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The Art of Photography => User Critiques => Topic started by: mike.online on June 03, 2009, 11:36:54 am

Title: Doggy in basket in Stanley Park
Post by: mike.online on June 03, 2009, 11:36:54 am

Got this photo on the fly in Stanley park, C&C appreciated.

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Title: Doggy in basket in Stanley Park
Post by: dalethorn on June 03, 2009, 11:40:05 am

Not bad. Good strong colors. Looks like Toto is having a good time.

Title: Doggy in basket in Stanley Park
Post by: John R on June 03, 2009, 11:46:41 am

Very good panning technique. The shot is excellent. Even the shadows appear to be pushing the rider and dog along on such a wonderful day.

JMR

Title: Doggy in basket in Stanley Park
Post by: mike.online on June 05, 2009, 12:10:15 am

Thanks, I was worried about the shadows, and was thinking about trying to raise the light level there, but then you get crappy quality outo fthe shadows... thoughts ?

Title: Doggy in basket in Stanley Park
Post by: dalethorn on June 05, 2009, 12:20:30 am

Quote from: mike.online

Thanks, I was worried about the shadows, and was thinking about trying to raise the light level there, but then you get crappy quality outo fthe shadows... thoughts ?

You have plenty of contrast there, and you could lighten the shadows a little without hurting anything.  Actually, in this case, I don't see a need to try to raise the shadows for the purpose of extracting any detail - you could just see if making a small change has an overall positive effect on the image.  If not, don't do it.

Title: Doggy in basket in Stanley Park
Post by: Ken Bennett on June 05, 2009, 08:04:56 am

Nice panning shot.

The shadows are *shadows* -- they are supposed to be dark. Leave 'em. They frame the shot nicely.