My family and other animals take IV

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Comments welcome.

[Dave Humphries]

Hi Simon,

If I had shot this, I might be wishing I had removed the camera(?) bag from the table and hidden the cables better over on the right - perhaps even removed the heater(?). Beyond that, it gives the impression of a homely, comfortable scene and is well captured.

One other thing; I feel it lacks a full tonal range, setting of the black and white points would, I feel, improve it.

HTH, Dave

PS, we have 3 cats and 3 dogs, but they rarely, if ever, all relax alongside each other as depicted here.

[Spam]

Hi Simon,

If I had shot this, I might be wishing I had removed the camera(?) bag from the table and hidden the cables better over on the right - perhaps even removed the heater(?). Beyond that, it gives the impression of a homely, comfortable scene and is well captured.

One other thing; I feel it lacks a full tonal range, setting of the black and white points would, I feel, improve it.

HTH, Dave

PS, we have 3 cats and 3 dogs, but they rarely, if ever, all relax alongside each other as depicted here.

Thanks for your comments, Dave. Much appreciated. Two things in response: one, if I can say this without being defensive - I like the cables and the camera bag and the messiness. I like the fact the heater points towards the main subject (my wife). I'm inclined to think (and take this with a pinch of salt) that the cluttered scene contributes to the 'realness' of the photo.

With regards to the tonal range, I hear what you are saying, but I must admit I have no idea how to improve it. I've tried to adjust the pic using curves and/or levels in Photoshop, and picking the white/black/midtone levels, but all that's resulted is a much harsher image without any graduation. I'd very much appreciate any advice here.

PS: This is only part of it. We have six cats and three dogs. And they never all relax together.

[Shadowman]

Nice storytelling image, agree about the tonal range.

[RBSinTo]

Thanks for your comments, Dave. Much appreciated. