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Another Max image.
Thanks for looking.
Martin.
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| Title: | Max |
| Username: | 
MartinWait |
| Uploaded: | 16 Oct 2004 - 5:29 PM |
| Camera: | Canon PowerShot A80 |
| Tags: | Black, Dog, Labrador, Max, Pets / captive animals |
| Votes: | 754 |
Comments
This is good stuff, especially the way you have managed to keep all the detail on the dog even with a black background.
Excellent shot - love the expression.
Click and a woooof from me
Martin
Great shot, I agree it would look good on a large canvas on a white wall. 
Mike
Aha
Another great shot of the wonderul Max, I still reckon he deserves his own web site by now...nice one Martin,, click, Mac
Great !! Hope you have selected the right wall to hang this on. *click* Sylv.
Thank you all so very much.
I have to say this is my favourate image of Max so far. The one with the blue toning comes in a very very close second.
Thanks hugely.
Martin.
Wonderful shot Martin, I love the way Max just blends into the darkness, excellent ....click
Rob
Stunning! Another amazing pci of Max such a beautiful dog and such a beautiful picture. Hopefuly you'll make it over the 50 mark - EC and pic of the week would be rightly deserved.
Pete. I can't thank you enough.
More chuffed than I can put into words.
Yessss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you all.
I've just banged my head doing a backflip!
I've just woken him up and he's stuffin' his face with biscuits thinking its his birthday!
Cheers Funkelman.
And if you pardon the pun...
... TOP DOG!
Stunning shot - The eyes have it. Congrats on the E.C.
Steve B!
Thank you!
Looking at it next to my other EC of Max ( which I love), this seems to blow it away. I'm really gonna find this hard to beat.
Cheers.
Martin.
Many congrats on a well deserved EC. Brilliant image.Click
Fran
Have to agree with Gary's choice of words.. This is just awesome.
Mike (Clicked - of course!)
It's all been said...A stunningly beautiful picture...Congrats on a well deserved EC...Click...Sue
It works really well with the black dog and the black background
congrats again, martin. a very worthy shot. i think if it doesn't show up as photo of the week we will all chip in and get that canvas for max. :o)
Indeed a fine shot - it's the eyes that do it!
Click and Congrats
Dave
Cant add anything that hasnt already been so rightly said, great work and congratulations on the EC. K.
Thank you all so much.
Heath you're absolutely right on the light in the left eye. I've cloned out some of the white and it is now perfect.
Cheers.
Martin.
you never cease to amaze!!! Yes I did imagine this photo on canvas. and if there would be a photo of the year, for me this is it! if you dont mind, can i have a copy of max' pic? id love him to be on my desktop. thanks. my email is feb20th2002@yahoo.com
CLICKCLICKCLICK!!!
vivo
Martin..another EC,fabulous.I could see this winning many competitions and yes i agree this would look brilliant on canvas as photo of the week.Another fabulous shot of Max,hope he got a nice juicy bone for this superb modelling.Well done and congratulations on the EC,it's well deserved*click*
julie
Damn fine shot and your 100th click from me!
Am I the only one who'd rather not see this as photo of the week? Hmmm . . . I wonder why!
Good luck Martin, not long to wait.
Martin, what did I say! Many, many congrats, it must have been my comment that swayed it!!! This is so well deserved. Again fantastic photo, STAR *
Well done Martin, I still think the blue one has the edge for me but all your pictures of Max are superb and this will look amazing on canvas ...the best thing about them is that it just shows you don't need a big expensive camera to produce stunning pictures.
I'm sure I've said it before but your portfolio is fantastic, one of my favourites on here, imaginative and original ...and all done with the Canon A80 (and a little help from Photoshop!!)
:o)
Brilliant, you got your wish.
Can you upload a photo of it when it's done?
Wow, wow, wow....well done. Buy him a big bone now!! (Max, not Pete!)
Wow!!! Where do I start?
THANK YOU ALL!!
I can't believe little old me has done so well with just a little compact digital.
I love taking pictures and love using photoshop. A mixture of both were used for this image of Max as were most of my uploads. The A80 is great but doesn't give me enough freedom to take the shots I'd sometimes like to (Anyone with a shiny new Canon 20D they don't want..?) but it's all I can afford, so I make the best of with it.
