***Life, Liberty & The Pursuit of Happiness*** [Contest Finalists June 2005]
Uploaded: June 21, 2005 23:41:36
Another image of "Odie" celebrating the Independence of our country! He REALLY is a WONDERFUL family dog. I especially love him cause he lets me photograph him:):) I'm amazed at that & he really does a great job at sitting still. This again was taken in the living room with natural lighting. I added the diffused glow in PS7.0 & increased the contrast a little & used the unsharp mask around the eyes.
Tammy Scott June 22, 2005
Oh how cute, Alisha! He has a very proud look about him! #267122Bobbie Davis June 22, 2005
He looks like an upstanding American Alisha!!! What a great dog!!! I love your soft focus! #1502971Kerby Pfrangle June 22, 2005
AlishaWOW....
Love the American feel to this.
Great puppy image. He is so cute.
Kerby #1502977
Donna K. Kilcher June 22, 2005
adorable, great capture #1503039Lori S. Aschbrenner June 22, 2005
Alisha, I LOVE this! Your golden is adorable!! #1503087Roxanne M. Bubar June 22, 2005
This one is adorable also. #1503283Nadia W. Smith June 22, 2005
Very nice! The glow is very nice and not too much. Keep up the good work! #1503429Alisha L. Ekstrom June 22, 2005
Tammy, Bobbie, Kerby, Donna, Lori, Roxanne & Nadia...WOW you guys were up early this morning...haha:):) Thank you soooo much for taking the time to comment. You guys are the best!!!:)Have a fabulous Wednesday!!
Alisha #1503763
Kevin Burns June 22, 2005
Love the overall soft focus of the beautifull image with great lighting and composition!! #1504675cj patterson June 22, 2005
wonderful portrait!! he's beautiful!! love the flag in the background...he's a ture patriot! #1504747Shelly A. Van Camp June 22, 2005
How sweet, Alisha!!! Love this and love the flag behind him..well done :) #1504748Lisa D. Greer June 22, 2005
VERY nice shot Alisha! #1504900Heather Inich June 22, 2005
What a proud lookig puppy dog!!! nicely done! #1505027April Riggs June 22, 2005
Wonderful job! Great looking dog. #1505167Gail Vitikacs June 22, 2005
Fabulous shot!!! Love this! He looks like a poster for THE ARMY WANTS YOU!!! #1505419Sandy Landon June 22, 2005
Great shot! I love the diffuse glo on this one. The american flag is a great backdrop. #1505793Laurence Saliba June 22, 2005
Another cute portrait Alisha!!!!! #1505831Jill Flynn June 22, 2005
A FACE TO LOVE. Beautiful with the diffuse glow Alisha. WONDERFUL capture! #1505872Alisha L. Ekstrom June 22, 2005
Kevin, CJ, Shelly, Lisa, Heather, April, Gail, Sandy, Laurence & Jill you guys are awesome to take the time to comment!!! I truly appreciate the effort!!!!Hope everyone is having a wonderful Wednesday!!
