Welcome to the PDML. I hope to see more of your photography. This is a nice start. Good light, good framing. Generally, you should try to avoid clutter. the background is a bit busy for a shot like this, and one of the verticals bisects the dog's head. The foreground clutter should have been removed. That being said, I know that with shots of dogs and kids, one frequently must shoot when they sit still for a moment, regardless of where that might be. One other point: With most subjects, verticals that are perpendicular to the baseline are more pleasing and more natural. You can easily achieve this after the fact by rotating in PhotoShop or Elements and then cropping as necessary. On Feb 29, 2008, at 12:14 AM, Ira H. Bryant IV wrote:
> > Hello. > > I'm new to photography, having bought a K100D Super last October. > I've been lurking on the list for a while. It is a great place to > learn things. > > > It's funny though, although I am enjoying photography, I'm rarely > happy with the pictures I take. I do like this picture of my dog, > though. I took it shortly after getting a 360FGZ, and it felt > wonderful to take a flash picture with somewhat even lighting. > > http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2276/2231287049_9e79c96321.jpg > > larger: > > http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2276/2231287049_957e7a653a_o.jpg > > I would enjoy any advice you have to give. > > Thanks, > > Ira > > -- > Ira Bryant > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above > and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
