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The Clown
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The Clown

by Jim Zablotny

Gallery: POP PhotosPosted March 8, 2015133 views7 comments
Havoc likes to clown around especially when the camera is out. This image was taken with a Takumar 55mm f1.8 manual lens. The lens is tack sharp, has wonderful glass, and was only 38 bucks on E-bay. I did some luminosity masking to bring up the midtones, lighten the dark shadows, and take a little brightness from the snow. I reduced the blue in the snow, but like the blue in the shadows.....................Jim

Comments

7 comments
Comment posted by Mark Seaver on March 9, 2015 at 1:17 PM
Jim, it's a fine look at your dog having a great time. Has me smiling. The pose and position work great. As a minor nit, I think adding a touch more contrast to his face would be good.
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Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on March 9, 2015 at 7:44 PM
Thanks Mark.

I added some extra contrast and I like the outcome :wavey: .........................Jim
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Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on March 11, 2015 at 11:19 AM
Jim, looks like Havoc is having a great time here. The second post is excellent, I thought the same thing Mark did about the first post being off on contrast. Looks good now. :cool:

btw: dogs can be a kick in the butt as you well know. This morning I was walking our dog we rescued from a family member who fell ill a year ago and found out something new. As we walked past the streets lined with the weekly rubbish cans in front of the homes there was one with an old wheel-barrel propped up against one of the cans. Our dog went nuts with growls and barks, apparently he does not like wheel-barrels...news to me....too funny. :biggrin:
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Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on March 11, 2015 at 12:26 PM
Thank you Paul,

The wheel-barrel must have been a worthy adversary! (LOL) Havoc goes nuts over the snow shovel. He growls and barks, then jumps on the shovel blade and removes the snow with his feet. I'm tempted to mount the Go Pro on the handle to capture the silliness. :biggrin: .......................Jim
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Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on March 11, 2015 at 4:39 PM
I'm tempted to mount the Go Pro on the handle to capture the silliness. .......................Jim


LOL......I almost pulled out my iPhone and took a video to at least show family our encounter today with the scary wheel-barrel.......Our dog even looks a bit like Havoc......ours is an Australian Shepperd so different colors for sure.... :cool:
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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on March 16, 2015 at 7:49 PM
The repost looks real nice. I love the pose and the look on his face. I assume 'Havoc' was not given that name because he is always a good boy?

--P
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Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on March 17, 2015 at 9:30 PM
Thank you for the comments. Yes Preston, Havoc is always causing havoc and mayhem. He picks on Diver our surviving old Newfoundland and like squirrel Nutkin, Havoc sometimes pays a price for his hijinx :biggrin: .........................Jim
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