Alisha #1505985
Judy S. Fung June 22, 2005
Wonderful image, Alisha! Adorable! #1506077Candice C. Calhoun June 22, 2005
Beautiful dog and wonderful photo, Alisha!ccc #1506184
Linda D. Lester June 22, 2005
Your doggy sure is a cuttie! Great shot, Alisha! #1506237Carla Metzler June 22, 2005
Really cute shot, Alisha! #1506264Jennifer Rennison June 22, 2005
Oh he looks so sweet, Alisha! Love the flag for a background, beautiful lighting and portrait of Odie! #1507389Goshka G. June 22, 2005
vERY COOL PATRIOTIC CAPTURE, alISHA!;-) #1507450Connie J. Bagot June 22, 2005
Odie is adorable---he seems to be happy to be involved in the photo too. Nice idea for a background as well. #1508045Melissa L. Zavadil June 22, 2005
This is a beautiful shot! I love the effects that you did on it too! Great job!! #1508435Alisha L. Ekstrom June 23, 2005
Judy, Candice, Linda, Carla, Jennifer, Goshka, Connie & Melissa....Thanks so much you guys for taking the time to commment!!! Truly appreciated!!Alisha #1510451
Lynn Crawford June 23, 2005
This is so cute, looks like he is sitting at attention for you, what a good buddy :) #1510523Lynn Crawford June 23, 2005
This is so cute, looks like he is sitting at attention for you, what a good buddy :) #1510524Amanda Price June 23, 2005
Great shot, Alisha! What a sweet dog! My hubby and I are thinking about getting a Golden for our kids. #1510672KHAWLA Haddad June 23, 2005
AWWWWWWWWWWW Alisha such cute dog and modling so beatifuly love this image well don!!!!!!Alisha L. Ekstrom June 23, 2005
Lynn, Amanda & Kelly...Thanks girls for your most wonderful commments. I love them!!!!Amanda...Golden is the way to go as far as a kid dog. They are soooooo friendly & gentle. My boys (5&9) are always playing & wrestling him & he doesn't care. "Odie" is 9 months old. Take care!!
Alisha #1511516
Kristy E. Lane June 23, 2005
This is GREAT! I love the composition with the beautiful red, white and blue in the background. I think we might see this one again. Wonderful job! #1513449Kara L. Hendricks June 24, 2005
Ohhh.. How did I miss this??? ADORABLE patriotic shot Alisha!!! #1515039Claudette Foote July 06, 2005
AWESOME IMAGE OF YOUR ADORABLE "Odie".. WHAT A GORGEOUS DOG.. AND WHAT A GREAT CAPTURE. I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS IMAGE ..IT IS PERFECT. #1562720Alisha L. Ekstrom July 08, 2005
Kristy, Kara & Claudette...Thank you for your fabulous comments. I soooo appreciate them. I hope you girls had a great 4th of July.Alisha #1571587
Julie Turner July 09, 2005
Alisha, that is a beautiful portrait of Odie. I love the effects you added to it! #1574157Alisha L. Ekstrom July 11, 2005
Thanks Julie for taking the time to view Odie & commenting. I told you Jill had a wonderful pet gallery. She does a tremendous job.:):)Alisha #1582691
Christy C. Snodgrass July 22, 2005
Congrats Alisha! Great photo! #1623017Rhonda Smith July 22, 2005
Alisha.. you did a great job on this .. well deserved finalist.. Congrats !! #1623340Melissa L. Zavadil July 22, 2005
Alisha this is so cute! Congratulations on this very well deserved finalist!! Great shot Alisha!! #1623771Judy S. Fung July 22, 2005
Congrats, Alisha! #1623788Kerby Pfrangle July 22, 2005
AlishaCongratulations on your finalist.
Best of luck in the following rounds.
