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Please, Mom?
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Challenge: Dogs (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: 2014 Challenges
Camera: Canon EOS-7D
Lens: Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
Date: Mar 15, 2014
Date Uploaded: Mar 15, 2014

[Mar. 23rd, 2014 10:44:00 PM]

Huge thanks to Amy (and Millie) for letting me photograph Millie. I no longer have a dog of my own, so I had to see what one I could borrow. :)

Amy let me come over for awhile and photograph Millie. It was a REAL challenge. Talk about energy!! Always on the go. But such an expressive face! I brought along an external flash, held the flash in one hand, the camera in the other, held my breath, and shot lots. and lots. The majority of them not useable, because when I shot in one direction, Millie was already off in the other direction.

It's so much more difficult shooting animals that aren't yours -- you don't know their habits or what to expect. There were so many shots that could have been awesome, had I only known what was coming. :)

I loved the lighting on this shot. I knew I could crop in closer, and it probably would have done a tad better if I had, but I liked the feel of her being just in the lower part. I can't explain it, but it just felt right. Seemed like a much more real shot this way.

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Thanks for all the wonderful comments! And the fav!!

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Canon EOS-80D
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 03/24/2014 09:12:55 AM
I don't know much Wendy, but you were robbed, this is very good, from the dog to the composition- as well as lighting and pleasing blur...
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Olympus 45mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko Digital
 03/23/2014 08:54:42 PM
Aww so sweet and dreamy. It's like someone is working really hard and making a wish.
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Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 03/23/2014 09:56:33 AM
I'm a Boxer fan - what more can I say, this one, with those eyes melts my heart! I would have loved to see more of him/her and less of the background.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 03/20/2014 02:02:03 AM
He's so hopeful! Nicely shot.
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Ricoh GR III
Pentax DA 18-135mm F3.5-5.6ED AL [IF] WR DC
 03/18/2014 07:25:20 PM
boxers are such posers, who can resist.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM
 03/18/2014 04:38:28 PM
Oh my - the answer is yes yes yes to the please ... this is one of the most beautifully lit photo in the challenge. Spiritual in a sense ... what a gorgeous companion you have .. surely the front page.
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Canon EOS-6D
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM
 03/17/2014 05:33:58 PM
The story of my life... :D

Too cute.



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Nikon D5100
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 03/17/2014 10:22:30 AM
What a great look.
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Nikon D7100
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6G IF-ED VR
 03/17/2014 07:16:43 AM
OMG what an awesome face
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Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 03/17/2014 06:07:16 AM
asking ever so nicely :)
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Sony DSLR-A550
Sony DT 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical ED
 03/17/2014 01:26:38 AM
I like this one really shows character.
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