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12/20/2006 09:29:58 AM · #26
Had to crop this one tight to get rid of too many blown highlights on top of his head; liked the expression but felt the eyes being OOF wasn't great:



Liked this one, liked it better with a tighter crop and the background burnt out but was afraid that changed the image too much:



So re-shot the next day with a more solid background and got:

outtake -

entry -

Very happy with the result!
12/20/2006 09:37:08 AM · #27
original: more color: no color:
12/20/2006 09:59:33 AM · #28
I didn't have any outtakes for this one. I knew exactly what I wanted to do when I heard the challenge.



I didn't do as well as I hoped... but still. (a good number of 2's,3's and 4's??) It's my favorite of Donnie thus far and hey... I got alot of comments saying I should sell it to a stock agency! :)
12/20/2006 10:04:18 AM · #29
It took an hour to set-up the scene:



Gerbils are smart animals. Once Brownie figured out she could climb down the curtains it took about an hour to get a decent shot. I would snap a picture, she'd make her escape to run around the playpen. I'd let her run around for a few minutes so that she could run off some energy. Then I'd place her back on the "balcony" for another shot or two before the whole process began again:-)

Submitted shot



The B&W Outtake. I decided to not go with the B&W because in the off chance it scored high I have enough B&W shots in my top 5. Plus I liked the color shot without the border more.



12/20/2006 10:46:09 AM · #30

here is mine of my other dog...
12/20/2006 11:06:25 AM · #31
entry:

b&w outtake:

12/20/2006 11:09:29 AM · #32
One of the most frequent comments during voting on my entry was "you cut the ears off!" so here are some of the shots where you can see her ears:




as well as two of the other shots I'd considering entering (ears chopped there too)




And the actual entry:



Leann
12/20/2006 12:05:14 PM · #33

Too dark...too soft...too dark

I love this shot but like my actual entry it would have been slammed to shizzle.

I was going for a Daguerrotype thing. Paid low dividends. I blame The French.

Message edited by author 2006-12-20 12:22:30.
12/20/2006 12:56:42 PM · #34
Originally posted by Mephisto:

entry:

b&w outtake:


Your entry was definately the correct choice to go with for the horizontal composition better suits the portrait than the vertical one. I say better because it shows the environ this horse lives in and I find that appealing. Not to mention the colors are wonderful whereas the B&W I feel is a little flat in tonal range.
12/20/2006 06:52:43 PM · #35
Cats not posing for portrait:

Zippy under backdrop:

Got Jim [Entry], who was happy to sit still for portrait.


Message edited by author 2006-12-20 18:53:31.
12/20/2006 08:09:31 PM · #36
Originally posted by Mephisto:

entry:

b&w outtake:


I also like the entry better, great shot and composition.
12/20/2006 08:12:02 PM · #37
I went with this which didnt fare too well( I was toying with the idea to use it in the Dirt challenge but the portrait won through), The blue eyes put some people off, but this is a common trait in the American Paint Horse especially when they have a lot of white in their faces. Some even have one blue and one brown eye. My entry has two blue eyes and my outake has one blue and one brown.

Entry


Outtake


12/20/2006 08:21:44 PM · #38


not sure it'd scored any better...it was my first submission and I pulled it...figured high key wouldn't do well
12/20/2006 08:23:01 PM · #39
I didn't have any outtakes for this one. I knew exactly what I wanted to do when I heard the challenge.


I didn't do as well as I hoped... but still. (a good number of 2's,3's and 4's??) It's my favorite of Donnie thus far and hey... I got alot of comments saying I should sell it to a stock agency! :)


This was my favorite!!!! But I play favor to Goldens.

Message edited by author 2006-12-20 20:23:44.
12/20/2006 09:21:26 PM · #40
this was one of my top 10,, i think it is a great shot and have no idea why folks would not like it, i wonder if people think 'portrait' means face only...or at least more top half?
12/20/2006 09:24:31 PM · #41
Originally posted by karmabreeze:

Originally posted by jenesis:

My Entry:


This one was in my top three ;-)


Yup, mine too!
12/20/2006 09:25:24 PM · #42
Originally posted by JenniferDavidGA:

I didn't have any outtakes for this one. I knew exactly what I wanted to do when I heard the challenge.


I didn't do as well as I hoped... but still. (a good number of 2's,3's and 4's??) It's my favorite of Donnie thus far and hey... I got alot of comments saying I should sell it to a stock agency! :)


This was my favorite!!!! But I play favor to Goldens.


Thanks!!! I love it too!!! :)
12/20/2006 10:18:59 PM · #43
This was a very long week, moments before the deadline I made the decision as to which image to upload and 10 minutes later I realized that I had made a very bad decision. I still like the image, but it just wasn't correct for the challenge. Live and learn... here are two other images I could have submitted



or


this is also my first try at posting thumbs, so if it blows up, accept my apologies.

I would appreciate any feed back.
12/20/2006 11:51:49 PM · #44
challenge entry


other shots


12/20/2006 11:53:44 PM · #45
Oh Brian, I love this one!


All are nice, but that one really catches my eye.

Message edited by author 2006-12-21 00:06:57.
12/21/2006 12:06:07 AM · #46
I must say I was quite happy with my score. I didn't expect my entry to do well because it was not a typical furry/fluffy pet.

This was my entry:

Yes, she is a pet...this is my female charcoal cornsnake Equinox.

These were two potentials...I ended up using Equinox because she is a little larger and shows up better!


This is Solstice - my female Lavender cornsnake. I didn't like how she was behind the branch.


And this is Ballentine - my female bloodred cornsnake. I thought her face was a little too much in shadow.
12/21/2006 05:03:45 AM · #47
just looking in this forum or wotever you call it coz i made a big mistake in the pet challenge ... had an ok shot submitted then decided it was boring and thought a more interesting shot should go in ... took an ordinary photo, did really bad processing, and during a short spell of insanity submitted it .. wont put the embarrassing one in here, but this is the one that should've gone in ...


i personally like keebow's entry and not the outtake
keegbow
ie.. ..

edit: .. i like the entry MORE than the outtake ... the outtake is a stunner as well ..

ie.

Message edited by author 2006-12-21 05:30:37.
12/21/2006 05:40:56 AM · #48
In case anyone even noticed that Karma the WonderDog wasn't even entered in this challenge, well... there's a reason for that... After the way Art et al roasted her for being the"Assless WonderDog", she refuses to pose for any more portraits. Her pride was deeply wounded, and she pays no attention to me when I tell her not to take it personally...

So it goes :-)



R.

Message edited by author 2006-12-21 05:42:28.
12/21/2006 05:46:00 AM · #49
I didnt bother even converting any of the outtakes from RAW since I knew this was the only good one, but I figured I would post my original here. This just has a straightforward RAW conversion with no tweaks in PS either. I was verypleased with the transformation.
entry
original
12/21/2006 05:49:43 AM · #50
Originally posted by timfythetoo:

I didnt bother even converting any of the outtakes from RAW since I knew this was the only good one, but I figured I would post my original here. This just has a straightforward RAW conversion with no tweaks in PS either. I was very pleased with the transformation.
entry
original


You have a RAW converter that allows you to selectively blur the background? That'd be worth its weight in gold for basic challenges :-)

R.
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