Inspiring Photo: ***Life, Liberty & The Pursuit of Happiness**...

***Life, Liberty & The Pursuit of Happiness***

Uploaded: June 21, 2005

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Another image of "Odie" celebrating the Independence of our country! He REALLY is a WONDERFUL family dog. I especially love him cause he lets me photograph him:):) I'm amazed at that & he really does a great job at sitting still. This again was taken in the living room with natural lighting. I added the diffused glow in PS7.0 & increased the contrast a little & used the unsharp mask around the eyes.

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Tammy Scott June 22, 2005

Oh how cute, Alisha! He has a very proud look about him! #267122

Bobbie Davis June 22, 2005

He looks like an upstanding American Alisha!!! What a great dog!!! I love your soft focus! #1502971

Kerby Pfrangle June 22, 2005

Alisha

WOW....

Love the American feel to this.

Great puppy image. He is so cute.

Kerby #1502977

Donna K. Kilcher June 22, 2005

adorable, great capture #1503039

Lori S. Aschbrenner June 22, 2005

Alisha, I LOVE this! Your golden is adorable!! #1503087

Roxanne M. Bubar June 22, 2005

This one is adorable also. #1503283

Nadia W. Smith June 22, 2005

Very nice! The glow is very nice and not too much. Keep up the good work! #1503429

Alisha L. Ekstrom June 22, 2005

Tammy, Bobbie, Kerby, Donna, Lori, Roxanne & Nadia...WOW you guys were up early this morning...haha:):) Thank you soooo much for taking the time to comment. You guys are the best!!!:)

Have a fabulous Wednesday!!

Alisha #1503763

Kevin Burns June 22, 2005

Love the overall soft focus of the beautifull image with great lighting and composition!! #1504675

cj patterson June 22, 2005

wonderful portrait!! he's beautiful!! love the flag in the background...he's a ture patriot! #1504747

Shelly A. Van Camp June 22, 2005

How sweet, Alisha!!! Love this and love the flag behind him..well done :) #1504748

Lisa D. Greer June 22, 2005

VERY nice shot Alisha! #1504900

Heather Inich June 22, 2005

What a proud lookig puppy dog!!! nicely done! #1505027

April Riggs June 22, 2005

Wonderful job! Great looking dog. #1505167

Gail Vitikacs June 22, 2005

Fabulous shot!!! Love this! He looks like a poster for THE ARMY WANTS YOU!!! #1505419

Sandy Landon June 22, 2005

Great shot! I love the diffuse glo on this one. The american flag is a great backdrop. #1505793

Laurence Saliba June 22, 2005

Another cute portrait Alisha!!!!! #1505831

Jill Flynn June 22, 2005

A FACE TO LOVE. Beautiful with the diffuse glow Alisha. WONDERFUL capture! #1505872

Alisha L. Ekstrom June 22, 2005

Kevin, CJ, Shelly, Lisa, Heather, April, Gail, Sandy, Laurence & Jill you guys are awesome to take the time to comment!!! I truly appreciate the effort!!!!

Hope everyone is having a wonderful Wednesday!!

Alisha #1505985

Judy S. Fung June 22, 2005

Wonderful image, Alisha! Adorable! #1506077

Candice C. Calhoun June 22, 2005

Beautiful dog and wonderful photo, Alisha!

ccc #1506184

Linda D. Lester June 22, 2005

Your doggy sure is a cuttie! Great shot, Alisha! #1506237

Carla Metzler June 22, 2005

Really cute shot, Alisha! #1506264

Jennifer Rennison June 22, 2005

Oh he looks so sweet, Alisha! Love the flag for a background, beautiful lighting and portrait of Odie! #1507389

Goshka G. June 22, 2005

vERY COOL PATRIOTIC CAPTURE, alISHA!;-) #1507450

Connie J. Bagot June 22, 2005

Odie is adorable---he seems to be happy to be involved in the photo too. Nice idea for a background as well. #1508045

Melissa L. Zavadil June 22, 2005

This is a beautiful shot! I love the effects that you did on it too! Great job!! #1508435

Alisha L. Ekstrom June 23, 2005

Judy, Candice, Linda, Carla, Jennifer, Goshka, Connie & Melissa....Thanks so much you guys for taking the time to commment!!! Truly appreciated!!

