"Is THAT.... Me?"
Uploaded: December 14, 2007 12:06:15
Polar Bear
Buffalo Zoo
*edits include use of flood filter*
*DD entry*
Exif: F Number: 5.6, Exposure Bias Value: 1.00, ExposureTime: 10/3500 seconds, Flash: did not fire., ISO: 800, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 300.00 mm, Model: NIKON D80
Lisa J. Boulden
December 14, 2007
Stunning clarity, detail and composition Lisa! Also, excellent use of flood filter!! You need to contact National Geographic!!! Well done my friend! B-
12/14/2007 9:38:39 AM
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*erika haight
Spectacular shot Lisa! This is beautiful~ erika
12/14/2007 9:51:18 AM
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*Lisa R. Buffington
Great capture Lisa! Great clarity and reflection.
12/14/2007 9:53:32 AM
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*Teresa A. Burnett
Awesome Lisa!!! Love the use of flood filter here!! Love this one!!!
12/14/2007 10:29:11 AM
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*Hendrik Storme
Fantastic work and capture Lisa!
12/14/2007 10:54:34 AM
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*Jessica Jenney
Beautiful and sweet capture, Lisa! Wonderful reflections and detail!
12/14/2007 11:00:01 AM
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*Jim Baines
Lisa, you really know your stuff!
12/14/2007 11:16:43 AM
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*Tammy Espino
I love this! What a great use of the effects,awesome photo :)
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Thank you, Barbara, Erika, Lisa, Teresa, Hendrik, Jessica, Jim, and Tammy, for the wonderful responses!
*I just did a minor edit and resubmitted.*
Blessings, Lisa
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Lisa J. Boulden
December 14, 2007
Lisa this is stunning! What a lovely image. Isn't that flood filter fun? :-)
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*Carrol A. Grimes
Lisa this is an absolutely stunning image! I lol that it is also an optical illusion Well Done.
12/14/2007 11:52:05 AM
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*Kumiko Parkinson
What a cute gentle bear...very smart use of this filter!
12/14/2007 12:00:41 PM
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Thank you, Samantha, Carrol, and Kumiko, for your great support! I really love this flood filter... lots of fun and possibilities!
(Your comments must've snuck in as I was editing my first submission.)
~Lisa
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Rosemary Buffoni December 14, 2007
A beautiful shot of a beautiful animal. Excellent reflection.Mollie Kendall December 14, 2007
Gorgeous Image! #5208009Charlene Taylor December 14, 2007
Hi Lisa,Shannon Mills December 14, 2007
What a stunning photo!~ I love this guy! He is a cute one! #5208030Rhonda Burger December 14, 2007
Very nice Lisa. Rhonda #5208038
Lisa J. Boulden
December 14, 2007
Sam Britt December 14, 2007
Terrific image, Lisa. Wonderful reflection. #5208058Judy A. Lawhon December 14, 2007
My oh my!! This is fantastic, Lisa....love it!! #5208113Judy A. Lawhon December 14, 2007
My oh my!! This is fantastic, Lisa....love it!! #5208118frank w. degenhardt December 14, 2007
Lisa- Ok girl, I have loved all your zoo pictures. This one however, has to be my favorite.Kathleen Rinker December 14, 2007
I love this Lisa, the bear has such a soft expression on his face, great work with the flood filter also!!!!! #5208297Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna December 14, 2007
Picture Postcard Perfect, Lisa!!!!! Yipper, that's what it is....PERFECT!!!!!!♫ K #5208426
Lisa J. Boulden
December 14, 2007
Sandra R. Alvey December 14, 2007
Another image that has knocked me speachless Lisa! AMAZING use of flood! Just perfect!! #5208832Joan Powell December 14, 2007
Simply adorable , great work . #5208853Angela Azzinnaro December 14, 2007
