Times Past - Extinct Species [ Please read ALL the rules to avoid DQ ! ]

Challenge #11 in the The Company Of Animals series. Hosted by Patchandcrew.

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Extinct species of animals [ including human species ancestry ] whether in Museum displays or home made models / toys etc etc, does not have to be a serious study if you want to inject humour into your photo

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Announced:

Sunday, 24th October, 2010 (GMT)

Submissions:

Sunday, 31st October, 2010 – Saturday, 6th November, 2010 (GMT)

Voting:

Sunday, 7th November, 2010 – Saturday, 13th November, 2010 (GMT)

Processing rules:

Entries must be sepia [ any shade ] or black and white for this challenge
No special effects other than `aging` your photo`s appearance if you wish to do so.
Borders/frames are allowed for this challenge.
HDR optional
Basic processing, and cloning out of distractions, is allowed.
No watermarks or any other identifying marks/text
No reference to the entrant`s ID in title or any other text option
If unsure on any of the rules please ask for clarification

Capture date rules:

No restrictions.

Additional rules:

May include people, [ posed or background ] but the extinct creature must be the primary subject.
No nudity
No photos of any animal of a species which is not known to be, or scientifically believed to be, extinct.
No deliberately bad taste photos.
Entrants : to confirm that you have read and understood the rules, your photo description or notes must include the code "What if they had`nt died out....?"
Entries which do not adhere to the rules as written will be DQ`d
VOTERS :
0.5s should only be given on images of poor quality or for being outside the rules [ if I miss DQing any ].
If giving any 0.5s, reasons should be given, if you give it stand by it.
Voting on thumbnail is lazy and disrespectful, entrants deserve to have their images viewed properly.
Sandbagging / vote manipulation / spite voting - don`t even think of doing it !

Maximum number of entries per user:

Maximum number of entries in challenge:

100

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SLC-syntarsus

by DVSteve

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What if they had`nt died out....? The speedy syntarsus.

Camera:	Olympus E-500 / EVOLT E-500
Lens:	Zuiko 14-54
Submitted:	Tuesday, 2nd November, 2010 22:29 (GMT)
Taken:	Sunday, 11th June, 2006
Focal length:	46 mm
Shutter speed:	1/250 sec
Aperture:	F5
ISO:	100
Notes:
Views:	88
Galleries:	View this photo in DVSteve's gallery

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