African Penguin "Buddha"
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)
44 responses
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Tyron Ryan Cruz gave props (25 Feb 2008):
Very nice focus on the subject. I like how the background was blurred too.
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Paolo Pizzimenti gave props (25 Feb 2008):
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
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Martha Albuquerque gave props (25 Feb 2008):
superb DOF and composition!
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Caitlin Domanico said (25 Feb 2008):
haha awesome shot!
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Ildiko Laszlo gave props (25 Feb 2008):
This is fantastic! I love the background too.
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Bryan Jozefowicz gave props (27 Feb 2008):
Awesome pic!!
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Michael Sarin gave props (27 Feb 2008):
He looks like he is singing :D
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Ævar B. Jak. gave props (28 Feb 2008):
Excellent shot, like the background!
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Lucy Yang said (29 Feb 2008):
awesome shot!
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Timothy Little said (29 Feb 2008):
I agree do your photography with the camera! Great shot.
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John Adams gave props (29 Feb 2008):
Bella!
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Ratko Nedovic gave props (1 Mar 2008):
Great shot.
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Fabian Reino gave props (1 Mar 2008):
Great capture! Beautiful bokeh
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.josé Magalhães. said (3 Mar 2008):
beautiful shot....
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Keith Kamicar gave props (4 Mar 2008):
Nice shot, I really like the bokeh.. :)
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John Velasquez said (4 Mar 2008):
very cool picture. love the background too. nicely done! i actually have that same 70-300mm lens on my D80 :)
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Kathy said (5 Mar 2008):
Very nice!!
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Reese M. gave props (6 Mar 2008):
a fleeting moment nicely captured!
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Portia Söderberg gave props (6 Mar 2008):
Looks like the little fella is singing! Very nice!
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Jan Verbeke said (6 Mar 2008):
Gorgeous picture, specially with the sharpness and the DOF.
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Mary Rota .photropics. said (7 Mar 2008):
what a personality ! great capture!
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Steve Gong gave props (13 Mar 2008):
What an awesome photo!!!
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!~) Emelia Isaac said (25 Mar 2008):
i can almost hear him singing! :)
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Nelson Campbell gave props (1 Apr 2008):
the vibration of living!!
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Fran Ott gave props (8 Apr 2008):
Nice capture. You got the 3D thing going on.
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Lee Rees gave props (10 Apr 2008):
great shot, love the DOF
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Atreyee Bhattacharya gave props (11 Apr 2008):
Only one thing..for the pic, the story and observation...
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Portia Söderberg gave props (13 May 2008):
fantastic shot Mandolin! got my vote!
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John Linton gave props (14 May 2008):
There's a lot of bird shots in this Creature feature, but this one stands out. Yeah! It rocks!
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geomar gave props (15 May 2008):
Wonderful get my vote!!!
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Francesca Conti gave props (19 May 2008):
so cute...voted!
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Pimienta Vieira said (20 May 2008):
yes!
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Photography Seven said (21 May 2008):
GOD it is singing
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Eric Sayah gave props (25 May 2008):
The shallow depth of field works perfectly here! Gorgeous animal portrait. My vote
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Amy Evenson gave props (27 Jun 2008):
Great shot! looks like he's singing!
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Kate Marshall gave props (16 Jul 2008):
woooow! amazing!
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LaShawna Jones gave props (28 Jul 2008):
WOW, awesome shot...can't believe it didn't make the "HOT" list!
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LaShawna Jones said (29 Jul 2008):
I still can't believe this photo hasn't made the "HOT" list...what gives...this thing is AWESOME!!!!
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Michael Lynch gave props (12 Aug 2008):
Cool shot !
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peggy gardner gave props (12 Aug 2008):
love this
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Michael Goermann gave props (26 Oct 2008):
Great!
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Lynn H gave props (26 Feb 2009):
What a cool shot!
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Roberto Noto gave props (31 Mar 2009):
GREAT SHOT ! A+
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Kimm gave props (9 Jul 2009):
excellent, good job