A FAVORITE OF MINE for sure!!!!! WONDERFULLY CAPTURED Lisa!!!! I LOVE IT!!!!!! #5208892
Elizabeth A. Marker
December 14, 2007
Stefania Barbier
December 14, 2007
Tiia Vissak December 15, 2007
A beautiful image! Well done! #5209449
Anne M. Young
December 15, 2007
Lisa J. Boulden
December 15, 2007
Kristi A. Howson December 15, 2007
Love this shot with the reflection...perfect framing Lisa! #5210264cheryl m. phillips December 15, 2007
LISA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lisa J. Boulden
December 15, 2007
Vladan D. Djordjevic December 15, 2007
Fantastic photo! Great reflection of this lovely bear!!! #5210608Heather L. Haderly December 15, 2007
OUTSTANDING Girl!!! Your animal shots are to die for! #5210704Eivor Kuchta December 15, 2007
How cute!!! A wonderful image for a Christmas card.Cassie L. Woodlee December 15, 2007
I just love this!!!!!!!!!!!!! #5211339Bill Wyatt December 15, 2007
Stunning! A winner in my book! #5211943
Lisa J. Boulden
December 15, 2007
Peggy J. Maguire December 16, 2007
Stunning!!!!!!!!! #5212732
Lisa J. Boulden
December 16, 2007
Jill Odice
December 16, 2007
Sue Marshall December 16, 2007
I just love this Lisa well done!! :-) #5215078
Sheryl A. Hudson
December 16, 2007
Lisa J. Boulden
December 16, 2007
Joseph N. DiGilio December 17, 2007
Beautiful capture, Lisa.
Lisa J. Boulden
December 17, 2007
Jenny Bosmans December 17, 2007
Absolutely awesome image, and I love it, Lisa! :) #5218550Robert Baer December 17, 2007
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Lisa J. Boulden
December 17, 2007
Nancy L. Green
December 17, 2007
Nancy (Peaches) Harker December 17, 2007
WOW Lisa, absoluty gorgous capture and effects. The flood worked PERFECT here. Looks like a winner to me! #5220609
Lisa J. Boulden
December 17, 2007
Colleen Farrell December 17, 2007
Winner!! At least I hope this wins--it deserves to! :) Terrific work, Lisa, the flood filter is amazing--I'd never have guessed you used it here. #5221115
Laurie Daily
December 18, 2007
Lisa J. Boulden
December 18, 2007
David Pratt December 18, 2007
This is beautiful Lisa! I just want to have a Coke and a smile.... It remeinds me of that old Coke commercial. Awesome capture and cool use of the flood filter. #5224643
Lisa J. Boulden
December 19, 2007
Molly E. Baldwin December 19, 2007
So cute and great capture of the reflection in the water. #5227386Barbara McMichael December 20, 2007
I love this, Lisa - absolutely beautiful! Barbara #5233795
Lisa J. Boulden
December 20, 2007
Lisa J. Boulden
December 21, 2007
Daniella Puente December 21, 2007
Absolutely PERFECT ++++++ #5239043
Lisa J. Boulden
December 21, 2007
Jean-Pierre Ducondi December 21, 2007
Amazing shot. Love it. Just beautiful.Lynn Haack December 23, 2007
WOW!!! This is one amazing photo! Stunning clarity, color and comp...AWESOME reflection! What a grand photo op and you have captured this perfectly. Lynn #5245987Kaye Burazin December 23, 2007
Fantastic capture, fantastic presentation. #5246752Alex T. Mizuno December 23, 2007
This is very lovely, Lisa! Very heart-warming. Excellent work!! #5246999
Lisa J. Boulden
December 23, 2007
Sandra Schlesinger December 23, 2007
What a beautiful image: I love it! You've inspired me to experiment with the flood filter. #5247778
Lisa J. Boulden
December 23, 2007
Mike D. Perez
December 24, 2007
Lynne Morris December 24, 2007
Wow Lisa, this is awesome and I think the best use of flood filter I have seen, fantastic work girl! Wishing you and your family a very Merry Christmas! #5248223
Lisa J. Boulden
December 24, 2007
Howard B. Cheek December 26, 2007
Excellent detailed image Lisa, the awesome reflection makes this composition a winner! :)
Lisa J. Boulden
December 26, 2007
Rosemary Sampson
December 27, 2007
Lisa J. Boulden
December 27, 2007
virafoto - December 28, 2007
More beautiful than that bear of the soft drink.Sarah G December 28, 2007
Back to see more and thoroughly enjoying your gallery.You're work goes beyond excellent!
