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Profile of the model:

Lucy is a 6 year old puppy of dubious lineage. She was accidentally bred by a crazy lady living in a cabin in the San Bernadino moutains. She is the offspring of a German Shepherd and a feral dog or wolf.

She attended puppy training school and learned some basic commands. (Sit, Stay, Down, Speak, Dance). However, after completing puppy school she dropped out to pursue other activities. She is very intelligent but due to some mental block she appears to be unable to learn any of the following commands:

1. Stop, the cat does NOT want to play.
2. Go back to bed, it is too early for a walk.
3. Quiet, the garbage man is NOT a threat to your territory

Comments are always welcomed.

-eager

http://www.homeecon.com/FMpics/hand_signals.jpg

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Jan 30, 2012 at 01:01 AM
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Nicely done. My dog has the same concentration level when treats are around. Hands look almost shadow like. Care to share how you did that?

thanks Steve
Jan 30, 2012 at 08:10 AM
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warp10 wrote:
Hands look almost shadow like. Care to share how you did that?
thanks Steve

Thanks for taking the time to comment!

The hands look "shadow like" because they are in fact shadows!

Lucy (the dog) sat by a blank wall, the lighting was arranged so that the "hands" (me with a remote shutter release) were actually above and off to the right of the field of view. The shadow fell on the wall, Lucy looked the direction she was supposed to and then I snapped about 50 pictures hoping for one that looked good!

The bright lighting that makes the "shadow hands" also causes a lot of contrast between the wall and the subject which can make the edges of the subject look a little harsh. I had fun working with Lucy and liked the way this one came out, so here it is!

-eager
Jan 30, 2012 at 09:42 AM
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Well done and thanks for the explaination. It turned out great.
Jan 30, 2012 at 04:23 PM
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Great idea, did you give her the dog biscuit when you where finish.

Norm


Jan 30, 2012 at 05:21 PM
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mark fadely wrote:
Well done and thanks for the explanation. It turned out great.

I agree
Jan 30, 2012 at 08:02 PM
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Hightraxx wrote:
Great idea, did you give her the dog biscuit when you where finish.

Norm

She got about a dozen smaller treats just to get her to sit in the right place!
(The large bone in the "shadow hand" is actually just a flat piece of cardboard I cut out from an old cereal box)

Thanks for the comments

-eager
Jan 30, 2012 at 11:44 PM
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Great idea! Thanks for explaining how you set this up! ~Jamie
Jan 31, 2012 at 02:26 AM
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Wonderful shot. I know what you mean about the garbage man, my dachshund's enemy #1.

John
Jan 31, 2012 at 07:41 PM
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Are you sure the cat doesn't want to play? How about now? How about now? How about now?

I think that's how my dog's "brain" works too... I laughed when I saw your image- very enjoyable.
Jan 31, 2012 at 07:51 PM
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Nice image, conveys a strong and simple message.
Jan 31, 2012 at 09:27 PM





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