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Well I decided to change my entry for this week. I am not sure I like either the slight blur in the foreground or the framing of the previous shot. In this shot my dog Jake has reclined the back of the chair, perched himself up on it, and brought his favorite stuffed animal. Comments and critiques are much appreciated.

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Nov 20, 2008 at 11:30 PM
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Nice looking Dog and nice shot. I would like to know why you have such a high iso with your speed and f/1.2 setting wouldn't a 200 iso been better or am I missing something, I would of thought with say 200 iso and 200 exposure at 5.6 would of been a better choice, or was the lighting really poor for a lower iso. Still its a good shot no matter.

Norm
Nov 21, 2008 at 06:11 PM
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Hi Norm,

Thanks for your comments. I shot this with a Minolta Rokkor 58mm lens that has been adapted to a Canon mount. It is a manual focus lens that has a auto focus confirmation chip that always reports the lens as wide open even when its not. I believe this was shot at either f/2 or f/2.4 not at f/1.2. It might have been nice to use a lower ISO or a narrower aperture or both, but our family room is pretty dark and I needed to keep the shutter speed up both to prevent camera shake or motion blur (both my daughter's hand the the dog's paw were moving in this shot). I suppose that since shot is taken with bounced flash, I could have used more flash and lower ISO and a narrower aperture, but I like to limit flash and use more ambient light when I can and I also like the isolation on the dog's expression that the shallow depth of field creates. Thanks for taking the time to comment. I really appreciate it.

Best wishes,

Steve S.
Nov 21, 2008 at 06:48 PM
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Thanks Im glad you explained and now I understand I thought it probably was because of lighting, thanks for sharing.

Norm
Nov 21, 2008 at 07:40 PM
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I prefer this second shot Steve. Sharp, nice framing and the vignetting does it no harm. Cute animal. My own dog (a terrier) would have destroyed the stuffed toy within a couple of days, so he only gets very tough toys to play with!
Nov 23, 2008 at 05:47 PM
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I like the second shot better, too, Steve! Your dog's expression is priceless!

All the best,

Endre
Nov 23, 2008 at 07:30 PM
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Hi Bill,

Thanks for the kind comments. Our dog is a schnoodle (half schnauzer and half poodle). He shakes the living daylights out of his toys, but doesn't ever really do any damage to them. So I think the half poodle must prevent him from shredding them. Now if I could only get him to learn my shoes aren't chew toys.

Best wishes,

Steve S.

Bill Sutherland wrote:
I prefer this second shot Steve. Sharp, nice framing and the vignetting does it no harm. Cute animal. My own dog (a terrier) would have destroyed the stuffed toy within a couple of days, so he only gets very tough toys to play with!
Nov 23, 2008 at 08:20 PM
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Strad wrote:
I like the second shot better, too, Steve! Your dog's expression is priceless!

All the best,

Endre

Hi Endre,

Thanks for your encouragement. I am glad you liked the expression.

Best wishes,

Steve S.
Nov 23, 2008 at 08:23 PM
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I hadn't seen the first one, which is certainly cute. Your new entry, on the other hand, is great! Expressions can make a portrait, and just as much for other animals as people.
Nov 23, 2008 at 10:18 PM
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Hey Steve! I too like the second shot overall. Other than wanting to see early morning natural light cascading through a window or blinds lighting this piece. The capture is great! You don't get off that easy my friend.

I liked the concept and composition (interaction) if you will, in the first shot. However my eye is drawn to (focus) on the pups head. Normally this should be the case but I felt in this piece the main subject is in the shake (it's power point) and that's where it fell soft.

That's just the sound of loose marbles bouncing around in my head Steve. Great work!
Nov 23, 2008 at 10:19 PM
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Photon wrote:
I hadn't seen the first one, which is certainly cute. Your new entry, on the other hand, is great! Expressions can make a portrait, and just as much for other animals as people.



Hi Jess,

Thanks for the kind words. I really appreciate your taking the time to comment and I am glad you liked the expression.

Best wishes,

Steve S.
Nov 24, 2008 at 05:28 AM
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Vipermike wrote:
Hey Steve! I too like the second shot overall. Other than wanting to see early morning natural light cascading through a window or blinds lighting this piece. The capture is great! You don't get off that easy my friend.

I liked the concept and composition (interaction) if you will, in the first shot. However my eye is drawn to (focus) on the pups head. Normally this should be the case but I felt in this piece the main subject is in the shake (it's power point) and that's where it fell soft.

That's just the sound of loose marbles bouncing...Show more →

Hi Mike,

Thanks for your comments. As usual they are very helpful. I agree that natural lighting would have been great for this shot, but this time of year around here it is very scarce. These days I leave for work in the dark and get home in the dark, and even on weekends the light (and sky) are often gray and flat.

I liked the idea of the first shot, I just couldn't find a way to execute it well. First I needed more depth of the field than I could really get with the lighting I had available, but I also realized that the shot really had two points of interest--the dog's face and the interaction and I couldn't find a way to balance them.

I always appreciate your comments as they make me think and encourage me to work for something better. For me these assignments are mostly about learning and trying to get better and you have definitely helped me with that.

Best wishes,

Steve S.
Nov 24, 2008 at 05:38 AM
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I like the second version better - such a sweet face!
Nov 24, 2008 at 06:27 AM
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Hi Karen,

Thanks for your comments. I appreciate your taking the time.

Best wishes,

Steve S.
Nov 24, 2008 at 11:02 AM
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What a face...beautifully captured. Carolyn
Nov 24, 2008 at 02:21 PM
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Hi Carolyn,

He is pretty cute. Thanks for taking the time to comment. I appreciate it.

Best wishes,

Steve S.
Nov 24, 2008 at 05:04 PM
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Beautiful dog, and sweetly captured!!!
Nov 24, 2008 at 06:11 PM
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Hi Bev,

I am glad you liked the shot. Thanks for taking the time to comment.

Best wishes,

Steve S.
Nov 24, 2008 at 11:59 PM
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Hi Steve,

I like the second shot better also. Good luck on this weeks challenge.

Dave
Nov 25, 2008 at 07:18 AM
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Vipermike wrote:
I liked the concept and composition (interaction) if you will, in the first shot. However my eye is drawn to (focus) on the pups head. Normally this should be the case but I felt in this piece the main subject is in the shake (it's power point) and that's where it fell soft.!

I agree with Mike. And, if the hand/paw shake were in focus, I'd prefer the original image with its interaction.

Your present image is nice, too! I also like the vignetting.
Good job.
~ Carrol
Nov 25, 2008 at 08:40 AM
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