My knowledge of photoshop is not that great either - I learn from magazines and plenty of trial and error. Where it all works as a package for me is being creative. I've always had a vivid imagination and try my best to make an image that's perhaps a little different or if possible, original. The big bonus is when someone actually likes it.
I know a few of you would like me to tell you how I set the shot up and post worked it, but for now a very uncharacteristic selfish part of me wants to soak up all the glory of being the black lab portrait king (for this week anyway. LOL!), so I'm not telling yet. It's not too difficult and I'm suprised not to have seen some similar yet.
I haven't told Max yet of his fame as I'm worried he'll get all diva-ish on me and start clicking his paws making outlandish demands - you know, a bed made of chicken, watch me stand outside in the rain for a change, that sort of thing.
Thanks Pete for choosing my image and thank you all again for such kind words.
I've still got painting to do (it's not that there's loads of it, it's just that I'm real slow. LOL!).
Yours,
Martin (one happy bloke).
Lost for words.
Perfect exposure on a difficult subject.
Stunning detail and it just shows it's the photographer not the camera!
Jason.
Warb - If you and Danielle are saying that I'm in the habit of copying peoples images then you can both get stuffed! I have a black dog and the best way for me to show him off is with a black background.
In regards to Danielle's (riced) comment on your wardrobe image I've just had a look (FOR THE FIRST TIME!) and see no comparison to my 200th upload shot (which I think she means) which was done in the style of my Gallery series.
You both almost seem to be saying you can't do a B&W shot because someone else has.
I'm deeply sorry if I've got the wrong end of the stick, but if I haven't - you're both lucky we're all not in the same room.
Martin.
Thanks everyone for your comments.
You gotta admit - it IS almost identical to my Tess shot. Must admit I was a little peeved when I saw you've got 2 EC's and a POTW for your max shots when I did the original black dog on black background shot in April. Fair enough, Pete gave me an EC for mine too, but if you notice on your first Max EC Pete wrote "Wow....I thought I'd given this an EC about a year ago...I must be mistaken???"
No Pete, you weren't.
The gallery pic you did for your 200th upload also reminded me of Warb's "Warbdrobe" which was a great original idea.
By the way, let's not get Max involved in this. He's a right cute little bugger.
Oh and by the way, Danielle is my girlfriend and I'd appreciate you not telling her to "get stuffed".
Call Warb what you want ;o)
(only kidding Warbersonne)
Apologies for sounding agressive.
I'd never seen your Tess shot before. I'm into black backgrounds at the moment and I put max against one. Wether you have done the same is irrelavant to me. If you do a shot with a woman on a white background portrait you're basically saying no one else can.
Pete chooses the images he likes, it's that simple. He chose a few Kingfisher shots and I don't see one photographer getting upset over the other.
I'm not going to debate this further 'cause the world has enough petty arguements going on and life's too damn short.
I hope many people do the same with their dogs and get EC's. If they're good enough Pete will choose them. And good luck to 'em.
Sorry once again to your girlfriend I thought it was an accusation of me copying.
Warbs wardrobe shot is excellent but in no way the first time someone's made a montage of their images.
Nuff said for me. I've got wallpaper to measure - if you thought I was aggressive before then come and see me deal with wallpaper. Bloody hate the stuff!
Hi Martin, sorry to hear your on a downer keep Negative comments are always welcome if its taste technique etc but have to admit like yourself sometimes they go beyond this simple task and really get the hairs on the back of the neck on edge. Poor Max thinking he was the only black dog around and poor Linda-x's late Brian the snail thinking everyone one else was trying to edge into the limelight when he was around. Now there seems to be mushrooms growing all over this site. Some people just can't see others joy in viewing great work and the photographer basking in a little well deserved praise for there efforts.
There is nothing original on this site, my portfolio or anyones else for that matter what there is are peoples own take on well used themes and subjects given a personal twist and some outstanding photo teqnique no more, no less and your wonderful max photos are testament to this.
Take it from me without these pills this rant would be a lot less polite.
take care mate and more power to your photography.
