View Poll Results: ***Acurazine Photo Contest #30: Wildlife *** TIME TO VOTE!
Hunting for nuts - lcrazyaznl
5
10.20%
sea bound - tlinsc
11
22.45%
Hungry Owl - pimpravi
1
2.04%
Birds eye - Donte99TL
9
18.37%
Horton hears a Lion - V-TSX
4
8.16%
Chillin like a Villain - PimpCL23
7
14.29%
Alpha - moeronn7
18
36.73%
Slow Rida - TommySalami
9
18.37%
Hey goat, how's it going? - Billiam
5
10.20%
[b]Exposed - SaaBaaDoo
1
2.04%
Flight delay due to rain - Kikaida
2
4.08%
Turtle Taxi - DanL
17
34.69%
Peacock at the Park - Dom
11
22.45%
prarie smoker - rimz
11
22.45%
Cheez-it's - jupitersolo
9
18.37%
Here's lookin atcha - Rounder
6
12.24%
His Majesty - Kcroberge
32
65.31%
Eggs - Shalooby
4
8.16%
Bird of Prey - einsatz
2
4.08%
Please Do Not Disturb - is300eater
1
2.04%
In Flight - JLatimer
4
8.16%
Ready for Launch - Beelzebub
2
4.08%
Birds of a feather - Stogie1020
6
12.24%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 49. You may not vote on this poll
***Acurazine Photo Contest #30: Wildlife *** TIME TO VOTE!
06-15-2009, 05:02 PM
#1
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***Acurazine Photo Contest #30: Wildlife *** TIME TO VOTE!
23 Entries! Good turnout everyone!
The poll will close on Monday, June 22nd at 6pm EDT.
You may vote on multiple photos.
In the event of a tie, we will have a lightning round of voting after this poll closes (somebody else can set that you up if it happens ) and that poll will NOT allow
for multiple votes.
Hunting for nuts - lcrazyaznl
sea bound - tlinsc
Hungry Owl - pimpravi
Birds eye - Donte99TL
Horton hears a Lion - V-TSX
Chillin like a Villain - PimpCL23
Alpha - moeronn7
Slow Rida - TommySalami
Hey goat, how's it going? - Billiam
[b]Exposed - SaaBaaDoo
Flight delay due to rain - Kikaida
Turtle Taxi - DanL
Peacock at the Park - Dom
prarie smoker - rimz
Cheez-it's - jupitersolo
Here's lookin atcha - Rounder
His Majesty - Kcroberge
Eggs - Shalooby
Bird of Prey - einsatz
Please Do Not Disturb - is300eater
In Flight - JLatimer
Ready for Launch - Beelzebub
Birds of a feather - Stogie1020
The poll will close on Monday, June 22nd at 6pm EDT.
You may vote on multiple photos.
In the event of a tie, we will have a lightning round of voting after this poll closes (somebody else can set that you up if it happens ) and that poll will NOT allow
for multiple votes.
Hunting for nuts - lcrazyaznl
sea bound - tlinsc
Hungry Owl - pimpravi
Birds eye - Donte99TL
Horton hears a Lion - V-TSX
Chillin like a Villain - PimpCL23
Alpha - moeronn7
Slow Rida - TommySalami
Hey goat, how's it going? - Billiam
[b]Exposed - SaaBaaDoo
Flight delay due to rain - Kikaida
Turtle Taxi - DanL
Peacock at the Park - Dom
prarie smoker - rimz
Cheez-it's - jupitersolo
Here's lookin atcha - Rounder
His Majesty - Kcroberge
Eggs - Shalooby
Bird of Prey - einsatz
Please Do Not Disturb - is300eater
In Flight - JLatimer
Ready for Launch - Beelzebub
Birds of a feather - Stogie1020
06-15-2009, 06:12 PM
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While this thread is still at a level way below stogie's contest, there is still quite a bit of fail here. 
Nice entries everyone. This is going to take a few reviews before voting.
Nice entries everyone. This is going to take a few reviews before voting.
06-15-2009, 06:38 PM
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06-15-2009, 08:24 PM
#8
Creepy guy in the mirror.
I'm sure I could out fail even stogie.
06-15-2009, 08:35 PM
#11
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Hardy Har Har Har... I hope you all buy ice cream , place it in your trunk for the drive home, and forget it's there until it melts all over the place. 
06-15-2009, 08:39 PM
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06-15-2009, 08:47 PM
#14
Creepy guy in the mirror.