Alisha #1510451

Lynn Crawford June 23, 2005

This is so cute, looks like he is sitting at attention for you, what a good buddy :) #1510523

Lynn Crawford June 23, 2005

This is so cute, looks like he is sitting at attention for you, what a good buddy :) #1510524

Amanda Price June 23, 2005

Great shot, Alisha! What a sweet dog! My hubby and I are thinking about getting a Golden for our kids. #1510672

KHAWLA Haddad June 23, 2005

AWWWWWWWWWWW Alisha such cute dog and modling so beatifuly love this image well don!!!!!!
love it #1511419

Alisha L. Ekstrom June 23, 2005

Lynn, Amanda & Kelly...Thanks girls for your most wonderful commments. I love them!!!!

Amanda...Golden is the way to go as far as a kid dog. They are soooooo friendly & gentle. My boys (5&9) are always playing & wrestling him & he doesn't care. "Odie" is 9 months old. Take care!!

Alisha #1511516

Kristy E. Lane June 23, 2005

This is GREAT! I love the composition with the beautiful red, white and blue in the background. I think we might see this one again. Wonderful job! #1513449

Kara L. Hendricks June 24, 2005

Ohhh.. How did I miss this??? ADORABLE patriotic shot Alisha!!! #1515039

Claudette Foote July 06, 2005

AWESOME IMAGE OF YOUR ADORABLE "Odie".. WHAT A GORGEOUS DOG.. AND WHAT A GREAT CAPTURE. I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS IMAGE ..IT IS PERFECT. #1562720

Alisha L. Ekstrom July 08, 2005

Kristy, Kara & Claudette...Thank you for your fabulous comments. I soooo appreciate them. I hope you girls had a great 4th of July.

Alisha #1571587

Julie Turner July 09, 2005

Alisha, that is a beautiful portrait of Odie. I love the effects you added to it! #1574157

Alisha L. Ekstrom July 11, 2005

Thanks Julie for taking the time to view Odie & commenting. I told you Jill had a wonderful pet gallery. She does a tremendous job.:):)

Alisha #1582691

Christy C. Snodgrass July 22, 2005

Congrats Alisha! Great photo! #1623017

Rhonda Smith July 22, 2005

Alisha.. you did a great job on this .. well deserved finalist.. Congrats !! #1623340

Melissa L. Zavadil July 22, 2005

Alisha this is so cute! Congratulations on this very well deserved finalist!! Great shot Alisha!! #1623771

Judy S. Fung July 22, 2005

Congrats, Alisha! #1623788

Kerby Pfrangle July 22, 2005

Alisha

Congratulations on your finalist.

Best of luck in the following rounds.

Kerby #1623809

Connie J. Bagot July 23, 2005

Congratulations Alisha---and good luck in the coming round. #1624491

Lynn Crawford July 23, 2005

Congrats Alisha, great job :) #1624586

Kay E. Mahoney July 23, 2005

Congratulations on your win Alish. Odie is so cute. Good luck in the next round. #1624904

Cathy Barrows July 23, 2005

Congrats on your finalist...so cute #1625433

Heather Inich July 23, 2005

Congrats on your finalist Alisha!!! #1625467

Jill Flynn July 23, 2005

I remember this Alisha. Congratulations on your terrific finalist! #1626164

Susana Ms Heide July 23, 2005

He seems to be such a gentle dog!! Very well captured! A BIG congrats on this finalist! #1626314

KHAWLA Haddad July 23, 2005

Big Congratulations on this wonderful finalist, Alisha best of luck in the next round such cute shot love it well don!!! #1626401

Jennifer Rennison July 23, 2005

Big congratulations on your finalist, Alisha! Best of luck in the next round! #1627214

