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Silky Soft Ears
Silky Soft Ears
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Challenge: Silky-Smooth (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0L IS USM
Location: Centennial Park, Sydney
Date: May 13, 2007
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/500
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: May 14, 2007

 This was a completely random encounter and capture whilst out enjoying the sunshine in the park. I love the expression on his/her face and the floppy ears look just silky soft to touch.

Statistics
Place: 42 out of 144
Avg (all users): 5.8152
Avg (commenters): 7.6500
Avg (participants): 5.6129
Avg (non-participants): 5.8738
Views since voting: 880
Views during voting: 385
Votes: 276
Comments: 23
Favorites: 2 (view)

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AuthorThread
 05/26/2007 02:07:05 PM
Hello from the Critique club, my name is Jon Rowe, and i will be looking at your image this evening :)

Composition/Lighting : The lighting could not be anymore perfect here. composition is a bit lacking, though. the centered subject with nothing around it makes me want more, and somewhat lacks the "wow" factor. even if it was having the dog laying, where it didn't look uncomfortable.

Challenge : definitely meets the challenge. beautiful dog, and gorgeous silky smooth hair. you portrayed this well!

Conclusion : great job, i think that with the same lighting and a different composition (i know dogs are so hard to work with) this could have scored higher. you did a great job, though. very nice work :D

Keep on shootin!

Good luck on your future challenges:)
-Jon Rowe
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 05/22/2007 09:03:23 PM
What an amazing capture. Beautiful in every way. A fine technical achievement as well. It may have scored only 5.8 but if I could capture and process an image as good as this I'd be thrilled. Obviously you got a 10 from me.

Message edited by author 2007-05-23 01:04:04.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/22/2007 04:00:52 PM
awwww- look at that face.lol Looks like a painting
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 05/22/2007 07:51:19 AM
Like a painting. Boy what a face! Love the background as well. 9
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 05/20/2007 06:02:42 PM
LOL. What a beauty and look at that head and eyes and ears! 7
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 05/20/2007 05:40:13 PM
Cavs are so adorable. Love the facial expression. Almost looks like a painting.
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 05/20/2007 07:52:24 AM
Excellent clarity, almost like I could reach out and pet the dog. The pose is not my favorite but I really like the photo.
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 05/20/2007 04:40:21 AM
gresat capture, i love the expression and the sense of motion
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 05/19/2007 06:49:30 AM
I have got to tell ya.

I HATE most pet images.

But, I love this one.

Not sure about Silky or Smooth, but, photographically speaking this is a great image. Deserves to be available for a print.

I normally give out detailed critiques, but, for now I am just giving out scores. 7
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 05/19/2007 05:38:19 AM
Great pet portrait, love the colours and the pp. 10
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 05/19/2007 03:39:47 AM
Nice capture but looks like 'she' did something wrong? Still the expression makes you want to pet "her"
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 05/18/2007 07:42:24 PM
A fantastic photo! Too nitpick, that single blade of grass is distracting. I love the detail on both the dog and the surroundings. Its exposed just right!
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 05/18/2007 04:00:27 PM
I normally rate pictures of people's pets and children low. They're never as good as the the photographer thinks. This one, however, is great. Has a "painterly" feel.
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 05/18/2007 12:26:16 PM
great exposure
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 05/17/2007 01:54:18 PM
Great Lighting! Really makes the eyes stand out.
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 05/16/2007 11:41:06 PM
Oooooh cute, what an expression! Reminds me of those vintage dog paintings.
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 05/16/2007 06:23:16 PM
This is pretty cool. Kind of looks like a painting, very smooth blending of the colors.
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 05/16/2007 01:14:17 PM
love the uh-oh look in the eyes! 7
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 05/16/2007 08:09:48 AM
Nice dog shot 9
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 05/16/2007 07:09:36 AM
Very cute image. That dog definately looks silky!
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 05/16/2007 03:36:57 AM
nice soft puppy!
just a tad more warm front lighting to bring out the textures
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 05/15/2007 08:49:56 PM
Adorable, but the crop is a bit tight.
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 05/15/2007 08:37:00 PM
adorable!
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