Motif : Now for something completely different...

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EOS3, 300F4L IS, Provia 100F, handheld, slight crop for effect

Giraffes are not the easiest of animals to shoot, especially this close

I had the privilige of communing with this guy for a few minutes. He was fascinated by my hand which he constantly sniffed thru the wire of his enclosure. At one point he wrapped his tongue round my pinkie and tried to pull it back thru the fence. They have the softest touch and yet a very strong and rough tongue. Wonderful

I thought I'd try to capture the essence of this beautiful creature.

Comments welcome and thanks for looking.

Dave
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by chris earle on Mon Dec 01, 2003 4:51 pm

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Well done. Sometimes giraffe photos look awkward, but this captures the beauty of these giants. I like how the crop isolates the face and eye without leaving out the other parts entirely.

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by NDCheryl on Mon Dec 01, 2003 7:15 pm

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Very cool and different perspective.

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by Tim Grams on Mon Dec 01, 2003 10:05 pm

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Cool shot! I would have thought a wide angle lens was the secret to this shot.

I like the furrow above its eye and the nice details in the face.

'Hope you didn't get in trouble for feeding the animals...

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by Dennis Olivero on Tue Dec 02, 2003 12:27 am

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SWEET!!! I really love stuff like this... The facial detail is so nice..For as close as you were you got a fair amt of DOF. Do you recall the F stop.. Thanks for the motif contribution.. Really great as usual Dave!

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by DC on Tue Dec 02, 2003 4:15 am

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Dennis Olivero wrote: Do you recall the F stop..

I don't remember exactly but it was probably around F8/11.

Thanks for the comments guys. Oh, and welcome back Dennis, can't wait to see the pics

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by Carol Clarke on Tue Dec 02, 2003 10:41 am

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To watch the interaction between this beautiful Giraffe and you Dave, was very special. He certainly had eyes for no one else!!

This picture is superb and shows to perfection that wonderful, gentle eye.

Love this one!!

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by E.J. Peiker on Tue Dec 02, 2003 11:14 am

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Cool shot and a unique look at this giraffe.

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by Matt Cox on Tue Dec 02, 2003 1:14 pm

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I really enjoy this shot, Dave. It really shows the unique character of giraffes, and I can only imagine how difficult it was to get such an ideal composition in a shot this tight of a moving animal.

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by Karen S on Tue Dec 02, 2003 2:15 pm

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Wow. Nice eye shot. The exposure and DOF is perfect.

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by AlexC on Tue Dec 02, 2003 2:54 pm

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Very nice, I like it !!!!!

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by Bill Whala on Wed Dec 03, 2003 10:40 am

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Great control of DOF. This is really wonderful. Sheri and I went to the San Diego Wild Animal Park in April of 2002 and this was one of my goal images. I got nothing this nice.

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by Rich S on Wed Dec 03, 2003 8:06 pm