"Domino"
by tmorninglory96

Comment by behindthescenes:
what is the outline arround the dog? cute dog it mightve been cool to see a color that contrasted his eyes more... just a thought

"Domino"
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Comment by emorgan49:
Love the concept and the color - dont love the eyes. funny color and over dodged?

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Comment by davmct:
i think the red in this shot really detracts from the final image and gives the dog a bit of a creepy look in the eyes. nose is a tad too dark, eyes could be sharper in focus.

"Domino"
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Comment by bryantbus:
Super Shot. love the colors.

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Comment by mystical_princess:
the red eyes are frightening me........

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Comment by Tammer:
Wow! Great photo for a fire department ad or calendar... (putting on my sunglasses from the glare) :-) Cute dog.

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Comment by RobotBanjo:
Love it! Refreshing to see something different! :D

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Comment by SJCarter:
* Greetings from the Critique Club *

I remember this shot very well from the Shoes challenge (for reasons we don't need to go into here...). ;-) I thought (and still think) it was a great shot and scored it highly.

I think that there are several reasons that this image didn't score higher than it did though. One is the subject matter (and although we all claim to be "objective" when it comes to these things, there are a certain number of voters who score "indulgent" images lower - of course, this may be offset by those of us scoring "indulgent" images higher!); two and three are the lighting and the crop (which I'll go into further below).

Lighting:
While very good in some areas, not so good in others. You've got some hot spots on his shirt and on her shoes (also the highlights on his arm over the tattoo are a little too bright as well). I think her leg needed more light behind it to help distinguish the black stocking from the dark background (or a different stocking selection - or none at all). I think the lighting is very good on his forearm and hand, the heel of her shoe, and his exposed chest.

Composition:
Good, but I'm not sure that the crop actually does this shot justice. At first glance it takes the viewer a period of time to distinguish her leg from the background and the overall layout of the scenario. While this can be a plus in some cases, I don't think it is on this particular image. The disorientation for the viewer causes confusion rather than an "aha!" response. I think that the shot might have been better with a little wider crop.

Focus/DOF:
Both good. The focus on the fore section of her shoe is a little soft.

Color:
I'm not sure that B/W really did this shot and pose justice. It could have supported the theme of "extremes" quite well, but the blown highlights and the dark leg prevented that from occurring (IMHO). I would be very interested to see how this looked in color.

Overall:
All that being said, I still think that this was a very strong image and solid challenge entry. Most of the above comments are nit-picking to try to suggest a slightly different take on the obviously good shot. Great job!

Just my 2 cents...

Jimmy

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Comment by Atropos:
Great photo. Different that the norm that I've seen in this challenge thus far. You went for something different and achieved it with flying colors. I just hope you get the score you deserve.

"Domino"
by tmorninglory96

Comment by troberge:
I love it. Such a great contrast to the background and I just love the look on the dogs face. Good Luck in the challenge!