On the Fence
by hsteg

Comment by charmayne:
nice lighting on the girl, too bad there wasn't more drama going on in the sky would have made it even better for me

On the Fence
by hsteg

Comment by slimp:
Love this...

On the Fence
by hsteg

Comment by StickInMind:
i like the sky color and the pound but i think the fence should be the main item. I did read the challenge description and i know nowhere it says the fence have to be the main subject but what i mean is i feel like there is too much too look at in the photo my eyes at first go on the pound and the sky but the little girl and the fence are in focus so i dont know what is wrong maybe this is just me.

On the Fence
by hsteg

Comment by EL-ROI:
That's really a guide rail, but I'll count it as a fence!! ;0

Golden Hour
by hsteg

Comment by Paul:
Greetings from the Critique Club:

Technically, this is a well executed image that reflects good photographic choices; you've shot wide open and looking at your ISO and shutter speed I'm guessing you were out at 200mm with your zoom. This has allowed you to limit your depth of field and isolate your subject from the background (as much as possible). I like how the focus is nailed on the eyes and the front paws. I'm less keen on the highlight on the back leg, I don't mind blown highlights but this one stands in over-stark contrast to the rest of the image. Perhaps you could have used a highlight recovery tool or even used a partial opacity clone brush sourced from the adjacent fur to take it down a little.

Artistically, I like your coloration but I think the overall composition is a little problematical, like many full length portraits (including people), having the face in the top centre position doesn't offer the best visual balance, though I've tried cropping this in various ways and losing the whole dog doesn't seem to yield a better picture, so given the shot you got, this is probably an optimal composition.

Overall this is competent work but in a challenge with some very high quality at the top end, the overall relatively low visual interest in this image and led it to be placed rather lower than it's absolute quality might deserve.

Paul

IMG_8387
by hsteg

Comment by GeneralE:
Nice contrast between the dreamscape down below and the stark, brightly-lit rocks up high. Darned contrails ... :-(

IMG_7794
by hsteg

Comment by GeneralE:
I guess this qualifies as one of the more "obvious" locations ... ;-)

Golden Hour
by hsteg

Comment by Garry:
I absolutely looooove Dobies! This is one gorgeous dog, hope to see more of him/her!

Only critique about the image...way too much distracting background. A tighter crop on the dog would've been ideal!

IMG_7901
by hsteg

Comment by hsteg:

Originally posted by jdannels: very nice set, looks like you guys went to some top notch west coast beauty.

Funny you say that because that lump in the bottom left corner is actually a dead sea lion my friend accidentally stepped in! We have a video of it, its hilarious.

IMG_7499
by hsteg

Comment by Denise:
this one has a lot going for it - love the long exposure on the running water