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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

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

I think the dog is cute. His owners aren’t his fault.


61 posted on 06/19/2009 2:23:13 PM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: FourPeas

Why is the Dog both Black and White?


62 posted on 06/19/2009 2:24:40 PM PDT by Typical_Whitey (The Obama constituents : "You are about to be ruled by the Black Man Cracker")
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To: FourPeas

63 posted on 06/19/2009 2:26:20 PM PDT by paulycy (Liberal DOUBLE-STANDARDS are HATE speech.)
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64 posted on 06/19/2009 2:28:04 PM PDT by Roscoe Karns
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To: trisham

I agree. The dog is cute. I never said his owners were his fault.


65 posted on 06/19/2009 2:36:37 PM PDT by FourPeas (Why does Professor Presbury's wolfhound, Roy, endeavour to bite him?)
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To: rstark56

I hope it came with a money back guarantee ‘cause I want my money back.


66 posted on 06/19/2009 2:38:38 PM PDT by FourPeas (Why does Professor Presbury's wolfhound, Roy, endeavour to bite him?)
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To: Made In The USA

Our 12 year old Jack Russell likes to catch and eat flies. YUM! Perhaps Bo could be trained to be the official White House fly slayer.


67 posted on 06/19/2009 2:39:45 PM PDT by Irish Queen (4 square Irish)
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To: FourPeas

I know. I didn’t mean that as a criticism of you.


68 posted on 06/19/2009 2:40:09 PM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: FourPeas

You tip easily.


69 posted on 06/19/2009 3:19:51 PM PDT by stuartcr (Everything happens as God wants it to...otherwise, things would be different.)
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To: FourPeas

Barack & Michelle Obama look for surprise gifts from First Dog, Bo, on their return to the White House

70 posted on 06/19/2009 3:26:08 PM PDT by savedbygrace (You are only leading if someone follows. Otherwise, you just wandered off... [Smokin' Joe])
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To: savedbygrace

LOL!


71 posted on 06/19/2009 3:28:14 PM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: stuartcr

“Who in their right mind, would criticize a picture of a dog so vigorously?”

Exactly.


72 posted on 06/19/2009 4:13:55 PM PDT by DemonDeac
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To: FourPeas

Whats so bad about the DOF? This is a situation where you’d want the background. The White House isn’t your average backdroup so unlike most portraits you would not want a defocused background. I think the aperture was well chosen. Composition isn’t that bad either. The angle it is shot from is pretty good too.


73 posted on 06/19/2009 4:16:04 PM PDT by DemonDeac
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To: FourPeas

I always liked Spot.

74 posted on 06/19/2009 4:16:31 PM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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To: FourPeas

So sweet of the Soetoros to adopt a dog with only two legs!


75 posted on 06/19/2009 4:42:31 PM PDT by Arthur McGowan
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The dog’s original name was Charlie, and Charlie what he learned to answer to as a pup. I refuse to call him “Bo”, especially since I think that name was chosen because it’s You-know-who’s initials.

I don’t think the portrait of Charlie is that bad. I just hate being reminded that they changed the dog’s name and probably farm him out to a staffer most of the time.

Poor Charlie!


76 posted on 06/19/2009 6:10:41 PM PDT by Miss Marple
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