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Ya Ya the Panda


Ya Ya the Panda
Photo Information
Copyright: Jim Robinson (jrobins1) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 53 W: 1 N: 152] (657)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-07-06
Categories: Nature, Portrait
Camera: Nikon D2X, Nikkor 70-200 VR AFS, Skylight filter
Exposure: f/2.8, 1/30 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2005-07-07 0:19
Viewed: 1118
Favorites: 1 [view]
Points: 8
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Finally on another family outing to the zoo I got a good shot of one of the Pandas. Her name is Ya Ya. She was pacing the floor then got up on a rock and gave me a lot of different poses. I liked this one best.

Less than 1,000 of these animals live in the wild and approximately 140 pandas live in zoos or breeding centers around the world, but mainly in China. Memphis is very fortunate and proud to be one of the few zoos in the US to have a Male and Female Giant Panda.

Post Processing
Added frame, name and date & flattened and resized for TL
Thanks for looking
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Hi Jim,
Very nice subject and well composed!
I like it where the Panda is nor looking straight into the lens. The colours are vivid and sharp. Well cropped too!
Well done & TFS :)

Amazing shot of this beautiful panda. It indeed looks like it was posing for you. The details are very rich and the DOF is spot on. (I have to admit that the D2X is my dream camera). My only nitpick is that some details are lost in the blacks. I've tried a workshop to bring out some more details. Thanks for sharing and fantastic shot.

Just can't stay away from that zoo, can you? I really don't blame you as there is much to see and do there. You find many opts as is witnessed by this one posing for you! A very good post and I love the expression on her face. Almost as if she knows you.

She looks very content.

What a lovely capture, bravo Jim, it is an eye pleasing portrait of a very cute animal. The detail and colors are fantastic. The expression on Ya Ya is worth all the money.
Vassilis

What a cute animal. Great composition and the sharpness, especially on the eye is marvellous. I saw Gabe's workshop and he did a nice job bringing out more details.

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