Yeah. There was almost 2 peacocks... I had an entry that looked like it was the same one Dom photographed. I spent 20 minutes chasing 2 garter snakes around in the grass trying to not enter a bird... No luck.
06-15-2009, 10:20 PM
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I was going put a duck too but i somehow thought the contest wasn't that long.
now that i think of it i was the first one to post lol...
man the eagle picture is nice ! i'm think i should go to this wildlife reservation but their chargin 50 bucks per ticket (photoday)
now that i think of it i was the first one to post lol...
man the eagle picture is nice ! i'm think i should go to this wildlife reservation but their chargin 50 bucks per ticket (photoday)
06-16-2009, 08:15 AM
#17
Alright - I just gotta know. Is that lion even real? It just looks too perfect, kinda like a display in a museum or something. We all know lions don't really live in the jungle, much less a lush rain forest which is what this appears to invoke. If he's real, how exactly did you get that close?
While I think the photo is great, the sharpness is fantastic - but again wondering how you got that close with such a sharp lens - doesn't it kinda defeat the purpose of the theme if it is a static display somewhere? I mean, yeah it's wildlife, but doesn't that mean something like let me see what kind of pictures you've been able to capture trying to find something in it's natural setting?
Bash and flame away if necessary. I just had to ask. Was I the only one thinking this?
While I think the photo is great, the sharpness is fantastic - but again wondering how you got that close with such a sharp lens - doesn't it kinda defeat the purpose of the theme if it is a static display somewhere? I mean, yeah it's wildlife, but doesn't that mean something like let me see what kind of pictures you've been able to capture trying to find something in it's natural setting?
Bash and flame away if necessary. I just had to ask. Was I the only one thinking this?
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06-16-2009, 08:46 AM
#19
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to me the lighting on its body has always seemed off compared to the lion's face...in fact it looks like a freakin grizzly bear's body more than a lion's...
If it was stuffed, I don't think it would be exposed to sunlight. Maybe not the best PP, but the capture is great.
06-16-2009, 11:06 AM
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06-16-2009, 12:49 PM
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06-16-2009, 02:21 PM
#23
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The lion is real, it's at the National Zoo in Washington, DC. This was an early morning shot. The sun was coming through a small patch in the bamboo background and was only illuminating his head. You really can't see his body at all, that is all his mane. He is looking at a bird that landed in a tree about 10 feet above his head, it was really pissing him off. Right after this shot he got up and tried to chase it away.
Granted the setting is not what you'd expect to see a lion in, but the bamboo is better than a concrete wall. A 100-400mm lens helps get up close, and my post-processing skills need a lot of work still.
Hope that helps.
Ken
Granted the setting is not what you'd expect to see a lion in, but the bamboo is better than a concrete wall. A 100-400mm lens helps get up close, and my post-processing skills need a lot of work still.
Hope that helps.
Ken
06-16-2009, 03:53 PM
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Great shot kcroberge!
06-16-2009, 06:52 PM
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I was going put a duck too but i somehow thought the contest wasn't that long.
now that i think of it i was the first one to post lol...
man the eagle picture is nice ! i'm think i should go to this wildlife reservation but their chargin 50 bucks per ticket (photoday)
now that i think of it i was the first one to post lol...
man the eagle picture is nice ! i'm think i should go to this wildlife reservation but their chargin 50 bucks per ticket (photoday)
06-16-2009, 07:21 PM
#28
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Thread Starter
What 1 missed link and a blown [/b]
This poll was huge. I think it was one of the largest turnout we ever had for one of these contests. I think 2 minor mistakes isn't that bad.
06-16-2009, 07:54 PM
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06-16-2009, 08:24 PM
#32
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06-16-2009, 08:54 PM
#33
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06-22-2009, 06:16 PM
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06-22-2009, 07:17 PM
#40
Pro
Well thanks for everyone that voted for my pic.
I guess it's up to me to pick the next topic. I've got a couple of ideas, let me bounce things around a bit for a day or two and see what I can come up with.
Based on some of the comments during this contest I take it that many of you felt that a month was too long, is that correct? Some of my ideas might involve people going out to find something, so is two weeks long enough, or can we go three an keep people happy?
I guess it's up to me to pick the next topic. I've got a couple of ideas, let me bounce things around a bit for a day or two and see what I can come up with.
Based on some of the comments during this contest I take it that many of you felt that a month was too long, is that correct? Some of my ideas might involve people going out to find something, so is two weeks long enough, or can we go three an keep people happy?