Re: Tired Dog topic

On Wed, 19 Feb 2014 19:31:42 -0600, Dudley Hanks
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>http://www.blind-apertures.ca/pics/TiredDogSmall.jpg
>
>Took Mich out for some play time in the snow. He had a great
>time.
>
>I know the background isn't that great, but any comments about
>subject placement, framing, layout and exposure would be
>useful.

I think you have to be careful in composing or cropping to not have
part of the your primary subject cut off at the edge. Not that you
can't do it, but you have to careful about how *much*. In this case,
just the tip of the dog's ear is cut off. Best is to have nothing cut
off, next best is to have more than the tip cut off.

RichA, in one of his more idiotic statements, made some comment about
shooting too wide and losing the subject. This is an example of why
shooting just a little wider than you think you might need is the way
to go.

I don't know if you work in post, but I'd clone out the tree and house
top...especially the tree.

The general composition is good with space to the left and a good
diagonal running left to right and right through the dog's nose. I
like elements like that in a photo.


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Tony Cooper - Orlando FL