Doublecross [Contest Winner Pool December 2008]
Uploaded: December 04, 2008 10:14:33
The giraffes were at the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas. I replaced the background.
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Exif: F Number: 8, Exposure Bias Value: -0.67, ExposureTime: 1/500 seconds, Flash: did not fire., ISO: 400, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 165.00 mm, Model: NIKON D80
Daniella Puente December 04, 2008
Cool Mitch, very effective contrast! #1046156Cary Rogers December 04, 2008
Very cool image, Mitch! nice cloud BG and PS work! #6850254Jeff Robinson December 04, 2008
Terrific capture Mitch - Well done! Jeff #6850319Carolyn M. Fletcher December 04, 2008
They are really cute!! #6850441Deb Koskovich December 04, 2008
Very cool, Mitch -- I love the bg! #6850475Judy A. Lawhon December 04, 2008
Very well done, Mitch!! #6850566Leland N. Saunders December 04, 2008
Timing is everything ... Great shot !! #6850630Ron McEwan December 04, 2008
Great capture and a grand image Mitch. Very well done indeed. #6850915David Phalen December 04, 2008
LOL Terrific POV, colors, details and bg!! #6850939KARU WIJESUNDARA. A.N.P.A.S. December 04, 2008
WONDERFUL CAPTURE,COLOURS AND THE PRESENTATION HERE.
KARU. #6850985
Linda Blair December 04, 2008
Great capture and bg replacement!!! #6851442Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna December 04, 2008
Fantastic shot, Mitch!!!!! Great background!!!!! Wonderful clarity!!!!! :-) k #6851547Shelly A. Van Camp December 04, 2008
Beautiful capture and colors, Mitch! #6852478JO ANN CLEVELAND December 06, 2008
Love the title and the image Mitch!jo ann c. #6858821
A P December 07, 2008
So cute Mitch and congratz on your wonderful EfP #6862442Leslie McLain December 07, 2008
Very cool. Great PS work. #6862497Mitch Spence December 07, 2008
Daniella, Cary, Jeff, Carolyn, Deb, Judy, Leland, Ron, Dave, Karu, Linda, Kitty, Shelly, Jo Ann, Ann, and Leslie, thanks for enjoying this. It was fun. :) #6862805Renata Gusciora December 07, 2008
Awesome,Mitch!!!:-) #6863357Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas December 08, 2008
What a great capture Mitch!,Mitch Spence December 09, 2008
Thank you, Renata and Amalia! #6871811Susan Fox December 22, 2008
Awesome composition Mitch! #6930673Mitch Spence December 27, 2008
Thank you, Susan. Glad you enjoyed it. :) #6947061Steven E. Ray January 08, 2009
I love giraffes, they certainly make for unique subjects! The sky you dropped in works perfectly, popping the color nicely. Well done Mitch! #7003896Mitch Spence January 16, 2009
Thank you, Steven. What is it that we love about giraffes? I don't know, but we do. :) #7040090Susan Fox January 21, 2009
Congratulations Mitch! #7062594Jeana Clark January 21, 2009
~J~ #7063030
Tammy Espino January 21, 2009
Congrats on a fantastic finalist! #7063730Ken Smith January 21, 2009
Excellent work, Mitch. Congrats again! #7064250Susan M. Hembree January 21, 2009
Totally cool, Mitch! Congratulations! #7064486Carol Teal January 21, 2009
I just love giraffes! Great sky too! Congrats on your finalist! #7065577Usman M. Bajwa January 21, 2009
Lovely MT entry. Congrats on getting the Silver Medal.UB. #7065846
Patricia A. Stalter January 22, 2009
Double good on you! #7067699Courtenay Vanderbilt January 22, 2009
CONGRATULATIONS, Mitch!!! #7068601Sandy Stigliano January 22, 2009
Congratulations! #7068994Stefania Barbier January 22, 2009
CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN MITCH! #7069103Tiia Vissak January 22, 2009
Congratulations! #7069321Teresa Burnett January 22, 2009
And another huge congratulations on this fantastic finalist, Mitch!! #7070516Bobbie L. Slayton January 23, 2009
Congratulations #7072994Debra R. Harder January 23, 2009
This is FABULOUS, Mitch! Absolutely BRILLIANT! Congratulations again on another SUPERB finalist! Deb #7073037Les Rhoades January 23, 2009
Congrats on the FINALIST = I see GOLD in your future!!#7074199
Linda Blair January 25, 2009
Congratulations!!!! #7083874Colleen Farrell January 27, 2009
Wonderful capture and terrific DD work, Mitch! Oh, and perfect title, too! Big congratulations on your finalist! #7096467Mitch Spence January 31, 2009
Thank you to everyone for your comments and congratulations. I apologize for being so late in saying thanks. Computer woes and then some travel are my excuses, but the thanks are right up to date. :) #7110396Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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