Let sleeping dogs lie...

[Zerstorer]

Let sleeping dogs lie...

[zekai]

very good composition. so much space around the dog... carry the saying well.

can i post one... i posted this before in photosig long long ago under "let sleeping dog lie" too. but i must admit your composition is way superb.

[tmc17479]

Love the pic, only a bit uncomfortable with the tight crop on the right. Good pic still

[clive]

the classic wideangle shot

if u proned down n shot then maybe more impact?

[Stefen]

Seems like dogs just sleep anywhere. I took one pic of one black dog sleeping right smack in the middle of a market in Greece last year, but exposure didn't turn out right...

[Royce]

I have a couple to add.... both taken at Pulau Ubin.

[Zerstorer]

Thanks guys for the comments.

Clive: Proning down might be a little too low, the dog would dominate too much of the frame leaving less foreground and show too much of the sky. I shot this from a squatting position.

tmc17479: Agree that its a little tight on the right, I was trying to balance the elements in the picture diagonally, showing the dog and the group of pple on the left. I shot this perhaps a split second later than I intended.

The thing about this dog that drew my attention was that it wasn't just lazing around like most other dogs, it was literally dead asleep in the middle of a street with many passers by walking about. I chose not to frame the dog as it was, as it would merely show a sleeping dog, but to portray it relative to its surroundings to show the context it was in.

Shot on Kodak 100VS on a dull overcast day.

[sequitur]

compared to zeroster's shot, the rest do not bring impact at all.

zeroster,

your shot has captured the mood and the surroundings that engulf the dog, and the low angle + wide angle makes a very interesting composition.


as for the rest
i think you guys were shooting from too high. animals tend to look better when you shoot them from near their eye level.

[zaren]

Excellent use of shallow DOF to isolate and draw attention to the sleeping dog. The patterned tiles upon which the dog is sleeping complements the right-angled sleeping posture of the dog, it is as if the dog almost blends in with the tiles. the zone of acceptable sharpness around the dog is highly suggestive of its own private world, uninterrupted by the buzz surrounding it. The colours here are rich but not overbearing. Finally, the viewer gets a real sense of depth in this photo, thanks to the placement of the subject on the lower third of the photo, and the tiles which diminish in size and clarity into the distance.