Richard Barbara  


Not a Bull Dog by Richard Barbara

August 2018 - Not a Bull Dog

About the Image(s)

Image was taken with an Olympus OM-D-EM1. 17mm lens (=35mm). ISO 200, 1/160 of a sec at f10
I converted to B&W made small adjustments in white and black clipping, contrast and shadows.
Used a radial filter to bring out a bit of the texture in the bricks via clarity.

I took the shot in 2015 but it has sat on my hard drive until a few weeks ago when he was cleaning up my catalogue. When I decided that the story was the beam of sun light and the dog and not the chopped off heads.
Comments, suggestions and critique are welcome.


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7 comments posted




 
The chopped off heads is fine with me, all the interest is surrounding the dog and the beam of sunlight.
An advantage to the image is that only the dog is looking at the camera which makes the image more natural.
Interesting to note that the person at the end of the dog's lead has not yet entered the image which add's to the story of the image. Well seen and well captured.
Love the title.   Posted: 08/07/2018 07:52:52



 
Colin, Thank you Rich   Posted: 08/07/2018 15:38:40



 
I like that it's only the light-enveloped dog that's looking at you. It really makes the dog the focal point of the image and the rest, at least for me, is "background noise". Good choice for B&W conversion.   Posted: 08/07/2018 19:52:03
 
Thanks Bill   Posted: 08/09/2018 11:05:01



 
The chopped heads doesn't bother me but it brings difficulty to level the image. The sun ray on the dog and the shadows are very intriguing and I love it. However, there are two people adding too much distraction. The long rope to the left is quite distracting and keep getting my attention, which I have been trying to figure out where is the end of that rope. Lol, I still haven't figured that out yet. I did a crop to the image, hoping to take out some distractions and bring out the fun part. Not sure if you'll like my idea or not.   Posted: 08/09/2018 00:17:33
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I'm not sure about the crop. However, I think if you like the crop, one more step - removing the remaining portion of the leash - is needed to eliminate all those distractions on the left.   Posted: 08/09/2018 04:35:54
 
Hattie, Thanks for the suggestions. I considered a similar crop but in the end abandoned the idea.
The aspect of your response that I most appreciated is
"I have been trying to figure out where is the end of that rope. Lol" In another words that rope has kept you engaged with the image.
When I first took this image I saw all the "problems" and choose not to process it. Lately I've been trying to capture images that have a sense of ambiguity or wonder, something that keeps the viewer engaged. So when I cleaning out my Lr catalogue I saw this image in that light.
Thanks for taking the time.
Rich
  Posted: 08/09/2018 08:46:07