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Australia Zoo

Postby bwhinnen on Mon Sep 03, 2007 8:43 am

Not that this is really a Zoo style pic...

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Taken with the D200, 18-70, SB-600.

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Postby Bindii on Mon Sep 03, 2007 8:45 am

Oooh arent you clever... I walked right past that on my recent trip to the zoo... well spotted and captured! :)
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Postby Bodak on Mon Sep 03, 2007 9:25 am

This could look more impressive if you took the R/H foliage,flipped it and then planted on the L/H side.
Get rid of the walkway and people.

Of coarse you have to be into that sort of thing.
Nice image as is though. :D
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Postby Bindii on Mon Sep 03, 2007 12:10 pm

Bodak wrote:This could look more impressive if you took the R/H foliage,flipped it and then planted on the L/H side.
Get rid of the walkway and people.

Of coarse you have to be into that sort of thing.
Nice image as is though. :D


Oooh that would look nice wouldnt it....

I wish I had the patience to do that kind of stuff... :)
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Postby bwhinnen on Mon Sep 03, 2007 12:55 pm

I do have that patience, will see if I can get the time ;)

Thanks for the suggestion and comments :)
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Postby gasgasgas on Mon Sep 03, 2007 2:12 pm

Nice shot Brett. I concur with the suggested PP mods. I wish I had the talent/time to learn to do decent PP work. :(

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Postby Bindii on Mon Sep 03, 2007 2:39 pm

bwhinnen wrote:I do have that patience, will see if I can get the time ;)

Thanks for the suggestion and comments :)


Well don't forget to post the results if you do it ... I for one would be interested to see how it turns out.. :)
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Postby Dr Jan Itor on Mon Sep 03, 2007 4:59 pm

Well captured! The position of the sun behind the head really adds to it - almost like there's a halo appearing on that ugly face...
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Postby DebT on Tue Sep 04, 2007 5:52 am

Hi,
clever shot and I bet the sun position was no accident - definately go with the full foliage background although the people do add that element of perspective showing just how huge this statue is .
May also be worth burning/darkening the sunlight area on the base as I find the bright bits draw the eye away from the stone texture and curve detail in the legs.
Haven't been there but is it possible to get a shot from higher up - I bet the face detail would be worth the effort ?
Would also love to see it finished
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