POST: I am surprised this did as well as it did. I took it within 30 minutes of the deadline, one of a handful, and when reviewed I thought it had a little something; actually I was a little pleased because it is sort of panned - I was walking backward ahead of Willie and focusing on his head.
I would like to acknowledge the expressive immediacy of Blackbox's comment. I was not happy with the title; I did not want "evening" in it and already have an "evening walk" picture, and last walk of the day seemed too long and pretty much the same thing, though that was what it was. The loop of Willie's leash is correctly in the walker's left hand, but Willie had his own ideas. As well, the walker prefers not to be identified - I am not gifted with ready human models.
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I love how the dog pops out of the picture. The blurred road gives a sense of movement, which makes the bright dog stand out even more for me. I think it's a thought provoking shot with the title you gave it.
I must have thought the same thing as Blackbox. "Last walk" made me think this was Willie's final walk before death - a thought that gives me shudders because I love my dog so much. He's the Otter in OmanOtter. I can't even think of that day. It will devastate me.
Now that I know the story behind the photo, I've decided I really like the photo - and Willie too! I just kinda got freaked out because, well, my dog is getting up in years. Anyway, it's a great photo and I love it's uniqueness.
I agree with Melethia. If I had voted in this challenge, I would've scored this quite well (better than your final score!). The composition, with the dog walking towards the viewer, perfectly in line with the center line of the road, and the person half out of the picture really appeals to me. The image has extra impact because the dog is looking into the camera. Nice work!
I didn't vote this challenge, but dang this would have scored very well with me. Awesome mood, lovely emphasis on the dog (as this is his shot) yet nice inclusion of the human the dog is taking for a walk with him. I do like him cut off, by the way - that works in this shot for me. The panning works well, and what really makes this for me is the darkish grayish evening light and tone. Oh, and that line. Really well composed.
I hope you mean - last walk of the evening. If so, I like it. If not, I hate it. Maybe that guy is holding a shotgun behind his back? It's a good photo but no, I don't like it now. It's just to weird for me. That dog looks like he knows something bad is going to happen. No, I don't like it one bit. Please tell me I'm wrong...
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