Victor
fair enough!
yes it is a lovely shot, and just a coincidence i guess, or petes losing his memory (hmm maybe i should try reuploading a few heheh) but im sure you can understand mr mulrooneys annoyance.
oh and by the way al, if 'call warb what you want' is the thanks i get for sticking up for you then im coming round to kidnapp tess :op
anyway, apologies if i have lowered the tone in any way, but pretty much anything i say should be read as tongue in cheek, and if it wasnt for the inspiration i have got from other photographers work on this site i wouldnt have taken half the shots i have.
now wheres my black background...
LOL Warb, Tess is now under police sureveillance. I do apreciate you "sticking up for me" - i'd do the same for any other shot I thought was an originality.
I can't say whether you have seen or have not seen Tess's shot before, nor can I say the same for warb's drobe pic. I was a bit shocked by the way you didn't like to tell anyone how you'd done this shot - look at mine! I put it in the description.
This was never an argument over EC's (and we could go on about that for an eternity), just purely the fact that they look so similar.
Anyway, if nothing else, look at the attention this has drawn to your pic! This must be one of the highest rated pic's i've seen on EPZ.
I'm off to bed now. See ya!
Didn't realize I had to tell how I'd done it.
Simalar my bottom! Max is far better lookin'.
Victor has very kindly summed it all up very nicely (and calmly).
Thanks.
I was never trying to annoy you Martin (I see you've edited your post there, a little harsh in your hindsight no doubt). Jeez, can people not express their own opinion any more? I thought that's what made this site so diverse.
Simalar my bottom! Max is far better lookin'.
I wasn't talking about whose dog was better looking LOL, I was talking about how the shot was executed. Haha.
I'm still overwhelmed.
Thank you.
I feel I need to close the arguement as this is my image.
What Al fails to realize is that as I said on my first Max EC is that it was an earlier shot I never posted because I wasn't completely happy with it. It could've been taken in Feburary where as his was uploaded in April. This could be the Ace in my pack, except I took the shot in August but I stand by the fact that I'd not seen his before. The discussion on the subject ends here for me. It's all been very childish (me included) and doesn't reflect my true happy-go-lucky personality who doesn't take kindly to accusations of out right copying - like I said "life's too short".
Peace and respect to you all.
Martin.
Well said Martin. Like I said earlier, I was only expressing an opinion. I did realize you put that on your first EC pic and like you said, you could have taken it anytime. It has gotten out of hand and I'm glad we can now drop the affair.
Life isn't short man! Name one thing you can do that's longer ;o)
Congratulations on a well deserved award. I've had a look at the comments made by certain people regarding your image and that of another member. OK, they are both black Labs, the other is very good, but Max's portrait is quite stunning. The image has the perfect eye contact and angle. It would make a stunning head study with or without the black backdrop. So my hearty congratulations to you.
By the way, I used to make quite a good living out of taking headstudies of pedigree dogs.
Lick!!!
I've got a feeling this one might reach 200 
Got RSI scrolling to the end of this page so I doubt you'll notice my comment! I absolutely love this shot, it well deserves to be pic of the week. How could you even think of decorating when he clearly wants to go for a walk? click
Joan
Oh wow! Stuning image - hope you enjoy it on the canvas! Congrats on EC, and photo of the week. It's gorgeous
Thank you very much all.
I have to say "all" because I'm not gonna type out each and every one of you. LOL!
Yes Mike very proud.
Canvas is sorted, just gotta wait.
Martin.
I was sure that I clicked on this before, when I first joined, and this pic was quite new. But now I can't find it in this long list of pictures!
It is such an amazing picture. Wow![b/] You're probably amazed that your still getting clicks, but this is such an orginal picture. How [i]did[i/] you get that?! Your lucky Max didn't move at the last minute! It only happens to me, probably! I'm not that creative to think of something like that.
As long as you have a creative mind, you have a creative picture. Your camera did a good job! [b]188 now!
"Click" x 300
Coza
Well I pop back on here after weeks of absolutly no artistc thought at all and I see this.
Do you realise how depressing this is for someone with photographers block!!
Superb shot and I cannot add to any of the comments already stated apart from, his nose could be a little wetter
Click
Lee
I finally got round to saying this is one of the best pet images I've ever seen, the detail is spot on. Congratulations. Hope the award helped you through the pain barrier of decorating...urggghhh!
