Bathing in the Sun

[mr peas]

c&c pls. likes/dislikes & ways to improve. thanks x 2

http://pnoise.com/thirdeye/d/233-2/DSC02798.jpg

[rjpat]

Interesting subject but I find the loss of detail on the dog, from the clipped highlights, very distracting.

[ChrisJ]

I like the composition, and the dog's expression is great. The sky is very nice, and the DOF looks good to me. But I agree that the blown highlights are distracting, even if it may be on purpose with respect to your title. Also, there's a black rectangle-ish object below his tongue which should be fixable. The house (?) to the left is only a minor flaw since it's OOF. There's a little motion blur on his tongue, but I don't think it detracts too much, he just looks happy!

Beautiful dog! Maybe want a hair more of his right eye showing? And try to get the background a bit cleaner. I know that's difficult with animals! But this is the whipping post...

[mr peas]

Thanks for your input btw. Luckily I have extra shots, so here's one showing her eyes more, chopping out the base where she was sitting and lessening the contrast.

http://thirdeye.pnoise.com/dump/DSC02801.jpg

I still really like the first one, to me its a much stronger composure and I still really like the sun burning out the right side of her face. To me as long as you can still see the hair outlining her body, it works. And yes, its really hard to photograph animals especially when they're not yours ;p Thanks again guys for your input, a couple more would be nice though. :):

[Malte]

I agree with you MrPeas, the first one is much more interesting, although that one has a distracting black object. About blown-out whites, maybe you could try selecting the dog with lasso-tool and lower the contrast there only. Since the fur blends in with clouds and background it's going keep doing that if you process the whole image.

Love the shot!

Malte

[wxwax]

The dog looks cool. But I find it's really fighting the eye for attention. The background is dramatic, but in that compressed space, it's all rather confusing and busy. As other said, the blown highlights and the black thingie are problems, even in the second one.

Yer gonna get spanked for posting two different piccies to a Whipping post thread. :deal

[DavidTO]

Yer gonna get spanked for posting two different piccies to a Whipping post thread. :deal


No, he's not. Sid, when are you going to learn to pay attention (http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=13428)?

[wxwax]

No, he's not. Sid, when are you going to learn to pay attention (http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=13428)?
Hmmm, something about the phrase "extra shots" makes it sound like a new frame, not a rework. :jose

[Angelo]

No, he's not. Sid, when are you going to learn to pay attention (http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=13428)?

:scratch


I like the shot. :thumb I might not have cropped it so tight. It has that Rin-Tin-Tin look to it. A little more sky would have lent to a "ruler of the world" feel. Then again, what do I know?