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Red Dog

Postby Old Bob on Mon Jul 27, 2009 10:16 am

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I tried to get this mongrel to look at me, but he avoided eye contact like the plague.
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Re: Red Dog

Postby Reschsmooth on Mon Jul 27, 2009 10:26 am

Nice, grungy shot. I reckon a square crop may be effective.
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Re: Red Dog

Postby !~DeViNe~DaRkNeSs~! on Mon Jul 27, 2009 11:13 am

I vote for B&W with a black frame.
I feel the crop needs some work too as there's alot of space top left and the dog doesn't quite draw your eye away
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Re: Red Dog

Postby aim54x on Mon Jul 27, 2009 11:16 am

I would like a tighter and square crop, but it is a nice image.
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Re: Red Dog

Postby jaff on Mon Jul 27, 2009 12:25 pm

If you had of explored the chains limits you might have got a great action shot..........and a new scar!
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Re: Red Dog

Postby Old Bob on Mon Jul 27, 2009 4:46 pm

Thanks for looking people. I'll have a fiddle and see if I can improve it.
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Re: Red Dog

Postby ian.bertram on Mon Jul 27, 2009 10:27 pm

I'm looking at this photo on a netbook which has done a very heavy crop of the image...and it looks great. I think just bringing the image in close refocusses the image and really brings the expression of the dog out. Nice shot.
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