A Silent Reminder
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Comment by rosiehall:
great shot well taken

A Silent Reminder
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Comment by DIVIAN:
cool shot!!

morning lite on Bells
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Comment by yanko:
Greetings from the Critique Club

I can definitely see where this would be difficult to shoot correctly. If this was shot in RAW I would suggest trying a program like Photomatix (there's a free trial download online), which allows you to produce HDR (high dynamic range)/exposure blending of a single or multiple raw files. It would definitely help with a shot like this.

The color is a bit odd to me. I assume you were trying to recreate what you saw but I don't think it translates well here. The image could be sharper and have more local contrast but otherwise isn't bad. The composition is ok but it compacts what is probably a more grandiose scene. However, without knowing what the rest of the area looks like the cropping may have been necessary but I bring it up only to illustrate a need for that in a challenge like this. Landscape shots tend to do very well when they have a sense of the infinite about them and the way to convey that is with the composition showing as much as you can possible. Using rule of thirds also helps to position that space to give the image that infinite feel.

That's pretty much it. I like the fact that this is unique and had you captured it better you would have been looking at a much higher score so just consider this a good hack at a fastball to steal a baseball term. Good luck in the future!

Rufus checks on challenges
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Comment by SandyP:
Awwww. ..how cute Dave! I'm disappointed in the 4.3 score. Should have scored higher just for the cute factor!

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Comment by peroty:
I think he misunderstood 30 day pet challenge...

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Comment by lynnmarie:
The composition is good, but some of the details have been lost through post-processing.

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Comment by mist:
Funny idea. If the rug were plainer then I think the "objects" would have more impact.

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Comment by Melethia:
LOL! Maybe not the best technically, but definitely one of the funniest so far! (Technically the light is a bit harsh due most likely to flash(?).)

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Comment by crewmnd:
The lighting is a bit too harsh and direct, but he's a cute dog

morning lite on Bells
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Comment by heathen:
the Bells are always gorgeous...I bet the shore was lined with tripod on this morning