A Portrait

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A Portrait

Postby blacknstormy on Sun Jul 02, 2006 5:10 pm

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Next door went out for the afternoon, so I borrowed their 1 year old Jack Russell for a photo shoot :)

She was very well behaved, and was payed 'loads of smackos' for her time and effort ;)

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Re: A Portrait

Postby daniel_r on Sun Jul 02, 2006 5:40 pm

blacknstormy wrote:I borrowed their 1 year old Jack Russell ... She was very well behaved


I don't believe it for a minute! :D :lol: It isn't in the nature of the breed!

Hyperactive and destructive come to mind... wanna swap? I've got a 10 yr old Jack (currently lives with my parents). I thought he'd slow down as he got older, but he just snores more :lol:


Great capture. The images you've been producing lately are excellent.
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Postby avkomp on Sun Jul 02, 2006 6:09 pm

nice portrait.
the high key treatment works well here

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Postby Bob G on Sun Jul 02, 2006 6:12 pm

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Thats a great shop terrific slective focus and expression on the face.

Sell it to the neighbor. :lol:

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Postby MATT on Sun Jul 02, 2006 6:29 pm

Hey, nice pic Rel, love dog pics.. Most dogs have heaps of personality.


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Postby Manta on Sun Jul 02, 2006 6:31 pm

How good is that! You know you can always borrow (and keep) Toby if you want a Jack to model for you!
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Postby phillipb on Sun Jul 02, 2006 7:16 pm

Agreed, very nice photo.
Were the sedatives easy to get? :wink: :lol:
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Postby blacknstormy on Sun Jul 02, 2006 9:03 pm

Thanks everyone :)

Simon - underneath all of that bluster, I think you really love Toby ;) You couldn't get rid of him !!!!

As for keeping her still - running around like an idiot before the shot, and promising her a treat if she was good for me :) Seems to work - asked her to hop up on the chair in the sun, showed her where to put her head, and whala :)

White background (sheet on chair), old trusty Tamron at f4.2, 1/500 and flash upped by 1.3 with beercup and cap :)

Nicer before upload - seems to have lost some of its colour, but you get the idea :)
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Postby SteveGriffin on Sun Jul 02, 2006 9:40 pm

Nice shot Rel you seem to have this high key stuff nailed. Vote one Rel runs a high key minimeet :!: :!: :!:
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Postby Manta on Sun Jul 02, 2006 9:45 pm

SteveGriffin wrote:Vote one Rel runs a high key minimeet

Seconded.
Those in favour?
Aye.
Against?
......
The ayes have it.
Motion carried.

Isn't democracy great?
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