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Challenge: Pet Portrait III (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-10D
Lens: Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro for Canon
Location: VT - usa
Date: Feb 24, 2008
Aperture: f:10
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/400th
Galleries: Portraiture, Animals
Date Uploaded: Feb 24, 2008

 one of our two dogs. grimm.

we adopted him from a shelter a bit over a year ago. after some time he's adjusted well to the new home and gets along well with his brother Fuego.

he's a very astute guy - likes to keep an eye on things and what not... not sure you'd want to surprise him if he didn't know you ;}

natural light.

darkened BG a tad with an adjustment layer/mask.
D&B on lower layer to add some contrast to the face.
highpass filter / USM on full size.
merge layers
convert to sRGB
resize to 720px
USM
save as for web.

on the larger version you can see the catchlight in the eye is the sun. complete with star points ;}

this image is going to be the match for this one of his brother fuego.



i thought it could work for the color on color challenge too. but maybe too much snow.


haven't entered in awhile. photographing dogs is always a challenge.



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Votes: 201
Comments: 11
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 03/03/2008 08:47:49 AM
Good job , Grimm !
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/02/2008 06:23:55 AM
Very nice looking dog, so pretty. Love the highlights in the fur, great expression in the eyes - so intense.
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 03/01/2008 09:43:56 PM
Good, but I think cropping to put the dog on the left of the frame would have improved the composition. That way he would be looking into the frame instead of out of it and the viewers eye would be led the same way.
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 02/29/2008 11:31:01 PM
I think i know this dog!!.. Does he live in VT??

He steals my heart!!
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 02/29/2008 03:33:20 PM
8 - Very nice outdoor portait. Just wish a little more space on the right as he is looking >>>> .
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 02/27/2008 05:07:51 PM
It's too bad he's squinting. Otherwise very nice shot
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 02/27/2008 09:19:37 AM
oh gosh, how adorable is your model. his calm composure and elegant pose, whilst still looking interesting and have emotion in the eyes is outstanding. Oh and the photographer is pretty good too 10
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 02/27/2008 03:49:32 AM
Nice detail and dog 8
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 02/26/2008 11:06:58 AM
I like Grimm - nice picture
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 02/26/2008 08:03:06 AM
Great regal pose! Really nice image! 7
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 02/25/2008 09:21:27 AM
Beautiful tones.... I might have cropped more off the left so that his right eye wasn't so centre...
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