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Pre-historic
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With his "hand-carved" horns this fellow looks like something out of Jurassic Park! Tick's friend the taxidermist would have loved that head - but sorry - he is still alive and kicking!

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+purmusic
04/16/09 10:38 PM GMT
Nice clear shot, Raj.

Caveats.

Ok, trying to clear the cobwebs from me brain here ... in reference to the image editing software you use. Cutting to the chase ...

Need to tame the cyans. Bit of a colour cast present?

Perhaps, a Levels and/or Curves adjustment alone might fit the editing bill towards the end of colour balance as a quick fix. Or ...

Selective Colour adjustment ... working with the cyans/blues/greens/neutral colours for the most part. Or ...

If you are feeling ambitious ... Channel Mixer and/or Colour Balance adjustments would work better and give you greater control.

Took your image here up to the largest viewing resolution ... as I was curious as to whether or not you did any sharpening. Short answer? Can't tell. And that is, indeed, a good good thing. :o)

Good composition. And the slight grade of the hill provides a good dynamic visual assist.

p.s. Just had an afterthought ... perhaps, a monitor calibration is in order for you? Something that should be done anyways periodically ... and that goes for all of us.
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.bingwa
04/16/09 10:55 PM GMT
I'm not an expert, but I like it the way it is. thank you.

Winona
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.amishy
04/16/09 11:04 PM GMT
A great shot Raj! He seems quite busy eating~those horns of his are spectacular! Tick's friend would love him! Like this closeup capture! :)Ami
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::braces
04/16/09 11:04 PM GMT
And boy I bet he can kick!! Great natural shot of this magnificent goat feeding. you are right, it does have an ancient quality about it.
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::100k_xle
04/16/09 11:49 PM GMT
Excellent Detail in this Capture Raj.
Jurassic eh? T-Rex would make quick work of this guy and use the Horns for Toothpicks. LOl.

Good Pic and Post Pard! Thanks for sharing.

E J
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This Image GRABBED my EYE. That's Why I Stopped By. Thanks For Sharing ! Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience
::0930_23
04/17/09 12:47 AM GMT
Jon Jones would love this animal Raj. Is this a true "squeaky-clean" goat. If he happens to expire unexpectedly, send him over. Head first of course.

Good post.

:)Tick*

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.Genver
04/17/09 1:07 AM GMT
Very good photo of the animal,the clarity is very good as well.
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.muki7
04/17/09 1:12 AM GMT
I just got done with a shower and a shave, Does that make me a "squeaky-clean" old goat?? Great detail and colour in this excellent capture Raj. Nice work

Ed
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+purmusic
04/17/09 1:21 AM GMT
Hope you don't mind Raj ... downloaded your photo here to put an image to my words contained in the above post.

An example of a possible Selective Colour Adjustment in CS3 Photoshop.

(Thrown into the post processing mix ... Phil's; aka PhilcUK tutorial ... "Faking the HDR thing ...". I like the added dimensionality that can be achieved. Depends on the base photo and subject, of course.)

Annnnd ... uploaded the .psd document or Photoshop file to my mediafire.com account ... here. (Layers are turned off, so that the file could be smaller. Originally was weighing in at 65 Mb., or close to.)

If you are curious, and software enabled ... download it and you can see the individual settings firsthand with respect to the Selective Colour Adjustments. Not that large, only 45 Mb. Give or take. (Good download speeds et al.)

Annnnd ... done. :o)


p.s. Oops, almost forgot ... if it bothers you in any way to have your image on any of the sites above ... let me know and down they come. The accounts are semi-private, just an f.y.i..
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::cynlee
04/17/09 3:35 AM GMT
I think he's really beautiful, Raj. I can't make out what Les is trying to say and I followed all his links. I hope this fellow never has to see the Taxidermist.
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::SEFA
04/17/09 8:16 AM GMT
He is an impressive animal. The horns are really very beautiful and different. Very nice post.
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.corngrowth
04/17/09 9:20 AM GMT
Although its horns are impressive, think to see by the expression on its face that itīs a rather friendly goat, but I donīt like to test it, lol.
Good post Raj.
Regards, Cornelius.
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.sahadk
04/17/09 12:44 AM GMT
Great capture! very intresting!!
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.Logun7
04/17/09 5:07 PM GMT
The horns are most impressive. Overall a great shot!!
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::Jimbobedsel
04/17/09 6:35 PM GMT
I have never seen horns like this on any animal. Very interesting. Nice shot, Raj.

Jimbob
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Hello, Caedes people
::Inkeri
04/17/09 7:35 PM GMT
A Fine shot of this Fascinating animal,Raj..
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