Zorba

Nancy Stafford

Zorba

Photograph of a german Sheperd puppy
now a guide dog for a blind person in canada. photograph taken last year.
2008 Marin County Fair.. Pet Portrait, it place second.

Zorba belongs to the following groups:

Complex Simplicity of Art, ! 100% !, All Pets Great and Small, All Things Poetic, Artistic, Philosophical, Boredom Competitions on the 24/7, EF Welcome Center, Hall of Fame for artist of animal images, IPA -International Photographers Alliance, Live, Love, Dream: May you have a Blessed Christmas Season , PixElations - The Art of Photoshop, Prize Challenges!!, Shameless Self-Promotion, United States and Western United States Artists and Photographers Available for sale as

Greeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints, Framed Prints and Posters

Zorba by Nancy Stafford
Zorba by Nancy Stafford
  • Kenny Gulley Jr.
  • Jared Revell

    Jared Revell

    beautiful image Nancy !

  • Robxavier

    Robxavier

    My favorite dog when I was a child. I miss my old sheperd

  • George Lenz

    George Lenz

    cute shot

  • redhawk

    redhawk

    He is the cutest thing on four legs. I just made him a favorite.

  • Beatrix M Varga

    Beatrix M Varga

    Super work Nancy! And so cute… :)

  • butchart

    butchart

    nancy….........i absolutley love this… bravo…...........b

  • davidmilne

    davidmilne

    Absolutley gorgeous Nancy,love the expression and tones!!

  • dawndavies

    dawndavies

    wonderful picture well done

  • mhkantor

    mhkantor

    great portrait, and what an expression. must be a marvelous guide dog and companion.

  • whisperingruth

    whisperingruth

    This is very sweet Nancy! Beautiful model and fantastic artistry…....a definite FAV!!

  • KEITH  R. WILLIAMS

    KEITH R. WILL...

    very cute

  • Mui-Ling Teh

    Mui-Ling Teh

    What a lovely dog. Looks pretty smart too with those sparkly eyes. I hope he is a great help to the blind person.

  • Nancy Stafford replied

    thank you for the comments. she be alot help. guide dogs has special license trainers to train these special dogs. for the blind person.

  • Robin D. Overacre

    Robin D. Overacre

    I remember this shot…Looks cool with the blue effect

  • Nancy Stafford replied

    thank you robin for you comment.
    i put this one in a few months back with little results
    took it out play with it in ps.this is what came out. i think it looks better than the regular one did.

  • Nawroski

    Nawroski

    However you done it this is one of the best photograph’s I have seen in a long time. There were two dog’s in my life when I was a child one called Ricky the other called Dash, now there is a third.

  • Albert1000

    Albert1000

    What a cute shot!

  • Angi Baker

    Angi Baker

    What a beautiful portrait and pretty dog…

  • tess1731

    tess1731

    This is about as cute as it can get ….

  • Michele Duncan IPA

    Michele Duncan...

    Fantastic lighting and comp!

  • Helene Kippert

    Helene Kippert

    Sweet :o)

  • Michael Jordan

    Michael Jordan

    Cute…he looks adorable..good to hear that he is a working dog providing such a good service..great image!

  • PPPhotoArt

    PPPhotoArt

    Nancy my dear friend this is absolutely wonderful!!!! love the blue tones

  • Nancy Stafford replied

    do you remember this photo? i had it in tpw the colors were different
    more like halloween.

  • helene ruiz

    helene ruiz

    adorable

  • Mariann Kovats

    Mariann Kovats

    Beautiful image, congrats. for the sale. I am not surprised.

  • felixx

    felixx

    Wonderful portrait of this lovely looking dog !!

  • cdwork

    cdwork

    Stunning work

  • Jessica  Tremp

    Jessica Tremp

    hehe, adorable

  • PNFdeb

    PNFdeb

    too cute for words

  • SallyAnnLowe

    SallyAnnLowe

    Awww that is such a gorgeous pic.

  • Christopher  Ewing

    Christopher E...

    totally AWESOME!!! its like a painting, actually i can see it as one..wonderful job!!

  • ferndesign

    ferndesign

    awesome work i love this well done

  • Molly  Kinsey

    Molly Kinsey

    What a wonderful photo. Your dog is a great model.

  • Nancy Stafford replied

    thank you for you comment on Zorba,
    she not my dog is belongs to guide dogs for the blind.
    I took this a little over a year ago. she now a guide dog for a blind person in canada. there another one puppy eyes that i have that belongs to the same company. and also sophie.

  • micmac

    micmac

    So cute ,beautiful work.

  • melbourne

    melbourne

    Cool! very chic.

  • Bonnie Comella

    Bonnie Comella

    Wow--I really had to work my way down here to comment!!!! but couldn’t leave without saying this is so absouluety awesome Nancy!!! I love all that you created for Zorba—what a wonderful and special joy he is!!

  • Aneta Adamkiewicz

    Aneta Adamkiewicz

    beautiful artwork

  • Micki Ferguson

    Micki Ferguson

    such a great work of art!

  • ~ Ademac

    ~ Ademac

    Charming image…..............wonderful idea and result.

  • Jan Piller

    Jan Piller

    heheheh – so cute!!!

