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Because of Winn Dixie
Because of Winn Dixie
MaryO


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Challenge: Scene It! II (Advanced Editing V)
Collection: Irish Wolfhounds
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Nikon
Location: Springfield, VA
Date: Nov 4, 2007
Aperture: f/2.8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/800
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Nov 4, 2007

 Wasn't going to enter this as I was feeling decidedly uninspired; then looked through the last challenge and broadened my thoughts a little and realized I have a Winn Dixie clone! So, why not? Of course when I want Gracie to put her ears up she keeps rosing them like a Wolfhound should, but the original dog in the book was a Wolfhound so I guess I'll settle for cropping out the mostly-offending ears ;-) For once I am glad I haven't groomed her recently! And at least I got her looking happy, which suits the character better. Lighting is flat (cloudy day) so I may try again later if the sun comes out. Not much of a scene, I guess, but somehow I didn't envision the local grocery story letting her run amok in the produce aisles for the sake of a shot.

PP - converted from RAW, rotated, cropped, levels, dodged eyes, resized, sharpened, cloned out a few sharpening hotspots.

Statistics
Place: 64 out of 83
Avg (all users): 5.0780
Avg (commenters): 5.2222
Avg (participants): 4.6383
Avg (non-participants): 5.1988
Views since voting: 12790
Views during voting: 307
Votes: 218
Comments: 10
Favorites: 0

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Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM
 02/16/2008 10:16:01 AM
I went to school with Kate Dicamillo the author of Because of Winn-Dixie. She is a tiny little curly headed gal that was very studios in school. She is mega famous now for her writings.
It really is a cute story. The movie is darling too. And I do believe that is the same breed of dog as in the movie. Good job.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 11/11/2007 05:41:35 PM
I don't know anything about Winn Dixie, but 'The Shaggy Dog' rings a bell. I would have preferred a bit more depth to this image. it feels a bit flat, and the blurred area around the nose is distracting.
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Canon EOS-50D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 11/11/2007 05:09:27 PM
Nice shot of the pup, I havevn't seen this movie, first thing that came to mind was Shaggy dog PI, I will still vote on the quality of the shot, 6.
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Nikon D850
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED
 11/09/2007 11:16:50 AM
Cute shot great timing done on exposure. psart 7
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Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Tamron SP AF 24-135mm f/3.5-5.6 AD Aspherical IF for Canon
 11/08/2007 01:04:43 PM
Just watched this last week. :)
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Nikon Z8
Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-120 f/4 S
 11/06/2007 07:03:47 PM
the focus on the eyes is good but I would have used greater DOF so the nose would be in focus as well.
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Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 11/05/2007 05:14:00 PM
He looks like Benji!!
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Canon PowerShot SD780
11/05/2007 04:40:26 PM
Yep....looks like WInn Dixie. Nice shot nice angle.
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Nikon D700
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 80-200mm f/2.8D ED
 11/05/2007 03:40:28 PM
not very sharp and kinda flat imho
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Leica M9
Leica 50mm f/1.4 Summilux M MF - Chrome
 11/05/2007 10:37:28 AM
Well done. Could've also been The Shaggy Dog.
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