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Eugenio Diaz December 28, 2007
An Instant WINNER!!!!!
Lisa J. Boulden
December 28, 2007
Susan M. Hembree December 28, 2007
Superb! A winner, Lisa! #5263303
Lisa J. Boulden
December 28, 2007
Roger Fry December 30, 2007
Perfect for the flood filter. So natural. Well done Lisa. #5268789
Lisa J. Boulden
December 30, 2007
Lisa J. Boulden
December 31, 2007
Emile Abbott
December 31, 2007
Donna La Mattino Pagakis December 31, 2007
I never would of known you used the flood filter, this looks so natural!! Amazing I might add!!!Outstanding work, best of luck and Happy New Year! #5274379
Lisa J. Boulden
December 31, 2007
Michelle L. Frick January 01, 2008
Oh wow - you know I love this Lisa! I wish I lived near a zoo with a polar bear. I have to wait til my visits to my Mom.I love your use of effects, and the clarity on your bear is perfect!
Happy New Year!!! #5276514
Lisa J. Boulden
January 01, 2008
john dunne January 02, 2008
Fantastic. So well executed both in and out of camera. Well done #5281085
Lisa J. Boulden
January 02, 2008
Dr. Harmeet Singh January 02, 2008
Wonderful image .Great effects. #5284325Chris Ebben January 03, 2008
Great work, I can see why it's EFP. Good use of flood filter. Beautiful work=^..^= ps. Let me know when you are coming over this way, I could meet you & say hello. Australia is not that far away!! #5284858
Lisa J. Boulden
January 03, 2008
Monica M. Archibald January 03, 2008
Wow Lisa, this is an amazing capture!!! You are a true artist and I love your WHOLE gallery!!!Congrats on the "Editors Pics" badges, well deserved!!!
Monica :-) #5287024
Lisa J. Boulden
January 03, 2008
Patricia Ronan January 03, 2008
Great work on the Polar bear images Lisa, I think this is my favourite but they are all fantastic:)kurt Anderson January 03, 2008
Once again, well done!! Im starting to like this flood filter! Keep on truckin. #5288106Deb Koskovich January 03, 2008
Lisa, you've got a winner here, mark my words. If this doesn't win, I'll eat my camera bag!! This is absotively incredible, girl!! #5288139
Lisa J. Boulden
January 03, 2008
Steven E. Ray January 04, 2008
This is one of my favorites in your Polar Bear series. Something about a reflecting image that enhances a subject... great capture! #5293346
Nancy L. Green
January 05, 2008
Lisa J. Boulden
January 05, 2008
Vicki L. Filippin January 10, 2008
This is, by far, the best use of the flood filter I have ever seen!!! Completely realistic.