Kerby #1623809
Connie J. Bagot July 23, 2005
Congratulations Alisha---and good luck in the coming round. #1624491Lynn Crawford July 23, 2005
Congrats Alisha, great job :) #1624586Kay E. Mahoney July 23, 2005
Congratulations on your win Alish. Odie is so cute. Good luck in the next round. #1624904Cathy Barrows July 23, 2005
Congrats on your finalist...so cute #1625433Heather Inich July 23, 2005
Congrats on your finalist Alisha!!! #1625467Jill Flynn July 23, 2005
I remember this Alisha. Congratulations on your terrific finalist! #1626164Susana Ms Heide July 23, 2005
He seems to be such a gentle dog!! Very well captured! A BIG congrats on this finalist! #1626314KHAWLA Haddad July 23, 2005
Big Congratulations on this wonderful finalist, Alisha best of luck in the next round such cute shot love it well don!!! #1626401Jennifer Rennison July 23, 2005
Big congratulations on your finalist, Alisha! Best of luck in the next round! #1627214Shelly A. Van Camp July 23, 2005
YEEEEHAAA!! Go Girl! Love this and best of luck! :) #1628015Tammy Scott July 23, 2005
Congratulations, Alisha! #1628747Kara L. Hendricks July 24, 2005
Congrats to you Alisha!!!!! #1630895Kirsi Bertolini July 24, 2005
Wuh! This deserves a full paw and a lick on a cheek! And a tailwag too! Cheers and best wishes for the next round Alisha! #1630905Alisha L. Ekstrom July 24, 2005
YIPPPEEEE to "ODIE"....He is such a fabulous dog!!!! I'm sooo proud to see him here in the FINALIST round. My husband & Matthew were soo excited. Thanks EVERYONE for your congrats....Alisha #1631280
Gail Vitikacs July 24, 2005
I love this Alisha!!! This would make a wonderful card!!! CONGRATULATIONS on the next round!!! #1631596Serena Pierce July 24, 2005
Congratulations Alisha!! #1632344Sandy Landon July 24, 2005
Congratulations!!! such a fun image!!! Good luck on the next round!!! #1632500Sandy Landon July 24, 2005
Congratulations!!! such a fun image!!! Good luck on the next round!!! #1632501Laura Clay-Ballard July 24, 2005
I love this shot! and congrats on it being in the finalists! #1633298Kate Jackson July 25, 2005
Congratulations on finalist for this great shot Alisha! #1634068Alisha L. Ekstrom July 26, 2005
Thanks Gail, Her, Serena, Sandy, Laura & Kate for all the wonderful CONGRATS!!!! I am so excited about my finalists!!!! THANKS!!!Alisha #1642676
Candice C. Calhoun July 27, 2005
Congrats on this great finalist!ccc #1644434
Judy G. Larson July 28, 2005
Another wonderful creation for all of us to enjoy. You are a talented person! I enjoy your photography very much. #1651012Alisha L. Ekstrom July 31, 2005
Thank you Candice & Judy for the nice comments. I am very proud of this image making finalists!!!Alisha #1660024
Brendan Knell August 15, 2005
Great photo Alisha!! #1719453Alisha L. Ekstrom August 15, 2005
Thanks Brendan for taking the time to comment...I really appreciate it!!!Alisha #1719462
Lori Carlson August 24, 2005
Oh my goodness Alisha!! This is AWESOME!! What a wonderful portrait! Congrats on this Finalist WINNER!! :0) #1763216Alisha L. Ekstrom August 24, 2005
WOW...THANKS Lori!!!!:):):) Odie is our wonderful family pet & will be a year old next month on the 17th!!! I'll post a pic for his birthday:):)Alisha #1763319
Lorraine A. Cook September 13, 2005
Wonderful Portrait of Odie, Alisha!!Labs are super dogs!!<:))
Congratulations on this awesome finalist! #1834536
Alisha L. Ekstrom September 25, 2005
Thank you Lorraine for taking the time to comment!!Alisha #1881656
Janessa L. Taber-Webb January 08, 2006
This MUST be the same photogenic furry guy I keep seeing.......I am starting to assume that he is yours? (she?) This dog is beautiful! #2266485Alisha L. Ekstrom January 08, 2006
Thank you Janessa. My..you are the only person ever to comment on TONS of my images..WOW!! Thank you...I'm so thrilled that you are impressed:) Yes this is our beloved family dog. His name is Odie & he runs now when I get the camera out...LOL!:) He is VERY good about staying when I say sit & stay:) #2266693Janessa L. Taber-Webb January 14, 2006
HAHA ! It's okay my hubby and daughter run when I get the camera too! lol #2286579Mary E. Heinz June 25, 2006
Wow, sorry I missed this ...until now..This is awesome...just that terrific
look you have captured is just perfect with the setting...fabulous job...
Mary
you should try a magazine...it's
great... #2950424
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