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Camouflage


 
BetterPhoto.com Photo Contest Finalist   Camouflage
Camouflage
Exposure Time: 1/320 F-stop: f/5.6
Focal Length: 300.00

Dale Hardin

 
 
 

Michele Rossi
 

Fantastic


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March 20, 2012

 

Aernout Zevenbergen
  Very nice!


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March 20, 2012

 

Debbie E. Payne
  Very nice, Dale. Love the eye! Are you now back from your most recent travels???


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March 20, 2012

 

Dale Hardin
  Michele and Aemount, thanks so much.


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March 20, 2012

 

Dale Hardin
  Thank you Debbie. Yes, just returned last night and had to get at least one image ready for the Phellos. :o) So far, am loving the new camera but have so much more to learn.


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March 20, 2012

 

Teresa H. Hunt
  Wow!! Love this Dale :) Look at those lashes


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March 20, 2012

 
- Rita K. Connell

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  cngrat on the EP looks really great glad to see you are back. I must have missed what kind of camera did you buy.


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March 20, 2012

 
- Rita K. Connell

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  the POV is wonderful on this.


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March 20, 2012

 

Jeff E Jensen
  Very nice, Dale! Welcome back.


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March 20, 2012

 

Dale Hardin
  Thanks a bunch Teresa.

Rita, thanks. The camera is the new Sony A77.

Good to be back Jeff. Will start catching up as soon as I'm able to review the shots I took while in Arizona.


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March 20, 2012

 

Anthony L. Mancuso
  Excellent shot Dale...welcome back!!


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March 20, 2012

 

Jeanine M. Bailey
  Welcome back Dale!! I thought I had posted on here earlier today!! LOVING this shot!!!


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March 20, 2012

 
- Michael Kelly

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  I really love the filled frame and the great detail on this shot. Wonderful DOF too. This is an outstanding shot! Glad you beat the snow home.


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March 20, 2012

 

Beth Spencer
  Welcome Back! I missed you. I love the lines in this one and the eyelashes are fantastic!!


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March 20, 2012

 

Dale Hardin
 
 
 
thanks so much everyone. Had a great time visiting our daughter in their new home. Will be going back often. The first day there, they took me to a local zoo so had a chance to play around with my new toy. Here is another shot taken that day.


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March 20, 2012

 

Stephen Shoff
  Impressive


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March 20, 2012

 

Dale Hardin
  Thanks Stephen. Took this while seated at a little show they put on at the zoo. This is hand held using a 16-50, f/2.8 kit lens.


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March 21, 2012

 

Dale Hardin
  Thanks Stephen. Took this while seated at a little show they put on at the zoo. This is hand held using a 16-50, f/2.8 kit lens.


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March 21, 2012

 
- Michael Kelly

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  Dale on the bird in the hand shot, I might reduce the saturation a little bit. Nice angle. Of course I love kestrels. I don't know if we are going to get ours to nest here this year or not. They are around but don't seem to be inclined to moving


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March 21, 2012

 

Dale Hardin
  Thanks for identifying this bird for me Mike. I'd forgotten the name even though it was mentioned at the show. I missed the flying shot because I wasn't prepared.


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March 21, 2012

 

lisa anderson
  I love this photo, even more bigger. I love the whiskers and the dof.


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March 22, 2012

 

Aimee C. Eisaman
  So glad you are enjoying your new camera! :~) I love your first post!!! Beautifully framed, although I would have suggested cloning out the stray white hair on the black, but it seems I'm too late to the party and you already entered it. Beautiful detail on the bird!


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March 22, 2012

 

Dale Hardin
  Thank you Lisa. Visited your gallery and noticed the places you've filmed. Would love to go their sometime.

Aimee, I'm liking it more and more each day. Couldn't resist posting the shot on BP because I haven't entered much during the last two months. Need to get back in the habit. Thanks for the positive take on the zebra.


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March 22, 2012

 

lisa anderson
  Thanks for visiting my gallery, Dale. I need to do some more work on it. One of the reasons I want to get better at photography is to take better photos of the places I visit. I recommend them all :) where did you get the zebra shot?


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March 23, 2012

 

Dale Hardin
  Lisa, this is just to let you know that I know it shoud be "there" and not "their" LOL!! Darn spell checkers.

