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Warning: Squirrel in Tree - 1 o'clock!
Warning: Squirrel in Tree - 1 o'clock!
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Off-Screen Expectation (Basic Editing I)
Camera: Nikon Coolpix 5700
Location: A tree in PA
Date: Mar 5, 2004
Aperture: f3.6
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/30
Galleries: Humorous, Animals
Date Uploaded: Mar 6, 2004

 Shot of my aussie shepherd, Bikkie, doing her favorite thing -- tracking down squirrels (she's never caught one but I think she like the chase as she gets that Aussie "smile" to show her glee at spotting one)

Here I wanted a bit of blur to show movement and excitement (keeping the nose sharp) and I wanted a grainy feel so I've added a PS Elements "film" filter and a bit of difused glow.

Removed color, adjusted levels, added a film filter to get a grainy effect, added a thin border, resized.

Statistics
Place: 56 out of 183
Avg (all users): 5.2593
Avg (commenters): 6.8750
Avg (participants): 4.9880
Avg (non-participants): 5.3797
Views since voting: 1058
Votes: 270
Comments: 19
Favorites: 1 (view)

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AuthorThread
 03/17/2004 07:17:15 AM
Thanks for all the comments -- your words/feedback are helping me over my disappointment in where this shot placed. The graininess is intensional - low light plus the film filter in PS Elements. (Using the tip on the contrast, I played around with it and it did make the shot better - thanks)


Message edited by author 2004-03-17 07:34:42.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/16/2004 02:10:02 PM
the best of the multitude of "dog looking off screen" submissions.
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 03/16/2004 08:00:08 AM
Wonderful expression! You caught the moment... I've had to look at this several times to decide if the softness was intended and does it make the picture? Or would it being sharper be more effective to show the light in his/her eyes
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/15/2004 09:27:21 PM
Nice framing. love the grain as well. 8
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/15/2004 07:55:42 AM
After the challenge, let me know your settings. I really like the effect here.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/13/2004 01:31:06 AM
one of the better dog shots this week...nice choice to go b/w...I like the crop also
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/12/2004 03:45:00 PM
A little grainy and dark, but still a nice photo.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/12/2004 04:39:49 AM
ooh
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/11/2004 09:53:00 PM
This is the best dog shot I've ever seen. I see the excitement in his eyes. The soft focus is great, the toning is great, the grain is great. 10.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/11/2004 11:57:18 AM
Great face on your dog.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/11/2004 11:20:56 AM
this is outstanding, very nice two-tone selection, i really don't have have any suggestions for improvements here, 10!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/11/2004 11:16:15 AM
An aweful lot of noise here.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/10/2004 03:42:28 PM
Great photo...I'm partial to the dogs
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/10/2004 08:45:24 AM
If you own a pet, I'm sure you have seen this look at supertime. Good capture.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/10/2004 08:14:36 AM
Seems litle graini and think it lacks a litle saturation or contrast
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/10/2004 04:50:45 AM
my dog killed a squirell once, I tried to bring it back to life :(
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/10/2004 01:59:19 AM
Would've been better w/out the grain..
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/10/2004 01:57:44 AM
I really like the way you composed this shot, I think the grain/noise adds to the photo.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/10/2004 12:14:18 AM
I like the noise/grain in this - really gives it that sort of 40's-50's photojournalism flavor.
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