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Tom's time-out zone

Postby Alex on Sun Jul 16, 2006 6:52 pm

Hi all,

Havne't posted an image for a while, so here's one from today's outing.


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Postby stubbsy on Sun Jul 16, 2006 6:58 pm

Nice shot Alex. Well captured and framed and plenty to retain the viewer.
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Postby blacknstormy on Sun Jul 16, 2006 7:02 pm

Alex - what a fantastic shot - sharp as a tack and gorgeous eye contact !!!!! I'd kill for this shot :)
Playing with it on screen, looks fantastic as a pano with the text removed via a crop just below the 'handle'.... or even with the text removed (PS) - I kind of find the text a little distracting, but
LOVE IT :)
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Postby wendellt on Sun Jul 16, 2006 7:03 pm

great storytelling in this image
as well as all the other visual elemenys it all works

whats the story behind the shot?
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Postby daniel_r on Sun Jul 16, 2006 7:05 pm

Great capture!

The colour and composition is fantastic in this image, and the contrast pretty much spot on.

The only thing that I find distracting is the top right of the dog - some of the highlight detail has been lost.
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Postby Alex on Mon Jul 17, 2006 10:59 am

Thanks for the comments, guys.

Rel, I might try viewing it without the text and see if it works. It is a bit destracting.

Wendell, Not much story to the shot. Went to an animal farm with my son and there he was, I took a few photos of him. Nice and patient model :-)

Daniel, Yes, it is a pity about some blown highlights on the body of the dog. That is depsite reducing exposure by -0.5EV in-camera.

Here are a couple more of the same model.

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Postby stormygirl on Mon Jul 17, 2006 4:45 pm

Alex, these are fantastic! So simple yet really tells a story! I particually like the first image. You can hear the dog thinking '...and what do you want?'

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Postby stubbsy on Mon Jul 17, 2006 5:12 pm

Alex

Ignore Rel

The last image is the one. You have the dog on top and the other two below him asleep. Having the Tom's time out zone text in this differently composed shot is the icing on the cake.
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Postby Mj on Mon Jul 17, 2006 5:24 pm

Alex... ignore both of them... the second one is the pick... Tom really looks like he's in need of some time out in that one... besides, it's the only one left for me to choose. :lol:
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Postby Colcam on Mon Jul 17, 2006 6:09 pm

Ah yes, That second one definitely says it all. Fits much better with the overall message. This is where you come for a snooze. Very well spotted and shot. I wouldn't change much here at all. Like Rel says though, on the first one, a crop under the handle is not bad at all.
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Postby optogamut on Mon Jul 17, 2006 6:22 pm

Yep. What stubbsy said, it all works well to make a great photo.
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Postby Oscar on Mon Jul 17, 2006 8:20 pm

Loved the first shot and was OK with the text. The third shot though is fantastic - like, I'm the boss here and don't interrupt me now!
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Postby Geoff M on Mon Jul 17, 2006 8:45 pm

Great images, super sharp.

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Postby Dargan on Mon Jul 17, 2006 10:45 pm

Its just a BIG Jack Russell :D Lovely capture with all sorts of implied messages.
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Postby Mal on Mon Jul 17, 2006 10:55 pm

Woof Woof, wonderful shots, IMHO the last one is the best, it really tells a story.
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Postby Steffen on Mon Jul 17, 2006 11:11 pm

Yeah, I'd say the last one has it. You don't get to wonder whether they take turns sleeping in the top spot... :D

One thing I find curious is the fake eyes on the breed of underdogs (whatever they are) , esp the black one. That's usually a defensive feature and a kind of pretend you don't often see in predators.

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Postby Alex on Tue Jul 18, 2006 8:59 am

Thank you for all your comments and suggestions.

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