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Age Old Clichè
Age Old Clichè
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Challenge: Pet Portrait II (Advanced Editing V*)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Location: Dog Park in Chandler, Arizona
Date: Dec 11, 2006
Aperture: f/6.0
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/1000
Galleries: Humorous, Animals
Date Uploaded: Dec 12, 2006

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Salvage highlight detail by cloning and burning
Color Balance
Levels
Dodging and burning to bring life to the photo
Hue/Saturation
Desaturate some on the fire hydrant
Make the green in the rocks/grass a little more green
Photo Filter
Color Balance to bring the hues a little more back to normal
Straighten again
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I wanted to make a fun pet portrait, with it not being so serious. So I took my dog to the dog park, and let her run around and do things. The grass was completely dead. It sucked.
But I got some good shots, and decided on this one.



...And yes. She proceeded to urinate on the fire hydrant.

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Place: 360 out of 378
Avg (all users): 4.4737
Avg (commenters): 3.1250
Avg (participants): 4.3171
Avg (non-participants): 4.6290
Views since voting: 660
Views during voting: 314
Votes: 247
Comments: 10
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/19/2006 12:06:26 AM
2 - It is, but for a Pet Portrait Challenge, I think this would have been much better if the dog was dominating the image more.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/16/2006 12:41:01 AM
A closer perspective or selective crop might enhance the subject.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/15/2006 11:07:41 AM
I'd tighten the crop closer to the pooch and hydrant. I think it's safe for the hydrant's shadow to run out of the frame sooner if you keep the dog's.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/14/2006 02:42:33 PM
Cute idea!

The lighting is kind of harsh, and I don't connect with the dog in this image - there is no emotion. Now if you had caught him lifting his leg on the hydrant...that would have been great!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/14/2006 12:28:04 PM
Points for idea and composition which gives context. ("Cliche" would have sufficed).
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/14/2006 05:15:13 AM
more of a snapshot than a portrait ...
 12/14/2006 12:45:41 AM
To me, a portrait includes controlling the lighting and setting, and I should be able to see the subject's face. The fire hydrant could work, but wait until the sun is not so harsh. The fence doesn't add anything, and I can't see the dog's face. When I look at this shot, the first thing I see is the hydrant, then the shadow, then the dog.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/13/2006 01:28:36 PM
A tighter crop may have helped out this shot.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/13/2006 10:17:23 AM
Snapshot.
 12/13/2006 02:39:31 AM
Awfully contrasty.
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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