Cropped, Channel Mixer to grey the pic, Levels and Sharpened, Minor Cleanup Cloning.
I didn't actually rotate the image as I shot it portrait - couldn't get the angle otherwise.
Cheers for all the comments.
Statistics
Place: 17 out of 154 Avg (all users): 6.3770 Avg (commenters): 7.0714 Avg (participants): 6.3067 Avg (non-participants): 6.4224 Views since voting: 1533 Views during voting: 320 Votes: 191 Comments: 35 Favorites: 2 (view)
First impression and overall look:
My first impression of this photo is one of confusion. I had to look a few times before I realised what I saw. This is both a pro and a con, as it makes for an interesting shot that you want to come back to, but a con because the eye does not have anything to rest on. The first thing you look at is the shadow, as that is the dominant part of the image, but the eye tends to drift to the dog because there is more detail to be found there. Then the two parts of the image contend for dominance, making it an uneasy picture.
Technical and post processing:
Technically, this shot is done well. Everything is in focus and the lighting is well distributed. I do think the contrast could be a bit higher, making the shadows a bit darker. I would also crop a bit tighter on the right side, although that is a point of debate. With this crop you have the shadow centered in the image, but the dog looks a bit shoved aside. With a tighter crop, the dog would be centered, but your shadow might be off balance. This is also again because of the two parts of the image that fight for the eye's attention.
Meeting the challenge:
It does. There is definitely a shadow there. :)
How to raise your score:
Having a better balance in composition might help.
This type of photo doesn't generally do well on DPC so it makes me glad to see it ranked fairly high. I gave it an 8 but I didn't comment during voting. Really nice work.
Very clever, I think, concentrate on the dog, sends my eyes loopy, concentrate on the shadow.... Glad I'm using a laptop to look at it in landscape.. my wife is now looking at me funny...:-)
Challenge: SHADOWS III
Description: Creatively capture a shadow Advanced Edit
Shadows III
Fit: Clearly meets the challenge 1
Aesthetics: Well composed, aesthetically pleasing 2
The 90 degree flip works well here and the shadow opens out another aspect of the dog's personality
Technical: Technically OK 1
Just feel more detail could have been revealed in the shadows
Wow: Real impact 2
Overall a good image let down a little by the technicals
Total Score = 6
Intriguing the difference and simple rotation can make: a clever submission, though I suspect you'll upset too many voters' delicate visual sensibilities with it.
Ha! When I viewed this the first time my browser window was small and all I saw was the shadow until I scrolled down! Good outside-the-box thinking and well executed. High score for this one.
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