Guarding the Boots
by neophyte

Comment by kena:
Cute picture, and though I've already seen some photos with cats or dogs or stuffed animals in them this is one of the better ones I've seen so far. The composition is pretty good. Nicely done.

Guarding the Boots
by neophyte

Comment by cmeier:
This is a really nice shot, perhaps a slight improvement might have been a different backdrop (porch, pavement).

Guarding the Boots
by neophyte

Comment by madcrabber:
excellent shot, sharpness and contrast

Guarding the Boots
by neophyte

Comment by TheStick:
Cuteness alert!!!!

Guarding the Boots
by neophyte

Comment by KiwiShotz:
Sorry, all I can see is the backdrop falling into frame top right

Guarding the Boots
by neophyte

Comment by Rikki:
Love those puppy eyes. Very nice image and somewhat kits "home". Great job. 7

Unsanded Oak
by neophyte

Comment by pawdrix:
Honestly speaking, this is a drab photo. While it met the challenge perfectly there's no interesting aspect to it. At the end of the day...no matter how well photographed this might be, it's still just the corner of a piece of wood (with a sander).

Unsanded Oak
by neophyte

Comment by David.C:
You've got good, strong lines in this, which is good -- but, by being nearly balanced left and right, they unfortunately don't lead the eye anywhere. Changing the perspective to a more dynamic shift in balance, enough to create a strong diagonal with the edge of the wood would (hehe) create a greater sense of depth to the shot and give the viewer's eyes incentive to move across the image. This could further be reinforced by moving the sander away from nearly directly above the corner of the wood.

The other thought I had is to add more contrasting subject matter. I don't mean in terms of light, but rather in terms of creating a dichotomy of subjects. To be precise, the subject is unsanded oak -- by adding a sample of sanded oak to the scene the unsandedness of the oak is set in greater contrast against what it could become.

This dichotomy is already present, created on a predictive level by the inclusion of the sander. This gives the image momentum into the future -- leading the viewer to predict what is to be done to the wood. This tells me you had this in mind (at some level) when composing the image.

Most of the elements are present, but I feel the image would benefit from a more obvious and forceful control of the viewer -- both within the scene and in their predictions.

David

Who's There?
by neophyte

Comment by lynnesite:
Love the POV, expression. Classic!

Who's There?
by neophyte

Comment by TooCool:
Nice ass! ;-)
TC