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Satan's Pet


 
BetterPhoto.com Photo Contest Finalist   Satan's Pet
Satan's Pet
The ferocious Sable Tooth Eagle which feeds mainly on humans and small pets. Shot in South-Africa.

Marsel van Oosten

 
 
 

Ariel Lepor
 

That's impossible! Birds don't have teeth! How could you portray a creature as lovable as a bird (okay, even without the teeth this bird doesn't compare to a sweet parakeet) to a cat? It looks like you took a cat's mouth and put it in the bird's mouth with photoshop and did some saber-tooth effect. How did you get this picture?


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January 24, 2006

 

Marsel van Oosten
  Ariel - this aggressive predator is the result of a secret genetic cross-breeding experiment at the Genetic Operations Taskforce of Central Headquarters Africa (GOTCHA).


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January 24, 2006

 

Ariel Lepor
  Very funny. You're not serous, are you? (No one would let you see this bird and I would have heard about the cross-breeding in the news if it were for real. Especially if people were making man-eating birds. Besides, I don't think we have that kind of technology yet. And a name like "GOTCHA" brings further suspicion as to the realness of this experiment.) How did you really take this picture?


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January 24, 2006

 

Marsel van Oosten
  This is what you get when you cross-breed a Long Crested Eagle with an African lioness. ;-)


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January 24, 2006

 

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Wow!!!! Amazing.


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January 24, 2006

 

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  Wow!!!! Amazing.


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January 24, 2006

 

Ariel Lepor
  Even though I love birds much more than cats (epically after a cat tried to eat one of my parakeets) and would thus be against combining the two animals into one picture, I have to admit that this is a pretty cool effect. Good job! :-}


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January 24, 2006

 

Kim S. Hite
  I don't know if the dialog between you and Ariel made me laugh harder or the picture itself. Either way thank you for making me laugh today! Great editing on this shot.


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January 24, 2006

 

Kim S. Hite
  Marsel, I just got done viewing your gallery and all I can say is WOW! It is full of stunning and beautiful images!


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January 24, 2006

 
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  Marsel, awesome capture with excellent detail, clarity and colors.


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January 24, 2006

 

Rebecca A. Steed
  Marsel, you are too silly! What an imagination and sense of humor you have. This is a great shot. I hope it wins. This would make a great card - I don't know for what, but probably not Valentines day :)


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January 25, 2006

 

Sylvia Rossler
  I have to agree with Kim ...you two are just to funny ..loll..
Marsel, you did a great job on this !!I can only say it looks amazing :O)


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January 25, 2006

 

Ariel Lepor
  I'm glad you and Kim enjoyed our conversation (oh, and the amazing photo, too)! :->


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January 26, 2006

 

Stan Lubach
  Incredible work, Marsel! A perfectly seamless job. THe expression in this raptor's eyes really adds to the effect. Well, done.


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January 26, 2006

 
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  Congratulations, Marsel, on your Finalist...! Breaking into GOTCHA labs paid off ;)


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February 21, 2006

 

Nicole Kessel
  Incredible work!!! This is what my husband looks like if he hasn't ate for a while!! HA-HA! Congratulations on this excellent finalist, Marsel!


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February 21, 2006

 

Stan Lubach
  Congratulations on the finalist, Marsel, and well deserved.


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February 21, 2006

 

Anita Taylor
  Great work, Marsel and congratulations! You have a great imagination! Let's hope the government doesn't see this and get any ideas :)


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February 21, 2006

 

bob cornelison
  GREAT work! It's almost the animal I used in my story for my shot "they're out there"
see: http://www.betterphoto.com/gallery/big.php?photoID=1086075&catID=&style=&rowNumber=21&memberID=44019
Congrats on this finalist!
~:O)


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February 22, 2006

 
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  Whoaaa..thought it was a manipulation. Great shot. Congrats.


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February 24, 2006

 

Robert G. Stalnaker
  Humor will get you everywhere, Marsel, especially when combine it with great digital effects and some very nice photography. Very well done.


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