Some Random shots...

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the bear seems out of focus, puppy is cute, could use some fill flash or a boos in processing.

I just now noticed that.. in the original picture .. its sharp.. hmmm???

the bear is quite soft, probably from shooting through glass. That puppy picture is awesome, nice soft colors and good focus on the eyes. Is he by chance looking for a home? lol

Hey Bus,

Welcome to the CC.

Just a tip - if you are serious about getting feedback, you should put something more descriptive in your title. "Random Shots" doesn't make it sound like you are too serious about getting feedback and doesn't attract a lot of attention. Just a suggestion.

The bear shot is nice and close up! It would have been better if you had waited for the bear to look up so you could see its face.

The puppy shot is really super. The only thing on that one I would say is watch your backgrounds. The puppy has a strong vertical line coming out of its head (from the door trim). Try to watch hard lines or stark contrasts in the background, especially if they cut though your subject's head. They distract. It would have maybe been better to move to your right just a bit so that the whole background becomes the blue siding. Still horizontal lines, but at least they are all uniform and they are pretty well out of focus. Otherwise great shot, and cute puppy! You even have some catch-lights going on!

What gear were you using?

Keep posting!

Very cute puppy shot. Next time you should wave a salmon around to get the bear's attention.

Skrim17 wrote in post #8921121
the bear seems out of focus, puppy is cute, could use some fill flash or a boost in processing.

I agree with Crissa on this.the bear is OOF, and the pup seems a tad flat....you might try cropping the pup photo to get him out of dead center as well?

ShutteringFocus wrote in post #8923444
Hey Bus,

Welcome to the CC.

Just a tip - if you are serious about getting feedback, you should put something more descriptive in your title. "Random Shots" doesn't make it sound like you are too serious about getting feedback and doesn't attract a lot of attention. Just a suggestion.

Thank for that tip.. I will be more descriptive next time

ShutteringFocus wrote in post #8923444
The bear shot is nice and close up! It would have been better if you had waited for the bear to look up so you could see its face.

The bear flustered me for a sec.. as the all of sudden he started to charge my way.. me forgetting that there is glass between us... oh well ..

ShutteringFocus wrote in post #8923444
The puppy shot is really super. The only thing on that one I would say is watch your backgrounds. The puppy has a strong vertical line coming out of its head (from the door trim). Try to watch hard lines or stark contrasts in the background, especially if they cut though your subject's head. They distract. It would have maybe been better to move to your right just a bit so that the whole background becomes the blue siding. Still horizontal lines, but at least they are all uniform and they are pretty well out of focus. Otherwise great shot, and cute puppy! You even have some catch-lights going on!

Thanks for the suggestion that I will be looking out for from now on...

ShutteringFocus wrote in post #8923444
What gear were you using?

Keep posting!

Those two pictures were taken with my 50D and the kit lens 28-135mm

I also have a 5D Mark II, 580EX, 15mm Fish eye, 17-35 Ultra Wide Zoom, 100-400mm 4.5-5.6 IS Zoom all Canon products.

Thanks again for the CC's everyone.. I appreciate it alot.

Rick