Photo Assignment #14: "Man's Best Friend" (ENTRY HERE)

[M38A1]

Post your single entry for Photo Assignment #14 - "Man's Best Friend", in this thread.

Your photograph has to have been taken between September 8th and Monday, September 21st midnight.

Also, please refrain from comment on photographs (yours and others) in this thread until after the winner has been selected. Any comments posted prior to the announcement of a winner will be deleted. Photographs should stand on their own for your interpretation of "Man's Best Friend".

You may post only one entry, but you may change it any time until midnight, Monday, September 21st.


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[Voni]

http://i320.photobucket.com/albums/nn335/Glaves/20009%20Sipapu%20LOEBMW/DSCF4846.jpg

[M38A1]

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg237/M38A1_bucket/Photography/14Entry.jpg

[Jerry]

http://papawheelie.smugmug.com/photos/656000926_97SBe-L.jpg

[47wing]

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_Ux_f_CKCc_o/Srg6NTXMpZI/AAAAAAAADMA/yVH0cNTDpU8/MutualAdmiration.jpg

[NitroRoo]

just try and get it...

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y207/swimybug/Mi%20Fotographia/pups-11.jpg

[M38A1]

I'm no expert, so take my observations as just that - something to think about for future assignments. I know I have learned a lot from critiques, experimentation and the pre-entry thread in the 14 assignments thus far.

Voni -
Looks like a great old dog who has probably shared a lot of great times with you. However, he looks like you just woke him up from a good nap and he's not quite ready to go have fun. The overhang (doghouse/picnic table?) on top of the picture is also a small distraction for me.

M38A1 -
Not part of the judging, but submitted for the sake of participation. Good colors/saturation and use of shadows/sun, but the picture looks blown out for grain with a lot of noise in there. The fence behind him is also a bit distracting. He does however have that attentative "Hey, what's next Dad?" look.

Jerry -
You must have setup a remote flash/canopy for this or you took your pooch to the Glamour Shots for Canines at the local mall. Spot on focus, nice depth of field and really good lighting on 95% of the shot, but I find his right side of the snout a bit dark in the shadows. If only his head was turned a few degrees to his left..... I waiver on the blue ottoman in the background...

47Wing -
Great color saturations with the afternoon shot - nice warm tones which I like. Pooch looks like he's had enough of the kids for the day but they're not done with him yet. I find the background a bit distracting with a lot of people behind the dog. The sun at your back put your shadow/outline square in the middle of the shot as well.

NitroRoo -
Excellent subject matter. Who can't resist a puppy? Nice composition and the paw over the tennis ball is a bonus. I like the contrast of the really bright neon ball against the rest of the neutral colors. However, the focus seems to be on the ball leaving the dog a bit soft, but I think it works for a puppy.

NitroRoo gets the win and a really close runner-up goes to Jerry.

Thanks to everyone for playing this round....


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[NitroRoo]

Cool, thanks very much! Nice to see what everyone posted. I will be posting up the next contest later tonight so stay tuned!

[Tim Kreitz]

Nice pics, all. My personal favorite was Jerry's, simply because something about that shot dramatically anthropomorphizes the dog in my imagination.

Kudos to all of you. :thumb:

[dixonduke]

Sheez Tim.... made me go and pull out the Dictionary :)....



anthropomorphize
One entry found.

* Main Entry: an·thro·po·mor·phize
* Pronunciation: \-ˌfīz\
* Function: verb
* Inflected Form(s): an·thro·po·mor·phized; an·thro·po·mor·phiz·ing
* Date: 1845

transitive verb : to attribute human form or personality tointransitive verb : to attribute human form or personality to things not human

— an·thro·po·mor·phi·za·tion \-ˌmȯr-fə-ˈzā-shən\ noun

Love shots, good job all of you. :clap:

[Tim Kreitz]

Sheez Tim.... made me go and pull out the Dictionary :)

Just don't throw it at me. :lol2:

[prhaussies]

Here are some of my babies. RH