but Daddy...i wanna go outside
by mimsydotes

Comment by neophyte:
Great eexpression on him. Nice comp and toves.

but Daddy...i wanna go outside
by mimsydotes

Comment by photojennic:
Wow- this is fantastic!

but Daddy...i wanna go outside
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Comment by dahkota:
I like the softness the lighting gives to this image. No overwhelming blacks - good choice. Noticible image tilt but I can get over it. 7

but Daddy...i wanna go outside
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Comment by espy2:
I don't usually like comments or give them, but since candids are near and dear to my heart, I have decided to comment on every photo in this challenge.

This is cute and endearing, but children are just too easy to capture in a candid. With that being said, there are a million other poses just as worthy when using children that weren't captured here. I do like the tones, and the pants and hand in pocket is adorable. Just not right for this challenge to me. Would have liked to see an "out of comfort zone" candid. A 4 vote.

comfy just hangin'
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Comment by loseme:
*Critique Club*

"Comfy just hanging'" is a nice addition to the Comfort challenge. The image itself
is nice and comfortable. Pretty decent placement in a hard category to capture.

I think the hardest part about this image is the focus. I think the focus shows more so because of the hair on the slippers is enhanced by the light. The colors are nice and balance each other out. The contrast between the red background and the purple slippers draws more attention into our focus. The lighting is very nice and accents the piece wonderfully. Great idea and nice implementation. I really think if the shoes were in focus and we let the rest fade to a soft background the score would have been higher. Nice idea.

comfy just hangin'
by mimsydotes

Comment by RLangs:
Tough one to get everything you want in focus. Good concept

what a face
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Comment by Neil:
Greetings from the critique club!

Aesthetics: This is a nice shot, with good tones, and clearly duotone for the challenge. The dog is not engaging the viewer, however, since it's looking off to the side, and that loses a bit of the cuteness factor dogs have when they look into the camera. Yes, it looks less "candid" that way, but it's generally more endearing to people. Also, while DOF is working for you here, the objects in the background do not add to the story, and hence while not emphasized by the treatment, it still would be better without them.

Which brings me up to the "candid" aesthetic. A candid often tells a story. There's no context for a story here. So you might has well have gone for the posed, looking the viewer into the eye. Or next time, add some context and tell a story to charm us!

Technical. The shot is produced well in general, but there appear to be some reduction and sharpening artifacts around the whiskers (jaggies). I've run into this as well with my dog, and sometimes there's little you can do about it--especially in a basic editing challenge. In a full editing challenge, you can try some selective softening of those areas before reducing.

Overall. Cute dog, good picture. Looking forward to seeing some more shots of this dog!

comfy just hangin'
by mimsydotes

Comment by Nyck:
gr8 pic

comfy just hangin'
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Comment by bvoi:
I like the color and the concept but need more sharpness.

comfy just hangin'
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Comment by reisch:
love the colors ~very relaxing to look at