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Dark Puddle of Poodle
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Challenge: High Contrast II (Basic Editing III)
Collection: Subjects
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Location: Perryville, NJ
Date: Oct 3, 2006
Aperture: 6.3
ISO: 100
Shutter: 500
Galleries: Candid, Animals
Date Uploaded: Oct 3, 2006

 auto levels, channel mixer to b/w, curves, resize, sharpen

I love how the shadow has the same texture as the dog.

post-challenge: you know, I love this photo, but it's not very high contrast. It looked high contrast on my monitor at home! blah!

post-post-challenge: let me clarify something here. This is NOT my wonderful poodlemutt Gracie. This is a stranger's pitch black poodle that I specifically took a picture of for high contrast.

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Canon EOS-30D
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 10/12/2006 10:39:24 PM
dull...:)

secretly think the shadow is cool, makes me think of a Teddy Bear...
reminds me of when I took a Pet Portrait shot...my dog too is black...no matter what I do I can't succeed in really getting a shot of her that really captures everythig about her like I can with my kids...and that is what I see here, or rather don't see...the dog, but with even the contrast you have, I don't get to know her...ok when I have more time I am going to venture through some of your pet shots and learn from you, because I think with the one I looked at through the window, you were on to something...

crap I couldn't just stick to dull...
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Olympus E-400
Olympus 40-150mm f/4.0-5.6 ED Zuiko Digital Zoom
 10/10/2006 11:49:48 AM
I find all the patterns a bit confusing and not fun to look at. It is quite graphic though if you like that sort of thing.
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Nikon D80
 10/04/2006 10:28:09 AM
Cute poodle, but the texture is a bit distracting for me -- even if it is all natural.
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Canon EOS-50D
Sigma 100-300mm f/4.5-6.7 DL for Sigma
 10/04/2006 06:04:14 AM
This is a very nice and speciall photo...I like it a lot!!!!!
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