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Alice
Alice
Blind_squirrel


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Challenge: Pet Portrait II (Advanced Editing V*)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM II
Location: Home
Date: Dec 9, 2006
Aperture: f/5
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Animals, Studio
Date Uploaded: Dec 9, 2006

 Taken in raw lowered exposure and pushed shadows and brightness.Very little PS just tweeked levels and hue/sat.Cloned out a spot of funk on the backdrop along with stray hairs and some specks of dandruff.
Crop ,usm,resized and sent it on it's way.
I really like the way this turned out.I hope you do as well.


***Post Challenge Comment***

Thank you for the comments and votes.This is a personal best.The methods used to present Alice the way I did came from information available on this site.For this I'm truly thankful.
Thank you again
Bruce

Statistics
Place: 17 out of 378
Avg (all users): 6.6535
Avg (commenters): 8.0385
Avg (participants): 6.5420
Avg (non-participants): 6.7724
Views since voting: 3285
Views during voting: 408
Votes: 254
Comments: 32
Favorites: 3 (view)

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 12/20/2006 02:28:11 AM
nice dog, very cute rottweiler
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 12/20/2006 01:10:32 AM
This guy just reaches out and plucks the strings of the heart! Congratulations on your top 20 finish.
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 12/20/2006 12:52:43 AM
I knew Alice would do well, she's such a beauty. Congrats on top 20.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/19/2006 09:16:51 PM
What a lovely portrait of a beautiful girl - love the lighting, pose, everything!
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 12/19/2006 08:05:48 PM
Hope to see this one on the front page. [updated] She's my favorite of them all!
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 12/19/2006 02:38:56 PM
7 - Nice portrait of Alice. Like the 'low key' effect. Just like to have seen more clarity/light in the eyes.
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 12/17/2006 10:48:58 AM
Beautiful Rottie. Good job with the lighting, black dogs are a nightmare to capture well.
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 12/16/2006 08:13:15 AM
Very nice portrait and beautiful dog!
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 12/15/2006 07:25:04 PM
Very nice - beautiful dog!
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 12/15/2006 12:44:13 PM
Alice is a beautiful dog. Love the pose and expression. 8
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 12/15/2006 11:19:39 AM
Love the use of negative space and the pose is perfect. Very nice work.
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 12/14/2006 11:46:57 PM
Alice is a wonderful dog and this is a wonderful picture of her. Fantastic lighting, shows this dog off to perfection.
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 12/14/2006 08:53:22 PM
Great expression and lighting
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 12/14/2006 06:43:55 PM
Quality Photo.
Well done
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 12/14/2006 04:14:08 PM
Very nice... not much improvement possible... beautiful dog, great portrait...
I guess as it was an advanced challenge you might have lightened the eyes just a little.. but that is being v picky...
great work... should be up there with the leaders!
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 12/14/2006 08:45:31 AM
Gorgeous. Dramatic lighting and nicely composed. 10
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 12/14/2006 03:13:21 AM
Extra nice image. I love your use of light....the dog's pose is super.
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 12/13/2006 11:54:57 PM
Super portrait. Black (mostly) dog with black background amazing.
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 12/13/2006 09:25:24 PM
Nice contrast with black background. Pretty dog.
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 12/13/2006 03:16:02 PM
Rotties are so sweet, cut look and nice lighting.
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 12/13/2006 02:53:30 PM
it's a 10, do the happy dance now whomever u r
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 12/13/2006 02:45:18 PM
I'm delighted to have this beauty as a namesake!
Nicely photographed, too.
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 12/13/2006 01:58:06 PM
Love the black on black!
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 12/13/2006 01:19:56 PM
Very nicely done! She's a beautiful animal.
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 12/13/2006 11:35:10 AM
Alice needs this in a frame! Well done! 7
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 12/13/2006 10:25:24 AM
Nice lighting; she looks like a sweetie.
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 12/13/2006 10:14:07 AM
This is wonderful. Perfect lighting and focus. Great detail and I like the tilt. 9
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 12/13/2006 10:13:19 AM
beautiful portrait.
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 12/13/2006 04:19:39 AM
Lovely portrait, great lighting, love the black on black.
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 12/13/2006 02:13:02 AM
Nice one here...
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 12/13/2006 01:57:55 AM
The lighting on Alice is perfect. Love it.10
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 12/13/2006 01:00:00 AM
very good use of background and lighting
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