good idea. I have some shots where the falling snow was more visible but unfortunately they were slightly blurry.

Trying to wipe off the melting snow from my lens, this photo was not easy to take. Many passers by laughed at the monkeys sitting there and looking miserably wet but cute. It would have been even sharper if I had had a tripod and shot with ISO 100 instead of ISO 400.

If I was allowed to do spot editing, I would have removed the man-cut tree, darkened the stones and lit up the eyes.

Crop
Noiseware denoising
Saturation
USM 0,4 300%
Border

Statistics
Place: 2 out of 117
Avg (all users): 7.0035
Avg (commenters): 8.3182
Avg (participants): 6.4750
Avg (non-participants): 7.0884
Views since voting: 7643
Views during voting: 506
Votes: 289
Comments: 49
Favorites: 17 (view)

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 04/10/2008 04:28:50 PM
Very cool picture indeed :-) Congrats!!!
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 04/03/2008 03:31:54 PM
one of if not the best of challenge
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 04/03/2008 12:48:15 PM
This is soooo cute! Great emotional catch. Congrats on the ribbon!
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 04/03/2008 04:48:16 AM
Great image. Congrats on your first ribbon!
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 04/02/2008 03:32:28 PM
Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
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 04/02/2008 12:53:09 PM
Such a touching image. Beautifully done.
Congrats on the ribobn!!!!
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 04/02/2008 10:54:35 AM
Congrats on the ribbon and excellent score. Beatuiful image!
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 04/02/2008 10:45:55 AM
Congrats, this is a wonderful capture! I really hate that some folks felt the idiotic need to give you 1s 2s and even 3s, but such is life.
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 04/02/2008 09:45:38 AM
Ohmygosh! This photo makes my heart hurt (in a good way). I wanna get a cozy warm blanket and wrap it around them and snuggle with them. What a moment you captured. And it is absolutely perfect -- it doesn't need ANY spot editing. CONGRATULATIONS on capturing such an emotional photo -- and for winning your first ribbon and personal best score with it. It's going straight to my faves!

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 04/02/2008 09:01:34 AM
A wonderful photo that was perfect for the challenge - congratulations on your ribbon and a hard to beat PB!

Originally posted by Jac:
And what's this about not being able to submit 2 photos for two challenges in the same week? I never read that anywhere. I actually submitted one on Sunday and one last night.


Jac, Registered Users as opposed to members can only enter Open Challenges, and thus can only enter one a week. Pelle - now you are a ribbon winner, I feel you are duty bound to cough up the Euros for a full membership :¬)
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 04/02/2008 06:59:14 AM
I'm glad an animal shot ribboned. It is superb.

Congrats!

And what's this about not being able to submit 2 photos for two challenges in the same week? I never read that anywhere. I actually submitted one on Sunday and one last night.

Message edited by author 2008-04-02 06:59:38.
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 04/02/2008 04:42:29 AM
Congrats on this gorgeous shot. Definitely my favourite of the ribbon winners and special congrats on your first ribbon!
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 04/02/2008 04:36:30 AM
IMO the best of the challange with some very strong competition. Great shot.
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 04/02/2008 04:34:52 AM
well done/congratulations
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 04/02/2008 04:32:34 AM
I am honored and very happy for my first ribbon! Thank you all so much for your supportive voting and encouraging feedback. Actually I submitted a photo for the Pattern III challenge first. When uploading the Intimacy photo I got an alert that entering two challenges is not allowed the same week so I unsubmitted the Pattern contribution.

I made it over 7.00 rating with the least possible margin (7.0035) :-)
 04/02/2008 03:23:31 AM
Very well deserved ribbon, congrats!
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 04/02/2008 02:10:44 AM
I thought this would do well - great shot.

Congrats on your first ribbon and a huge PB !
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 04/02/2008 12:54:01 AM
Great shot - had this in my top rung. COngrats!
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 04/02/2008 12:46:29 AM
Congrats on the ribbon! Nicely done! :-)
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 04/02/2008 12:30:23 AM
congrats they are gorgeous :)
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 04/02/2008 12:18:13 AM
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSs My 10 scored!!!! WELL DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!
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 04/02/2008 12:17:40 AM
Congrats buddy!
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 04/02/2008 12:07:26 AM
well done, great image, perfect for challenge....congrats on the red
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 04/02/2008 12:06:48 AM
Congrats on your ribbon...it's speaks intimacy and is very well done!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/01/2008 09:11:04 PM
This is a great shot, and in my opinion shows more "intimacy" than most of the photos in this challenge!
 04/01/2008 07:12:55 PM
Beautiful! Tell's a story and is exciting to look at.
 03/31/2008 02:21:31 AM
This is very nicely composed and has a great sense of intimacy. If those other two monkeys on the left moved on, it would have been better. But I would bet that you already knew that.
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 03/30/2008 11:32:38 PM
A great capture for this challenge. Wonderfully anthropomorphic.
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 03/30/2008 07:19:40 AM
Great composition and photo op
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 03/29/2008 04:56:17 PM
Lovely shot.

There is much to like here, the diagonal formed by the rock in the foreground, the gentle colour range (nothing loud or distracting) the two sub-groups within the overall group (everyone ahs someone to love), and the baby sitting safe and protected between the adults.

Lovely shot conveying 'Intimacy' beautifully.

Should do very well.
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 03/29/2008 04:12:11 PM
Beautiful image. Very emotive. Sends the message of intimacy through loud and clear. Love it!
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 03/28/2008 09:26:46 PM
I despise any kind of fuzzy, monkey type creature...but I think this is a wonderfully intimate photo! : )
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 03/28/2008 04:37:32 PM
I like how the three are intimate and the other two are a bit left out. I even imagine their expressions are a bit unhappy... although they all look that way a bit.
The colors are pretty, too.
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 03/27/2008 11:16:16 PM
Nice. Maybe a little more sharpness or light on the monkey's faces might have helped but this is still a great shot.
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 03/27/2008 02:45:48 PM
Fantastic photo, do like the composition and detail, works perfectly within the theme.
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 03/27/2008 02:14:40 PM
Sweet! Great take on this challenge, nice comp and color; intimacy probably was born in such groups of creatures :-)
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 03/27/2008 11:36:37 AM
Wonderful capture, the black border is murder.
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 03/27/2008 04:37:04 AM
Very good - nice composition and colors
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 03/27/2008 03:45:56 AM
lovely shot welldone
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 03/27/2008 02:30:30 AM
On target!
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 03/27/2008 01:45:01 AM
I'm always amazed to see animals bond like this. Excellent capture.
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 03/26/2008 11:54:34 PM
Amazing shot, excellent work. This is what intimacy is in how they protect the little one. If this in a zoo it is hard to tell with the way you cut it in great work
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 03/26/2008 09:29:40 PM
So funny and cute. Very nicely composed shot. Personally I'd ditch the border but who cares. Back to bump you up to 8.
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 03/26/2008 09:48:53 AM
Wonderful!
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 03/26/2008 05:28:32 AM
Wow! Great capturing!
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 03/26/2008 04:48:48 AM
Nice integral mood.
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 03/26/2008 01:24:22 AM
woah, sweet capture!!! how precious.
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 03/26/2008 01:21:22 AM
Great picture
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 03/26/2008 12:15:20 AM
I love the repetition pattern going on with the monkey's faces. They look so cuddly this is a perfect shot for intimacy
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