Dog Photo Competition 2 2016
Results
Winning Photo

What a serene and beautiful image ... and so reminiscent of the fabulous Andrew Wyeth painting Master Bedroom. I honestly didn't think any painting or photo could top it but this photo is glorious. The hint of a snowy landscape (?) beyond the window, and the cool glow it casts on the bed, the soft light elsewhere in the bedroom, the old bed, the textured wall, the shadows,the linens, and this beautiful old basset. Absolutely stellar. Great work. ~ illona

My name is Richard Saxon and I live in Lafayette, Colorado which is northwest from Denver. The judges comments were right on the nail head. After touring a wonder Andrew Wyeth exhibit at the Denver Art Museum I became inspired by the work "Master Bedroom" and created this piece called "The Guest Room". The model is our grand dog named Winston, who's a 13 year old, pure-bred basset hound. This image was shot with a Canon EOS 60d with a single light just to the right of the camera. The wall texturing, window and the soft moon light was later added in post. Thank you illona for your kind comments about this image and you appreciation for the finer details of this shot.