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Gus
Gus
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Challenge: Bokeh V (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D80
Lens: Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8
Location: Kentucky
Date: Dec 16, 2008
Date Uploaded: Dec 16, 2008

My 6 yr old chow/german shepherd, Gus, in front of the Christmas tree. :)

Statistics
Place: 155 out of 216
Avg (all users): 4.8532
Avg (commenters): 4.6250
Avg (participants): 4.5385
Avg (non-participants): 5.0286
Views since voting: 706
Views during voting: 326
Votes: 218
Comments: 9
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05/20/2009 05:37:42 PM
So noble!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/22/2008 09:08:30 PM
sweet face 7
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12/22/2008 12:45:32 AM
kind of gives me a headache to look at, very busy picture and the subject should be sharper
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12/19/2008 05:48:56 PM
arr like it
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12/19/2008 04:38:44 PM
the background seems to overwhelm the dog, the eyes on the dog seem to be lit up by a direct flash, and the image seems to have a strange focal point - overall, the circles of light used here are a huge distraction from a potentially nice shot of the dog
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12/19/2008 06:30:03 AM
Lack of focus on your subject hurts this. The concept is good, but some way to go with the technicals. Looks like you may have converted to B&W because the dog is suffering from 'green eye' - one way to overcome that is to have the flash off-camera. I also wonder if the composition could be improved by adopting a higher viewpoint. as it is the viewer is looking up at the dog, which is slightly intimidating, and uncomfortable - you may want to explore taking portraits at eye level. Keep practicing.
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12/18/2008 04:56:42 PM
Gus is out of focus! I'm not a huge fan of B&W but you definettly did a great job with the bokeh!
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12/17/2008 02:17:22 PM
This is one of the few good photos that show bokeh. There are so many OOF backgrounds in this challenge that do not meet the term bokeh. Yours does and the face of the dog is in good focus. I know you have to operate with a shallow DOF that causes the rest of the dog to be OOF. Did you try this in color?? 8
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12/17/2008 09:40:58 AM
Looks like flash reflected in his eyes; I try to bounce flash with animals because even a diffuser won't eliminate that weird look in the eyes. The bokeh is a bit overwhelming, like it's slowly absorbing him into itself.
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