Calendar Winners 2014

[F, Calla & Luca]

Everyone is invited to post their Calendar winners here. congratulations to all. I do know how many great photos were not able to fit in. This is the one place in this group where the word calendar is allowed until next year when sometime around August the madness starts again : ) I really prefer, and I am sure you all do too , to hear general comments on photos or specific points, pro and con, rather than " This is a calendar  winner for sure." We know there is no such thing. Or "Save this for the calendar. Anyone who doesn't know a highly praised photo is a possible submission, well need I say more. But we all know we worked hard. All the photos I saw deserved to win and hundreds more did too. We worked hard and the calendars look great. Adina has an impossible task she did well!

Addendum: someone remind us of this next year:

Adina P replied to your discussion "Calendar Winners 2014" in Photography Group on DoodleKisses.com

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If I may add some notes/suggestions for next year:

1) Practice removing leashes with photoshop and have someone check your work before submitting.  Some really nice photos either didn't or almost didn't make the cut because it was very obvious that a leash/collar/harness was erased.

2) Avoid really close crops especially if the crop is a bit tall or a bit wide.  Such crops will lead to the chopping off of heads, chins, tails or feet if they are closely cropped and/or tall or wide.  Cloning to add height or width to the photo can help!

3) Only ONE excellent photo per dog ;-)  Just kidding.  But when discussing photos with a friend of mine who has helped me deliberate year to year, her first comment about this year's photos was about how EVEN BETTER they were than last year.  Made for a tough job.

[Adina P]

I loved all 5 of Camilla's and wish I could have snuck in the one with the turquoise background too :-)  I find that one to be sooooo soothing. 

[Camilla and Darwin]

:-)

[Bonnie and Kona]

These are definitely two of my favorites! He's so lovable! 

[Camilla and Darwin]

Thank you!

[Nancy - Opal, Meadow & Tariki]

FANTASTIC... very well done!

[Camilla and Darwin]

Thanks so much!

[Pat and Traveler]

Darwin looks so happy in these photos!   Congrats, Camilla!

[Camilla and Darwin]

Thank you Pat. He's a very happy, expressive job and that makes my job easier!

[Janie, Jackson and Jilly]

So glad these are in, I must see them again and again!

[Camilla and Darwin]

 I feel the same about your photos!

[Jay, Lola and Colonel Esau]

I love both of these.  I was thinking about that first one the other day, actually.  It's probably the only photo of a dog I know of where you can't see the eyes and it's still AWESOME.  That little highlight on the sunglasses is just so cool.

[Camilla and Darwin]

Ha, yeah generally I hate when I don't get his eyes but I made an exception. he he.