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Quattro

© Protacio Serna

Quattro

Uploaded: December 15, 2004

Description

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


Comments

Protacio Serna December 15, 2004

A friend I meet at the safari.

PSerna
www.pserna.com #196867

December 15, 2004

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. #973945

Donna La Mattino Pagakis December 15, 2004

Great image and title. #974013

Linda Proctor December 15, 2004

Nice pic and title (4 right?) #974038

Mellanie December 15, 2004

Oh, I like this one, Protacio! A great title and great DoF! #974082

Protacio Serna December 15, 2004

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

#974169

Mellanie December 16, 2004

What kind of animals does she have in her mini-safari? #976281

Protacio Serna December 16, 2004

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
#976753

Debbie Fleri December 17, 2004

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

Debbie : ) #981542

Pamela K December 18, 2004

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

Pam #985621

Patricia A. Kuniega January 18, 2005

Congratulations on your delightful, knobby-knee'd finalist, Protacio! Good luck! #1041893

Mellanie January 18, 2005

WTG, Protacio! Congrats on this excellent finalist! Good luck in the next round! #1042946

Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas level-classic January 18, 2005

Congratulations Protacio! I am glad to find you among the finalists again,
Amalia #1043863

Pamela K January 18, 2005

Congrats Protacio! Good luck in the next round!

Pam #1044703

Marsha S. Smith January 18, 2005

Congratulations Protacio, super image and funny too. #1045097

Protacio Serna January 18, 2005

Hey...this is cool!

I almost forgot about this shot.

Thanks girls for the support!!!

Regards
Protacio #1045538

Kay Beausoleil January 18, 2005

What a fun shot, Protacio -- congratulations, and good luck for the next round! #1045647

Kathleen Clemons January 18, 2005

Congratulations to you, Protacio! #1046038

Debra Booth January 18, 2005

Wonderful shot, Protacio! Congratulations! #1046179

Lucia De Giovanni January 19, 2005

Congratulations Protacio! #1047996

Protacio Serna January 20, 2005

Thank you all.

:)

#1051329


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