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This is my dog, Gracie, right after we gave her a bath. I got some complaints about how she blends into the background, but some understood that this adds a sense of desolation to the picture.
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That is the last thing I would've said about this shot, that the subject blends too well with the BG. I'm romanced by the heightened contrast. Totally. The body language of the dog speaks eloquently of after-bath tristesse. I fail to find desolation in this shot, though, but perhaps that's because my little dog recovers her optimism the moment she's all dry. Thanks for posting it.
I see you felt this added to the desolation feel, but I'd push you a bit and ask you how?
Metaphorically. It represents the sense of being overwhelmed by your environment, of losing your sense of identity. It even suggests death, the way the body is reclaimed by the earth. Yes, I'm a poet. :)
But I also have a taste for the flatness of an image. I like the way this picture has one texture throughout and the dog as such is seen only as a disruption of the texture. Instead of "popping" from the frame, the dog humbly melds into the environment, and that humility is echoed in her expression.
After all, I could have easily distinguished the dog from its environment by leaving in the color. :)
Interesting picture. Two things jump out. You use an atypical definition of desolation (more emotional content rather than a physical sense). That probably cost you a bit, but I think it's just as valid as any other. The biggest issue with the picture is the dog's fur blends so well with the texture of the grass. This is especially evident around the dog's head where it is downright lost in the background. I'm not even sure where the dog's left ear is. Her left eye is also lost.
I see you felt this added to the desolation feel, but I'd push you a bit and ask you how?
I gave this an 8 and thought it was a strong entry for this challenge. And oh yeah I got the same carbon copy comment from American_Horse. Realy nice when you get copy and paste like comments.
What a sad face! As presented here in B&W, it's hard to distinguish the dog from the background which is kind of interesting in a way, but probably won't help you score-wise in the challenge.
this is nice, as it fits the definition pretty well. the crop seems a bit tight tho. i think the use of the rule of thirds could have helped the composition a bit. also, i like the feel you get from the high contrast, but seeing as how the texture of the grass and the dog's fur are very similar, the dog sort of blends in a little too much.
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