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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 2/21/2007
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Ahhhh . . . muchas gracias mi amigo!! :)
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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alessandro prinzivalle
{K:85} 2/21/2007
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:) Esa foto me gusta mucho porque es en blanco y negro y porque yo amo las tortugas!!!!
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 2/4/2007
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Hey Thanks Robert! No noise reduction at all . . . I've never gotten a program that will do that . . . Heck, I'm still on elements. :)
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
(I'll enjoy the game and hope you do too . . . but due to Robin's influence we're rooting for DA' BEARS even though it seems an unlikely win. Besides, MY team isn't playing!)
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Robert Chin
{K:22282} 2/3/2007
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Nice one Doyle,excellent control of the light to minimize the bright spots.Very good angle of view and crop,interesting shooting data..Did you used a noise remover?
7++++
Have a great Super Bowl weekend.
Robbie
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 2/2/2007
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Who said you were ahead?? ;)
That's a very true and very complementary comment Kara . . . and I appreciate it. This old soul was at a zoo . . . but I don't feel sad for him. More like a retirement home and well deserved easy life. Huge natural pen . . . a vet on call . . . free food . . . and he had a few companions too. Not so bad really! :)
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Kara BigCanoe
{K:1328} 2/1/2007
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This picture is fantastic but it makes me really sad. I'm not sure why; perhaps the expression on his face? I don't necessarily think that's a negative thing, in fact quite the opposite. The amount of emotion an image can evoke can be a great measure of the greatness of the shot.
I'm rambling now, though, so I'll stop while I'm ahead. :)
Kara
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 2/1/2007
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Oh no you don't Nil! I get up each morning at 4:00am. I only point out that THESE guys don't wake me!! :P
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Nilanjan Mitra
{K:12955} 2/1/2007
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I wish I had the same... specially waking up early is real tough and.. here i am having to do that :(..
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 1/31/2007
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Thanks very much John. They live even longer than that . . . though I've NO idea how old this guy was . . . :)
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 1/31/2007
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Thank you very much Michele!!!!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 1/31/2007
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Thanks for the ideas Nabil . . . I tried Sepia, but not blue. Hmmmm!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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John Hatz
{K:156973} 1/31/2007
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Fantastic....oh my God, that 'guy' looks like being in life about 200 years...hahaha.... fantastic animal, really great, even the artistique lighting does not support the face, very nice!
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Michele Carlsen
{K:146013} 1/31/2007
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Very nice image of this beautiful turtle Doyle. I do like the B+W here ... and I love the textures, lights and shadows AND the crop !!
Regards,
Michele~
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Nabil Sami
{K:94} 1/31/2007
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good tones... good feelings... but you can try it with colors... or blue sepia... that's will be better... i think
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 1/30/2007
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Thanks so much Dear Marian!! :)
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 1/30/2007
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Thanks so very much Ng . . . you're too nice!!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Marian Man
{K:80636} 1/30/2007
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wow!!!!! fantastic in b/w dear Doyle!!!!! fine lighting!!!! wonderful tones!!!!! very well done!!! bravo!!!
all the best
Marian
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Shirley D. Cross-Taylor
{K:173998} 1/30/2007
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You're welcome, Doyle!:)
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Engy Farahat
{K:11591} 1/30/2007
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Amazing capture Doyle. great details & texture.
fantastic angle. the lighting & tones are wonderful. I like it... (favorite) :)
ng..
