[bain]

Never asked for an opinion before as new to digital even though used film in the past.
be as cruel as you like or as kind as you like, honest it's all relative and maybe i'll learn somthing
thanks

[stepheno]

The dog's face is spot on, sharp, colour, an interesting expression and he's looking into the frame. The dog's flank is a bit blown and the contrasting backgrounds creating that diagonal doesn't help. I also think it need a bit more space behind the head to the top and right would frame it better. HTH. A nice shot

[Dabhand16]

I think Stephen has summed it up well. The framing is a bit tight, but we do not know what else was around that might have been excluded with the way you have taken the shot.

Not easy/possible to get the ideal background when photographing animals, and I'd trade the blown bits for the excellent exposure in the important bits.

Very nice shot

[Markulous]

Nice angle and (s)he's got a lovely expression.

Background does detract a little, as does the blown highlights bottom left (but -1.0 exposure compensation would cure both, next time)

[Larne]

I agree that the diagonal is distracting but it has allowed the dark head to be against a bright background with the lighter body against a darker background. Without that clear separation I don't think the image would have worked as well so for me the diagonal line is an acceptable trade-off.

If the image was shot in RAW you might be able to recover some detail on the blown area using Photoshop (or equivalent).

[bain]

Thanks for your time to look at this photo of daisy.
this was just a candid shot spur of the moment thing, i was looking after the sister- in- laws pet in our conservatory one afternoon .
i used my olympus c-765/ 4 meg camera, all i had at the time but 1 month ago just upgraded to the 40d.
with all you comments i have seen the photo again with a more critical eye i never noticed the blown highlights in the left corner, or the diagonal line creating a contrasting background, i focused on the main subject ,daisy ,everything else seemed not to matter but in reality it does.I suppose if i had noticed these faults i would not have put it up to be critised. [ but there again thats the whole point is'nt it? ]

Thanks again

[Markulous]

Originally Posted by bain

I suppose if i had noticed these faults i would not have put it up to be critised. [ but there again thats the whole point is'nt it? ]

Yup, you're right! The point is to help those that upload a shot directly but also indirectly help those that then look at the shot and the comments.

Aside from the point that if we could all see what works/doesn't necessarily work we'd be making a fortune - how often have I seen an image that the owner claims has faults whereas the reality has been that the 'faults' are what made the picture work! (Answer: loads of times!)