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Contest Finalist in Friendly Pets Photo Contest
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Runner Up in Rule Of Thirds Photo Contest
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valeriemurchie-stolpe
 
valeriemurchie-stolpe January 13, 2014
This is excellent
raffaelemontepaone
raffaelemontepaone January 13, 2014
thank
henriettabenjamin
 
henriettabenjamin January 13, 2014
Lovely Photo...
raffaelemontepaone
raffaelemontepaone January 13, 2014
thank you
Casper
 
Casper January 13, 2014
Super nice angle & shot
raffaelemontepaone
raffaelemontepaone January 13, 2014
thank
JDLifeshots
 
JDLifeshots January 13, 2014
Great shot!
raffaelemontepaone
raffaelemontepaone January 13, 2014
thank
lindywalker
 
lindywalker January 24, 2014
great capture
raffaelemontepaone
raffaelemontepaone January 24, 2014
many thank Lindy
kimberlyspencer1000
 
kimberlyspencer1000 January 24, 2014
Oh my gosh! This is the cutest dog!
raffaelemontepaone
raffaelemontepaone January 24, 2014
si si :)
beetlestone
 
beetlestone January 25, 2014
Very nice!
raffaelemontepaone
raffaelemontepaone January 25, 2014
thank you
Etna PRO+
 
Etna January 25, 2014
Nice shot
raffaelemontepaone
raffaelemontepaone January 25, 2014
thank you
Ange28
 
Ange28 January 26, 2014
Creative shot !
raffaelemontepaone
raffaelemontepaone January 27, 2014
thank
UnkleFrank
 
UnkleFrank February 21, 2014
Beautiful capture. Ulisse is just too cute.
RolandRuttenPhotography
 
Super cute!
raffaelemontepaone
raffaelemontepaone May 09, 2014
thanks you
AlanJakarta
 
AlanJakarta May 09, 2014
Wonderful shot which is well suited to mono. Congratulations.
raffaelemontepaone
raffaelemontepaone May 09, 2014
thanks Alan
Tim_Haynes
 
Tim_Haynes May 09, 2014
Outstanding capture, congratulations!
raffaelemontepaone
raffaelemontepaone May 09, 2014
thank so much Tim
Jbowers424
 
Jbowers424 May 09, 2014
Love it!
catini
 
catini May 09, 2014
Great capture and composition, congrats on your feature!
abijur PRO+
 
abijur May 09, 2014
Ha. Great POV and a cute little guy.
TammyN
 
TammyN May 09, 2014
Lol, I love it! So cute!!!
hotpixel PRO+
 
hotpixel May 09, 2014
What a cool shot !! Congratulations !!!!!
JDLifeshots
 
JDLifeshots May 09, 2014
Adorable capture! Congrats.
raffaelemontepaone
 
raffaelemontepaone May 09, 2014
many thanks to all
loriericksonkiehn
 
loriericksonkiehn May 09, 2014
This photo is amazing. I love it!
iceman2
 
iceman2 May 09, 2014
Wonderful shot.Congrats!
huch5150
 
huch5150 May 09, 2014
Just perfect!
nicolaprojecteurddb
 
nicolaprojecteurddb May 09, 2014
All Dogue De Bordeaux's make beautiful pictures :D Great shot, well done on your win :D
raffaelemontepaone
raffaelemontepaone May 09, 2014
thank you
michellemeenawong
 
michellemeenawong May 09, 2014
what a nice picture, love it
raffaelemontepaone
raffaelemontepaone May 09, 2014
many thanks
raffaelemontepaone
 
raffaelemontepaone May 09, 2014
many thanks to all I am very honored
LacesOut
 
LacesOut May 09, 2014
I love DDBs! This guy looks as good in black and white as he would in color! amazing!
Joecas
 
Joecas May 09, 2014
Well deserved Congrats!
WileKyK
 
WileKyK May 09, 2014
Fantastic capture! Congratulations on a well-deserved Feature!
sweetpea72
 
sweetpea72 May 09, 2014
Awww Love this....Congrats! :)
Wimzical
 
Wimzical May 09, 2014
This is an absolute delight to look at and an outstanding capture and edit! This would make an excellent print hanging in a home!
anitania PRO+
 
anitania May 09, 2014
beautiful work
debhall Platinum
 
debhall May 09, 2014
Masterpiece in B&W! Congrats on your feature!
farlow PRO
 
farlow May 09, 2014
congratulations on your feature. spunky fellow makes for a charming portrait
akhtarkhan
 
akhtarkhan May 09, 2014
Adorable, very nice composition and wonderful landscape view. Brilliant B&W capture.....congrats on the feature.
abrovarnik
 
abrovarnik May 09, 2014
Excellent photo!
danielmartin
 
danielmartin May 09, 2014
Congratulations!!!! Very well captured and GREAT processing!
Marjoriesmithphotography PRO
 
