Please c&c - feel free to re-edit :)

[DYORD]

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk291/DYORD/Photography/snow_running1of1.jpg

[tonydee]

Rather than coming across as a dynamic action shot, this strikes me more as a taxidermist's effort to return her latest project to a natural setting, but perhaps the glue's not working so well on the grass.... I don't take drugs, honest. Maybe that's the problem.

Applying the rule of thirds horizontally, and guideline to have subject's facing into frame, with a splash of rotation...

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Not sure why, but somehow this works better for me. Perhaps being stuck in the centre of the scene was part of what made the original seem static?

Cheers, Tony

[gcflora]

Not sure why, but somehow this works better for me. Perhaps being stuck in the centre of the scene was part of what made the original seem static?

Cheers, Tony

I'd like to learn more about "static"; it's a term I've heard used before... what is static, and what makes a photo static?

Regards, Craig

[tonydee]

"Static", in this context, means things look like they're not moving. I know that might seem a strange thing to say about your initial shot, but for me it really did look more like a stuffed dog falling over, rather than a dog racing forwards. The issue must result from the interplay of being so front on to the dog, the angle of incline, shutter speed (too fast to show any suggestive motion blur), exposure issues related to the extreme contrast between the sunlit dog and shadow areas, and the original framing. The crop I've suggested also helps because the dog is closer to left, which creates a tension on that side, whereas the open space on the right is presented as a destination into which the movement can happen.

Cheers, Tony

[gcflora]

"Static", in this context, means things look like they're not moving. I know that might seem a strange thing to say about your initial shot

Well, it isn't my shot, but thanks: you give a great description of what static means. I will endeavour to keep your points in mind when taking photos. Thanks Tony.

Cheers, Craig

[Flo]

Rather than coming across as a dynamic action shot, this strikes me more as a taxidermist's effort to return her latest project to a natural setting, but perhaps the glue's not working so well on the grass.... I don't take drugs, honest. Maybe that's the problem.

Applying the rule of thirds horizontally, and guideline to have subject's facing into frame, with a splash of rotation...


Not sure why, but somehow this works better for me. Perhaps being stuck in the centre of the scene was part of what made the original seem static?

Cheers, Tony
Tony, my coffee is covering my keyboard:p

[DerekSimon]

Rather than coming across as a dynamic action shot, this strikes me more as a taxidermist's effort to return her latest project to a natural setting, but perhaps the glue's not working so well on the grass.... I don't take drugs, honest. Maybe that's the problem.



Now that comment there made my day!

[Sisyphus]

...a taxidermist's effort to return her latest project to a natural setting....

You got me with that one, too. And now I have coffee stains down the front of my shirt. :)

[MikePrattPhotography]

i love the action shot! great capture.

[KoolaGirl]

cute dog!

[Desertraptor]

Yes nice looking dog. But it's only a backyard snap?
Personally I wouldn't post it. What really can be done to enhance this shot?
Sorry but that's me and possibly the harshest comment I ever made here.

[chrisu002]

backyard too dark dog overexposed
picture seem to have a tilt to it