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BORN IN THE USA

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I know! I know! It's caturday and not dogurday, but it's as good a day as any to share this digital painting I did of Carlos a few years back! He was my son's dog, but with all the moving around he did, Carlos ended up staying with us! I could write a book about his antics, but instead, I think I may write a few posts about him! There was never a dull moment with him around, so there is plenty to write about. He's been gone five years now, but I still miss him! He lived till the ripe old age of 17, so he had a good life in spite of his bad start as a puppy handed over to the Humane Society. As you can see, he had the perfect Benji look, so had a lot of admirers in the neighborhood!

I made the original photograph that this digital painting is based on when I had my portrait studio. Fourth of July was coming up, so I put the patriotic kerchief around his neck, and the rest, as they say, is history. This digital work, entitled Born In The USA won an award at the national level in a competition for photographers in the Professional Photographers Of America. It is also a stock image now and can be licensed through Getty Images here, and a large framed canvas print of the work hangs in our dining room.

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Image ©Diane Macdonald. All Rights Reserved.
^{Be sure to view this image full screen by clicking on it!}

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Camera	Canon 10D
Lens	Unknown
Exposure	Unknown
Post-processing	Adobe Photoshop® , Adobe Camera Raw and Corel Painter

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