Two Rooms
by basia03

Comment by persimon:
I am having a difficult time with this one. I can't see the complementary colors. The little doll in the window is a little distracting too.

Two Rooms
by basia03

Comment by KarenNfld:
Very pretty, not sure I like the soft focus though.

Two Rooms
by basia03

Comment by Jutilda:
Interesting. I wish the drapes were a deeper tone, but I guess the beigy peach offsets the pale blue of the right wall. The composition is good and I usually hate toy type props, but the doll with the long dangly legs works here. Is that a heat register on the floor between the crapes? Hmm - the shadow under it creates a tiny bit of distraction. If that's a rug on the floor (and not fully layed carpet), I'd roll it back - it appears that there is hardwood, but I can't gell for sure. I love your imaginative approach, if nothing else. 7

Two Rooms
by basia03

Comment by ClickNSee:
These are all lighter shades of the primary colors. These are not complementary colors

Two Rooms
by basia03

Comment by sans:
basic editing?mmm..i'm not sure sorry

The biggest dogs in town...
by basia03

Comment by skief:
Greetings from the Critique Club

Perspectives really help to accentuate the size difference between the two dogs. I keep finding myself going back and forth between them wondering how on earth is that little dog so little in comparison to the big one. The difference is amazing, and is the good start for a photo.

However, it seems as if this is a 'snapshot' type of photo, or one that you took that just seemed to fit the challenge. There doesn't seem to have really been any forethought to the photo. This is probably the biggest reason for the lower score.

Let me offer just a couple of suggestions that may help the photo:

1. Composition - What an awesome opportunity to put these two dogs closer together to give them more interaction. I don't know if you can control these two dogs or not, but I think a fantastic shot would be the little one sitting there, looking up at the big one with that same look on his face. As it is in this photo, the big dog on the left needs to be more into the photo. Try to frame the shot so that the dogs are much closer together. Maybe use a higher angle to focus solely on the two dogs (see suggestion #2).

2. Simplicity - If you notice, those photos that do well on DPChallenge are really ones that are simple. They remove anything from the photo that might be a distraction or doesn't really add anything to the photo. Notice that it is not just detract from, but the elements in the photo need to add something to it. Here, we have several items that serve as detractions to the main idea of the interaction between the two dogs. Things like: the woman and the other dogs in the background, the tractor/truck, the sign sticking up over the dog's head, and even the bright sunshine (the trees and shrubs can be added as well, since the brightness of the sunlight on them draws the eyes to them). Removing those elements will make the people focus in on what you want them to pay attention to, and that is the two dogs.

3. Lighting - Use of a (stepped down) fill flash in this case would help to even out the lighting on the dogs and bring a little more contrast to them.

Overall Impression: The potential is there in this photo. The interaction between the two amazingly different sized dogs (especially the look on the smaller ones face) is amazing. It begs to be photographed. Good eye in seeing that. A little more time in setting up the shot and paying attention to the background will help move the picture up from the mid 4's up to a solid 6.

Feel free to PM me if you have any questions concerning this critique.

The biggest dogs in town...
by basia03

Comment by macrothing:
6 - I thought this was a good perspective shot for the Challenge. Criticism; would like to have seen an even 'sharper', more angled perspective (from the dogs perspective), creating more 'drama'. The person in the background detracts a little, but does give a certain 'other perspective' too, so not sure. Sharper focus on the 'main dog', and a little more on the 'little one' (difficult I know), a little darker overall, with some 'contrast' (especially to pick up on the shadows etc) would have made this a better shot in my opinion. The sign(?) above the dog's left ear detracts a fraction too with this angle. Mostly I liked the potential in this shot.

The biggest dogs in town...
by basia03

Comment by basia03:
thanks a lot for your comments!

The biggest dogs in town...
by basia03

Comment by ktm7:
cute. i wish the little dog was a little more in focus.

The biggest dogs in town...
by basia03

Comment by KiwiShotz:
Cute