The Madra (C&C)

kjt

Good evening... or should I say morning folks,
I took this shot Monday evening with Buddy. It was quite a tough one as he's a fast little fella and shooting with a macro lense made it quite hit and miss. I'm really happy with how it came out though. I set the camera up on a tripod, manually focused on where I wanted him to pop up. I then start throwing sticks (at least 30/40) just behind the bush where I wanted to capture him.

It would be great to hear what you guys think. Theirs a little bit more info up here - Doggy Shoot



Thanks for looking,
Kyle

nilhg

It looks fab, well thought out and well captured but whats going on under his stomach, just over your sig?

Cabaal

am liking the contrast of the green against the black, nicely done

TelePaul

The lighting's very nice, works really well.

Dragan

Thats a beautiful shot! As a dog lover and a photographer it appeals to me.
As already mentioned the contrast work really well.

iamnothim

i could be completely wrong, but it looks like the grass/bush in the foreground has been photoshopped in. Focus is wrong somehow.

DaireQuinlan

I was thinking it looked a little ... strange ... If it is actually PS'd in it's masked exceptionally well though, except for the that wierd black splodge in the bottom left hand corner. Hard to tell without being able to see a larger version though.

Dades

Lovely dog... lovely colours... lovely shot!

Now what's the black area all about - did you hastily clone something out?!

kjt

Thanks for all the comments guys!
The black area is purely where the flower ends and Buddy's coat blends in behind.
I haven't cloned anything, it's purely a little vignetting applied to the sides and a bit of the colour coming through from the bush behind. Here's a picture of him with the settings changed slightly - f2.8 and ss1/125 a sec opposed to f3.5 and 1/320 a sec.




Thanks for looking !

kjt

Hey guys and gals,
Just going through the comments again and wondering about the picture. Does the bottom left take away from the picture? Would you honestly think some photoshoppage had gone on there?

What were your first thoughts (if any) about the bottom left? I'd love to hear your opinion, as it seems quite a few of you thought I had messed with the corner.

Ninja_scrotum

is it a cat or something?

kjt

lol that's the thing... there's been nothing done to the bottom left of the photo. That's how the shot was taken..

Dades

kjt wrote: »

Does the bottom left take away from the picture? Would you honestly think some photoshoppage had gone on there?

Methinks the only people who are likely to be distracted (or notice) are interweb photography critics!

Personally I think it looks on close inspection like it has been altered, but if you were to print it out and frame it I doubt it would be an issue at all.

kjt

Thanks Dades, getting it canvas printed 40"x30" so we shall see

Anouilh

The first photo is a gem. Such a happy face. Does it matter if the grass is photoshopped or not? The whole point of a photo is the end result, I think.

Balfey1972

Love it i must say. Just got myself a new pup today, so some fun in store in the comming weeks and months taking photos there.

kjt

Awh brilliant! One bit of advice is to take Loads and loads and loads of pictures! You really can't take too many, when Buddy was a pup I thought I was taking too many, looking back I didn't take enough. Pups grow at an astonishing rate!

Post some pics up when you get a chance, would love to see him!!

Ruu_Old

I can't find much fault with this one, good job. Nice colour. Thanks for sharing.

moralproduction

great pic,nice dog too

jackdaw

That's a fantastic shot !!

you should sell it as stock .. i think it could sell...

kjt

Thanks for the comments lads! Not a bad idea Jack, I might think about it.