a feast of light
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Comment by tnun:
so now everyone's a dog trainer?

some pig
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Comment by skewsme:
great. you had to use the same shot...

a feast of light
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Comment by posthumous:
midday sun??

a feast of light
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Comment by sidpixel:
*Hello from Sid and the Critique Club*

An alternative approach that does not meet the challenge.

I'm imagining this the way it would normally be taken with the dog in sharp focus and the background trees soft and, to be honest, preferring it as I would expect it. I'm all for an alternative approach but it has to have a meaning this does not convey your meaning to me at all. The theme of the challenge is the golden hour, the sky that can be seen through the trees and the harsh shadows on the dogs face and the angle suggests that this was not the case, it feels more like a midday sun.

I do like the foreground grasses and the way the light is illuminating the blades, I also like their soft focus, I think without the dog this may have worked better. But, the dog is the obvious focal point, spoilt by the deep shadows on his face but equally by the fact that he is restrained by a lead when I want to feel his dynamic energy bounding freely through the lovely grasses.

I have been fortunate to critique other images from you, as you know, and I do like your alternative approach that often gives us added value but this one doesn't work for me, sorry, Sid

Stranded in Byzantium
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Comment by daisydavid:
Very appealing feel to this, with a great angle and an unexpected subtle combination of culture.

alternative routes
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Comment by PennyStreet:
It's good to have options.. well seen.

Stranded in Byzantium
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Comment by pixelpig:
odd, the way this is

a feast of light
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Comment by Lydia:
I like the light... and the out of focus foreground... but I really, REALLY want that dog to be in focus.

a feast of light
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Comment by jmritz:
the positive feeling i get from this warms my heart

drunken landscape trying to sing
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Comment by sidpixel:
*Hello from Sid and the Critique Club*

An interesting image, the product of an enquiring mind

Although your images are often very different from each other I am starting to recognise your uniqueness which separates them from so much other work on DPC. You are not afraid to experiment and whats more you are not afraid to share them which enables us all to benefit from some interesting experimental imagery. This is another interesting example where we are treated to some recognisably near focused aspects together with some wildly out of focus elements in a reversal of what would be expected from a less experimental approach.

I don't regard this as anywhere near your best work but nevertheless it is no less interesting for the end result in helping us look at a scene in a very different way and at least one other person appreciates it too! Thanks Don, Sid