  • the6tees

    the6tees

    This is OUTSTANDING love it!!

  • David George

    David George

    This is a very unique shot. Very well done and full of imagination. Good job.

  • AtaAlishahi

    AtaAlishahi

    very nice shot :)

  • lisa1970

    lisa1970

    the blue tones work well here, lovely portrait

  • bchrisdesigns

    bchrisdesigns

    zorba…i love you! i think you are awesome! i want to adopt you! you wear hats! i love it! you rock!

  • carin berger

    carin berger

    Wonderful photo! Adorablr and just my style lol

  • Anthony Mancuso

    Anthony Mancuso

    this is gorgeous Nancy, I wish I could get mine to sit still long enough!

  • SkyFox

    SkyFox

    So creative with tons of color and texture!

  • kcranmer

    kcranmer

    OMG that is way to priceless!!!

  • Dean Warwick

    Dean Warwick

    Very cool!

  • Sarah Rish

    Sarah Rish

    wow so cute

  • jerry  alcantara

    jerry alcantara

    beautiful work my friend nice treatment

  • aphoto4you

    aphoto4you

    now this is just something….SO AMAZING and unusual…awsome work and creative

  • Jonicool

    Jonicool

    precious portrait!

  • eXposure

    eXposure

    he is so adorable …
    lovely capture

  • JudyBJ

    JudyBJ

    wonderful portrait and i love his name

  • Rosina  Lamberti

    Rosina Lamberti

    Great shot,love the colours

  • H M Bascom

    H M Bascom

    A most excellent pet portrait! Although he isn’t a pet, he has a job. :-)

  • Wildwings

    Wildwings

    Who could resist such an adorable face. I especiallylike your choice od colors. Well done! This goes into my collection of favorites immediately.

  • Elizabeth Austin-Craig

    Elizabeth Aust...

    Just Brilliant!!

  • CazzieCreations

    CazzieCreations

    Sooo sweet!
    Love this :)

  • Chris Clark

    Chris Clark

    stunning work Nancy

  • kjezt

    kjezt

    Great Picture and an awesome puppy

  • GaryGlass

    GaryGlass

    cute image and the colors make for a fascinating image.. The Great Blue Pumpkin ;)

  • Sheryl Kasper

    Sheryl Kasper

    Really cute image.

  • aila

    aila

    Beautiful lightning and composition.Great picture.

  •  Cheri Perry

    Cheri Perry

    Nancy…this is fantastic. I love it…..Zorba is too cute!

  • Mia1

    Mia1

    SUPERB. Love the colour. Wish I could do this with my dogs. LOL. ( That would be the day)

  • Nancy Stafford replied

    Thanks Mia1 the only probelm is your in canada and i’m in united state.. maybe thousand miles apart..

  • udonchow

    udonchow

    This is a very beautiful pet portrait, very deserving of the prize you won :D It looks more like a painting than a photograph…how did you do that ? :D

  • billyboy

    billyboy

    So cool he’s a guide dog now… you can tell from your portrait that he was destined for important work in his future. Wonderful take, you’ve given him so much character!

  • Stzar

    Stzar

    Congratulations Nancy !!

    Your beautiful work of “Zorba” is Featured
    what a beautiful German Shepherd Dog Puppy !!!

    Karon
    Host
    Western United States ~ Artists and Photographers

  • crackgerbal

    crackgerbal

    Cute!

  • Nancy Chambers

    Nancy Chambers

    Nancy, this is fantastic, such a cutie and I love the bue tones..what an awesome thing for him/her to choose as a career…I’m sure his/her housemate is happy to have him/her. :)

  • chen cohen

    chen cohen

    wonderful!!! so lovely!!! i love the blue of this image!!!

  • amarica

    amarica

    Love it Nancy!!! Congratulations on being featured in the You’re Accepted group!!

  • LjMaxx

    LjMaxx

    Congrats on this feature in the Beginners Corner today Nancy!!! Always loved this one.. :)

  • Nancy Stafford replied

    thanks lj.
    it one of the best images i photographed of any dogs i done.
    it done real well on this site.. including a sale in sept..

  • Pamela B

    Pamela B

    Fantastic!! Congrats on your feature!

  • Dayonda

    Dayonda

    Congratulations on your Feature in The Beginners Corner”! 13 Dec 2008
    A beautiful dog- obviously beautiful inside and out.

  • deegarra

    deegarra

    you changed the coloring here, i bought the other card.. this looks wonderful too.

  • roxananegreanu

    roxananegreanu

    Superb portrait!

  • Christian Hartung

    Christian Hartung

    what a really cute photo and great treatment used, well done

  • gabryshak

    gabryshak

    this is just so gosh darn cute!!!
    ♥t

  • Nancy Stafford replied

    Thank you Gabryshak for your comments

  • synthpaintann

    synthpaintann

    Awesome.. outstanding image. It’s popularity speaks volumes.

  • Nancy Stafford replied

    thank you for your comments
    there one of the same puppy in the regular color..
    which i put in a bit later but it just as popular as this one..
    infact i think it more than this one..

  • Ann J. Przyojski

    Ann J. Przyojski 25 days ago

    wonderful Congratz on your feature.

  • Nancy Stafford replied 25 days ago

    Thank you Ann

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