RE: Going to the dogs, part 2

Ted:
Thanks for your criticism.
I only include titling in this case to differentiate images for these lists. My original inclination was simply to leave all of them 'Bernese Mouintain Dog'.
Getting down to eye level was difficult in this venue - I had a table and show handlers and spectators in my way for many images. I did get to knee level for some pictures, but didn't like the backgrounds I ended up with. The high-vantage shots posted gave me better backgrounds, mostly out-of-focus green grass. 

I prefer the intimate viewpoint at the subject's eye-level.
Here's one from a lower vantage with a sort of OK background. Light and focus are not quite as good as I'd like: 
http://tinyurl.com/2wyvep

Mark

Mark Bohrer
Wildlife Photography on the Urban Edge
www.mountain-and-desert.com


At 09:49 AM 10/26/2007, you wrote:

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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