Lisa J. Boulden
January 10, 2008
Carol Teal January 11, 2008
Superb use of the flood filter Lisa...it looks so real! All your polar bear images are excellent! I have enjoyed the series. Happy holidays to you and yours, although it is a bit late. #5327254
Lisa J. Boulden
January 12, 2008
Lisa J. Boulden
January 13, 2008
Thank you for your kind comments on my Dino pic. Best wishes, Paul. #5333815
Jill Odice
January 13, 2008
Lisa J. Boulden
January 13, 2008
Dolly L. Davis January 14, 2008
Excellent capture, Lisa! You have a wonderful gallery! #5337685Sandra R. Alvey January 14, 2008
I just love this image so much Lisa! Shiny buttons of gold for this one please Judges!! #5340797
Evy Johansen
January 14, 2008
Hurk (Steve) Hurkett January 15, 2008
Love the composition and detail here, Lisa ................... #5342181
Lisa J. Boulden
January 15, 2008
Debra R. Harder January 16, 2008
OMGOSH, Lisa! WOW, WOW, WOW! This is soooo amazing. I really LOVE your work! You're one of my favs! Deb #5348216paola A. Jofre January 16, 2008
Awesome capture, love the reflection!! Terrific work Lisa!! #5349248
Lisa J. Boulden
January 16, 2008
Shelly A. Van Camp
January 18, 2008
Lisa J. Boulden
January 18, 2008
Heidi Brand January 18, 2008
Wonderful image Lisa and great use of the flood filter. #5358351
Lisa J. Boulden
January 18, 2008
Songbird Cline
January 21, 2008
Siete Meeter January 24, 2008
Your Polar Bears are beautiful, and your digital art too!!!love your gallery!!!
Lisa J. Boulden
January 24, 2008
Jodi Esplin January 25, 2008
Lisa, your polar bear images are wonderful. I think you have a great vision, and execute it so well. This is fantastic! #5391892
Lisa J. Boulden
January 25, 2008
RC Fritz January 31, 2008
Excellent capture, Lisa!! #5425250
Lisa J. Boulden
January 31, 2008
Crystal L. Craig February 01, 2008
Holy smokes Lisa! This is spectacular! Great use of flood (can't even tell). Amazing clarity, lovely lighting and details. Simply amazing work! #5428305Jeana Clark February 04, 2008
~J~ #5444122
Roger Bernabo February 04, 2008
Great image Lisa; you have such an impressive gallery!! #5444441Sara Dunn February 05, 2008
This is amazing!! #5447686
Lisa J. Boulden
February 05, 2008
Steven E. Ray February 12, 2008
Just noticing this one Lisa. I really like animals with distinct detail instead of blurred out with effects. This is simply outstanding coupled with the flood filter being used with such exact precision :) #5486637
Lisa J. Boulden
February 12, 2008
Lisa J. Boulden
February 17, 2008
Kristy A. Keene February 19, 2008
I can't see how ever photo in your gallery isn't a winner or at least a finalist! Wonderful work! #5519037
Lisa J. Boulden
February 19, 2008
Stephanie Frey February 20, 2008
Wow! Amazing capture and perfect use of the flood filter. Well done. #5524076
Lisa J. Boulden
February 22, 2008
Matt Quaid February 22, 2008
wonderful shot Lisa, great capture on the reflection and the pose, and just look at all your responses on this photo #5536149
Lisa J. Boulden
February 22, 2008
Lisa J. Boulden
February 26, 2008
Rene M. Hales March 09, 2008
Very nice. The reflection works really well. --Rene #5617567
Lisa J. Boulden
March 09, 2008
Sherrye Nozaki March 17, 2008
Oh my, what an outstanding job you did on this!!! :) #5651913Arlene Krassner March 17, 2008
Excellent photo and DD work. #5652074Michael Umbreit March 17, 2008
Lisa - Wow!! This is so beautiful! Everything has already been said about it but I had to add my "Wow!". Right into my favorites! - Mike #5652421
Lisa J. Boulden
March 17, 2008
Wendy Moghadam March 27, 2008
This really should have won. Its beutiful. #5708141
Lisa J. Boulden
March 27, 2008
Roxanne M. Bubar May 04, 2008
SPECTACULAR #5883122Inge S. Lasmana May 20, 2008
Amazing shot, Lisa!Love the reflection a lot! You have a beautiful gallery Lisa! #5951945
Lisa J. Boulden
May 20, 2008
Erica Murphy
July 16, 2008
Lisa J. Boulden
July 21, 2008
Laura E. Swan
July 25, 2008
Beverley Scott August 20, 2008
This is an absolutely stunning image - great work! #6339861Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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