This is Snoopy, my little sister's dog. He looks so sad probably wondering where could be his bone.
This is my first free study evah and my first entry with my new cam...so be gentle :))
The editing was minimal:
-autolevels
-curves
-hue/sat
-cloned out some minor imperfections
-USM
-resize
-USM
-added border
-save for web
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Place: 335 out of 615 Avg (all users): 5.5220 Avg (commenters): 6.5714 Avg (participants): 5.5000 Avg (non-participants): 5.6000 Views since voting: 789 Views during voting: 236 Votes: 182 Comments: 16 Favorites: 0
This is a very nice pet portrait - one I'm sure your sister would love to have printed and framed. Nice job with the new camera - very good focus which can be hard with animal hair. Post processing is such that it doesn't look "processed" which to me is good for shots like this. What I like best of all about it is the crop - some may think it's too tight, but I think good close crops of animals show a bit more of their personality.
What could make it better? Maybe a bit more light in the eye, perhaps. I don't know that an animal portrait with no action or real "story" will score really high in a Free Study - too much for voters to choose from and some things just get overlooked. It did obvsiously strike a chord with your commenters, though, who seemed to like it quite a bit!
The shot that currently is your highest scoring, for example, has a "story" and a feel to it that voters will respond to more often. That doesn't mean that very good shots of animals, like this one, aren't "good" - just that they may not score as high in a Free Study.
Hope that makes sense! Feel free to PM me if you have any questions.
Awwwww. . . .that face just reached out of this photo and touched me! Made me want to look that sweet dog in the face and get lots and lots of kisses :) I love it!
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