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Quattro


	Quattro Focal Length: 200mm White Balance: Cloudy Exposure Mode: Manual Metering Mode: Spot 1/250 sec - f/2.8 Protacio Serna

Protacio Serna

A friend I meet at the safari.

PSerna
www.pserna.com

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December 15, 2004

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Hola Protacio, very unusual picture, imaginative, certainly a different angle on zoo animals. However, I think our non-spanish speaking friends will not get the meaning of the title.

saludos.

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December 15, 2004

Donna La Mattino Pagakis

Great image and title.

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December 15, 2004

Linda Proctor

Nice pic and title (4 right?)

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December 15, 2004

Mellanie

Oh, I like this one, Protacio! A great title and great DoF!

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December 15, 2004

Protacio Serna

Thanks fellows.

"Quattro"...I feel a little Italian lately ; )

Yes Linda. Quattro is four in Italian.

I took this picture last year at a party in a minisafari a friend of mine owns.

I got problems when focusing because the viewfinder in the D100 is smaller than the regular viewfinder for 35mm, so I took this in autofocus, and sadly the camera focused to the leg in the far right. I was working at f/2.8 to avoid any sign of captivity, like fences, wires, etc. That is why the knee in the middle of the frame is out of focus.

My friend wanted portraits of her beloved animals and I was shooting at their legs. Can you imagine that?

It was funny because I showed some of the pictures I took to the people at the party and when I got to this frame and others where only part of the animals or just their furs showed, they looked at me in a strange way.

It was like "what is wrong with him?" "He had the whole animal right there and shoot at the legs?"

I heard a friend of mine when he said “Don’t worry. He’s an artist…he knows about this things”. I laughed. I felt like he was trying to tell them that I am not crazy.

I made enlargements of the pix I liked and gave them as a birthday present for her.

I’m glad you enjoyed this one.

Want to see the zebra? : )

Regards
Protacio Serna
www.pserna.com

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December 15, 2004

Mellanie

What kind of animals does she have in her mini-safari?

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December 16, 2004

Protacio Serna

Hey Mel:

Good to see you.

The one with the long legs shown above is Nene, and there is a zebra, kangaroo, a small gator, a dromedary, several antelopes, deer (different species), lots of ostriches, monkeys, marsupials, and some other species I don’t remember at this time.

It is a nice place. I’ll set up a gallery in my website with some of the images I have from my latest visit. I’ll let you know.

Protacio Serna
http://www.pserna.com

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December 16, 2004

Debbie Fleri

Very neat shot,,,and awesome story,,,i like the stories as much as the pics...

Debbie : )

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December 17, 2004

Pamela K

I really like this, Protacio! It's very simple yet perfectly identifiable. Very nice!

Pam

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December 18, 2004

Patricia A. Kuniega

Congratulations on your delightful, knobby-knee'd finalist, Protacio! Good luck!