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Challenge: Paul Simon Lyrics (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: Irish Wolfhounds
Camera: Nikon D700
Lens: Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 24-120mm f/3.5-5.6G VR
Location: Beaver Dam, VA
Date: Dec 28, 2009
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 3200
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Emotive, Animals
Date Uploaded: Dec 31, 2009

 An Irish Wolfhound mom and her newborn pup. I never cease to be amazed that a 12 ounce pup can grow up to be a 145 pound dog (bitch, really ... the dogs are typically even bigger). Mom is sweetly devoted to cleaning and feeding the little ones and keeping them warm. Loved this shot of a sleeping pup under Mom's chin, even though it lacks detail and sharpness. To me, the emotion is clear, and the soft light was just right for that.

At ISO 3200 so it's a bit blocky, but I like the painterly feel for this subject.

PP - levels, white balance, dodged a little, cloned out a bit of lint, cloned out rug wrinkles and a bit of another pup, changed rug color, desaturated a bit of Mom's fur, resized, sharpened, added border, burned parts of border.

Statistics
Place: 136 out of 151
Avg (all users): 4.7164
Avg (commenters): 4.3333
Avg (participants): 4.6034
Avg (non-participants): 4.8026
Views since voting: 669
Views during voting: 239
Votes: 134
Comments: 4
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Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 01/06/2010 10:07:40 PM
Very hard to make out the subjects, so it is hard for me to connect with the photo.
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Canon EOS-60D
Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
 01/04/2010 09:46:42 PM
I really think that this is too much of a closeup...It should have been farther out.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D300
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 01/04/2010 11:01:54 AM
This is a great composition! If the lighting had been just a little better there would had been more detail in the dark areas. Nice shot though!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-6D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 01/04/2010 04:11:35 AM
This photo makes me feel uncomfortable for some reason - just not at all sure what I am looking at.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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