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Collection: 30 Days of Whatevers - December 2008
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Tamron AF 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di II for Nikon
Location: Alexandria, VA
Date: Dec 4, 2008
Aperture: f/8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/200
Galleries: Animals
Date Uploaded: Dec 4, 2008

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 Day 4 of Whatevers

I took Holly with me to scout a nearby park where I'll be doing a portrait session on Sunday. She was mostly a cooperative model ;-) I also played a bit with fill flash on this one, which I suspect I'll need for the real shoot, too.

PP - converted from RAW, levels, white balance, dodged eye, burnt ear, resized, sharpened.

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ETA: yep, she's an Irish Wolfhound. She'll be 3 in January. I also have a 5ish Wolfhound I found in the animal shelter and (this is exciting for me!!) I'm expecting to bring home Holly's half-sister in January, when the baby will be all of 2 months' old :-)))

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 12/09/2008 06:53:11 PM
great lighting and capture of detail in the fur. what a warm, happy sunny kind of moment.
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 12/08/2008 10:24:21 PM
Love how the natural lighting brings out some lovely highlights in these beautiful irish wolfhounds fur. Great focus with nice sharp details seen. I would have loved to have had the eye more visible to make it even more visually appealing- through the hair you can see some gleam from natural lighting that you may have even captured a 'catchlight' if the eye was much more visible. I like the backdrop of the woods which really complements the dog. One other point I wish to make is that I think you could crop the photo even closer to bring us closer to observing the beauty of your pet (1/5 off of the left side such that it is more of a head shot).
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 12/07/2008 06:31:30 PM
What a looker! She is beautiful! I think any cat would tremble in fear thinking it was being tasted!
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 12/05/2008 10:24:23 AM
Holly is beautiful. That looks like a lovely location for portraits too. Nicely shot!
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 12/05/2008 05:58:08 AM
What a beautifully noble head she's got. Lovely shot!

Great news about the baby (((hugs)))
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 12/05/2008 05:09:47 AM
I've got a saddle here you could probably use with Holly? lol Nice lighting and detail in the fur.
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 12/05/2008 02:52:58 AM
Nice lighting LOL irish wolfhounds you must be a glutton for punishment :)
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 12/05/2008 01:25:56 AM
Nice use of the flash to bring up the details in the fur. It's very "texture-y" looking. Holly looks like a great companion.
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 12/04/2008 03:19:40 PM
is Holly an Irish Wolfhound? I LOVE big dogs ... used to have a Great Pyrenees ...
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 12/04/2008 02:55:14 PM
Lovely portrait - well exposed.
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 12/04/2008 02:51:55 PM
WHAT A LOVE. I forget you have those big ones at your house!!!
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 12/04/2008 02:50:50 PM
Holly looks like a great assistant! Nice clarity and lighting.
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 12/04/2008 02:49:11 PM
Excellent job on the lighting! Holly is adorable, but I'm sure my cats would be horrified if she tried to approach them :-)
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