JPG Magazine: Photos: "African Penguin "Buddha"" by Mandolin Davis

African Penguin "Buddha"

By Mandolin Davis

On 24 February 2008

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A baby African black-footed penguin born Oct. 20, 2007 in the wildlife display at the Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa in Ka'anapali, Maui. His name is "Buddha". The background is a pond and this is my 1st attempt at a bokeh.

Lense: Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G VR
(Photo taken in Dec 2007)

43 Responses

On 25 February 2008 Tyron Ryan Cruz gave props:
Very nice focus on the subject. I like how the background was blurred too.
On 25 February 2008 Paolo Pizzimenti gave props:
Manodolin this is GREAT! I really love this shot. Caught in the act and with a very good depth of field. My congratulations to this intense shot and the photographer.. Brava
On 25 February 2008 Martha Albuquerque gave props:
superb DOF and composition!
On 25 February 2008 Caitlin Domanico said:
haha awesome shot!
On 25 February 2008 Ildiko Laszlo gave props:
This is fantastic! I love the background too.
On 26 February 2008 Struan Oglanby said:
great bookeh!
On 27 February 2008 alicia lee said:
wonderful image
On 27 February 2008 Bryan Jozefowicz gave props:
Awesome pic!!
On 27 February 2008 Michael Sarin gave props:
He looks like he is singing :D
On 27 February 2008 Aquiles Ascencion said:
Great shot!
On 27 February 2008 maureen demers said:
'O Sole Mio, sta nfronte a te. I can just here it now. Love this.
On 28 February 2008 Steven Heipel said:
I keep coming back to this photo -- it's just joyous.
On 28 February 2008 Ævar B. Jak. gave props:
Excellent shot, like the background!
On 29 February 2008 Lucy Yang said:
awesome shot!
On 29 February 2008 Timothy Little said:
I agree do your photography with the camera! Great shot.
On 29 February 2008 John Adams gave props:
Bella!
On 1 March 2008 Ratko Nedovic gave props:
Great shot.
On 1 March 2008 Fabian Reino gave props:
Great capture! Beautiful bokeh
On 3 March 2008 .José Magalhães. said:
beautiful shot....
On 4 March 2008 Keith Kamicar gave props:
Nice shot, I really like the bokeh.. :)
On 4 March 2008 John Velasquez said:
very cool picture. love the background too. nicely done! i actually have that same 70-300mm lens on my D80 :)
On 5 March 2008 Kathy said:
Very nice!!
On 6 March 2008 Reese M. gave props:
a fleeting moment nicely captured!
On 6 March 2008 Portia Söderberg gave props:
Looks like the little fella is singing! Very nice!
On 6 March 2008 Jan Verbeke said:
Gorgeous picture, specially with the sharpness and the DOF.
On 7 March 2008 Mary Rota said:
what a personality ! great capture!
On 7 March 2008 Patricia Knight gave props:
Really exceptional!
On 10 March 2008 "Peggy.Sue" Harrington said:
this little bird looks so happy singing .. awesome photo!
On 13 March 2008 Steve Gong gave props:
What an awesome photo!!!
On 25 March 2008 Emelia Isaac said:
i can almost hear him singing! :)
On 1 April 2008 Nelson Campbell gave props:
the vibration of living!!
On 8 April 2008 Fran Ott gave props:
Nice capture. You got the 3D thing going on.
On 10 April 2008 Lee Rees gave props:
great shot, love the DOF
On 11 April 2008 Atreyee Bhattacharya gave props:
Only one thing..for the pic, the story and observation...
On 13 May 2008 Portia Söderberg gave props:
fantastic shot Mandolin! got my vote!
On 14 May 2008 John Linton gave props:
There's a lot of bird shots in this Creature feature, but this one stands out. Yeah! It rocks!
On 15 May 2008 Georges Maroun geomar gave props:
Wonderful get my vote!!!
On 19 May 2008 Francesca Conti gave props:
so cute...voted!
On 20 May 2008 Pimienta Vieira said:
yes!
nice job
On 21 May 2008 photography seven said:
GOD it is singing
On 25 May 2008 Eric Sayah gave props:
The shallow depth of field works perfectly here! Gorgeous animal portrait. My vote
On 27 June 2008 Amy Evenson gave props:
Great shot! looks like he's singing!
On 16 July 2008 Kate Marshall gave props:
woooow! amazing!