RE: Going to the dogs, part 2

Mark Bohrer showed:
Subject: Going to the dogs, part 2

 

More Bernese Mountain Dogs at the Del Valle Dog Club show -

Here's looking at you, kid:

http://tinyurl.com/2lmo22

Another pretty face:

http://tinyurl.com/3addq8

Waiting their turn:

http://tinyurl.com/38sbov

Aw, gee, do I have to?

http://tinyurl.com/2rwdyu

Stealth treat:

http://tinyurl.com/2qlkoc

 

And a cropped version of the last dog post that drew the professional 

criticism:

http://tinyurl.com/3deg5m

 

All comments welcome.

 

Hi Mark,

The bottom line?  Your first posted photograph cropped as we see here is the
best of the lot. It's far more interesting in this version. The others just
don't do anything other than they're good exposures.

 

A minor suggestion. You might consider dropping the "what the picture is
supposed to be!" This kind of titling is fine for camera clubs, but hardly
do anything for the positive quality of your photography. 

 

Actually a viewer can or could be mislead by your description, seeing the
expression as a negative toward the image, simply because what you think the
picture implies and what an outsider sees could well be complete opposites.
ERGO! The viewer sloughs off the photo as a "miscue!"

 

After all, we are photographers looking at the picture as it stands, not the
title. Unless a title is absolutely necessary explaining something specific
relative to the photo. In the case of the dogs we look at the content and
make comment and or appreciate as we see it. The wording quite frankly is
meaningless in each of these cases and distracting.

 

Please see the above as positive comment.

 

Another question. Is it possible to get down to the dog's eye level as I'm
sure there would be some excellent frames from this position? Bending the
knees for example? Much like people who photograph children always looking
down on the top of their heads instead of bending knees for a more
interesting point of their view.

 

ted

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