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Griffin's First Snow Day!
Griffin's First Snow Day!
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Challenge: Free Study 2011-02 (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Nikon D300
Lens: Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
Location: Carrollton, TX
Date: Feb 4, 2011
Aperture: f 3.5
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/2000
Galleries: Animals, Action
Date Uploaded: Feb 26, 2011

 Had an unusual snow day here in North Texas.

My ten month old shepherd let me know that he really loves snow days!

Had to make due with my 50mm 1.8 lens because my work horse 24-70 was in the shop for repairs.

Focus was on the fronts of his paws and not quite on his eyes - darn.

Exposure boost, Vibrance boost and sharpening in LR3.
Crop in CS5.
Spot healing brush for green lens flair anomalies in CS5
Topaz Focus.
Dodge eyes, Curves, Vibrance, Contrast in CS5
Save for web, USM.
Border, USM, Save for web.

Post Challenge:

Lack of crisp detail resulted from strong cropping and lens quality of the 50mm. Here is the original:


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Votes: 142
Comments: 9
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/07/2011 05:29:09 PM
looks like he's have a ball...got to wonder how they can run in this stuff and not have frozen feet
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 03/07/2011 05:37:31 AM
You captured the dog's joy in this shot beautifully.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/07/2011 05:00:42 AM
Beautiful!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/03/2011 09:44:15 AM
Nice contrast. Good stop motion. Not outrageously exciting but a nice image.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/03/2011 03:19:40 AM
Superb!! I would give Griffin the Blue Ribbon:))
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/01/2011 01:08:07 PM
He certainly looks happy in the snow.
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 03/01/2011 12:43:07 PM
Very intense stare! Absolutely love shepherds, and this is a beautiful specimen!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/01/2011 10:46:23 AM
Great capture!
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 02/28/2011 07:52:44 PM
Terrific stop action!!
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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