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Zippo.

By Scaramanga
Finally got a shot of the dog. He refuses to look at me when I point the camera at him. He's named after a character from Viz and the lighter.

Tags: General Pets and captive animals Portraits and people

Voters: colin63, RAUL, sunshot and 102 more


Uploaded:
2 Dec 2008 12:04PM
Camera:
Nikon D70
Lens:
Sigma DG
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Comments


colin63 14 6 England
2 Dec 2008 12:14PM
Great portrait, nice dog

Colin
sunshot 17 24 United Kingdom
2 Dec 2008 12:15PM
he must be camera shy Andrew, LOL
wonderful potrait, nicely captured.........marc
Borzos 13
2 Dec 2008 12:16PM
He's so beautiful Smile
Edina
Joline Plus
16 38 59 United States
2 Dec 2008 12:16PM
He wants you to photograph his "best side" Smile Very handsome guy.
photophantom 14 108 3 Philippines
2 Dec 2008 12:42PM
Great dog, great shot
digicammad 19 22.0k 40 United Kingdom
2 Dec 2008 12:45PM
Excellent light and cracking detail.

Ian
taggart Plus
17 47 15 United States
2 Dec 2008 1:02PM
Hmmmm???
Could this be a relative of the BLACK DOG?

Jennnn
proz 18 205 United States
2 Dec 2008 1:05PM
great looking pup Andrew!
Richsr 15 91 223 England
2 Dec 2008 1:12PM
Like the details and light in this - well captured.
Regards Richard.
Silverzone 14 2 England
2 Dec 2008 2:01PM
Lovely shot. Sylvia
willgriffiths 14 Wales
2 Dec 2008 2:03PM
Great shot spot on detail. Will
MickyMc 14 8 United Kingdom
2 Dec 2008 2:18PM
Thats my boy, my grand boy at least, great shot with the hint of a smile
Mavis
Cormy 14 3 England
2 Dec 2008 2:20PM
Great shot.Penny will be proud of her little lad.
Cheers
jaktis 18 84 Sweden
2 Dec 2008 2:20PM
A good portrait

Peter
ChrisWallace 14 1 United Kingdom
2 Dec 2008 2:25PM
Lovely profile, great image.
Chris
SurreyHillsMan 14 27 2 England
2 Dec 2008 2:27PM
Great portrait Andrew.... lovely dog

Jon
CarolG 15 199 20 Greece
2 Dec 2008 2:30PM
A super profile, wonderful sheen to his coat. Carol
SueTurner 17 81 3 England
2 Dec 2008 3:13PM
what a handsome dog, difficult to expose for the black fur but you have done a grand job

SUE
Bob_V 14 1 2 United States
2 Dec 2008 3:14PM
What a wonderful pet portrait.
Bob
49er 16 564
2 Dec 2008 3:27PM
happy 30th.. great portrait
teocali Plus
14 442 18 England
2 Dec 2008 3:42PM
Super canine portrait. Love the light and glossy texture of his coat and that lovely calm expression.
Sylvia
exposure Plus
18 6.1k United Kingdom
2 Dec 2008 3:52PM
Beautiful fur sheen and eye detail Andrew and a lovely composition.
Pauline.
Maiwand 15 3 73 England
2 Dec 2008 4:23PM
He is giving you his best side Andrew !!! An excellent portrait.
Ron
Ray42 14 3 England
2 Dec 2008 4:29PM
Great portrait = good lighting - it has brought out the sheen on his coat well
PeterLaw 14 United Kingdom
2 Dec 2008 4:37PM
I thought the Newcastle shots were good, but this is excellent.
lovely dog.
Peter
Bodiewil 15 46 Wales
2 Dec 2008 5:21PM
What a beautiful animal... superbly captured Andrew
goso 16 2 1 Australia
2 Dec 2008 5:25PM
Great dogs Labs - top pic too Andrew........Bill
Mikelane 15 1 Wales
2 Dec 2008 5:35PM
Great portrait good light ,well done regards
Mike
hellsbells8868 14 151 2 Wales
2 Dec 2008 5:46PM
Beautiful shot, i love a profile shot....
Tigress 14 Scotland
2 Dec 2008 6:40PM
He's very noble! Thought of the character as soon as I saw the title !
churchill123 18 233 United Kingdom
2 Dec 2008 6:55PM
Beautiful shot of him,lovely light (mine hates the lens tooSmile )

Linda
lonely_oryx 14 61 55 England
2 Dec 2008 6:59PM
Excellent portrait of a black dog. Great detail
Moj_o 14 10 United Kingdom
2 Dec 2008 7:24PM
Beautiful photo,beautiful dog Smile

Betty
LesF 15 182 9
2 Dec 2008 7:38PM
Wonderful

LesF
Roly 15 Wales
2 Dec 2008 8:17PM
Good portrait,looks good in profile.
Stace 14 2 2 England
2 Dec 2008 8:41PM
Great work

Stace
FeatherFriend 14 38 217 England
2 Dec 2008 10:39PM
Well, you have a shot of him now Andrew, a fine one too and as I always say......If you didn't give him a treat your a meanie.
Geoff.
maratsuikka Plus
13 5
3 Dec 2008 4:44AM
well done
norton 18 2 6 Jersey
3 Dec 2008 9:57AM
Lovely pet portrait,the lighting and detail are superb.
Well captured................

