Inspiring Photo: Faithful... #8451826

Faithful...

Uploaded: June 05, 2009

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Animals - June/09
Re-worked Faye by using the clone tool on her fur, cropped the bottom/resized properly, desaturated the grass by -50, and used unsharp mask +70.

Exif: F Number: 5.6, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/150 seconds, Flash: fired, auto mode, red-eye reduction mode, ISO: 400, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 180.00 mm, Model: PENTAX *ist D

Comments

Tammy D. Ferren June 05, 2009

Beautiful portrait of Faye, Christine! Nice work! #1137612

Teresa H. Hunt June 05, 2009

Wow, so much better!! Now I see her eyes! Beautiful job Christine #7601834

Donna La Mattino Pagakis June 05, 2009

What a wonderful portrait of this sweet dog. Excellent work Christine! #7601842

Christine Lobsinger June 05, 2009

Hi Tammy, thankyou very much for your words above... I visited your gallery tonight... love your animal shots/people portraits too...
CHriStiNe
SMILING WITH YOU

#7601856

Christine Lobsinger June 05, 2009

Thank you Teresa, my friend.. I appreciate your advice!
CHRiSTinE
SMILING WITH YOU

Thank you very much Donna... I also appreciate your kind words about Faye too... thank you!

CHRISTINE
SMILING FROM EAR TO EAR... #7601860

A P June 05, 2009

What a beautiful face and outstanding pupper portrait, Christine. #7601888

Laura E. Swan June 06, 2009

Faye is so beautiful. I was looking so forward to meeting her. I hope you will still get to visit her from time to time?

-Sis #7602116

Christine Lobsinger June 06, 2009

Hi Ann... thank you for saying so! I appreciate it!

SMILING WITH YOU- Christine

Hello sis... thank you for poppin' in to say so too...
hey, we will be fostering another future Guide Dog next year... hopeful of a yellow lab this time... we already had our chocolate/ and black- Faye!

SMILING AGAIN... Christine #7602546

Jean Lechleiter June 06, 2009

Great job, Christine. She is gorgeous. Did she get a good home finally? #7603375

Melissa G. Meiselman June 06, 2009

I have a real soft spot for black labs given that I grew up with a house full of them. This is a wonderful portrait of Faye with fantastic lighting, sharp detail and great expression, Christine!! #7603404

Christine Lobsinger June 06, 2009

Hi Jean, nice to see you here...and yes, Faye finally got a great home.
CHRIS
SMILING
PS thanks for your kind comments Jean!

Hello Melissa... thank you for your kind comments too... I really appreciate them!
We are volunteer Foster parents for Guide Dogs of Canada.. only having the pleasure to raise these beauties for one year, then, have to let them go!!

CHriStiNe
SMILING WITH YOU #7603989

Sam Britt June 06, 2009

Beautiful dog, great portrait, Christine. #7604102

Christine Lobsinger June 06, 2009

Hi Sam, thank you so much for saying so!
CHRiSTINe
SMILING #7604135

D Jensen June 08, 2009

Beautiful dog, great job! #7609925

Christine Lobsinger June 08, 2009

Hi Diane, thank you very much for saying so!
SMILING WITH YOU - Christine #7610107

Sherry McClead June 09, 2009

Congrats on the ep here Chris... the detail is wonderful... the eyes always draw me in...

Sherrybear #7611824

Christine Lobsinger June 09, 2009

Hi Sherry, thank you so much for poppin in and your kind wonderful comments here... I really appreciate you!
CHRISTINE
SMILING #7611920

Dawn M. Schneider June 09, 2009

Fantastic re-work, great job! #7612650

Christine Lobsinger June 09, 2009

Hi Dawn, thank you very much!
ChriStiNe
SMILING #7612702

Sharon June 09, 2009

Such a cute dog portrait!! It's perfect!! #7613855

Christine Lobsinger June 09, 2009

Thanks again Sharon... I appreciate it.
CHRIS
SMILING #7613881

Max Aureli June 13, 2009

Love it!!! Pretty beautiful portrait, Christine!!! #7627623

Christine Lobsinger June 14, 2009

Hey Max, how are you? Thank you for poppin' in here... Faye was a beauty, that's for sure. She was only 7 months here.
CHRISTINE
SMILING #7628902

Dianna Murphy June 15, 2009

Wow, he's a beauty! #7634134

Christine Lobsinger June 15, 2009

Faye, sure was! Thank you Dianna, for poppin' in and saying so!!
CHRIS
SMILING #7634237

