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Comment by 'Pong:
Good shot. I like it. Good luck

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Comment by tomzinho:
very fun. i like it very much. 8

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Comment by Gracechild7:
Incrediable. Well worth the effort you put into it.

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Comment by Natasha:
Critique Club
Composition-content
Your dog is gorgeous!! As many of your comments said, perhaps the dog is a little close to the camera, a little more space at both the top and the bottom would set him off nicely. The off-centred composition is good, with good eye contact.

Background

Through the use of flash the background has gone nice and dark, which complemets his colours well. The carpet is a little distracting. Perhaps an outdoor shot would have been nice, set against some grass, with limited DOF turning the grass into a blur. Personally, I love to see animals outside running free, there is always a glint in their eyes and more expressive when they are running free!

Technical

Perhaps the DOF with the f2 is a little limited, I think that it could be nicer to have more of the dog in sharper focus. The flash is a little bright and colours have been washed out a little. Perhaps natural daylight would have been more flattering. Personally, I find flash pretty hard to use, it is pretty harsh, perhaps bouncing the flash would have softened it a little.

My Opinion

I am a sucker for dogs, especially labradors, so I love it! Good Luck in the next challenge!

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Comment by Yomi:
~Critique Club Comment~

COMPOSITION- Composition is kind of harsh on this one. The king is a little tightly cropped on top and lighting is a little dark on the black king. It is hard to make out what it was. I think you should have lined up the camera with the back of the board to make kind of a horizon. It is tilted as is. I love the whole chess theme and the shadows from the white players are great.

BACKGROUND- Not much to the background. Having it black cuts down on distractions greatly.

CAMERA WORK- Your focus is great. I think a tad longer shutter speed would have lightened it up a little bit.

POST PROCESSING- Post processing is nice. The sharpness is perfect. There is some noise in the whites, but nothing too distracting.

MY OPINION- It's always great to win a game of chess. This is nice and I would have given it a 5. Just straighten up a few things and you have a great shot.

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Comment by jerrft:
over sharpened

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Comment by Allen:
I like the lighting used on the dog. I think by backing up away from the dog would have brought more intrest to the picture. Nice Work

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Comment by Crafty Sue:
not me look

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Comment by Becky:
I like the little circles on the dogs nose. THe picture is a little dark.

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Comment by pikyto:
Great shot. Nice dog.