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07/05/2008 03:34:13 AM |
CRITIQUE CLUB CRITIQUE
by karmat
You have a lot of things "right" in this picture, but two thing seriously effected the overall image.
First, the focus issues. Even though you were able to "salvage" it to a degree, the shot still suffers from being out of focus. Due to the processing you have done, the biscuits look "blocky" with not discernible texture remaining in them, and there are artifacts in the "background." His back right paw looks focused, so I am thinking it was just a matter of your camera not focusing where you wanted it to.
The color cast is also distracting. A clean white would have really given this shot some zing. I don't know about your camera, but a lot of them have it so that you can adjust the white balance if you are using flash. It may have also been possible to desaturate the yellows, and gotten the whites a bit white. You could have used levels and desaturated the whites, then "erased" the dog to get him back to his 'natural' colors. Or you could use a mask and do it that way.
The flash is what caused the shadow, and may have been diminished some by bouncing the flash. If using on camera flash, simply take an index card or a piece of white paper and hold it (or fasten it somehow) so that the light from the flash hits the paper and bounces. You get the benefit of the flash, and not as much shadow.
I love the composition in this. It works very well, and if the things addressed above had been "fixed," I have no doubt that you would have score as much as a point and a half higher.
Best to you in future challenges.
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06/27/2008 11:45:35 PM |
| Awwwwwwwwww! What a cute little fellow. And so sweet to pose when he would rather be eating biscuits. |
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06/26/2008 02:46:53 PM |
Patient puppy. Mine would have drool dripping from his mouth and his body would be trembling with the effort to stay still with cookies nearby.
I think I would like to see a less tight crop on the upper right corner, but you might end up with too much negative space along the top. What does the original look like? |
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06/25/2008 04:48:34 PM |
I like the idea of this very much. Adorable!
I think it could be a bit more in focus, especially the line, since that is what the challenge requires as the subject. I don't think I would have cut off the dog's ears... but his shadow is fun! |
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06/24/2008 10:48:17 PM |
| Is that urine around the dog? That's my 1st thought.b |
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06/24/2008 10:16:56 AM |
| Nice idea and congrats on keeping the dog from eating the props, though there appear to be some crumbs near the rear leg. Lighting looks a little odd to me with the multiple shadows from the dog and his/her head still relatively dark. Since the treats are so contrasty I might just go for high key processing on this one. |
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06/23/2008 09:12:05 PM |
| Oh CUTE. And what a brave doggie. The lighting is too harsh unfortunately. |
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06/23/2008 06:21:13 PM |
| A lot of artifacts from trying to remove the background. When you are trying to remove your background take your time and work at 100% with the full sized image. |
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06/23/2008 02:38:21 PM |
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