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stustaff · Feb 4, 2006, 7:40 AM

Hi folks hope this works, Really appreciate any feedback on my image, Taken with my new 350d and kit lens and my dog murphy.

[email protected] · Feb 4, 2006, 7:58 AM

kinda interesting.

wasn't sure if you wanted part of the dog's head out of focus.

stustaff · Feb 4, 2006, 8:20 AM

Thanks, yes going for just the eye area in focusits actually going to be a fairly big print and when looked at from a distance I really want the viewer to be pulled in to his expression.

lhoney2 · Feb 4, 2006, 8:59 PM

I really don't like the DOF of this picture at all. Instead of being pulled to the dog's expression, I am pulled into his OOF nose.

[email protected] · Feb 5, 2006, 7:41 AM

One could argue it gives the dog a pugnacious look, like the dog is a real character from an old 20's movie.

stustaff · Feb 5, 2006, 2:03 PM

I have virtually the same picture but whith a much deeper dof, and out of the two I chose this as the better!

Now im wondering if I just have an odd preference or if the shallow dof works! Id appreciate anyone elses feedback to give me a bit more of an ide of opinion on this.

Cheers

Geminichild · Feb 5, 2006, 9:35 PM

Staffordshire? Any chance you breed them or provide the breeder you got him/her from? beautiful dog!

Hards80 · Feb 5, 2006, 9:43 PM

if the oof area was behind the dog i think shallow dof would work, but with the oof area prominent in the fore-part of the image and on such an important part of the dog as the muzzle, i think it would like to see more dof..

stustaff · Feb 6, 2006, 5:55 AM

Thanks Geminichild, he is a staffordshire bull terrier and is actually from staffordshire in the UK.

Hards I did originally have the shot with a beautifully in focus nose and blurry eyes! out of the two this was prefferable, but I think you are right if I could get enough dof to allow the muzzle and eyes to be in focus I think I may be better off.

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Feb 4, 2006, 7:58 AM	#2
[email protected] Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 2,540	kinda interesting. wasn't sure if you wanted part of the dog's head out of focus.

Feb 4, 2006, 8:20 AM	#3
stustaff Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 69	Thanks, yes going for just the eye area in focusits actually going to be a fairly big print and when looked at from a distance I really want the viewer to be pulled in to his expression.

Feb 4, 2006, 8:59 PM	#4
lhoney2 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 3	I really don't like the DOF of this picture at all. Instead of being pulled to the dog's expression, I am pulled into his OOF nose.

Feb 5, 2006, 7:41 AM	#5
[email protected] Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 2,540	One could argue it gives the dog a pugnacious look, like the dog is a real character from an old 20's movie.

Feb 5, 2006, 2:03 PM	#6
stustaff Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 69	I have virtually the same picture but whith a much deeper dof, and out of the two I chose this as the better! Now im wondering if I just have an odd preference or if the shallow dof works! Id appreciate anyone elses feedback to give me a bit more of an ide of opinion on this. Cheers

Feb 5, 2006, 9:35 PM	#7
Geminichild Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 663	Staffordshire? Any chance you breed them or provide the breeder you got him/her from? beautiful dog!

Feb 5, 2006, 9:43 PM	#8
Hards80 Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 9,046	if the oof area was behind the dog i think shallow dof would work, but with the oof area prominent in the fore-part of the image and on such an important part of the dog as the muzzle, i think it would like to see more dof..

Feb 6, 2006, 5:55 AM	#9
stustaff Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 69	Thanks Geminichild, he is a staffordshire bull terrier and is actually from staffordshire in the UK. Hards I did originally have the shot with a beautifully in focus nose and blurry eyes! out of the two this was prefferable, but I think you are right if I could get enough dof to allow the muzzle and eyes to be in focus I think I may be better off.