RE: Best in Show?

Well Ted, I have to agree with you. Sorry Mark, but when I look at that beautiful dog's face, nice and sharp, great expression, my eyes keep getting sucked to the left, ending up on the blob, which I expect is the handler. I keep seeing the handler instead of the dog. I think judicious cropping would definitely help. Make it so one's eyes stay focused on the dog, with no distractions. Burn down the bright hand. Or remove it. Or re-take it w/o the handler & hand... :-) 

Great dog! (I'm a dog person)

:-)

Jim


At 01:51 PM 10/23/2007 -0700, Ted Grant wrote:

Mark Bohrer showed:
Subject: Best in Show?

Saturday at the dog show - Bernese Mountain Dogs:
http://tinyurl.com/yvzwt2
All comments welcome.<<<<

Mark,
I have no problem with the dog being best in any show as it's one beautiful animal. And if there was ever a true "man's best friend" this breed has to be it! Great dogs to say the least and beautiful to boot. I don't mean to "boot as in kick!" J
However if I were to look at this photograph as best in show, which I'm sure you didn't mean, I'd have to say you lose! Sorry mate it's the cut of the dog to photograph quality.
And given you have stated such a warm feeling for this particular breed I'd think you'd have gone out of your way to capture a much superior photograph than this sort of over the shoulder, some what out of focus owner-trainer .
However the beautiful eyes and expression of animal almost save your ass in this shot! L Not! Unfortunately the trainer is a great big distraction taking away from the potentially beautiful animal. If cropping the trainer is possible it might? Would? Maybe? Enhance the picture somewhat with a stronger impact of the dog's eyes and face. Worth a try.
Or of course you make an appointment and do a re-shoot with the owner's permission and coming up with magnificent images. ERGO; selling the owner a ton of dollars worth of prints! ;-) I knew you'd see the wisdom of my comments sooner or later. J 

ted













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