June 2008

Title - Zebra's Tail

How I did it -

I was going through my photos from Tanzania and this one made me laugh. The Zebras have the coolest tails; they look like they are braided. I was looking for something abstract.

COMMENTS:

Kenneth Deitcher, MD, FPSA	When I first saw this I thought it was a gag and some one was trying to tell me something. The Zebra's posterior is interesting, but when you mentioned the tail you confused me. The 'braided' tail that was so interesting was partially missing. On my monitor the image was not very sharp.
Elaine Icklan	The black and white markings make a nice abstract. Including the entire tail would have helped this image, but just getting a grab shot like this overrides this minor point.
Charlie Pettis	I'm trying to imagine a little more tail both left and down. I think just a little more on the bottom of the picture would be best. A very nice shot.
Shirley Ramaley	How cute! I'd rather see the whole tail and the entire curve of it, but this is still a good shot.
John Rodete	I would like to see more of the tail at the bottom.
Dewey Val Schorre	Humor is unusual in a abstract picture, but you have provided it here.

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Member Bio

Barbara Mallon - Biography My parents met in a camera club and had me in the darkroom as a small child. I got serious about photography when I had small children and made a nice record of their early years. Today I shoot flowers and landscapes, grand children plus occasional portraits and events for friends. I like sharing my hobby and am in charge of the Livermore Valley Camera Club's classes that we teach through LARPD as fundraisers. Also I have had a 4-H Photography project since 1980. I have done photography projects with Livermore Schools. I have judged camera clubs, a conference of camera. I am a member of PSA (Photographic Society of America) and also belong to their creative Flowers Slide Study Group. I started with black and white prints in medium format; then I took 35mm slides and began printing Cibachrome (Ilfochrome) in1995. Later, I bought a computer and PhotoShop and am now printing most of my photos on an Epson 1270 printer from scanned slides.