[Iain]

I took this within the first few weeks of having the 350D. The hounds had been my main subject and I was looking for a slightly different viewpoint. More of an explanation why here.



I'm big enough, and ugly enough, to cope with criticism, so fire away!

[Boofers]

It is a different view, I like it, can't seem to find anything worng. I would say that you have some stand out shots if you have been shooting this angle. Welcome to the forums.

[Markulous]

Great alternative view - the more you try it the more sheer good fortune you'll get!

[Ali]

I love the angle on this shot. This combined with the clear blue sky, the colour and texture of the bracken and of course the lovely Lily - I think it's a cracker

[AQ]

Good picture and very good exposure to get the detail the white fur of the dog. . As other have said I cannot see anything wrong with it.

[Whipspeed]

Nothing to complain about with this one Lovely portrait.

[Iain]

Thank you all for the positive comments

I think that in the perfect world Lily's face could be slightly crisper. Perhaps that could be done with some sharpening, I don't know. I've not really played with that aspect of post processing yet. (I do tend to be very critical of my photography!)

Mebbe I should have started with one of my other pics as this is probably my best one so far.

Originally Posted by Boofers

It is a different view, I like it, can't seem to find anything worng. I would say that you have some stand out shots if you have been shooting this angle. Welcome to the forums.

I do have another that I like from my morning on my belly so I'll whack that up.

Ali, she doesn't look quite so ASBO-hound there, does she?

[JMitchell]

Yes I really like this one, good light, and good focus

[Whipspeed]

Iain, self critique is a good thing and sharpening her face a little would be very easy in photoshop, just a bit of unsharp mask would bring it out more to your liking. I've just had a go for you with just a very small amount.



Hope I've added it correctly? Uploaded it in pimp photo gallery when I reloaded it and then copied link here, if not right can someone do it for me.

[Markulous]

Looks much tighter/sharper, Sarah! Nice one!

No prob with the way you've uploaded the pic - most set up a Private Album (which has no public access) and post there - and then link to the thread (so it'll then be displayed). Pic then doesn't appear in the Public Gallery, nor is it directly associated with you

[Iain]

Originally Posted by Whipspeed

Iain, self critique is a good thing and sharpening her face a little would be very easy in photoshop, just a bit of unsharp mask would bring it out more to your liking. I've just had a go for you with just a very small amount.

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Now that's fab! What a difference At least I can take comfort in knowing that I had an idea of how it can be improved, if not the skillz! It is an area I knew I needed to look into, and you've confirmed that.

What sort of settings did you use?

[Whipspeed]

Very simple and minor, too much and it's overcooked, I used the same settings I use on most of my cycling shots to make them pop and it's unsharp mask with the sliders set at amount 100, radius 1 and threshold 0, which seems to give a subtle sharpening effect.

[Iain]

Cheers, I will give that a whirl when I get home.

(And will hang fire on posting the other pic until I've tried playing with it!)

[Whipspeed]

When you are doing a photo for the web, I always size the picture to about 6x4" at 300 DPI, then work on anything I need, ie sharpening and then resize for the web to 72 DPI & then generally 600pix on the long side which is the size for my website. I find if you do the sharpening and everything before, the effect is better. Don't know why, it's just from playing around I found that one out.

Better get on with my shots from last night now.

[Sonsey]

Had a quick go myself





In Photoshop - Auto levels sorted most of it out quite nicely, a little unsharp mask over the whole shot, then again over just the dog's face, then a nice frame to finish it off, resized and saved... not perfect by any means, but shows what can be done quite quickly.