Shelly A. Van Camp July 23, 2005

YEEEEHAAA!! Go Girl! Love this and best of luck! :) #1628015

Tammy Scott July 23, 2005

Congratulations, Alisha! #1628747

Kara L. Hendricks July 24, 2005

Congrats to you Alisha!!!!! #1630895

Kirsi Bertolini July 24, 2005

Wuh! This deserves a full paw and a lick on a cheek! And a tailwag too! Cheers and best wishes for the next round Alisha! #1630905

Alisha L. Ekstrom July 24, 2005

YIPPPEEEE to "ODIE"....He is such a fabulous dog!!!! I'm sooo proud to see him here in the FINALIST round. My husband & Matthew were soo excited. Thanks EVERYONE for your congrats....

Alisha #1631280

Gail Vitikacs July 24, 2005

I love this Alisha!!! This would make a wonderful card!!! CONGRATULATIONS on the next round!!! #1631596

July 24, 2005

Great job Alisha!
Congratulations on this beautiful finalist! #1631763

Serena Pierce July 24, 2005

Congratulations Alisha!! #1632344

Sandy Landon July 24, 2005

Congratulations!!! such a fun image!!! Good luck on the next round!!! #1632500

Sandy Landon July 24, 2005

Congratulations!!! such a fun image!!! Good luck on the next round!!! #1632501

Laura Clay-Ballard July 24, 2005

I love this shot! and congrats on it being in the finalists! #1633298

Kate Jackson July 25, 2005

Congratulations on finalist for this great shot Alisha! #1634068

Alisha L. Ekstrom July 26, 2005

Thanks Gail, Her, Serena, Sandy, Laura & Kate for all the wonderful CONGRATS!!!! I am so excited about my finalists!!!! THANKS!!!

Alisha #1642676

Candice C. Calhoun July 27, 2005

Congrats on this great finalist!

ccc #1644434

Judy G. Larson July 28, 2005

Another wonderful creation for all of us to enjoy. You are a talented person! I enjoy your photography very much. #1651012

Alisha L. Ekstrom July 31, 2005

Thank you Candice & Judy for the nice comments. I am very proud of this image making finalists!!!

Alisha #1660024

Brendan Knell August 15, 2005

Great photo Alisha!! #1719453

Alisha L. Ekstrom August 15, 2005

Thanks Brendan for taking the time to comment...I really appreciate it!!!
Hope you're having a great Monday!!!:)

Alisha #1719462

Lori Carlson August 24, 2005

Oh my goodness Alisha!! This is AWESOME!! What a wonderful portrait! Congrats on this Finalist WINNER!! :0) #1763216

Alisha L. Ekstrom August 24, 2005

WOW...THANKS Lori!!!!:):):) Odie is our wonderful family pet & will be a year old next month on the 17th!!! I'll post a pic for his birthday:):)

Alisha #1763319

Lorraine A. Cook September 13, 2005

Wonderful Portrait of Odie, Alisha!!

Labs are super dogs!!<:))

Congratulations on this awesome finalist! #1834536

Alisha L. Ekstrom September 25, 2005

Thank you Lorraine for taking the time to comment!!

Alisha #1881656

Janessa L. Taber-Webb January 08, 2006

This MUST be the same photogenic furry guy I keep seeing.......I am starting to assume that he is yours? (she?) This dog is beautiful! #2266485

Alisha L. Ekstrom January 08, 2006

Thank you Janessa. My..you are the only person ever to comment on TONS of my images..WOW!! Thank you...I'm so thrilled that you are impressed:) Yes this is our beloved family dog. His name is Odie & he runs now when I get the camera out...LOL!:) He is VERY good about staying when I say sit & stay:) #2266693

Janessa L. Taber-Webb January 14, 2006

HAHA ! It's okay my hubby and daughter run when I get the camera too! lol #2286579

Mary E. Heinz June 25, 2006

Wow, sorry I missed this ...until now..

This is awesome...just that terrific
look you have captured is just perfect with the setting...fabulous job...

Mary
you should try a magazine...it's
great... #2950424

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