night shot of our dog Fenris. C&C welcome

pixmedic · May 2, 2013

our black lab rescue, Fenris, at night.
Processing and composition were totally an artistic choice on this one, and I feel I have really gotten "outside the box" as a photographic artist.
shot on my D200 and Nikkor AF 180mm f/2.8 @ f/4

C&C welcome.

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Rosy · May 2, 2013

PERFECT - JUST PERFECT

Ron Evers · May 2, 2013

You need to get a camera with greater dynamic range.

manaheim · May 2, 2013

manaheim · May 2, 2013

btw, it looks a little over-exposed.

pixmedic · May 2, 2013

Ron Evers said:
You need to get a camera with greater dynamic range.

why? this old camera has been a solid performer for years, and delivered this shot exactly as I envisioned it as an artist.

TATTRAT · May 2, 2013

Thanks for sharing your settings, this is JUST the look I have been looking for!

10/10 Thread, would read again!

pixmedic · May 2, 2013

TATTRAT said:
Thanks for sharing your settings, this is JUST the look I have been looking for!

10/10 Thread, would read again!

thanks! someone usually asks for the camera settings, so i figured i would just put them in.
I cant take ALL the credit for this shot though. Fenris was a very patient doggie model.

Compaq · May 3, 2013

Wait a minute... am I supposed to see something other than black? Or is this one of those times where something meaningless is posted and seemingly serious critique is given? :scratch:

DragonHeart · May 3, 2013

I think you could have gotten the eyes just a tad bit sharper

runnah · May 3, 2013

Reminds me of the photo I took of a polar bear in a blizzard.

hopdaddy · May 3, 2013

WOW .I totally see what you were going for in this shot ,Just the right amount of negative space ! If it were mine ,,, I would give it a good amount of Vignette !

Onerider · May 3, 2013

The background is distracting and it doesn't appear to be quite level. A little tweaking on that and it's a keeper.

pixmedic · May 3, 2013

hopdaddy said:
WOW .I totally see what you were going for in this shot ,Just the right amount of negative space ! If it were mine ,,, I would give it a good amount of Vignette !

actually, I tinkered with the idea of vignetting while i was doing the post processing....but I just couldn't find an amount I really felt worked with this photo. in the end, i decided not to ruin a great photo with bad vignetting.