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Challenge: Extended Free Study 2022-02 (Extended Editing)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Nikon D750
Lens: Nikon AF-S Nikkor 24-120mm f/4G ED VR
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Date: Mar 1, 2022
Date Uploaded: Mar 2, 2022

 It's hard to get better than this.

My 2nd shoot since my accident was with none other than the legendary Arturo Sandoval (arturosandoval.com), and his trio of Pom cuteness: Coco, Channel, and Gucci.

Arturo is a Cuban-American jazz trumpeter, pianist, and composer, who has won Grammy Awards, Billboard Awards, an Emmy Award, performed at the White House and at the Super Bowl, and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Obama. He achieved asylum in the U.S. through the help of Dizzy Gillespie.

He also now owns Oscar Peterson's piano!

Because I still am unable to lift certain things, I was assisted by none other than our own [user]melethia[/user]. And between her bum shoulder and my bum back, we got it done.

It is extremely rare for me to composite my pet shoots, but sometimes it can't be helped. Especially with THREE squirmy furballs. This is a composite of 3 images - the base image of everyone, Arturo's face, and Gucci's face. I also filled in the right side of the background, which was an cluttered hall where I placed the fill light, which was visible.

Statistics
Place: 8 out of 38
Avg (all users): 6.7222
Avg (participants): 6.5263
Avg (non-participants): 6.9412
Views since voting: 441
Views during voting: 73
Votes: 36
Comments: 4
Favorites: 1 (view)

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Samsung Galaxy S24, S24+, S24 Ultra
Sony Vario-Tessar T* FE 24-70mm f/4 ZA OSS
 03/22/2022 09:36:55 AM
Something about the red eyeglasses and the orange slices takes this over the top :-) I can't believe it didn't ribbon, actually...
 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon D500
Sigma 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS HSM
 03/19/2022 04:52:02 AM
O wow, lovely work done
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Canon EOS-80D
Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS
 03/17/2022 01:36:10 PM
I assume the orange is for the human and the ham for the dogs? ;-) What cuties!!
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Canon EOS-6D
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM
 03/15/2022 04:57:40 PM
10 from me. Tied for first.

I love this.
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