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I'm All Ears!
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| Photo Information |
Copyright: Jen Smith (JennHen)
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| Genre: Places |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2004-07 |
| Categories: Pets, Portrait |
| Camera: Canon PowerShot S45 |
| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2004-12-30 11:27 |
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| Points: 14 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
Bright and perky, with elegant ears and a royal attitude, the Papillon is a hardy little dog that brightens the darkest day. Bred to be a companion, this toy dog fills that role to perfection, for it thrives on human company and delights in pleasing its owners. Developed from the Continental Toy Spaniel, the Papillon takes its name from the French word for "butterfly" for the distinctive head markings that resemble that magnificent creature.
The breed is one of several developed during the height of royal reign in Europe as a lap dog for the ladies of the court, for the royal families were the only ones who could afford to buy and breed dogs solely as companions. European artists as far back as the 15th Century included Papillons in their paintings of kings and princes. The dogs figure in the lore of royal families. According to Carolyn and David Roe in their book "The Complete Papillon" King Henri of France suspended small, open baskets around his neck, filled them with Papillons, and appeared in council. One of these tiny dogs warned him of the treachery of the monk Jacques Clement, but the king did not listen. When the dog refused to cease barking at the monk, the king confined her to another room. The monk stabbed the king. Thanks to the din raised by the dogs, the monk was caught, but the king died.
More info:
http://www.canismajor.com/dog/papillon.html
Photo: This is my Papillon, Tyke. I slightly rotated for a more interesting composition, cropped to fill frame with his large, fringed ears, auto levels, USM, framed, resized. |
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Beautiful dog. Great focus and details, not to mention his big hear. Great picture. congrat.
- Dingo
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(11948) - [2004-12-30 12:02]
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You couldn't have chosen a better title, Jennifer... Nice & sharp, crisp & clear and an excellent compo. A perfect dog portrait. TFS.
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- Fisher
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Jennifer, excelent portrait of the royal dog, "Papillon." Crisp, clean shot.
Well done
Mike
This photo is so crisp and clear you can almost count every hair on his head. My daughter Malia is still laughing, she says he's so cute! Very informative note. This is one of those photos that make you smile, which in my view is what photography is all about, you may not know why you like it, but it's the smile that counts!
Well done Jennifer.
Fantastic details...thanks to sharing Stéphane
beautyful photo.
good light.
Lotte
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- Kicki
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Lovely dog! He looks like smiling:)Fantastic colours & sharpness, TFS:)
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happy new year to you and your dob---he is so happy and smiling i love it