Virtuosityby
RiderGalComment by Azrifel: ~~~~Critique Club Comment~~~~
Composition (content)
Good composition and cropping. The angle of the piano creates depth. Because the piano's edges in the frame end well before the frame's corners, you maintain a natural balance between the left and right side of the diagonal. Not only the key's area, but also upper right corner, the lines look realy nice there and are fare more interesting than the other corners. So it keeps the eye there, it draws the interest away from the empty left.
The dog's pose is excellent and very well captured with her face this way. She is in a nice position in the frame and the cropping around her has a nice balance in space to the edges of the frame. She also forms a cross diagonal with the piano, works really well.
The writing on the piano is a nice touch. The piano also looks like it is used very much, as if the nails of the dog have scratched it. :)
Personally I like the slippers, but the necklace is a bit too much. It looks unnatural over the head. Given the white hair in the neck area, a black necklace just around the neck would have been better in my personal and humble opionion.
The bench doesn't look that nice, perhaps more appealing with some textile over it (I wonder, as a Dutchmen, if the word drapery would be the right word).
Background
The balance of lighting is somewhat distracting. The foreground is exposed well, but the background is overexposed with a very bright spot on the keys (and the dog's head). Perhaps turning this situation around to get the light from that bright side could help the exposure. I wonder what it does to the background, would that underexpose? But it could be filled in with a second source of light.
The cable (electricity cable to a lamp?) in the background is out of place. It is not a big problem, it is just that it looks better without it.
Camera Work (Technical)
Interesting shutterspeed. Tough to use it for animals, perhaps that's why the head is a bit softer as the the body; a minor bit of motion blur.
And ISO1000? Difficult exposure indeed, where to gain that extra shutter without creating any more noise..... Maybe the switch the situation around suggestion could help. Nice result given the situation.
Focus, depth and sharpness are good.
Digital Processing (technical)
Excellent toning, I think it works really well with the color of the dog and the piano. Very good balance.
My opinion
I like it, except fot the necklace and left background.
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