giraffe Photo | TrekEarth

Photographer’s Note

just a giraffe
but from the other side
This picture was taken in the zoo of Amsterdam (Artis)
I thought it would be funny to show a different side of the giraffe.
It’s funny that without seeing the whole animal you still know it’s a giraffe

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avigur_11 (21271) 2004-06-15 13:55

Great shot, Ishai,excellent crop and very very good contrast. ahve you seen My Giraffes? .
Very well done, I'll add it to my Zoo animal theme.

Ebbe (9571) 2004-06-15 14:10

A well cropped close up and that fur is very typical. No doubt about that this is a giraffe

Burnham (2426) 2004-06-15 14:38

this is great Ishai, very well seen, the cropping is nice and tight, snd the model shows itself from a good side :o) The wrinkels on it's skin look very soft. I love this idea! Great work.

erthmuffin (1501) 2004-06-15 14:50

very interesting view point. well done. good idea.

mustafaa (608) 2004-06-15 14:51

Very clever shot. I haven't seen a graffie such closed. Good composition.

dominique (11403) 2004-06-15 15:18

Originale comme vue , c'est une tres bonne idée , du coup l'image de grace a son cadrage est vraiment insolite .

davecall (575) 2004-06-15 16:54

Yes, this is a unique angle. As you so rightly state, it's funny that without seeing the whole animal you know it's a giraffe. And that's what I like about it; it isn't the run-of-the-mill shot of the giraffe's head. Good effort. PS: I also like the texture of the animal's fur, which has a velvety look to it.

kooreman (321) 2004-06-15 17:14

An original POV. Detail and sharpness are good. And of course it is immediately recognised as a giraffe.

lemon_logix (1054) 2004-06-16 22:36

nice close up shot, i could almost feel the texture.

yesterday (9787) 2004-06-19 7:42

LOL - Excellent tight compoced, wonderful lines, great color and good light. GREAT work.

regards Kaj Nielsen

kaychambers (1196) 2004-07-09 21:21

The best photo I have ever seen of a giraffe's rear end! Perfectly done!

Well done,

Regards,

Vic, Singapore. 10th July 2004

DiaAzul (1365) 2004-08-01 9:45

Thanks for the comments, perhaps we can get a collection of animal skins and textures. Sometimes the most interesting pictures of animals are not of it from top to bottom, but the little details. Perhaps that is like people to, when you see a person for the first time not so intersting, but when you get to know the details of them maybe there are some nice things to know.

I am wondering whether you can sharpen the image a little to bring out the texture of the hair more, and a giraffe is often a more red-brown than dark-brown (perhaps colour balance), but nice perspective all the same.

Stepan (27167) 2005-08-18 15:52

A funny piv and dof. An abstract view on a giraffe !
Well done.
Stéphane

janajda (16) 2007-03-27 14:06 [Comment]

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Photo Information

Copyright: ishai gonda (ishai) (4093)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2004-05-30
Categories: Nature
Camera: Canon Eos Rebel 300 D, Canon 75-300mm USM
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/200 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): ZOO animals, Graphisms, evvka's favorite from TE#2 [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2004-06-15 13:15
Favorites: 1 [view]