Susie Peek-Swint June 19, 2009

Hard to know which of your gorgeous lab pics to choose .. what a gorgeous girl she is ~ great capture Christine! #7647552

Christine Lobsinger June 19, 2009

Hi Susie... thank you very much for your very wonderful comments above... I appreciate them!!
BTW, I just love your full name... along with your thumbnail pic!!
It brings a smile to my face everytime I see it!!
CHRIS
SMILING WITH YOU #7647594

Linda L. Ruiz June 20, 2009

She is a beauty and you captured her perfectly. #7659272

Christine Lobsinger June 20, 2009

Thank you Linda!
CHRIS
SMILING #7659295

Sharon King July 04, 2009

Thanks for the remarks in my gallery today Christine. Your animal shots are fantastic! This is a gorgeous dog, beautiful shots! #7704517

Christine Lobsinger July 04, 2009

Hi Sharon... you are quite welcome... and thank you for poppin in too!!
CHRISTINE
SMILING #7705034

Debra R. Harder August 20, 2009

Your dog portraits are magnificent, Christine! The lighting, details, DOF, composition...perfection. Beautiful work!!! Deb #7872330

Christine Lobsinger August 20, 2009

Hello Debra, thank you so so much, this means alot to me- coming from such a great animal photographer, like you- thank you!
CHRISTINE
SMILING WITH YOU #7872441

Murry Grigsby September 10, 2009

What a great face and portrait Christine! I love big strong dogs :0) #7932082

Christine Lobsinger September 10, 2009

Thank you Murry... here Faye was only 7 months old, close to 60 lbs.. when she went away to Guide Dog school at one year she was 70 lbs...a big stong dog for sure!!
Thank you very much for 'scanning throu and finding her in my gallery'...
This has to be the best dog shot I ever captured!

CHRISTINE
SMILING WITH YOU #7932373

Howard B. Cheek September 15, 2009

Great job on the post processing Christine, adorable! :) #7944605

Christine Lobsinger September 15, 2009

Thank you very much Howard, I truly appreciate you saying so...
THanKS!

CHRISTINE
SMILING WITH YOU #7945255

Candice L. Carter September 22, 2009

Beautiful capture! I have 4 labs myself! Lovely! #7972267

Christine Lobsinger September 23, 2009

Hey, Candice... nice to hear from you! Hope all is well with you too...
Thanks for popping in here to see Faye again...
I love Labs.. can not wait to Foster another Lab next March or April.
SMILING WITH YOU
CHRISTINE #7977847

Eric W. Miller October 12, 2009

I like the shot. Great expression, stong character. #8031524

Christine Lobsinger October 12, 2009

Hi Eric, my family and I are volunteer foster parents (we raise/socialize labs at about 8 weeks to one year) then have to let them go... they go to school for one year, and hopefully become Guide Dogs of Canada...

Thanks for popping in and looking at Faye.

CHRISTINE
SMILING #8031544

Susie Peek-Swint November 15, 2009

How beautiful .. I love all labs and had an ex-guide dog (golden lab) until he passed with old age a couple of years ago .. a most wonderful friend, it must be difficult to give them up after fostering them.. but what a wonderful service you do ~ great job! #8134040

Christine Lobsinger November 15, 2009

THANK YOU Susie..
AN ex Lab.. do you mean he or she did not pass the course, so you adopted her?

CHRISTINE
SMILING #8134112

Cindy Bendush November 26, 2009

Terrific canine portrait Christine! You've capture this pup's strong character perfectly! #8171421

Christine Lobsinger November 27, 2009

Good Morning Cindy, thank you! This is Faye, and she was only 7 months here...
Thanks so much for checking her out!!

CHRISTINE
SMILING WITH YOU #8171994

Phillip R. Connolly January 09, 2010

Faye looks adorable, Christine!! We use to have a golden lab, and I know how placid they are and what loving natures they have. You have put a lot of work into this image and it has paid off. Well done!!

Phil #8284765

Christine Lobsinger January 09, 2010

THankS so much for saying so Phillip.. I would like to re-enter this one in animals.. but don't know if I should with the EP badge on it or redo it!

CHRISTINE
SMILING WITH YOU #8284793

Lee Ann Sahagun - Poling October 18, 2010

This is such a beautiful dog! And a great shot! #8979913

Christine Lobsinger October 18, 2010

THanXs Lee Ann, muchly appreciated!
Christine
Smiling again #8980060

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