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A Nosey Friend
A Nosey Friend
trevytrev


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Challenge: Pet Portrait III (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Zenitar 16mm f/2.8 Fisheye MC in M42/EOS mount
Location: St Louis
Date: Feb 21, 2008
Aperture: 2.8
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/250
Galleries: Portraiture, Animals
Date Uploaded: Feb 24, 2008

 This is Guinness my yellow lab. I have a photo of him much like this that I took a long time ago when I first got my 20D. It actually is the first photo I ever took with that camera and is one of my all time favorite photos. I deceided to redo the shot but with a fisheye to really distort how long his nose is. The lighting was pretty bad and the weather sucked so I didn't get exactly what I wanted and had to use a high ISO and low apature resulting in a smaller DOF then I wanted. I am still happy how it turned out but mostly b/c I love the big goof. I feel it does nook a bit noisey in spots but I had to push the PP b/c of lighting issues. Hopeing for at least a 6 but I could see some not liking the perspective much and it going lower.

Post Challenge:
Thanks for the votes and nice comments. He is a great buddy of mine and he always come to the fence and pushes it open with his nose when I'm on the other side. Here is the original taken about two years ago

Statistics
Place: 41 out of 261
Avg (all users): 6.2885
Avg (commenters): 7.8667
Avg (participants): 6.1607
Avg (non-participants): 6.4375
Views since voting: 1695
Views during voting: 358
Votes: 208
Comments: 36
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 04/06/2008 11:27:59 AM
When is a beloved dog not a goof? That's what makes them fun to have around.

I like this better than your first one. This looks really good in black and white. Those baby eyes give him a sweet puppy dog look in this photo. I like seeing the detail and textures on his nose and mouth too.
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 03/20/2008 11:42:17 PM
hilarious! great capture!
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 03/14/2008 09:41:34 AM
Sweet shot and nice framing. I like the dof.
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 03/13/2008 10:50:41 PM
What a great picture of a good friend. Love the look in his eyes, and the textures and shades of gray are great.
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 03/10/2008 09:33:23 PM
Love how his eyes are peering at me from the bright beyond. Love the BW treatment with high contrast. And a dog snout is always adorable.
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 03/10/2008 07:49:34 PM
Great detail. Great DOF. Great contrast. Great composition. Only nitpick (and really is a very minor nitpick) is that a slightly deeper DOF to get the boards fully in focus would have been the clincher.
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 03/08/2008 12:01:05 PM
hahha..LOVE IT! You did good!
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 03/06/2008 12:15:48 AM
Ha! Great photo. It instantly brings a smile to my face. How dare you leave Guinness behind! Your fisheye was a perfect choice of lens for this shot...I like the perspective.
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 03/06/2008 12:12:39 AM
That's amazing you were able to capture nearly the same shot two years later. I like how you can see Guiness a bit better in this version, but he seems to blend in with the background a bit.
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 03/05/2008 11:43:09 PM
Oh man! I am so happy to see that little face here again. I gave it a 9 too by the way. It grabbed my heart the minute I saw it.

But here in our black and white challenge -- I'm giving it a 10!!!

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 03/05/2008 05:19:38 PM
Nice one :) my first thought was I'd liked to have seen some more detail in the fence then I read your comment and realised it was for Pet Portrait III so a different slant on things. Great capture of a great 'friend' however, looks like the same bit of fence as last years shot? and do prefer Guinness pushing his nose through it - so nosey lol.

oh, imho the dof here is spot on so don't worry about pushing things
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 03/05/2008 09:11:50 AM
i really like the DOF, being only his nose in focus. the details in the grain of the wood is cool too, but that might end up taking away from the image.
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 03/04/2008 02:58:45 PM
You got a 9 from me - it was definitely one of my favorites - a great way to show off personality!
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 03/04/2008 01:50:59 PM
The perspective gives it a nice touch of humor. Great detail. And I like that the nose and eyes really pop, while the rest of the dog kinda fades into the background.
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 03/04/2008 01:21:55 PM
I thought this was familiar:



Funny.
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 03/04/2008 10:28:15 AM
I like Guiness...the dog. Don't care much for the beer. Too rich for me. I like what you've captured here. It has that subtle dog humor thing going. I love when you see their limited scope come to life. "Inside"..."Outside"..."Mmmm Chew Toy"... "we're going for a car ride, happy dance"

Gotta love'em
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 03/03/2008 08:57:03 PM
Nice framing - I like the "fishy" feel.
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 03/03/2008 04:38:57 PM
Very good shot. I like the framing and the b/w.
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 03/03/2008 06:24:10 AM
Great shot. Love the texture in the nose & wood, and the softness in the eyes. Calm & inquisitive.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/02/2008 11:37:36 PM
Bump 10
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 03/02/2008 09:13:34 PM
Nice framing and I think the b/w choice is absolutely right for this.
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 03/02/2008 06:25:04 PM
Haha, classic. Nice textures and detail, good use of saturation.
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 03/01/2008 04:38:34 PM
Good BW tones!
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 02/29/2008 02:08:21 PM
I love this - very well done.
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 02/28/2008 01:51:00 AM
Great photo. B&W, the tones, and the shallow DOF work really well. The barrel distortion stood out as soon as I looked at this though. Could be fixed in PS. 8
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 02/27/2008 11:22:21 PM
That's a great pose. Not classicly portrait-like, but it has personality.
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 02/27/2008 05:23:42 PM
I like the artistry in this shot.
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 02/27/2008 09:51:27 AM
Awwwwwww!!!! That nosey fellow can come over to my yard ANY time ! ! ! :)
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 02/26/2008 07:11:26 PM
Nice framing used by the, what seems to be, fence - this gives him a sense of personification that is lacking in some of the other photos. Good job!
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 02/26/2008 04:44:33 PM
Hahaah, love this! "What are you doing in there, while I'm out here?? Got anything good to eat?" Great tones.
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 02/26/2008 11:09:08 AM
Nice capture - I like the idea of this shot 7
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 02/26/2008 09:05:04 AM
very charming portrait, b/w works well
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 02/26/2008 08:18:56 AM
Cool, I love this picture.
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 02/25/2008 03:24:45 PM
lol, great shot! Great DOF, b&w works very well.
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 02/25/2008 09:39:45 AM
One of my favs... 9
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 02/25/2008 05:52:07 AM
Like this. Wish you'd gone 720, if the quality was there. Like your composition.
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