Calendar Winners 2014

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.

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Permalink Reply by Linda, Webber and Seda on November 1, 2013 at 9:15pm

Great shots, Joani. Both of them. Thanks :-)

Permalink Reply by Joani, Skadi & Elli on November 1, 2013 at 10:27am

Geez, I just looked at your doodle pictures and some of them are absolutely fantastic and excellent for submitting to the doodle calendars. I don't think you have to be an expert on taking photos...I certainly am not. I feel very fortunate my picture of Skadi was chosen...surprised too...it wasn't my favorite of the ones I submitted...so there you go...who knew. I think your doodles are gorgeous.

Permalink Reply by Laurie, Fudge, and Vern on October 31, 2013 at 4:45pm

This year my goal was to showcase Fudge. She is such a beautiful dog, but it is hard to capture her fun personality as she always looks so serious. Every time we walk by a drinking fountain, she jumps up to drink. My photography instructor said to remind him never to drink from a public drinking fountain when he saw this picture, but I can assure you she is very neat :) I am also proud of this photo, because I Photoshopped it myself and added a Gaussian Blur.

and this was the icing on the cake. I never expected my dirty, stinky, rolling Vern to make a cover. Camilla was a huge help editing this photo for me. Thank you!! She also had to tone his pee pee down to keep the calendar PG rated.

Permalink Reply by Laurie, Fudge, and Vern on October 31, 2013 at 5:05pm

Thank you so much!

Permalink Reply by DJ & Chance on October 31, 2013 at 4:50pm

These are both great photos. The one Adina picked of Fudge was my favorite, and Vern is so Vern in the photo she selected of him. I had to laugh at toning down the pee pee--that's an operation I have to perform on Chance from time to time also :) Great job, Laurie!

Permalink Reply by Nancy - Opal, Meadow & Tariki on October 31, 2013 at 5:00pm

Nothing to say but well done! Great shots!

Permalink Reply by Laurie, Fudge, and Vern on October 31, 2013 at 5:05pm

Thank you, Nancy!!

Permalink Reply by Laurie, Fudge, and Vern on October 31, 2013 at 5:02pm

I had another fountain photo I almost liked better, but went with popular opinion :) Camilla will tell you she preferred this one! The teeth in the other one did it for me. Thank you so much!