Indigo City Morning
by DebN2003

Comment by Adrian Tung:
This shot is way too overexposed ... if this was intentional then it doesn't work for me.

Indigo City Morning
by DebN2003

Comment by JC_Homola:
This is just a bit too light/washed out. I'm a big fan of desaturation etc. but this went just a tad far. I like the perspective and subject.

Indigo City Morning
by DebN2003

Comment by stevenayer:
I find it too washed out - I know that was the intention but maybe it went too far?

Indigo City Morning
by DebN2003

Comment by Neuferland:
I think this shot would work much better in it's original form. The effects you added really ruin the overall picture for me. It meets the challenge without a doubt.

Indigo City Morning
by DebN2003

Comment by ronners:
Doesn't work for me at all. You've drained all detail out of the shot.

Indigo City Morning
by DebN2003

Comment by rhipster:
Intersting effect. Changes a boring photo to a creative composition.

Indigo City Morning
by DebN2003

Comment by Trinch:
Interesting choice but I find it too washed out.

Indigo City Morning
by DebN2003

Comment by Spork99:
This looks like it would be a pretty good shot, but I really dislike the blown out highlights and the purple tone.

Sleepy Time Pal
by DebN2003

Comment by emorgan49:
THis picture is very similar to one entitled Lazy Dog. If you look at that picture you will see how yours fell short. This is really a bad picture and I gave it a 2. THe focus is offf, I'm not sure what, if anything is in focus. Sometimes the problem with focus is that the focal plane is not where you meant it to be (utofocus choses what it wants to focus on, not what you want). But when nothing is sharp the problem can be camera shake. It is surprisingly hard to hold a camera steady at the shutter speeds that digital cameras allow us to use. A tripod is hgihly recommended, especially in low light sitations like this indoor shot. Read the tutorial on the Rule of thirds - human nature, probably due to the biology of binocular vision, is drawn to the cross of the thirds lines. Notice what you have place at these points: an out of focus over exposed paw, the bit of couch under the dogs chhek, his ear and some fur on his back. Are those the most important visual items? Did you mean to emphasize them? To me, a dog lover, it is the eyes , face, and yes, those big paws, that I want my attention focused on when I look at a picture. I don't want three fourths of the image to be blurry body, and the cute face all the way to the left. maybe if you had cropped of the right side you would have had a better image. try it. Some post processing would have made a world of difference in making the darks truely dark and the lights less blown out. One thing you did right compositionally was that your leading lines, the stripes of the couch, the slant of the eyes and ears DO lead into the dogs face. Try it again, I bet this dog loves to pose like this.

Sleepy Time Pal
by DebN2003

Comment by Fayech:
i don't think he/she likes how u are disturbing its rest. hehe. this shot feels too much like a snapshot. perhapst a different angle/perspective would have made this more interesting. taken too straight on. a softer light source would also be nice too versus the flash(?) used that flattens all the interesting shadows, etc.