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Ralph
Ralph
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Challenge: Pet Portrait II (Advanced Editing V*)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Location: porch
Date: Dec 7, 2006
Aperture: f5.6
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/15sec
Date Uploaded: Dec 8, 2006

 My dog Ralph looking very alert while I held his favorite toy ball in my left hand and did my best to hold the camera in my right hand; he moves so quickly that a tripod was out of the question...he was sitting on the top step on our porch with natural light from windows...I took about 30 pictures, many were blurred because Ralph was trying to get to the ball and jumping at my hand..haha..this one appealed to me, he had a gleam of excitement in his eye...levels, curves, multiply and gradien in layers,layer mask to keep his color, cloned out some light areas, dodged his fur in a few areas, then used lab sharpening x3, hue/saturation, converted back to rbg and cropped...I liked the slight colored area in background behind his head, gave it depth so I left it in the image.

Statistics
Place: 123 out of 378
Avg (all users): 5.8571
Avg (commenters): 7.0833
Avg (participants): 5.8077
Avg (non-participants): 5.9098
Views since voting: 747
Views during voting: 357
Votes: 252
Comments: 13
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/19/2006 04:54:45 PM
Nice capture of a typical JRT expression - curious and excited.
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 12/19/2006 12:29:09 PM
Aw, why so worried?
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 12/19/2006 09:44:44 AM
6 - Nice catch of Ralph - sharper, the reflection in the eyes more subtle and a more refined crop at the bottom, make this even better in my opinion.
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 12/19/2006 06:41:33 AM
"What's that's, Master? Just say the word! I'm here for you!" :)
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 12/17/2006 11:20:35 AM
I love the ears! Are they that way naturally or did you just catch him in a "What?" moment? The lighting is nice - it shows good detail in the white and brown areas.
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 12/17/2006 06:12:48 AM
Nice color, composition, focus, and the thumbnail is great.
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 12/14/2006 12:15:51 PM
Good lighting and expression. (Just a thought: closer cropping at top to emphasize those horizontal ears?).
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 12/14/2006 03:57:39 AM
Ralph is cute. Nice focus on the eyes. I found the background to his left a bit distracting.
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 12/13/2006 05:25:28 PM
I love the window reflection in his eyes. Nicely done. Great DOF and focus. 8
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 12/13/2006 12:53:40 PM
Nice pic... he looks like a 'Ralph'!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/13/2006 08:16:29 AM
What a handsome pose! The left side is a bit distracting, otherwise great catch.
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 12/13/2006 04:46:29 AM
Seriously bright-eyed little fella'. Doesn't look like he holds still too often ;-)
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 12/12/2006 09:10:35 PM
Love this capture, as it is so inquisitive.....
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