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from allegronontroppo/Michael (1,874)  
on January 20, 2012 11:01:34 PM CST
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What a great looking dog! She looks like a really great friend! And an awesome photo too! Thanks for the beautiful photo.
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from mojaveh/Mehrdad (52,709)
on January 20, 2012 3:05:37 PM CST
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The dog is cute. DOF and sharpness are fine. Framing is well except the tight crop on the bottom. I like colors despite of being a bit saturated. TFS, Mehrdad
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From doug99/Doug (4,711)
on January 20, 2012 6:21:50 PM CST
I appreciate the critique, Mehrdad. She's a wonderful dog. :-)
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from rla251/Ron (6,465)
on January 20, 2012 3:02:03 PM CST
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Doug,
This is very nice, alittle dark but overall a great capture of a wonderful Aussie. I would have liked to see the crop showingthe rest of the feet in the foreground.
Take care,
Ron
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From doug99/Doug (4,711)
on January 20, 2012 6:20:14 PM CST
Thanks Ron - unfortunately the image was cropped in the camera. I will try and lighten up the original a bit. Cheers
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from baba/David (38,576)
on January 20, 2012 2:51:13 PM CST
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it looks like you were in the shade but you still had some minor exposure problems with the white fur. The crop on the bottom looks a bit awkward. The expression of the dog you photographed is very nice. The color balance feels a bit off with a but too much cyan and too much blue.
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From doug99/Doug (4,711)
on January 20, 2012 6:17:43 PM CST
You're right, David. Trying to keep detail in the white areas as well as the dark fur is difficult. (one of the problems with the 4 thirds format is the limited dynamic range.) She won't hold still long enough for decent multiple exposures and so most shots are spur of the moment. Unfortunately, this was cropped in the camera, not in the pp - so I had no options. I chose it for the expression, but the correct exposure would have been a nice bonus.
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From jroessler/John (14,185)
on January 21, 2012 10:05:00 AM CST
I can't begin to tell you how impressed I am with your capture of a complete tone range in the dog's fur. Texture in the white and the black. I just wish you had expanded a little on how you did this. - or was it a random chance?
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From doug99/Doug (4,711)
on February 6, 2012 1:12:38 PM CST
John, sorry I didn't get back to you sooner. With my cameras' somewhat limited dynamic range, I always expose for the brightest portion of the scene if possible. Then in the PP, I use a program from Nik Software called Viveza to bring back the detail and brightness of the dark areas. One of the options in the program is called "structure" (another name for local contrast) which helps on all sorts of dark problems, including fur, feathers, rocks, etc. Hope this answered your question. Cheers
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