One of my clients/friends, Donna, a housepainter with an interesting history. Scottish by birth, she grew up in Montreal, attended Trinity in Dublin, has taught at Concordia University, and has been an excellent housepainter for the last 25 years.
Now in her 60s, she owns two ginormous Clydesdale mares (see Fifi in my Horse portfolio), three Standard Poodles, and about 30 barn cats. I caught her with a camera while she was taking a well-earned break with one of her Standard Poodle stud dogs, Sid.
This shot was not staged in any way, unless you count that I did suggest we go sit by the water and that Sid be close by! I caught the normally very camera-shy Donna in a lovely pour shot. Thanks, Donna! :-)
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First Impressions A bit of a snapshot, but one of a moment in time and in your corner of the world. Nice relaxed feel to the image.
Photograph Information, Technicals & Composition Review Difficult because of the Challenge, but this scene would likely be enhanced by a nice shallow DOF, but again - because of the Challenge, you need the context of 'your part of the world'. In saying that, I think the image/scene is more about a moment and also a slight candid and not really about showcasing your part of the world.
Composition wise: shame the dog's tail is chopped, but the cropping at the bottom, where your knee is visible, could have been improved. Also, depending how much more you had to work with, including more of the background in would have been better for this Challenge, in my opinion.
Comments, Score & Placement Review 132/159 probably reflects that most didn't get a sense of 'your part of the world' strongly from this image, which your score of 4.86 also indicates. However, the somewhat 'snapshootishness' of the image probably pulled it down as well.
Average of 5.0 from your mirrors a few of your comments, but certainly not all of them.
Summary Not a strong meet of the Challenge and from reading your Photographer's Comments, this image probably has a different meaning to you.
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