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MaryO


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Challenge: Fill Flash (Basic Editing)
Collection: Dogs
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Nikon
Location: Fairfax, VA
Date: Dec 8, 2008
Aperture: f/4
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/250
Galleries: Animals
Date Uploaded: Dec 8, 2008

 A client's dog. Backlit in strong sunshine and he's black and white to boot, so fill flash was most helpful in getting Moe properly exposed. Partially desat to bring out his eyes, which I liked because of the color echo in the leaves in the background.

PP - converted from RAW, cropped, levels, decreased saturation on all but orangey-red, increased contrast, added border, resized, sharpened.

Statistics
Place: 18 out of 79
Avg (all users): 6.0090
Avg (commenters): 7.3333
Avg (participants): 5.6667
Avg (non-participants): 6.0688
Views since voting: 1291
Views during voting: 364
Votes: 222
Comments: 9
Favorites: 1 (view)

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AuthorThread
 12/18/2008 05:40:14 AM
Lovely shot Mary, and congrats on the top 20 finish
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 12/18/2008 12:19:43 AM
Congrats on top 20. This doggy pic made me happy. :~)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/16/2008 11:27:37 PM
I really like this photo - the textures and tones are wonderful. It looks as if its more backlit than fill flash but I'm new to all this and may be way off the mark. Good shot regardless.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/13/2008 08:06:18 PM
excellent ...composition and use of light ..
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/13/2008 03:38:54 AM
Nice, unique composition!

I came back to this shot again! 9.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/12/2008 05:31:38 PM
nice shot
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 12/10/2008 10:10:22 PM
I like the compositional decision to have the dog split the background between the upright repeating pattern on our right and the open area on the left. Backlighting highlights work well on the fur, and the fill light is done just right.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/10/2008 06:42:34 PM
The selective color on this is PHENOMENAL!!!! I adore this shot, and this fella's "cowlicks" :-)
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 12/10/2008 12:24:24 PM
what a cute dog! nice job balancing the sunlight with the flash ... love the bokeh in the background, matches his eyes nicely!
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