Quattro [124 Animals]
Uploaded: December 15, 2004 17:05:47
Focal Length: 200mm
White Balance: Cloudy
Exposure Mode: Manual
Metering Mode: Spot
1/250 sec - f/2.8
Protacio Serna December 15, 2004
A friend I meet at the safari.PSerna
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Donna La Mattino Pagakis December 15, 2004
Great image and title. #974013Linda Proctor December 15, 2004
Nice pic and title (4 right?) #974038Mellanie December 15, 2004
Oh, I like this one, Protacio! A great title and great DoF! #974082Protacio Serna December 15, 2004
Thanks fellows."Quattro"...I feel a little Italian lately ; )
Yes Linda. Quattro is four in Italian.
I took this picture last year at a party in a minisafari a friend of mine owns.
I got problems when focusing because the viewfinder in the D100 is smaller than the regular viewfinder for 35mm, so I took this in autofocus, and sadly the camera focused to the leg in the far right. I was working at f/2.8 to avoid any sign of captivity, like fences, wires, etc. That is why the knee in the middle of the frame is out of focus.
My friend wanted portraits of her beloved animals and I was shooting at their legs. Can you imagine that?
It was funny because I showed some of the pictures I took to the people at the party and when I got to this frame and others where only part of the animals or just their furs showed, they looked at me in a strange way.
It was like "what is wrong with him?" "He had the whole animal right there and shoot at the legs?"
I heard a friend of mine when he said “Don’t worry. He’s an artist…he knows about this things”. I laughed. I felt like he was trying to tell them that I am not crazy.
I made enlargements of the pix I liked and gave them as a birthday present for her.
I’m glad you enjoyed this one.
Want to see the zebra? : )
Regards
Protacio Serna
www.pserna.com
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Mellanie December 16, 2004
What kind of animals does she have in her mini-safari? #976281Protacio Serna December 16, 2004
Hey Mel:Good to see you.
The one with the long legs shown above is Nene, and there is a zebra, kangaroo, a small gator, a dromedary, several antelopes, deer (different species), lots of ostriches, monkeys, marsupials, and some other species I don’t remember at this time.
It is a nice place. I’ll set up a gallery in my website with some of the images I have from my latest visit. I’ll let you know.
Protacio Serna
http://www.pserna.com
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Debbie Fleri December 17, 2004
Very neat shot,,,and awesome story,,,i like the stories as much as the pics...Debbie : ) #981542
Pamela K December 18, 2004
I really like this, Protacio! It's very simple yet perfectly identifiable. Very nice!Pam #985621
Patricia A. Kuniega January 18, 2005
Congratulations on your delightful, knobby-knee'd finalist, Protacio! Good luck! #1041893Mellanie January 18, 2005
WTG, Protacio! Congrats on this excellent finalist! Good luck in the next round! #1042946Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas January 18, 2005
Congratulations Protacio! I am glad to find you among the finalists again,Pamela K January 18, 2005
Congrats Protacio! Good luck in the next round!Pam #1044703
Marsha S. Smith January 18, 2005
Congratulations Protacio, super image and funny too. #1045097Protacio Serna January 18, 2005
Hey...this is cool!I almost forgot about this shot.
Thanks girls for the support!!!
Regards
Protacio #1045538
Kay Beausoleil January 18, 2005
What a fun shot, Protacio -- congratulations, and good luck for the next round! #1045647Kathleen Clemons January 18, 2005
Congratulations to you, Protacio! #1046038Debra Booth January 18, 2005
Wonderful shot, Protacio! Congratulations! #1046179Lucia De Giovanni January 19, 2005
Congratulations Protacio! #1047996Protacio Serna January 20, 2005
Thank you all.:)
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