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Beauty not the Beast
Beauty not the Beast
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Challenge: Pet Portrait III (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-40D
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
Date: Feb 23, 2008
Aperture: 1.4
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/80
Galleries: Portraiture, Animals
Date Uploaded: Feb 23, 2008

 If Alexis eats the competition does that mean I win?

Congrats to the winners! I voted most of them a 10. here is an outtake from the challenge. Alexis is such a good dog, she wouldn't move from the spot but really wanted to sniff the reflecter to the right of her.


Thanks everyone for their votes.

Statistics
Place: 4 out of 261
Avg (all users): 7.1215
Avg (commenters): 8.0769
Avg (participants): 6.7857
Avg (non-participants): 7.4902
Views since voting: 5450
Views during voting: 445
Votes: 214
Comments: 42
Favorites: 8 (view)

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 12/09/2008 05:48:22 PM
She's stunning :D Nice job in not losing her in the background and still not blowing the light bits. NOT easy!
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 03/16/2008 10:38:01 PM
beautifully rendered.
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 03/16/2008 09:59:02 PM
Wow, my dogs could never sit still like that. Very nice Rott!
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 03/06/2008 10:19:23 PM
Aww, he's even got Doberman spots, doesn't he? That's cute.
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 03/03/2008 10:34:33 AM
I loved this one & it was in my top ten. Thanks for the nice comment & congrats on the honorable mention!
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 03/03/2008 08:08:44 AM
Love the expressive face! Top 10 WOO HOO
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 03/03/2008 06:51:13 AM
Congrats on your great placing very beautiful portrait.
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 03/03/2008 06:44:02 AM
Congrats on the HM, Very nice DOF used on the portrait. Good job with the lighting. Very Difficult Dog to photograpy with the coloration of the fur. Great Clarity in the portrait. Good Stuff.
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 03/03/2008 02:48:09 AM
well done/congratulations
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 03/03/2008 02:13:09 AM
Congradulations!
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 03/03/2008 12:55:08 AM
Glad this did so well. It's a stunning portrait of a most beautiful dog. Congrats on 4th place, Ben.
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 03/03/2008 12:14:25 AM
Congrats on the honorable mention! A very nice portrait, indeed.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/02/2008 11:29:57 PM
I like the the impact this one has.....
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 03/02/2008 10:47:30 PM
Nicely lit. hard to photograph a black dog. One of only four of my 10s this topic. Well done!
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 02/29/2008 09:32:45 PM
A really beautiful face and nice pose 9
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 02/29/2008 03:38:17 PM
8 - Excellent clarity around the head, nice classic pose and the backdrop complements the coat well. Mainly the oof paws for me, but difficult to retain the focal areas, including softness in the oof areas and get those in too, I imagine.
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 02/28/2008 08:40:02 PM
Oooo, gorgeous dog. Beautiful pose, perfect lighting, really nice highlights in the fur, great expression. Very well done. Rotties are so pretty.
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 02/28/2008 10:31:24 AM
You've captured the shine of her coat perfectly. A Beauty for sure!
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 02/28/2008 01:49:29 AM
The top light is a little harsh but I really like the way it shows the shape and texture of the fur
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 02/28/2008 01:11:33 AM
Gorgeous dog. You lighting is great because it really brings out the texture in his/her fur. I hope you post your setup.
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 02/27/2008 07:20:59 PM
Excellent lighting and background.
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 02/27/2008 05:25:16 PM
Very intelligent shot.
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 02/27/2008 02:20:16 PM
Wow! Beautiful job lighting a black dog. This is *so* hard to get right, and you've done an amazing job.
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 02/27/2008 09:21:49 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 9
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 02/27/2008 03:12:13 AM
magnificant
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 02/26/2008 03:41:54 PM
quality shot 10
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 02/26/2008 03:31:19 PM
The lighting, the depth of field, the colours, blacks, greys, tans, browns all fit in together nicely. 9
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 02/26/2008 03:11:42 PM
rotwheiler/lab? (ignore my spelling:)-7
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 02/26/2008 08:07:05 AM
Made me go "WHOOOOAAAAAA!!!" when it opened! What a beautiful animal! Great lighting, composition. An exquisite portrait!!!! 10
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 02/26/2008 06:18:12 AM
This is very well done 10
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 02/26/2008 02:32:01 AM
Gorgeous dog here. The DOF is a bit narrow, as I would have liked to see the front feet a bit more in focus too. But, it is still one of the better entries in the challenge.
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 02/25/2008 08:54:17 PM
Feels very much like a studio portrait. Well done.
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 02/25/2008 07:12:33 PM
Stunning. Beautiful job on the lighting.
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 02/25/2008 06:18:01 PM
Cute! what a nice shiny coat!
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 02/25/2008 01:34:48 PM
A beautiful dog and a stunning portrait. My favourite and top scorer so far.
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 02/25/2008 01:33:43 PM
beautiful lighting and detail
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 02/25/2008 10:11:05 AM
wonderful lighting, beautiful dog, really nice composition, etc! Well done!
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 02/25/2008 10:09:20 AM
Rottweillers (sp) are so handsome- great portrait- very well done- can't find anything to critique !
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 02/25/2008 08:21:31 AM
He(?) looks regal, and like he's tolerating this but would rather be doing something else. And he looks very intelligent. Nice, classic pose and good job on the lighting. That bright spot on his back paw and the black blotches on his rump draw my eye a bit more than I'd like them too, but those eyes always pull me back.
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 02/25/2008 02:02:36 AM
Beautiful Rottweiler shot.
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 02/25/2008 01:47:05 AM
nice lighting. eyes sharp. Nice dog too!
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 02/25/2008 12:33:54 AM
Nice rottie portrait. The lighting is good. I think I would have stuck with a head shot as the blurred feet are a bit distracting, due to the DOF, but that's just my taste. ;~)
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