A Balancing Act
by idnic

Comment by graphicfunk:
Congratulations on your top ten finish whith this colorful splash.

A Balancing Act
by idnic

Comment by Rikki:
congrats on your 10th cindi :)

A Balancing Act
by idnic

Comment by Bus352:
great capture and great colors too--nicely done

Sweet Freedom
by idnic

Comment by LalliSig:
Lol! Who would put a cute fellow like that in prison, I bet he got out early because of the puppy dog look in his eyes. Nicely lit even though there are a couple of blown highlights. 7 from me.

Sweet Freedom
by idnic

Comment by lkn4truth:
Creative. Definately above average.

Sweet Freedom
by idnic

Comment by MAK:
Know the feeling, i just spent 3 months in jail in japan because of a letter that wasnt even mine.. penalties of living in shared accomodation... this is truely a reason to celebrate and my top pick for the challenge simply because i can relate to it and the shot is at least clean sharp and well executed.. congrats my very RARE 10 goes to you

Sweet Freedom
by idnic

Comment by auntek 3:
Nice photo, cute dog. How do you get the background so white while not overexposing the dog?

Sweet Freedom
by idnic

Comment by tpoc:
poor prison doggie!! quick! make a run for it...
: )
fun composition, nicely executed.

Sweet Freedom
by idnic

Comment by Chinabun:
poor doggie!!!!!!!!!! very creative, i like the whole setup. you have a great model.

Sweet Freedom
by idnic

Comment by CNovack:
Techniqewise everything is spot on perfect: the lighting is excellent, the model is cooperative, and colors are good. The problem, I think, is the composition. Oh it is a cute and fun shot no question, but I think the photo fails to show us the concept of freedom without relying on the title to tell us. You have the imagery of prision in the shot - normally this imagery conjures up negative thoughts and ideas (prision is a terrible place to be, it's cramped, horrible nasty people go there, etc, etc. ). You needed one more thing to bridge the gap and introduce the happy and playful concept of freedom - that could have either been from having the shackle around the ball and chain snapped and the dog rushing happily to some object that we would recognize as giving happiness - i.e. a doggie treat, a bowl of favorite food or chewie toy. Those "prision bars" could have also been used to stage a "jail break" to freedom by having the dog seemingly slip through the bars in a side shot with the little pooch's eyes on a nice big happy chewie toy to greet him/her on the opposite side. I hope I am explaining myself clearly when I say that this needed a little extra "omph" to bring the idea of "freedom" into the image such that the image would better represent something to celebrate.