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The Old Cowboy and his Valentine
The Old Cowboy and his Valentine
littlemav


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Love IV (Advanced Editing VII)
Location: Dinning room
Date: Feb 14, 2012
Aperture: 6.3
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/200
Date Uploaded: Feb 14, 2012

 open Raw... Way uped the exposure, and white balance, desat yellows, took clarity slider up a tiny bit. Open CS5 Cropped, Tone mapped, contrast up, Desat red a bit, burn his wrinkles in face, Dodged the highlight beside the wrinkles. bruned places on cap and background. reduced sharpen reduced unsharp mask saved for web... Hubs just left for 2 weeks Sooooo hopefully he'll never see just how OLD I made him look!! LOL Thank goodness he didn't shave! It is a VERY special day, not only Valentines but the anniversary that Orca joined our family, so Traditional Valentie Pancakes AND Orca gets to set at the table and eat with us.. I cut me out the comp sucked with me in!

Statistics
Place: 4 out of 53
Avg (all users): 6.4065
Avg (commenters): 7.6667
Avg (participants): 6.4286
Avg (non-participants): 6.4000
Views since voting: 1513
Views during voting: 259
Votes: 123
Comments: 22
Favorites: 1 (view)

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Canon EOS-6D
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM
 12/22/2012 11:55:34 PM
That tongue... it's a RIOT! I love it, Katie!
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Canon EOS-6D
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM
 02/22/2012 05:18:17 PM
Congratulations, Katie! You've got this whole Top Ten thing down pat.

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Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 02/22/2012 01:09:55 PM
AWESOME image Katie!!!!! Congrats on the HM. Love the intensity of the pooch :-)
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Apple iPhone 15 Pro
 02/22/2012 07:17:48 AM
Congrats Katie.
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 02/22/2012 07:14:39 AM
Beautiful Valentine celebration. I'm hungry stare at it a bit longer:). Big congrats on the HM.
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Nikon D90
Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 24-120mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED VR
 02/22/2012 12:27:35 AM
Thanks guys for the Wonderful Comments and scores!!! I had to really laugh on Lydia's remark I almost titled this His valentine is a dog... AND hubs been out of town for 2 weeks I'll maybe be not so excited by the time he gets back Fri and hopefully I won't show him this!!! LOL

BTY the whipped cream almost totaly melted before I got the shot I thought I was happy with!!
Samsung Galaxy S24, S24+, S24 Ultra
Sony Vario-Tessar T* FE 24-70mm f/4 ZA OSS
 02/22/2012 12:05:09 AM
There he is again! Cool beans!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Olympus 45mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko Digital
 02/21/2012 10:55:07 PM
This is great. What a lucky dog. Looks like she is dressed well for the occasion too.
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Sony Alpha a1 II
Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS
 02/21/2012 09:34:52 PM
Oooh! I'd gobble up those treats, too!
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 02/21/2012 09:08:06 AM
This is just priceless. Close to my heart! Thank you for this one, 'tis beautiful.
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Canon EOS 80D
Canon EF 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 II
 02/17/2012 02:05:14 PM
I think his wife needs to see a stylist...
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Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 02/17/2012 12:43:58 AM
Seems like he's telling a really good story. Nice job!
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Canon EOS-6D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 02/16/2012 12:27:44 PM
Excellent. This is rising to the challenge. My second place spot is awarded to you!
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Canon Canon 1d x Mark II
Sigma 85mm f/1.4 FG HSM Art
 02/15/2012 08:37:24 PM
ROFL, I wonder whose this is???
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Samsung GX-10
Pentax SMC-F 50mm f/1.7
 02/15/2012 06:20:15 PM
The dog is just great :)
I find the postprocessing too contrasty, but it's just my opinion, it will get you high votes.
Well captured.
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Apple iPhone 15 Pro
 02/15/2012 12:48:22 PM
What a handsome pair!
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Canon EOS-6D
Canon EF 200mm f/2.8 L II USM Lens
 02/15/2012 10:56:02 AM
mave you changed your hairdo!
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Canon EOS R6
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM
 02/15/2012 10:45:18 AM
Ha, this is really cute. I love how his face is so happy, and the dog is going to town.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark IV
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS II USM Lens
 02/15/2012 10:26:12 AM
Norman Rockwell americana.
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Canon EOS-7D Mark II
Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM
 02/15/2012 08:53:42 AM
The dog... awesome. Love the dog. And the old man looks so happy. The colors are beautiful.
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Canon EOS-600D/T3 Rebel
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 02/15/2012 08:30:08 AM
Love it, nicely composed yet feels natural.
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Canon EOS-6D
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM
 02/15/2012 12:06:20 AM
No offense, but... his valentine's a dog!


LOL!


I love this!
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