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Nala
Nala
kswanson


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Pet Portrait III (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
Location: Family Room
Date: Feb 20, 2008
Aperture: f/4.5
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/200
Galleries: Animals
Date Uploaded: Feb 20, 2008

 Nala means "gift" in Swahili as most noted 1994 Disney Lion King Movie.

In loving memory of my girl

Nala - 1997 - 2009

May She Rest in Peace

Statistics
Place: 210 out of 261
Avg (all users): 5.1386
Avg (commenters): 7.1429
Avg (participants): 4.9636
Avg (non-participants): 5.3478
Views since voting: 1361
Views during voting: 354
Votes: 202
Comments: 13
Favorites: 0

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Ricoh GR III
Pentax DA 18-135mm F3.5-5.6ED AL [IF] WR DC
 01/29/2009 08:52:39 PM
Rest in peace. Your portrait has soul.
Nikon D4s
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 01/29/2009 07:28:33 PM
Sorry to hear of your loss. We had a Golden a few years ago that we had to put down, still not over it.

Mac,
 01/20/2009 10:47:25 AM
In loving memory of my girl

Nala - 1997 - 2009

May She Rest in Peace

Message edited by author 2009-01-21 12:59:52.
 03/03/2008 07:31:15 PM
Lost in the shadow was the point... Based upon how folks voted it was not a good shot... If stuffed animals beat me something is wrong.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III
Olympus 12-100mm f/4.0 M.Zuiko ED IS PRO
 03/02/2008 12:17:38 AM
I'm afraid the lighting in this shot is too focused on one area and the rest of the dog is lost in shadows.

Also, your file size is a lot smaller than was allowed. It's only 37k and you could have used up to 200k for this challenge. You have probably have lost some clarity and detail to JPEG compression. Check the JPEG compression settings in your image editor and always try to save as close to the limit for a challenge as you can get it without going over.
Nikon D70
Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8D
 02/29/2008 08:20:02 PM
Nice shot. I really like the use of light here.
Canon PowerShot A530
 02/28/2008 07:54:21 AM
Dramatic lighting, I like how the dog is emerging from the darkness
Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 02/28/2008 04:36:23 AM
Somehow the soft and limited light here really adds a lot to this for me.
 02/27/2008 05:21:20 PM
A little more cropping of the top/bottom & edges will give this shot more visual interest.
Canon PowerShot S3 IS
 02/27/2008 10:57:39 AM
Beautifully done!!
Canon PowerShot S5 IS
 02/27/2008 09:24:11 AM
Positively beautiful!
Canon EOS R7
Tamron 16-300mm Di II VC PZD MACRO w/Canon Nikon mount
 02/27/2008 09:22:15 AM
I really like this one, I love the darkness surronging her, 9
Nikon D40
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED
 02/25/2008 02:15:21 PM
I've seen Nala before and I just love her sweet, gentle, elderly looking face! What a doll!
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