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Postby sunnylass on Mon Jul 30, 2007 8:05 pm

I am still learning with my new camera, a Canon EOS 400D and realise this image isn't the best, but am going to start putting images up for feedback etc.

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Postby sheepie on Mon Jul 30, 2007 8:10 pm

Well - if this isn't the best (your words) then it's a bloody good start! :)

You have great DOF and have frozen the action well - even have eye contact! Only suggestion I'd make would be to crop the blue support from the right, and take a little off the bottom.
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Postby Bindii on Mon Jul 30, 2007 8:12 pm

Its a good action image Teela... nice and sharp where it counts... only thing I can suggest to improve it is to perhaps apply a few curves to the dark eye...maybe you can bring out a little more detail in it?

Oh edited to say ...sorry but I find your name a little distracting on the images...

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Postby sunnylass on Mon Jul 30, 2007 8:19 pm

Thanks for that Bindii. Yes I realise my name on it is distracting, but I've had 3 pics stolen so far, and I'm kind of over it you know? LOL
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Postby SteveB on Mon Jul 30, 2007 8:22 pm

Terriffic image of a very difficult subject matter.
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Postby christiand on Mon Jul 30, 2007 8:43 pm

You are doing well, great image.
If anything, I'd like to suggest some highlight/shadow adjustment or curve adjustment.

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Postby Geoff on Mon Jul 30, 2007 9:36 pm

Love it!
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Postby Manta on Mon Jul 30, 2007 9:54 pm

Great work Teela! Brilliant action shot and the eye sharpness really makes it.
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Postby Alex on Mon Jul 30, 2007 10:16 pm

Wow! An excellent capture.

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Postby PiroStitch on Mon Jul 30, 2007 10:28 pm

Capturing action is difficult. Capturing action with eye contact is even harder. Capturing all of that when you've only just started is brilliant! Great work!
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Postby sunnylass on Tue Jul 31, 2007 5:34 pm

Wow thank you everyone for your positive comments. Photographing the dogs when they are going flat out was a real challenge. I've yet to play more with shadows/highlights etc but will give that a try.
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