Absolutely adorable!
kkat PRO+
 
kkat May 09, 2014
Adorable!!! Congratulations!!!
woodpecker720
 
woodpecker720 May 09, 2014
Lovely dog ! brilliant picture :)
LionesLens
 
LionesLens May 09, 2014
Wonderful shot and presentation! Congratulations on your feature award!
senka
 
senka May 09, 2014
magnificent shot, congrats
chrissy2rn
 
chrissy2rn May 09, 2014
Great capture! may I ask what breed of dog this is?
Juliamclean PRO
 
Juliamclean May 09, 2014
Outstanding....congratulations!
Vilma
 
Vilma May 09, 2014
Nicely done. Lovely black and white gallery.
RhondaMcD
 
RhondaMcD May 09, 2014
Love it - congratulations
nitti
 
nitti May 09, 2014
Oh boy....too cute. Congrats
amuschik Platinum
 
amuschik May 09, 2014
Great capture.
manishpatel
 
manishpatel May 09, 2014
Amazing shot......i too have a nikon1 v1.....love the output :-)
lilivas
 
lilivas May 10, 2014
OMG HOW!!?? Amazing
raffaelemontepaone
 
raffaelemontepaone May 10, 2014
many thanks to all
Sanmi
 
Sanmi May 10, 2014
Great picture, great work
congratulations
drakkardarkblade
 
drakkardarkblade May 13, 2014
fantastic, please check out my works
photosue50
 
photosue50 May 13, 2014
too cute
thomasborn
 
thomasborn May 13, 2014
LOVE IT!!:)
mloiz
 
mloiz May 14, 2014
Lovely shot!!
raffaelemontepaone
 
raffaelemontepaone May 14, 2014
many thanks to all again :)
photobug
 
photobug May 14, 2014
nice
raffaelemontepaone
raffaelemontepaone May 18, 2014
thank you
Sartur
 
Sartur May 18, 2014
AWESOME!
raffaelemontepaone
raffaelemontepaone May 18, 2014
thanks :)
redwriter Platinum
 
redwriter May 18, 2014
Wonderful shot. Congrats. - Jake
raffaelemontepaone
raffaelemontepaone May 18, 2014
many thanks
tinekeziemer
 
tinekeziemer May 20, 2014
oh goodness that is too stinking cute!
raffaelemontepaone
raffaelemontepaone June 11, 2014
thank you
donnaguthrie
 
donnaguthrie May 23, 2014
Uber cute pup☺ great shot!
raffaelemontepaone
raffaelemontepaone June 11, 2014
thank you
Blue-Maddness PRO+
 
Blue-Maddness June 18, 2014
Fantastic Composition!
raffaelemontepaone
raffaelemontepaone June 24, 2014
thank you
Timbo
 
Timbo June 24, 2014
This is a beautiful shot. Very good PP. great in B/W... Awarded
raffaelemontepaone
raffaelemontepaone June 24, 2014
thank you
kathleenweetman
 
kathleenweetman July 04, 2014
I have voted for Ulisse before but love him somuch Imust also vote for him and your great shot too,in the rule of thirds shot...kathleen
raffaelemontepaone
raffaelemontepaone July 04, 2014
thanks again Kathleen
kathymuhle PRO+
 
kathymuhle July 05, 2014
Cute - voted
raffaelemontepaone
raffaelemontepaone July 09, 2014
thank you
gaynorhayesclarke
 
gaynorhayesclarke July 13, 2014
This is fabulous!
raffaelemontepaone
raffaelemontepaone July 14, 2014
:) thanks
Roxy1
 
Roxy1 July 25, 2014
Lovely perspective!
raffaelemontepaone
raffaelemontepaone July 29, 2014
thank you
Rl1956
 
Rl1956 July 28, 2014
congrats on runner up
raffaelemontepaone
raffaelemontepaone July 29, 2014
many thanks
MaryAnne306 PRO+
 
MaryAnne306 July 28, 2014
Amusing shot! Great B&W quality. Congratulations on your win.
raffaelemontepaone
raffaelemontepaone July 29, 2014
thank you so much
shannon4462
 
shannon4462 July 30, 2014
Awww congrats on your feature and good luck in the Rule of Thirds contest!! This is one great shot! just adorable!
raffaelemontepaone
raffaelemontepaone July 30, 2014
thank you so much....
kathleenweetman
 
kathleenweetman July 31, 2014
Well then Raffaele.....what did I write when I voted.... I knew this was a top photo. Well done for the runner -up place. Personally I liked your shot better than the other two . But I am not the judge...Anyhow...still love it . E bella. E meraviglioso. E la mia favorita.
raffaelemontepaone
raffaelemontepaone July 31, 2014
grazie ancora Kathleen.............it means that you won!!! :) the color pulls much more ;)
traceyjones_6524 PRO+
 
traceyjones_6524 August 03, 2014
Amazing shot...congratulations.
raffaelemontepaone
raffaelemontepaone August 03, 2014
many thanks
MareeCardinale
 