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 1/30/2007
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Thanks Onie . . . very much!! Your comment is most gracious since it mentions EXACTLY what I was hoping to convey. :)
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 1/30/2007
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Thanks Jan . . . when we were children we were at a place (in Montana I think) where we were permitted to ride these big guys . . . some of them may last longer than stone statues too!! LoL! Always appreciate hearing from you!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 1/30/2007
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Thanks Nil . . . where ever they're from . . . they seem to me to symbolize ancient creatures . . . both individually AND as a species . . . long lives and they never wake me up too early in the morning!! Wait a minute . . . I wonder if there's a connection? :)
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 1/30/2007
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Thanks Erland!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 1/30/2007
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Oooooh. Wait a minute . . . the name's familiar . . . don't tell me . . . uhhhhhhh . . . LoL! Look who's not going to be ill forever!! LoL! . . . nice to see you up and at 'em!! ;)
I know you don't like the B&W . . . but it does emphasize the ancient history of this creature I think. And I appreciate you didn't ask to bring this humongous creature home . . . (I'll be marking the calendar)! :)
Regards,
MQ's Head Zookeeper <~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 1/30/2007
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Thanks Joe. It's as you said . . . B&W is a better medium to convey (or emphasize) texture and form than color and that's why I presented this in that manner. As it happens . . .the drab colors from the pen were almost monotone anyway and I composed this shot from the beginning as a B&W composition. Riny's Dutch comment above was much the same and (as I told him) I'm at work or would have added a photo in color to the comment . . . but it's not available to me here. He was, indeed, resting but would ocassionally swipe up some dirt for some reason. Thanks for the comment.
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 1/30/2007
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Thanks Shirley!! :)
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 1/30/2007
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Thanks Riny. I think the color really adds very little to this shot. Ik ben op het werk, mijn vriend. Geen kleur zal u tonen.
Groetjes,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 1/30/2007
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Thanks very much Kiarang! :)
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 1/30/2007
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Thanks Liz . . . I appreciate the comment. They ARE large and - very old on ocassion. Sort of a feel of ancient life meeting today's daybreak . . . It makes one wonder what all they've witnessed. :)
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 1/30/2007
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Thanks Yoshiyuki! I appreciate the comment!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Leonie Fitzpatrick
{K:40551} 1/30/2007
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Love the tones, perspective and crop here Doyle... :)
Gives added elegance to such a beautiful, long lived creature...
The majesty of these is awe inspiring to say the least...:)
Onie...
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Jan Hoffman
{K:39467} 1/30/2007
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Doyle -- way cool guy, he is. Nicely done and "shady" looking for just the way he must like it. B&W an excellent choice. He looks like he could be a stone statute.
--Best to you, Jan
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Nilanjan Mitra
{K:12955} 1/30/2007
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Excellent tones and details... this is a huge animal.... few days back we had a same in Zoological Garden Kolkata India.. not from Galapagos but from Aldabra, was 255 years old when died.
:)
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Erland Pillegaard
{K:34147} 1/29/2007
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Great image
erland
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Marlyce Chastain
{K:4071} 1/29/2007
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Is he trying to turn on a dime? I like it, even though I don't care for B&W. Good shot of the eye too
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Joe Brown
{K:23213} 1/29/2007
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Very nice shot of the tortoise. Details show up well in B&W but my personal choice without seeing the colour version would likely be for colour as I am a colour person. Is he just resting? Well done.
Regards.
Joe
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Shirley D. Cross-Taylor
{K:173998} 1/29/2007
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Great photo of this critter, Doyle!:)
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Riny Koopman
{K:102911} 1/29/2007
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Very good closeup of the turtle,ik had het graag gezien in kleur mijn beste vriend,but anyway I like it!! groetjes,riny
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Kiarang Alaei
{K:49415} 1/29/2007
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Wow:
hard with soft BW!
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Liz Wallis
{K:26133} 1/29/2007
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I am far from being able to critique this properly Doyle, but I know that the composition is great, as is the perspective.
Nice choice of b/w tones too.
They are rather large creatures aren't they.
Cheers,
Liz
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Yoshiyuki Tanaka
{K:13580} 1/29/2007
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Very good B&W! And I like the angle!
YT
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 1/29/2007
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Ok Avi . . . MORE you shall have!! :)
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Avi
{K:70138} 1/29/2007
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Better.. and B&W works perfect here !!!! good going !! LOL !! (that means, I want MOREEEEEEEEE !!!)
cheers! :))
Avi
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