Veteran dogwalker
I often see this old guy walking his dog on my way back from work. I usually stop and talk with him and he tells me about the dogs and stuff. He told that he used to be in the Navy at some point.
Fuji Superia 400
Fuji Superia 400
Leica M6
CV 35mm f/2.5
I need some help with editing. I'd be very grateful if you could help me edit these down to the top 3 images. Let me know in the comments why you feel some images should be included and others not.
Thank you!
- Keshav
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
Labels: critique, Dogs, Dogwalkier, evening, fuji superia 400, keshav mahendru, leica m6, Strangers Project
posted by kash at 12:36 AM
6 comments
6 Comments:
Kash, my picks
I like #3 because you want to know want is attracting their attention
#5, because he is pondering something while the dog is looking at you
#6, because the shadow on the half profile adds character
Dan
First of all, Keshav, what are their names? :)
My comments on this series:
#1 The man's face is mostly obscured by his hat and the harsh shadow. Not much going on the background.
#2 Much better from the lower camera position. The dog looks handsome. The man's face is still partially obscured, but the effect is not as bad as #1, because overall, his pose and head position draws attention to his dog. The dog is the main subject of this shot. This shot shows the man's feeling towards his dog. The lower camera angle also shows the trees in the background which happens to balance out the dark shadow on the left.
#3 Something or someone draws both their attention to the right, but the effect is a bit disconcerting because the portrait orientation does not really support the poses of the subjects. Even so, the composition is balanced.
#4 This one has a little whimsy and humor because it looks like his dog is staring at the man's shadow, but the disparate elements are not harmonious.
#5 I like the fact that the dog is looking straight at the camera here, and the man is in an interesting, contemplative pose, but again, taken as a whole, the composition does not flow well because of the relative positions of the subjects (not a flattering pose for either subject).
#6 I like the man's facial position. You can see his whole face. Perhaps you can lighten up the shadow on his face a bit in post-processing. You can see his whole face including a bit of his forehead for the first time in this series. I would crop off some of the left side to emphasize the man and the tree behind him. The tree would emphasize the man's strong character and cropping out some of the left would balance the man's gave to the right (his left). Instead of cropping, you could have composed this differently.
#7 This should have been a vertical composition. I don't think the background warrants a horizontal (landscape) orientation. You could have moved closer too, or you could have maintained this orientation and included something else in the background, like the road or more of the environment.
My picks are: #2, #3, and #6
Thanks for posting these here, and giving us some practice with critiques.
I would be also be interested to know which were your first 3 choices before you heard from us, and why.
--Warren
Thanks Dan and Warren. I haven't picked three yet and I posted them here because I want to learn from what you guys use as parameters to judge their work.
P.S. I see what you did their Warren.
Though, I must add that I found drawn to #5 because of the awkward composition and the thoughtfulness that came through on the man's face.
Ilike #3 and #4 pictures because can see his face and emotion. Nice light on his face, excellent shot !
Lena.
I would say 1, 5, and then 6 or 7 cropped a bit to get a little closer to him.
I think that combination shows their relationship and different poses. And your title suggests the man is more the main character of the story, so having a solo portrait of him is nice.
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