They went WITHOUT me! by ctfchallenge

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31-AUG-2003	Gayle

And I hate being left home alone!

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Rob Oele		12-Jul-2004 11:08
I love this picture; it has a kind of uncommon creativity and cheerfullnes. And the dog ís cute of course.

sww		10-Sep-2003 04:41
Very cute, and great photo too. I'd like to see more eyes too but sometimes subjects don't cooperate.

Paul Donovan		07-Sep-2003 11:16
For what its worth....previous CTFCHALLENGE post was by me.

ctfchallenge		06-Sep-2003 22:11
Really nice picture. I hate to disagree with Iso, but it is nothing personal - I love the composition just like this.

Guest		04-Sep-2003 20:02
I looked at it and thought it would be reaaly neat if the knot hole on the wood was just a bit higher and centered on the hidden eye! It's still a great picture without the knot hole eye!

iso3200		03-Sep-2003 23:28
I think I'd been on Photosig for too long when I wrote it LOL. Aren't comments fun. Be boring if we all saw things the same way :-)

Ann Chaikin		02-Sep-2003 23:02
I would like to respectfully disagree with ISO on this one. I think it strengthens the picture to have the dog off to one side and even to have just one eye showing. It makes him look more confined and therefore more pitiable. Also his nose and his eye are in key focal points in the image. And the grain on the wood adds another round shape to this composition. Personally I wouldn't change a thing. Ann C

ctfchallenge		02-Sep-2003 10:36
This isn't my pet, I "found" him when I went for a walk. He had obviously been left in charge of guarding the house for the day and he was doing a fine job of greeting passers by. He was very co-operative when I took photos of him, far more so than my own dogs are. But I didn't want to scare him with the flash....and the fence spaces weren't wide enough to get both eyes in. I do actually have one where he is in the middle of the shot, but it just doesn't "work" as well as this one. He was a lovely boy and we had a terrific photo shoot before I continued on my walk :-) Gayle

iso3200		01-Sep-2003 19:05
Ahh, going for the cute vote are you ;-) You can almost feel the wetness of his (her?) nose. It's kind of irresistable, and I know pets are not the most co-operative when it comes to being photographed, but I think the composition would be stronger still if we were able to see both eyes, and a shift overall towards the centre of the frame would give better symmettry. Those lovely eyes would me even nicer with a catchlight in them, maybe from a small burst of fill-in flash. However - not all pets are as happy with flash photography that people are! Please see these comments as constructive/complete garbage as you see fit! iso ---

ctfchallenge		01-Sep-2003 16:43
Wonderful nose! And wonderful picture. It really expresses that forlorn look that only a dog can have. Love it. Ann C

Guest		31-Aug-2003 16:47
WOW! This picture in a word is EXCELLENT! Bravo. Felicia

Guest		31-Aug-2003 08:28
how i hate to say this... but perhaps we have a winner here. i wish i was around to "rescue" this sweetie!! great, sharp, close up -- I love the composition and everything!

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