Just to add further comment if I may, it really is a stunning image. The detail in the highlights is... wow.. it's... stunning. Anaeasthesia.. no offense meant in my previous comment. You still did a good job on your image... but you must agree that this is.... well... STUNNING!
It was not a very smart move to suggest you copied the shot - for starters even assuming it were true (which nothing suggests to me it is)- ideas are ten a penny it's the execution that counts -
For seconders there is no comparison - not in the visual and even less in the quality!
Again well done
needless to say I'm grinding my teeth at having been knocked off my pedestal and not by just you!
Regards Dave
I've just realised that I must have been so distracted by the whole furore when I first commented that I forgot to tick - so there ya go 1 more !
Oh bugger it... if no one else will be 199 I guess I'll have to be!
This is simply stunning. I loved the blue Max but agree that this is even better. Well done and well deserved on all the praise. Seeing as it's put to bed, I'll refrain from adding my two-penneth about "inspiration"... suffice it to say I'm with davieb.
Blinder!
Thanks so much all.
201 - how about that?!
Made up.
Cheers.
Martin.
i've already clicked ages ago but had to come back to say congrats on over 200.
John
Wow Martin 216, and here's me happy that I got over 20!! Well done mate, well deserved. Do you know if this is one of the highest? Dead chuffed you and Max are doing so well.
Tracy
Thanks Tracy, Stuart.
I've not seen any over the 200 mark, so it must be up there as one of the highest.
Thanks again.
Martin.
Cheers, Doug, Paul.
Really appreciate you taking the time to comment.
Martin.
great shot.
regarding the negative comments, all ill say is that as far as i understand this website isnt really meant to be particularly competitive
Thanks.
250 - never in a million years did I think it would do this well.
Wow - all the times I have admired this and just noticed I had not clicked on it ... so click xxx
seen this loads of times and just realised i've never clicked it. its ur fault 4 making this such a great image that all i can do is stare at it in awe
sten
Congratulations on getting 3rd place in Digital Photo mag' for this fantastic shot.
Ian
I can't believe I never clicked on this image.
8 to go....
Cheers, Paul
Mike, you diamond!
300th click - bloody hell!
Isn't there new camera (Canon 1ds mk2) plus a selection of lenses, top quality printer, scanner and top of the range laptop give aways when you reach 300 clicks?
Hello! ......heeellooo ....why's it gone all quiet??
that's gotta be a record ... well done .... tis a classic //// just had to come back and look to see how 300+ looked next to a picture
Could have sworn I'd clicked and commented already because I love this pic .. DOH!! Here's mine. Gorgeous pic, gorgeous dog. Really like the effect of the merge into black - I always do like 'half seen' pics because they make the brain work.
Congrats - here's to 400! 
and a handful of bikkies for the dawg ..
If anyone would like to this this shot of Max larger and where I've reworked his eyes then, click here
Cheers.
Martin.
this this? Supposed to say see this shot of Max. Doh!
Cheers Mo.
Martin.
Another stunner..............love your portfolio !!....................click*
Lorraine :0)
Good to know that this is possible with an A80, so there might still be hope for me and my A95.
having just seen this for the first time, I am stunned, it is a one off amazing picture, with some simple marketing you could retire on the sales of this one picture.
First time i have come across your stuff, This shot really is something special. My dog is scared of camears so i cant get any where near the thing. Again just an amazing picture.
Scott
I was at Castle Coole in N/Ireland with my friend Miriam/ Stationartist , she was telling me about a dog on EPZ that had over 400 clicks . I said I don't believe it . !! She just sent me a link to this image and I have to agree about everything . Most beautiful dog photo I've ever seen . xxxx I lived near Southampton for 50 years .xx
I had a dog like this, Zenith ... he went to sleep last year and now chases cats in heaven.. this image is stunning
Dave
Thanks.
Scroll up a bit and you'll see links to a reworked version.
Martin.
Hi frodo just browsing trhough your portfolio and noticed I totally missed to give my vote for this masterpiece of yours(sorry).
