A Rainy zoo visit

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A Rainy zoo visit

Postby adame on Tue Mar 24, 2009 6:52 pm

Took my little girl to the Adelaide zoo today shot subjects different to my norm.

Some Results
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(EDITED to fix image posting stuffup)
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Re: A Rainy zoo visit

Postby Geoff M on Tue Mar 24, 2009 9:05 pm

:roll: :roll: Not only are they different to your 'norm' they are different to normal zoo shots as we see no animals and are the four images all the same? :? :?
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Re: A Rainy zoo visit

Postby DanielA on Tue Mar 24, 2009 9:32 pm

Geoff M wrote:[...] are the four images all the same? :? :?

Number 3 is quite nice. The other three don't do anything for me... :lol:

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Re: A Rainy zoo visit

Postby chrisk on Tue Mar 24, 2009 9:45 pm

nice and sharp where it needs to be, simple composition and the background colour/ bokeh is beautiful. i'd clone out the dead branch bottom right though.
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Re: A Rainy zoo visit

Postby adame on Tue Mar 24, 2009 10:01 pm

Hahah yeah sorry about that guys i shouldn't post images in a hurry on a computer im not used to !!

All fixed now none the less.

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Re: A Rainy zoo visit

Postby biggerry on Tue Mar 24, 2009 10:04 pm

That last one is a cracker...make a great picture for a caption! I would not like to be at the wrong end of those teeth either, especially in his mood... :lol:
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Re: A Rainy zoo visit

Postby sirhc55 on Tue Mar 24, 2009 11:29 pm

#4 - so the missus gave me a blow job, do ya wanna make something of it :biglaugh:

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Re: A Rainy zoo visit

Postby hrpremier on Wed Mar 25, 2009 9:45 am

My preferences are number 2 & 4. Number 3 with the bird does nothing for me. Nothing to keep my interest. Love the crop of and subject placement of number 2 and the expression in number 4 is priceless.


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Re: A Rainy zoo visit

Postby NatalieM on Wed Mar 25, 2009 7:52 pm

Nice pics.

I think the last one is a bit 'flat' for a black and white....what's it like in colour? The baboons have some great expressions.

I like the composition on the Siamang pic.
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Re: A Rainy zoo visit

Postby ewm3 on Wed Mar 25, 2009 8:41 pm

I'm liking all of them;sharp, good composition etc.
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Re: A Rainy zoo visit

Postby Matt. K on Wed Mar 25, 2009 8:53 pm

I like all of these shots. I think they each work and have a simple construction and a strong point of interest. They are also technically competent. Great work!
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Re: A Rainy zoo visit

Postby chrisk on Wed Mar 25, 2009 10:03 pm

omg that last one ! lmfaoooooooooooo
damn...that had me laughing so hard i almost peed my pants. GOLD for you young man !! lol :cheers:

(i'd like to see it with a tad more contrast though.)
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Re: A Rainy zoo visit

Postby adame on Thu Mar 26, 2009 5:46 pm

Thanks for the comments guys, yeah i agree about the contrast in the last, i wasn't happy with the conversion and being away from home, ive only been using picasa to work images. But have just had a go with CS3 on the last.

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On a side note has anyone else noticed picasa introducing noise when shooting .nef files??

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Re: A Rainy zoo visit

Postby Big V on Thu Mar 26, 2009 6:17 pm

Adam, much better. Ask Fozzie about the nef files as he uses it all the time..
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Re: A Rainy zoo visit

Postby blacknstormy on Thu Mar 26, 2009 8:13 pm

Great shots - that last one was wicked, but with the rework, is now bloody fantastic !!!!
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Re: A Rainy zoo visit

Postby chrisk on Thu Mar 26, 2009 8:36 pm

blacknstormy wrote:Great shots - that last one was wicked, but with the rework, is now bloody fantastic !!!!

x2. its a real beauty mate. i'd personally enlarge and frame that.
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Re: A Rainy zoo visit

Postby adame on Fri Mar 27, 2009 8:57 am

Thnks heaps guys, Im much much happeier with the second go at the last shot. It will be printed and stuck on the wall in my offce i think.
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Re: A Rainy zoo visit

Postby adame on Fri Mar 27, 2009 9:12 am

A rework of the first image with the dead bit removed and a touch more contrast.

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