Richard Huang
About the Image(s)
EXIF: Canon 5D4, ISO 640, 155mm, f.5.6, 1/2000 sec.
Deion: Being a Canadian photographer, winter photography is something that cannot be skipped. I started shooting dog sleigh last year. I lost most of the focus last year. This year it improves a little. I submitted some of the pictures to 1x.com. Two of them were published with links below.
http://1x.com/photo/1812902/
http://1x.com/photo/1812077/
However, this picture was rejected. So I want to discuss what are the issues or what can be improved, i.e. Should I blur the background more? Should I crop out the driver? Should I increase the contrast? Should I dodge out the last black dog so that other dogs pop out?, etc.
Any suggestion is welcome. Thanks
This round’s discussion is now closed!
8 comments posted
I think the driver is essential as it explains what is happening, and the background is not a distraction. Maybe the left hand tree could be lighter in sync with the rest of the background, and yes I'd try to remove the back dog (and all spare legs)   Posted: 03/03/2020 14:33:26
I really think your whites and blacks are great, I think the background is great. It's just missing doggie heads and not much you can do about that.
The pix on 1X are awesome!   Posted: 03/05/2020 15:43:17
Regarding this image compared with the other 3... thinking like a judge, I feel like this photo is a little more ordinary or even more like a snapshot that any bystander might have taken.
Whereas the two that were accepted are much more unique, really putting us into the action. The dogs are in better positions and the compositions are very interesting.
The other images also appear sharper to me compared this one.
Looking at levels, the contrast seems like it could be tweaked a little as well, giving slightly whiter whites / darker darks. Particularly the left half of the frame where the rider is a somewhat flat.
Those are minor issues and all your images in the series are quite good.   Posted: 03/17/2020 12:05:56