#17 - Dog or Cat or Other... (C&C)

michswiss

Ok, I went for a walk about today looking for hair. A hutong in Beijing on a very cold winter's days. I would like C&C on all three. Not much chance to go back and re-shoot, but I will head out again tomorrow with a native speaker and have an idea in mind of 'backs-of-heads.

1) Hutong Hound



2) Hard Night Out



3) Having Fun

richtersl

#1 has the most potential. I would try to crop it so that the dog's face is the main feature and turn this into a portrait. Some added contrast will bring out the texture of the hair very nicely. I love how the background matches the dog.

#2 is OK. But the cat's left eye disturbs me.

#3 is just a bit to blurry for my taste.

travelways

I agree with Linda.

However there are already 2 dogs portraits entries
- maybe you can find another exciting subject...

Tylwydd

I prefer the cat shot because he seems to have some tough history. But I'm more focused on his scars than on his "hair".

michswiss

Thanks for the comments. Here's a much tighter crop of the dog. I liked the shots of the cat, but I think the emphasis is too much on the battle scars than the hair. Still, he was a sweetie, if wounded kitty.



I didn't get the chance to do what I'd hoped to over the weekend, but there still might be one or two shots that I can work with. I'll give them a work over and post them as well.