Tony.
Mynett 14 142 6 United Kingdom
3 Dec 2008 10:10AM
Wonderful portrait, he looks such a character, suits his name i think
Linda
bliba Plus
16 1 2 Austria
3 Dec 2008 10:38AM
Excellent light
Rock 20 10 2 England
3 Dec 2008 1:20PM
A star.

Rock
Ayelet_A 14 11 3 Israel
3 Dec 2008 2:33PM
Was worth the waiting- terrific light and colours. Stunning portrait.

Ayelet.
DOGSBODY 13 1.4k 30 England
3 Dec 2008 4:55PM
I can add nothing that the others hven't already said. Andy
dmhuynh72 14 47 3 United Kingdom
3 Dec 2008 5:27PM
excellent lighting and great portrait.
regards
yung
ChristineLaw 13
3 Dec 2008 8:41PM
A absouletly great shot, well done.
Christine
davidhu 16 19 United Kingdom
3 Dec 2008 9:09PM
Very engaging portrait. Nicely lit, excellent detail.
Dave
mikbee 15 3 8 Scotland
3 Dec 2008 11:15PM
Super capture.And my Zippo lighter is still giving me good service after 10 years !!!
Mick.
trissie 16 United Kingdom
3 Dec 2008 11:44PM
A beautiful capture, lovely light and detail.

Trish
ugly Plus
14 9 58 United Kingdom
4 Dec 2008 8:06AM
Very nice...
Great detail..
Well taken shot...

Dave
Natzdad 13 29 2 United Kingdom
4 Dec 2008 9:32AM
a great shot of a great friend..Mick
BERTRAM 14 United Kingdom
4 Dec 2008 9:56AM
A terrific portrait shot.
Dave
Skye24Blue 15 Australia
4 Dec 2008 11:37AM
Love this great shot.
Mac
Hoffy 17 262 16 England
4 Dec 2008 2:55PM
Out walking the dog, how did I miss this. Stunning.
microchip 15 1 United Kingdom
4 Dec 2008 6:51PM
Excellent capture a lovely profile shot in great light,
Alan
Hebe 14 United Kingdom
4 Dec 2008 9:06PM
A beautiful dog, and a stunning capture - what a lovely glossy coat.
sillygirl 14 9 Sweden
4 Dec 2008 10:14PM
What a gorgeous friend you got, great portrait of him.
Marie
kiddsta1 15 Australia
5 Dec 2008 12:21AM
Great shot and DOF love the light spot on

Paul
dawnmichelle 15 12 United States
5 Dec 2008 11:54AM
congrats on the award for this beautiful shot
Rende 15 38 4 Netherlands
5 Dec 2008 12:28PM
Lovely portrait with excellent tones in the black.
Rende
danbrann 17 640 17
5 Dec 2008 12:48PM
Superb portrait Andrew.
RTDS 13 Cyprus
5 Dec 2008 1:53PM
Excellent capture.
Amazing details and light.
Superb portrait.
Robert
southsnapper 16 74 United Kingdom
5 Dec 2008 2:14PM
Excellent, great profile and the DOF is just right, I've a standard to work towards now, doubt I'll ever get there though Smile
cassiecat 14 39 46 England
5 Dec 2008 4:58PM
lovely light.congrats on the user award.lesley
OAKEY 14 United Kingdom
5 Dec 2008 5:40PM
Super capture of a super looking Lab. Get some one behind you eating somthing, that works for us . Shaun
koka 14 United Kingdom
5 Dec 2008 7:26PM
Zippo looks very healthy - and definately man's best friend. Great shot.. Katie
imagio 16 12 1 England
5 Dec 2008 10:56PM
I bet he lights your life up Andrew, (sorry about the pun) great detail and fab exposure, like the profile

Bernie
Annie1998 13
6 Dec 2008 9:09AM
great photo dad i have still gotn 16 for myn
love the lighting and the eyes
Pegon 17 78 1 England
7 Dec 2008 10:38PM
A cracking shot, lovely light.
Pete.
Buffalo_Tom Plus
16 2.3k 29 Wales
8 Dec 2008 10:12PM
Glad to issue the ton Andrew.Excellent work.
Tom.
CherryMartin 14 10 United States
9 Dec 2008 4:42AM
Perfect light, great shot.
brownsilent 15 7 2 United Kingdom
9 Dec 2008 10:07PM
I know this pose far too well from our cat - anyway, lovely capture, like its shiny fur.
Johanna

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