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01/11/2008 07:18:44 PM |
Hey, you got a ribbon :-)
Well done for that and obviously for entering 'after your own heart'.
The idea, as I understand it, that you express of wanting to assemble pictorial elements to use the picture as a sort of semi-abstract canvas, is noble but bloody difficult to carry through. I think this may be one of the reasons why the dpc template - and for that matter a lot of other 'arty' pictures - tend to be uber-simple with textureless backgrounds and only one or two things or pictorial elements. They belong on the walls of similarly arranged appartments that make you want to hold your head in your hands and scream like Edvard Munch.
In the case of this I think there's a bit of an empty space above the dog's head in the top left quadrant. The whole thing gravitates to the brown right side. If you've cropped out more green and washout on the left you could try leaving it in and introducing some straight, vertical (abstract) thing to anchor the side. I'm mostly talking out of my arse here, really, but I've heard that sort of thing often enough and who knows? maybe if we think about it an epiphany may come.
There's a brown ribbon in my portfolio if you want it :-) |
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01/11/2008 05:09:23 PM |
| Jayson, you are a brave man to enter this photo, and I'm glad you got a couple of faves on it! It certainly is counter to the DPC "ideal" of uber-sharp, eye-popping images. I can't say for sure that I like it, but I find it interesting, and want to look several times. And if getting an audience to want to look isn't art, I don't know what is. Well done. |
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01/10/2008 01:34:08 AM |
| Love the colors and texture. The DOF also adds something and doesn't look at all like a mistake. However the nuclear highlights do. I can live with the blown out bowl at the very top as it kind of looks like milk and also has a definitive shape to it which fits in nicely with the rest of the image so it serves a purpose but the other blown out areas don't, IMO. |
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01/09/2008 10:24:01 AM |
| too much out of focus--i would have went with 1 of your outtakes a couple of them are very nice and would have scored better in my mind |
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01/09/2008 01:00:20 AM |
| Just one of those artsy images that doesn't fit DPC taste. |
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01/09/2008 12:20:46 AM |
| I am also SHOCKED that this is in last place. There is no way!! I loved this shot. |
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01/08/2008 10:55:46 PM |
| WHAT>!>> How on EARTH did this finish in last place? It is a GEM. The greens and browns and red are all PERFECLY balanced with each other, and the graininess adds so much. I just love it. |
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01/08/2008 08:43:07 PM |
| yep.. from about 4 feet away, it makes perfect sense... I could appreciate the lines and the color so much more then the 1 1/2 feet I sit from the screen.. |
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01/08/2008 06:33:07 PM |
| Love the collar. Very abstract with the shapes. I like it. |
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01/08/2008 04:49:53 PM |
I think the DOF is so shallow that no one could identify the water bowl, which by your title, is part of the subject of the image. I like the shallow DOF and the graininess of the image. To me the subject is the heart-shaped collar.
I did not vote in this challenge, but I probably would've rated it a 5. |
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01/08/2008 04:18:49 PM |
| I must admit, you can't see what the dog is doing, perhaps that's what lost it for some voters. I love the grain to bits. |
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01/08/2008 08:53:21 AM |
no way. last place? jeez. why am i surprised? we all know shots like get hammered. but, honestly. last place? pah.
anyway - what a lovely shot. the composition, the colours, the intimacy, the glorious texture of her coat, that red collar with the little heart studs - simply wonderful. well done indeed. |
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01/08/2008 08:06:45 AM |
| Actually, I think this shot is a lot better than the score shows and what I like best about it is the grain. I think the DOF is too shallow for some people. |
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01/08/2008 08:00:07 AM |
congratulations with the ribbon !!
this is actually a original photo in terms that i havent seen anything like this :)
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01/08/2008 07:12:04 AM |
| No way this came last! I am astounded - I gave a 5, but was torn between that and a 6. For me the focus on the collar was spot on, as was the dog level perspective, which gave me as a viewer the feeling that I was another dog!... |
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01/08/2008 01:30:55 AM |
| WTF? No frickin' way. I really like this. I apparently have no taste whatsoever. This is probably the finest brown DPC has had in ages. |
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01/08/2008 12:36:29 AM |
| No way this deserved last place! Not a crowd pleaser, but there's something appealing about this anyway. |
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01/08/2008 12:27:26 AM |
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01/08/2008 12:19:08 AM |
| I was one of your 8s. Brilliant brown. Good for you! |
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01/08/2008 12:19:03 AM |
| lol congrats on the brown! Love the focus on the heart collar. Nice abstracty piece. |
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01/07/2008 05:57:27 PM |
| Not sure why the focus is on the dog̢۪s collar. |
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01/06/2008 11:08:44 PM |
| great composition. the thirsty dog plunges out of the narrow dof and into his desires. |
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01/03/2008 03:48:06 PM |
| The depth of focus is too shallow for this shot. Also, the shalow focus would have been better if the focus were on the head of the dog. |
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01/03/2008 03:36:17 AM |
| Really needs to be in focus to appreciate the subject. |
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01/02/2008 09:44:11 PM |
| Very noisy. It does add a bit of a cool effect though. |
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01/02/2008 03:35:20 PM |
| Nice abstract photo. I like the grainy look as well :) |
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01/02/2008 12:05:42 PM |
| I don't think the title suits the photograph. The dogs face and his water bowl are out of focus and therefore the viewers gaze is fixed on his collar. The collar is the focal point because it is the only thing in focus. |
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01/01/2008 07:42:16 PM |
| I like the composition and treatment of this shot. Not the usual. |
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01/01/2008 06:35:47 PM |
| Your image appears very grainy. I don't know if thats intentional on your part or not though. For me, I would have preferred seeing his mouth and the water dish in focus as opposed to the top of the collar. |
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01/01/2008 06:51:27 AM |
| I think there's a tiny area of fur around the collar that's in focus. |
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01/01/2008 06:16:52 AM |
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