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Chance of Adoption: Virtually Nil
Chance of Adoption: Virtually Nil
MaryO


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Harsh Environments II (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: Dogs
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Nikon
Location: Fairfax, VA
Date: Mar 11, 2008
Aperture: f/2.8
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/100
Galleries: Emotive, Animals
Date Uploaded: Mar 11, 2008

 Not an original image idea, but one close to my heart.

Very, very sadly, this title is accurate. Although he is available for adoption very few people either are willing to adopt a Pitbull or meet the stringent adoption requirements (no other pets, no kids under 15, etc.). Maybe he will be one of the lucky ones who makes it to a no-kill rescue with lots of space, time and love. In the meantime, shelter volunteers will walk him, cuddle him, play ball with him, and let him know someone cares. It's all we can do.

PP - converted from RAW, cropped, duotone, gradient fill with dark gray on top, burnt/dodged pup, burnt kennel fence, added border (wanted a thick, dark one to represent the metaphorical and literal boxes he's in), resized, sharpened with noise reduction.

Statistics
Place: 31 out of 129
Avg (all users): 5.9888
Avg (commenters): 7.2308
Avg (participants): 5.4615
Avg (non-participants): 6.2047
Views since voting: 1523
Views during voting: 336
Votes: 179
Comments: 20
Favorites: 0

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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
 06/18/2008 10:47:49 AM
My husband wont let me go to the Shelters around here. Five dogs and three cats later, I can understand why
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Nikon D500
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II
 03/25/2008 11:20:00 PM
Very sad. At least where you live they have the right to life still. My province has outlawed them completely. (they should be making anyone with a criminal record that involves violence take a course before they can own a dog instead..but that will never happen) Shelters here have been pretty good at getting the pitty's moved to another province though so they still have a chance.
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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Olympus 45mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko Digital
 03/25/2008 10:35:12 PM
I think this is a type of harsh environment that not many will ever understand. Those eyes are heartbreakers. I love it when you do your animal adoption related photos! Thanks for sharing.
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 03/24/2008 01:35:54 PM
Mary - really nice poignant picture. The eyes say it all . .
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Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 03/24/2008 10:49:56 AM
Well done. This is a *real* harsh environment. I get angry about the "stringent adoption requirements," when there is so much need to place these animals.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 03/23/2008 05:35:19 AM
A very sad truth. I wish the eyes and fur were a bit sharper.
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Nikon D300s
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 16-85 f/3.5-5.6G ED VR
 03/22/2008 11:49:40 PM
Good job focusing through the fence (manual focus?). Monochrome conversion is good here.
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Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro
 03/22/2008 10:04:21 PM
OMG, this breaks my heart!
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 03/22/2008 08:25:05 PM
Haunting eyes in this composition. I like the almost mono-color effect you achieved in the image. Very nice. Congrats. Coming back after voting on the rest. I think I like this one the best. Bumping it up a point.
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Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 03/22/2008 05:52:21 AM
Good work! What a sad yet very appealing look in her eyes.
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Nikon D80
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 18-135mm f/3.5- 5.6G ED DX
 03/20/2008 09:22:23 AM
Well now, that is just sad!
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Canon EOS-7D
Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM for Canon
 03/19/2008 09:53:52 PM
Nice shot compositionally, conceptually and tonally but looses any impact with the loss of detail it seems to suffer from :'( Eyes are the key in this kind of shot as they tell the sadness, without them glaring back at you clear as day the shot suffers...
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Sony DSLR-A200
Sony 75-300mm f/4.5-5.6
 03/19/2008 04:28:47 PM
Awwww.....this one breaks my heart! I hope that your title doesn't really hold true! Lovely shot that captured my attention and has a message to me so, it scores higher than all of those lovely scenery shots! 9 from me
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Sony DSC-P10
 03/19/2008 10:14:48 AM
so true
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Nikon D40X
Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR
 03/18/2008 09:32:59 PM
breaks my heart
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Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 03/18/2008 09:10:52 PM
nice DoF here, I think a hint of the dogs color would have made me like this more
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Sony DSLR-A700
Sony 50mm f/1.4
 03/18/2008 07:19:03 PM
Oh my goodness, this breaks my heart! Could be an ad for animal shelters and animal adoption. Very well exectuted.
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Olympus FE-120
 03/18/2008 02:17:32 PM
This is such a great photo! It has such emotion to it.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 03/18/2008 01:57:06 AM
So emotive! The focus on those sad eyes is jarring.
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Kodak Easyshare C180
Canon EF 50mm f1.2 L
 03/18/2008 12:06:26 AM
great prespective and those eyes really sell the story, well done.
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