Would like to hear more about your visits and how you happened to go there. (got it right that time) We'll have lots of time to talk as time goes on with the club. Welcome aboard.

The Zebra shot was at a local zoo in Surprise, Arizona, where I was visiting our daughter.


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March 23, 2012

 

Peter W. Marks
  We don't get many of those stripey horse things where I come from Dale. A very unusual viewpoint and I like it friend.
And a belated welcome home.


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March 23, 2012

 

Dale Hardin
  Thanks Peter. Good to hear from you. Have done a few more and will post them on my blog tomorrow. There are some images from that shoot already there.

www.dalehardin.blogspot.com


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March 23, 2012

 

Aimee C. Eisaman
  Just got back from you blog...you got some great shots...nice detail. The tiger looked so bored with you. Reminded me of a snooty model! lol Very cool that they allow people to pet the giraffes. Did you? My favorite shot so far other than this zebra shot is the headshot of the giraffe with the great bokeh in the background. :~)


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March 25, 2012

 

Dale Hardin
  Thanks Aimee. All zoos in this area have giraffe feeding pellets for the tourists. Have a few shots of my daughter also. She loves it.

The tiger was a bit bored and was hiding. The part that intrigued me was getting the shot through the wire fence without it showing. Couldn't have done that with my old lens.


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March 25, 2012

 

Phyllis A. Houghton
  Congratulations on your terrific close up finalist, Dale.


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May 01, 2012

 

Dale Hardin
  Thanks Phyllis.


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May 01, 2012

 

Jeff E Jensen
  I'm smellin gold on this one, Dale!


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May 02, 2012

 

Vicki Hunt
  great image!


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May 02, 2012

 

Carla Capra Anderson
  Congratulations, Dale.
An outstanding image.


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May 02, 2012

 

Debbie E. Payne
  Congrats on your Finalist, Dale.


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May 02, 2012

 
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  congrats on this superb finalist, Dale.


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May 02, 2012

 

Dale Hardin
  Thank you everyone. Much appreciated.


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May 02, 2012

 

Patricia A. Stalter
  Hope your trip to Morro was good! Sorry I couldn't get away to meet you. Next time, ok?
This is great. Good luck. Anyone besides me wonder what happenend to March?


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May 02, 2012

 

Dale Hardin
  Hi Patricia, thanks for commenting. The trip to Morro went great except I sure could have used your know how of the area because I never did find access to the dunes and will definately be going back to try again.

It's all spelled out in my blog at www.dalehardin.blogspot.com You may have to go to the archives to find it 'cause I've added a few posts since then.


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May 02, 2012

 

Wm Nosal
  Beautiful Shot, Dale!
Congratulations


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May 02, 2012

 

Dale Hardin
  Thanks WM.


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May 02, 2012

 

Aimee C. Eisaman
  Horray...I know this is one you are proud of...very happy to see this in the phinalists!!!! Congrats! :~)


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May 02, 2012

 

Dale Hardin
  Thank you Aimee.


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May 02, 2012

 

Beth Spencer
  Congratulations!


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May 03, 2012

 

Dale Hardin
  Thanks Beth.


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May 03, 2012

 
- Michael Kelly

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  Guess the judges agreed with my original assessment of this one - congratulations Dale!


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May 03, 2012

 

Dale Hardin
  Thanks Mike for bending their ear. I need all the help I can get. :o)


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May 03, 2012

 

Inge Linden
  Wonderful,Congratulations!


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May 04, 2012

 

Dale Hardin
  Thank you Inge. Would like to see more in your gallery. What I saw was very good.


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May 04, 2012

 

Merna L. Nobile
  Well here we are, through thick and thin. It is a joy to be able to be supportive and to congratulate each other for another month of magnificent photographs during May, 2012. I send all of you my very best, Merna Nobile


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May 06, 2012

 

Teresa H. Hunt
  Congrats on your Finalist Dale!! :)


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May 06, 2012

 

Dale Hardin
  Thank you Merna and Teresa.


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May 06, 2012

 
- Laura L. Gonzales

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  Congratulations Dale on this beautiful finalist! It has been a real treat to visit your gallery again my friend. Excellent work and most beautiful images! :)


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May 12, 2012

 

Dale Hardin
  Thank you so much Laura. As you can see, your habit of filling the frame finally began to sink in for me. :o)


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May 13, 2012

 
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