MareeCardinale August 28, 2014
adorable
raffaelemontepaone
raffaelemontepaone August 29, 2014
thank you
tysonharrison
 
tysonharrison October 22, 2014
awesome!
raffaelemontepaone
raffaelemontepaone November 05, 2014
thanks
stephaniebrame
 
stephaniebrame October 26, 2014
Fantastic!!
raffaelemontepaone
raffaelemontepaone November 05, 2014
thank you
Jules66
 
Jules66 November 04, 2014
Great shot! ;)
raffaelemontepaone
raffaelemontepaone November 05, 2014
thank you
Khrich409
 
Khrich409 November 05, 2014
Outstanding!!!
trishmoore55 Premium
 
trishmoore55 November 07, 2014
Very nicely done!
michelkuffer
 
michelkuffer November 23, 2014
Wow Amazing!
kathleenweetman
 
kathleenweetman November 26, 2014
OH MIO CANE FAVORITO ...VOTED IN IMAGE OF THE YEAR..K
raffaelemontepaone
raffaelemontepaone December 10, 2014
thank you
kathleenweetman
 
kathleenweetman November 26, 2014
VOTED IN THIS 2ND ENTRY TOO...K
raffaelemontepaone
raffaelemontepaone November 29, 2014
many thanks
janland PRO+
 
janland December 11, 2014
Wonderful capture! Perfect POV! Congrats!
mmunksgard PRO+
 
mmunksgard December 11, 2014
I love the lighting and textures in this. Great capture.
robmercer
 
robmercer December 12, 2014
Great Photo, congratulations
barbieisdaone
 
barbieisdaone December 23, 2014
Love this!
emcdaniel
 
emcdaniel January 06, 2015
Such a great shot!
alessiolupo
 
alessiolupo January 07, 2015
ho già visto questa foto forse su 500px? bho rimane sempre un capolavoro sia nella composizione che nell'inquadratura per non parlare poi dell'ottimo viraggio in bn bravo
raffaelemontepaone
raffaelemontepaone January 07, 2015
grazie mille, mi potresti mettere il link di questa foto su 500px perchè voglio vedere..... grazie
Janet-MoreThanWords
 
Janet-MoreThanWords January 14, 2015
makes me wish I was there! this image draws me in!
susanneradke PRO
 
susanneradke January 20, 2015
Great shot - but definitely not a cat!?
susanneradke PRO
 
susanneradke January 20, 2015
Great shot - but definitely not a cat!?
dlos
 
dlos January 22, 2015
Excellent capture!
becmostyn
 
becmostyn January 27, 2015
Awesome shot!!!
garycopeland
 
garycopeland February 03, 2015
Great image
JRTroutman
 
JRTroutman February 24, 2015
This is awesome!
OutOfTheWild
 
OutOfTheWild February 26, 2015
Very cute capture :)
JudyRushing
 
JudyRushing March 05, 2015
Oh my! So very cute!
Dunner
 
Dunner March 06, 2015
Happy pic :) Love the mono gives great vibe.
amckean
 
amckean March 10, 2015
A natural occurrence captured in an extraordinary way.
paulcarew
 
paulcarew March 10, 2015
What amckean said!
raffaelemontepaone
 
raffaelemontepaone March 11, 2015
many thanks to all!!
AmyNM
 
AmyNM April 06, 2015
so cute.
giannisfantakis
 
giannisfantakis May 03, 2015
dogdeborto? amazing!
Swirro
 
Swirro May 28, 2015
Awesome texture!
Spookarific
 
Spookarific June 11, 2015
Fantastic
LiquidCrystalPhoto
 
LiquidCrystalPhoto July 18, 2015
Oh my goodness - so adorable!!!
aldunlop
 
aldunlop July 29, 2015
Fantastic shot! and love the composition :-)
KIRWAN
 
KIRWAN August 25, 2015
Brilliant. Such an amazing photo, and very well edited. I love this!
eloisamariaoliveira
 
eloisamariaoliveira June 25, 2016
Join the conversation. Add a comment or even better, a critique. Let's get better together!
eloisamariaoliveira
 
eloisamariaoliveira June 25, 2016
Wow ..... so beautiful
karenbchris
 
karenbchris October 18, 2016
So sweet :-)
Hamburgensie
 
Hamburgensie October 20, 2016
best photo!
maryphippsseward
 
maryphippsseward May 17, 2021
Love this!
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Behind The Lens

Location

of course the beach, always in my Calabria! here are in Vibo Valentia

Time

were more or less five in the afternoon, it was quite cloudy but bright

Lighting

the lighting is very suitable for b.w. as it gave many shades of gray, of course, only natural light

Equipment

a Nikon, n1 v with the 10mm 2.8

Inspiration

so curious to see him, and from this point of view!

Editing

I first processed the raw file and then converted

In my camera bag

I always carry my D3 and D700 with the 24-70 and the 70-200

Feedback

the point of force that gives charism image is the point of view

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