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B&W Girafe



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upload_dateNov, 2014

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Contest Finalist in Adore Noir Volume 4 Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Photographer Of The Month Photo Contest Vol 5
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6 Comments |
rmr731 Platinum
 
rmr731 December 08, 2014
Great capture! Congrats on being a finalist!
CassandraHoffmann
 
CassandraHoffmann December 08, 2014
Oh my. ....I just love this.
martinclement
 
martinclement December 10, 2014
Thank you :)
susanasanroman
 
susanasanroman December 17, 2014
Beautiful shot!!
HaliSowle
 
HaliSowle December 25, 2014
Great use of shadows, nicely done, congratulations on being a finalist.
KaroKrauzPhotography
 
KaroKrauzPhotography May 18, 2015
Amazing shot!

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Behind The Lens

Location

This photo was taken at the Granby zoo. I was taking pictures of the giraffes when this one approached me like if it wanted to be photographed up close!

Time

The pictures was taken early afternoon on a bright and sunny summer day.

Lighting

The giraffe was standing next to a big tree, and from where the sun was coming from, it was shading half of it's body but the whole neck and face were in the sun. So it inspired me to make this picture a black and white, and also focus the giraffe by blackening everything else.

Equipment

I used my handy Canon sx40, no flash.

Inspiration

When it comes to animals, no inspiration is needed for me. It's an automatic trigger, plus this particular one came really close to me :)

Editing

Yep, I processed it to B&W. Also did some dark vignetting and contrast adjustments.

In my camera bag

Canon SX40,extra battery, extra memory card. Charger. Dry and small humid wipes.

Feedback

I would advise using a tripod. I would've liked getting even more details out of this pictures. Like the dirt that was on the giraffe body.

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