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Mugshot
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Copyright: Allen ML (atsouth) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 102 W: 32 N: 117] (1135)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-01-09
Categories: Nature
Camera: Cannon PowerShot A640
Exposure: f/3.5, 1/640 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2008-03-23 18:03
Viewed: 425
Points: 9
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
A guanaco next to a gas station in the middle of nowhere on route 3.

and the front shot here

The guanaco (Lama guanicoe) is a camelid animal native to South America that stands approximately 1.06 m (3 ft 6 in) at the shoulder and weighs about 90 kg (200 lb). Like the llama, the guanaco is double coated with a coarse guard hair and soft undercoat, which is almost as fine as that of the alpaca, although they carry far less of it. The guanaco's soft wool is second only to that of the vicuņa, a close relative. The colour varies very little, ranging from a light brown to dark cinnamon and shading to white underneath. Guanacos have grey faces and small straight ears. They are extremely striking with their large, alert brown eyes, streamlined form, and energetic pace. They are particularly ideal for keeping in large groups in open parklands.

The guanaco is native to South America. Guanaco are found in the altiplano of Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Chile and Argentina. In Chile and Argentina they are more numerous in Patagonian regions, in places like the Torres del Paine National Park, and Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego in fact has an overpopulation of guanacos. Bolivian Indians have been known to raise guanacos to help them regain their population stability. A guanaco's average life span is 20-25 years.

Current estimates place their numbers at 500,000.

Guanacos can run with a speed of 56 km (35 mi) per hour. The running is important for their survival, because in the open places where they live there is no place to hide.


from wikipedia.
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  • Great 
  • wieyos Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1115 W: 43 N: 2154] (9008)
  • [2008-03-23 22:13]

Hi Allen,

nice mugshot & great pose too. well done & keep it up!

Thanks for sharing
regards
Agoes

Hi Allen,
I like your lama, what a sad eyes...
nice light and sharp
good POV,
best regards
ps. I made a workshop, I hope you like it
Karolina

Hello there
That's a nice close-up with sharp details and lovely colors. I love the little greenery in its mouth.
Good point of view and excellent framing.
Bravo
Serge

  • Good 
  • karl Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Silver Note Writer [C: 145 W: 43 N: 41] (726)
  • [2008-03-31 13:13]

be careful with the guanaco. the like to spite !

Hi Allen...nice portrait of this fine animal...well composed, nice details and sharpness.

Roger

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