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Homer on HP5 (also in film forum)
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I posted this in the film section too, as it’s a discussion on the benefits/disadvantages of HP5 vs. C41.. But I’m posting it here too for critique/comments.
My miserable, abused doggie.. Homer.
Absolutely fantastic Ciaran. Wonderful frame-filling portrait. I’m probably
a little biased, being a dog-lover myself, so I wonder how the canine-phobics
might react to this one. Still, I love it. Wonderfully sharp at the eyes, and the
shallow dof draws the viewer straight to them. Love the graininess too.
Do my eyes deceive me or are you feeding gingerbread men to Homer?Rob.
You’ve caught an angle that makes his face very human somehow. I remember being made to kiss my granny when I was about 5 and she had whiskers like this.
I keep wondering if the nose is better like this, or would it be better sharp? I think I agree with the way you’ve got it – i.e. eyes in focus, nose out of focus. The distorted close-up is a no-no for humans, but seems to work well for canines.
As for the gingerbread man – I assume you’re training him as a guard dog. One step up from jelly babies, one step below Bratz dolls. It’ll be a long time before you get this soppy looking hound onto Osama bin Laden dummies.
Aw this is gorgeous, those are about the most begging eyes I have ever seen on any pooch.
Can see why you love him so.
I love the grain, it adds a rich cuddliness.
Great film shot.
Thanks for the comments everyone :)
It’s not actually a gingerbread man, it’s a rubber frog, probably his 5th one of these toys. For a few days, it’s his favourite thing in the world and he won’t go anywhere without it. Then the urge to rip it apart kicks in..
I never spotted it in the photo when I was framing it. Damn film camera, it’s so much more difficult to use and I spend more time trying to control it than focusing on what’s in the frame! Imagine having to adjust aperture by twisting some funny kind of ring on the lens :roll:
PeteTheBloke wrote:
…. I remember being made to kiss my granny when I was about 5 and she had whiskers like this.
Brilliant! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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