This is one of the best shots on this site and I just wanted to say how much I enjoy your work. Keep the good work up and hope to see more amazing shots from you.
denka
This is just amazing.I've only just come across it.
I definately think this is the best animal photo i've ever seen.
It's clear.Well you were only joking about photo of the week but i think this deserves photo of the site!
Well done.
Jeff
Just reading through the comments, its a shame there is some, almost spiteful, negativity in there - it seems we love to see others sucsess but also cant stop chucking a spanner in - this is a ctrackin shot, well taken and if its been done before then so what! I got an RC award for my shot of some rocks, I bet there are other photos like it too! - A well deserved recognition of a fine shot (Wheres my black dog?
JOhn
Brilliant idea, brilliantly executed. Very creative. I have a handsome black lab and would never have thought of capturing him like this. The problem is I can't really try now after some of those comments can I! Great work
i think this is definitely the best portrait of an animal that i have seen so far - the lighting is perfect and the orange of the eyes really stands out against the black background. i thought i had commented on this image ages ago but making up for lost time now =)
makes a wonderful book cover image too =)
keep up the great work - your portfolio is always a joy to view =)
peter "morpyre" turner
Thanks for your comments.
Man! It takes ages to get to the bottom of this page! LOL!
Martin.
(only 3 to go)
Wish I could order the book. Never could get the ordering system to recognize my country. So I just have to view the images here.
Anyway, fantastic photo. I love coming back to look at this one for inspiration. Cannot believe I have'nt commented before either.
Next click brings ya to 500!!
Obvisouly well deserved.
Heres 513!!! I can't believe that I haven't commented on this photo before. I really love your Max images and have been totally in awe of them for ages!
Congratulations on your 'front cover' - your work deserves such a showcase! I am glad that you included a 'how to' in the Epz book. Whilst it did take away some of the magic of the image, it has given me the confidence to try more things in Photoshop!
Congratulations again - and give Max a big cuddle from me!!
Claire xx
This is an absolutely marvellous portrait. Max is gorgeous, and many congratulations on the EC and book cover! Truly well deserved.
Anna
hey frodo - i still love this image - each time i read the epz book i almost feel i should give max a biscuit before i open up the front cover lol
out of interest i want to ask a question that you are more than welcome to keep private if you want but:
how does the vote figure compare to the view figure on this image - is it pretty much a vote per view or 565 votes but needed atleast 1500 views over time to get that high - i ask because my most popular image is my digital dragonfly but it only has 65 votes compared to 845 views. naturally i would love it if my image was on a "vote per view" basis - not reducing the appreciation for my 65 voters in any way.
thanks and good luck in your endevour to beat your best image - i'm still up for the same challenge with my image =)
peter "morpyre" turner
Best shot I've ever seen of a dog Martin.
Congrats on producing an excellent image, regards Nick
Even if you modified anything in PS... it's a great outstanding image. Bravo!!!
There's dog pics and dog pics, this one is special, a work of art. Think I will dye our Maltese black and experiment a little.
Geoff.
I have just come across this - brilliant stuff, simple but so effective.
Wow. All the clicks, view & comments. and totally worth it too. nice one.
-Leighton.
i have seen this exact sort of shot as a greeting card. like the black on black its very popular.
Martin, can I ask, have you sold this image to a stock agency by any chance? Just came across it here... http://www.trustedreviews.com/tvs/review/2008/11/17/Philips-42PFL9803H-42in-LCD-TV/p2
Cheers for the heads-up, but I'm pretty sure it's not one of my Max. This shot has been used on a mobile phone site and on flickr.
Having put a tutorial in the ephotozine book anyone with a black lab is open to have a go.
Martin.
Hi Martin,
that is a fabulous shot with lots of detail!
Keep it up!
Josh
I too came to this via EPZ's facebook page. Absolutely brilliant image, love it to bits.
I see this was posted nearly 6 years ago, and having checked out your pf the last pic of him (apart from this one added to a suit, lol!) is in August last year. So I have to ask: is he still around and still as handsome?
Theresa
Seen this via Facebook too and wanted to add my vote for a great shot
Helen
Cheers. Didn't even know about the facebook.
Yes he's still around... a few grey hairs around the chin though.
Thanks.
Martin.
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