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What are you looking at!?


What are you looking at!?
Photo Information
Copyright: Pieter van der Horst (sAner) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1490 W: 72 N: 1427] (4744)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-02-06
Categories: Mammals
Camera: Fuji Finepix S602Zoom, Fujinon 6x zoom
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/500 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Travelogue: A trip to Dierenpark Amersfoort
Date Submitted: 2005-02-07 12:22
Viewed: 4461
Points: 30
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This picture was taken in "Dierenpark Amersfoort" (a Zoo) on a sunny winterday. I hope you like this picture. It was easy to make this picture as the Camel was close to the fence, eating twigs and branches. When I photgraphed him, he gave me the "what are you looking at" - look.

Ships of the Desert

Camels were domesticated more than 3,000 years ago, and to this day, humans depend on them for transport across arid environments. They can easily carry an extra 200 pounds (90 kilograms) while walking 20 miles (32 kilometers) a day in the harsh desert. They can travel as fast as horses but can also endure legendary periods of time without food or water. Humans have used camels for their wool, milk, meat, leather, and even dung that can be used for fuel.

There are two types of Camels; Bactrian Camels & dromedary Camels.

Range: wild Bactrian Camels in China and Mongolia; dromedary Camels currently in domestic situations only, but probably were once native to North Africa and the Middle East.

Habitat: desert, prairies, and steppes

The dromedary camel (Camelus dromedarius), also known as the Arabian camel, exists today only as a domesticated animal. About 90 percent of the world’s camels are dromedaries. There are two types of the Bactrian camel: one wild (Camelus ferus) and one domesticated (Camelus ferus f. bactrianus). Wild Bactrians are much different from the domesticated Bactrians: they are trimmer, with smaller humps and less hair.

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marhowie, carper, liquidsunshine, pompey, Robbrown, rlortie, PDP, red45, willie, Luc, olontur has marked this note useful
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Pieter, This is great! Like the "hairdo" & your camel does seem to have an attitude. Very good detail, perfect light & I really like this POV..An excellent mugshot here, Very well done!

prachtig Pieter,
Inderdaad alsof hij naar de kapper is geweest met zijn blonde lokken. Goede compositie, prachtige kleuren. Ik heb hier toch een WS van gemaakt Pieter. Ik hoop dat je het wat vind. Goed werk

Very good 80's rock star camel.
The detail, POV and clarity are excellent.
Thanks for posting Pieter

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  • pompey Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 146 W: 4 N: 745] (2768)
  • [2005-02-07 16:49]

Nice one Pieter, good texture to the camels fur. Excellent note, thanks for sharing.

Very good fur texture and good composition. A blurred background would have been great imo.
Very good picture overall. She got an attitude in her look.

!!!!!!!!!
Super!
I'm fallen in love with him :-) Just great!

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  • PDP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor [C: 2821 W: 344 N: 3779] (11769)
  • [2005-02-08 5:45]

Hi Pieter, very nice prtrait, I love his hairstyle - the Fonz? :-)

Iwould have been tempted to crop a little from the left hand side, good work.

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  • red45 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2705 W: 74 N: 8864] (30243)
  • [2005-02-08 6:55]

You are lucky Pieter :-) I heard that Camels can and like to spit at photographer :-) Great portrait. Very soft and furry animal. And look at its face :-)

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  • willie Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1023 W: 61 N: 648] (2083)
  • [2005-02-08 12:16]

Excellent mugshot Pieter. Very good detail and good POV. Good work

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  • Janice Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3315 W: 148 N: 6113] (18648)
  • [2005-02-08 14:13]

Hi Pieter, this camel is looking down his nose at you. You are up very close and his fur is very sharp (clean and shiny too). Good shot. Well done.

Wonderful animal portrait..very clear and sharp.
regards

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  • livios Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2156 W: 322 N: 4258] (16906)
  • [2005-02-10 13:14]

Pieter, needless to say the POV here is really great. Besides, excellent sharpness, a note with sense humor (that's really nice) and nice DOF.

Congratulations.

Lívio

Very nice potrait of this aloof guy. He does seem to have quite an attitude!

Very good photo.

Here is your points.

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  • Luc Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1873 W: 304 N: 4300] (14729)
  • [2005-07-15 22:30]

Hello Pieter, swell owner/boss/master. :)
Personal assessment of the photo: very good.
Strong visual impact.
Aptness of the photo for the site: excellent.
Personal assessment of the note: complete.
Thank you very much for sharing.
Have a good weekend in Netherlands!

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