Legs

[JenzZx2]

I always seem to have horrible backgrounds, the park in the BG full of its bright oranges, yellows and blues, made this one B&W to try and decrease the distraction of it.

C&C Welcome

Exif: 50mm, 1250s @ f/5 ISO 200
http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/8079/cossiefieldbwweb0qq.jpg

[JenzZx2]

Maybe I should have said.. please please please C&C!! ;)

I'm still a beginner and would like any advice i can get.

[keithr]

C&C
The third rule here is used but dog is in wrong third, needs space to move into. If the dog was the subject, use a lower F stop, to narrow the depth of field and blur the background.

[JenzZx2]

Thanks!

So, I needed to crop the other direction? I cropped that way since he was looking back, I didn't want him to be looking back into a wall so to speak.

I did have a lower F stop, but it was so bright (for once) that I had my shutter speed maxed out and it was still overexposed, so I made it higher to accomodate and blurred in PS.

Thanks for the tips.. I'll go back, recrop and try again with the shot (hoping for another sunny day soon, lol).

[Steve Parr]

What an absolutely gorgeous animal.

I grew up with Great Danes. No better pet on the planet.

As for the picture, I think it works because the dog is looking back to the "third" that keith thinks the dog should be in. If the dogs' head wasn't turned, I'd agree with keith.

But, as it is, this shot works for me.

Then again, I don't think I've ever seen a poor shot of a Dane...

[sprinkles]

nice shot of a great dog! :D

i like the composition for this one. works great for me!

[superdiver]

Maybe a much shorter DOF so that you would get more a blurred BG?

[JenzZx2]

Thanks guys.. your comments are much appreciated.

[snakefart]

I like composition, as "Steve Parr" mentioned, since the dog is looking back into the scene it works out nice. Of course I am little biased because I have Dane's too!

Shaun

[fortinaa]

The extra space works here with the dog looking back, but it just seems like too much space. As far as getting some extra background blur, you still had room. If you drop to ISO100, that would have cut your shutter speed in half and you could have shot at F2.8 or 3.2. I'm not sure how much of the frame you cropped, but you could also get closer. The closer you are to the subject, the shallower the DOF. Also, I would have liked to see a shot taken from the direction the dog was looking in.

[Paul A]

I think a bit should be cropped off the right side of the picture to the end of the big house. Nice looking dog. Good shot.

[My Porsche]

shes got leeegs, and she knows how to use them


i feel so wrong after having said that to a dog picture, even if it was a joke :rolleyes:

[SharpShooter89]

C&C
The third rule here is used but dog is in wrong third, needs space to move into. If the dog was the subject, use a lower F stop, to narrow the depth of field and blur the background.

I actually like the placement of the dog, because the head is pointing in that direction and there is some space you know he is looking at something, just not what. I think the placement is very nice. The background well, could be better blurred but the nice thing is that the dog really pops out. Nice B&W, good luck! Nice shot! :D

PS- I also think you could do with a tad bit of cropping on the right, just a bit distracting. ;)

[forsakenme720]

I've never heard of bright oranges, yellows and blues being used in a negative way. I think all those colors would look excellent for background blur.