The Gatekeeper

jeffreaux2

In all her ferociousness....:huh




...and a little less sinister.....but still in need of a salon...



Thanks for giving Maggie space in "people"!:wink

Richard

To use a phrase commonly seen here, aw, what a cutie. I prefer the color shot, which has better separation from the floor. YMMV.

jeffreaux2

Richard wrote:

To use a phrase commonly seen here, aw, what a cutie. I prefer the color shot, which has better separation from the floor. YMMV.

I dunno Richard.....she seems viscious to me in any hue.

I am using the monotone for a project of a more personal nature, but agree with your comments. Thanks...

It's been a long and heartbreaking road since the loss of our previous mini schnauzer, but this little one has helped to heal some of the hurt. Her personality is quite different though, as she is quick and mischievious... and dangerously curious. Quite the little character !:D

heatherfeather

Funny how our pets become such a part of our lives. I never really understood until we got our own little "vicious" 8 lb dog / kid.
I have been thinking about doing a scrapbook page on her titled: Man, have you got it good. (She was a rescued stray)

Maggie is so cute! I am with Richard about the color though. But I also prefer the angle of that one as well.

And it looks like she has the "head tilt" down!

divamum

She's an absolute little pixie, isn't she? Very cute pup - is she wreaking havoc on the household, or does she simply thi-..., uh, KNOW that she's in charge, and is busy making you all get used to the idea?

Aspecto5

I like #2 the best. great example of the rule of thirds.

Scott_Quier

Personality == people ==> So she belongs here just as much as portraits of any other person.

As for the photos - I have to agree with others, the color works better for me as well and y'all know how I usually like B&W better than color.

jeffreaux2

heatherfeather wrote:

Funny how our pets become such a part of our lives. I never really understood until we got our own little "vicious" 8 lb dog / kid.
I have been thinking about doing a scrapbook page on her titled: Man, have you got it good. (She was a rescued stray)

Maggie is so cute! I am with Richard about the color though. But I also prefer the angle of that one as well.

And it looks like she has the "head tilt" down!

Well, as you well know a slight tilt of the head adds so much to a simple portrait. Im just glad she finally stopped saying "CHEESE" for each shot!......Whew!!!:D

...and you are right....they are certainly part of the family.

jeffreaux2

divamum wrote:

She's an absolute little pixie, isn't she? Very cute pup - is she wreaking havoc on the household, or does she simply thi-..., uh, KNOW that she's in charge, and is busy making you all get used to the idea?

Heh......she wreaks a little havoc now and then, but definately KNOWS she is not in charge. We've already had that talk.....and Id bet that we never have to repeat it!

jeffreaux2

Aspecto5 wrote:

I like #2 the best. great example of the rule of thirds.

Well....I dunno about "a great example", but thanks for having a look and commenting.


....most importantly Welcome to Dgrin!

jeffreaux2

Scott_Quier wrote:

Personality == people ==> So she belongs here just as much as portraits of any other person.

As for the photos - I have to agree with others, the color works better for me as well and y'all know how I usually like B&W better than color.

...and she is one of my better behaved models!!!


I have been carefully documenting her growth and development through photos.....and she is growing faaast!

bdcolen

jeffreaux2 wrote:

In all her ferociousness....




...and a little less sinister.....but still in need of a salon...



Thanks for giving Maggie space in "people"!

I much prefer the color image (how's that for a shocker?!) for two reasons - First, the delightful dog's coloration is too close to the background color in the black and white, and the entire image becomes confusing; in the color version the dog's color contrasts wonderfully with the background. And the use of negative space works very nicely in the second shot.