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Portrait of Bo, the First Puppy -- Ugh.
19 June 2009
| Just Me
Posted on 06/19/2009 1:22:08 PM PDT by FourPeas
![](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3660/3639152475_510f2040a8.jpg)
This is obviously not a BIG issue considering all that's going on in the world. Still, with all that Obama is concerned with his image, I'd think he could hire a photographer who had a better eye. The portrait looks like one made by an amateur using photoshop!
The composition is terrible. With the dog's head so close to the strong horizon line, it's painful to look at. The depth of field is awful. Who in their right mind would put this photograph out on purpose?
TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: bo; dog; ohthehughvanity; photography; puppy
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To: FourPeas
Amateur is right. The cardinal rule of portrait photography is never to use a wide angle lens and stick it close to the subject’s face, which results in distorted features. The vast majority of ‘cell phone self portraits’ posted on the web are like this, including this one. The right way to shoot portraits (other than with good lighting) is stand back, as far back as possible, and zoom in to the subject’s face.
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posted on
06/19/2009 1:30:44 PM PDT
by
libh8er
To: BigEdLB
I don’t think poor Bo did any choosing at all. He was simply available.
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posted on
06/19/2009 1:31:17 PM PDT
by
brytlea
(Jesus loves me, this I know.)
To: stuartcr
Who in their right mind, would criticize a picture of a dog so vigorously?A photo editor, perhaps.
To: stuartcr
Who in their right mind, would criticize a picture of a dog so vigorously?You may have answered your own question with the..."who in their right mind," part.
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posted on
06/19/2009 1:32:42 PM PDT
by
Cuttnhorse
(Obama...the convergence of Affirmative Action and the Peter Principle)
To: FourPeas
I suspect, the first Mutt will be banned from making appearances. He gets too much attention. Narcissistic character tendencies will be dealt with quietly and swiftly. There is only room for one under the spotlight of glory and admiration.
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posted on
06/19/2009 1:32:45 PM PDT
by
Doogle
(USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
To: FourPeas
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posted on
06/19/2009 1:32:49 PM PDT
by
steve86
(Acerbic by nature, not nurture)
To: toast
It's definitely a cute puppy.
And, you're right with black dogs/cats/whatever are hard to get a good exposure and depth of field. That's why professional photographers get paid well for a good portrait.
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posted on
06/19/2009 1:33:01 PM PDT
by
FourPeas
(Why does Professor Presbury's wolfhound, Roy, endeavour to bite him?)
To: FourPeas
h a l f b l a c k a n d h a l f w h i t e
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posted on
06/19/2009 1:33:06 PM PDT
by
InvisibleChurch
(Trailer of "33 Minutes", video by Heritage.com - http://www.heritage.org/33-minutes/)
To: FourPeas
I always have to laugh when I hear that dog’s name—who names a dog after himself!
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posted on
06/19/2009 1:34:52 PM PDT
by
GatorGirl
(Proud Citizen of the Gator Nation)
To: Cuttnhorse; stuartcr
You may have answered your own question with the..."who in their right mind," part. Thank you. I resemble that remark.
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posted on
06/19/2009 1:34:59 PM PDT
by
FourPeas
(Why does Professor Presbury's wolfhound, Roy, endeavour to bite him?)
To: FourPeas
I believe that every person, no matter how mean his character, should have something that loves him unconditionally. The Obama kids have Bo. Their daddy has the main stream Media.
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posted on
06/19/2009 1:35:32 PM PDT
by
JW Brown
(Got AK?)
To: FourPeas
I like to fill the pic with the dog, especially the face if there's no action going on. Of course I'm not a pro (but I get a lot of people around here who call me to come take shots of their dogs).
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posted on
06/19/2009 1:35:49 PM PDT
by
brytlea
(Jesus loves me, this I know.)
To: FourPeas
For consistency, why couldn’t they have photographed the dog in Air Force One over New York?
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posted on
06/19/2009 1:36:40 PM PDT
by
JennysCool
(My hypocrisy goes only so far)
To: paulycy
That’s a funny picture. Thanks for the laugh.
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posted on
06/19/2009 1:38:08 PM PDT
by
freekitty
(Give me back my conservative vote.)
To: toast
The dog is about half black and half white, just like...
To: brytlea
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posted on
06/19/2009 1:39:23 PM PDT
by
freekitty
(Give me back my conservative vote.)
To: freekitty
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posted on
06/19/2009 1:39:50 PM PDT
by
paulycy
(Liberal DOUBLE-STANDARDS are HATE speech.)
To: FourPeas
It does look ‘shopped. I tried to find a comparable pic of Barney, but I didn’t see any “posed” pictures; they all seemed to be of the “candid” type.
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posted on
06/19/2009 1:40:49 PM PDT
by
Little Pig
(Is it time for "Cowboys and Islamofanatics" yet?)
To: Made In The USA
Does Bo know what happened to the fly???? Might want to steer clear of Barry The Swatter Soetero. Was there ever a fly?
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posted on
06/19/2009 1:41:00 PM PDT
by
fso301
To: GatorGirl
Consider that the swimmer named his dog ‘Splash’.
There is something very sick about these people.
Kennedy and Soetero.
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posted on
06/19/2009 1:45:50 PM PDT
by
Carley
(OBAMA IS A MALEVOLENT FORCE IN THE WORLD)
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