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Challenge: Pet Portrait III (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D300
Lens: Sigma 30mm f/1.4 EX DC HSM for Nikon
Location: Melbourne Australia
Date: Feb 25, 2008
Aperture: F2.2
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/125
Galleries: Portraiture, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Feb 24, 2008

 The Image: Great to be back in the saddle after getting my new D300! Millie just hated having this picture done and this was the best one out of about 60! I was feeding her some almonds as a reward to keep her interested. Wanted to give this an old world look as if she was a princess (which of course she is).

Overexposed by one stop because of the backlighting.

The Edit: Grayscale, Duotone, Levels, Dodge and Burn, some shaprening and bluring, Noise Ninja. Clone out a stray hair across the eye.

Overall it is OK. Decided to go the selective desat route, not sure I chose wisely, but it matches what I wanted to achieve. I then added a bit of red through the variations thing in PSCS3. Won't win anything I don't think.

Prediction: Some might recognise Mille here, so I don't know...6.1???

POST: Obviously very disappointed with the result...expected a lot better...and what's with the two 1's?

Statistics
Place: 102 out of 261
Avg (all users): 5.8125
Avg (commenters): 7.2000
Avg (participants): 5.5405
Avg (non-participants): 6.1237
Views since voting: 1095
Views during voting: 338
Votes: 208
Comments: 20
Favorites: 2 (view)

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 03/09/2008 01:09:24 PM
Hey there from the Critique Club

Camera Work/Technical: I do like your post-processing, as well as the shallow depth of field that you chose to go with. My only technical gripe is that the primary focus are appears to be on the pups nose. I'd always try to make sure that the eyes of my subject, whether human or otherwise, stay as focused and as crisp as possible.

Lighting: I think that your choice of lighting is what pulled your score down more than anything else with the capture. I like the antique-esque effect that you captured/created, but the hot spot on her head is a fairly strong distraction to my eye. The same goes for the background in this particular shot. You also lost a little detail with the lack of light on her right eye. A little fill flash would have made this one a good deal stronger.

Composition/Content: Nicely creative. I didn't vote on this particular challenge, but I did go through them after the voting was over. This one made me chuckle. I bet she was tired by the end of 60 shots.

My Opinion: I like it. You did a pretty good job achieving the look you were after. Great subject, good use of props, but I think the lighting could have been a bit better. Good to see that the D300 is getting some good use.

Thank you for the opportunity to provide a critique on your entry,
Eric
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 03/04/2008 08:33:40 PM
I don't know why turning our pets into little humans is so funny, but it is! Just ignore the ridiculous scores, Enzo, they're not worth your time.
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 03/03/2008 10:54:09 AM
You've got the Posthumous curse. I never got around to commenting, but I put this photo in my 7 bin for later bumping. Sorry! Anything I love goes down the DPC drain!
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 03/02/2008 09:29:50 PM
great shot enzo .. & she does look like a princess .. love your photograph and your processing .. :)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/02/2008 06:36:32 PM
Reminds me of old time movie-star beauty. I really like this one. 9 Later 10
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 03/01/2008 11:50:10 PM
Haha, love the dog's expression. Someone is very tolerant :P. Nice composition.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/01/2008 05:26:13 AM
Madame Bijoux! Very nice!

Came back to mark it as a FAV. :) I just love this picture.. Hope you're getting high votes! You got a 10 from me!
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 02/29/2008 09:19:11 PM
your dog so hates you.
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 02/29/2008 06:12:39 AM
Wonderful expression - great photo!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/28/2008 11:34:02 AM
LOL! This is delightful.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/27/2008 04:49:42 PM
and their mustaches!
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 02/27/2008 12:27:59 PM
Girls might, but the eyes are communicating something other love.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/26/2008 11:55:59 AM
Hahaa! Love that look of disdain. What a cutie.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/26/2008 10:43:48 AM
lol........is that dog smiling? 8
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 02/25/2008 08:53:55 AM
What a fancy girl!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/25/2008 07:44:13 AM
super cute collar with the blue stones
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 02/25/2008 01:56:00 AM
7 - Cute, just wish the snout had a little 'clean', especially with such refinement around and the quality of the image. Like the shapes in the background.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/25/2008 12:26:07 AM
nice setup, good DOF, cute doggie. bit too many blown lights, especially on her head while her right eye is too dark
- you should have gone for a 5D for better exposure control :D
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 02/24/2008 10:47:01 PM
haha awesome, loverly touch
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 02/24/2008 07:56:45 PM
Royalty?
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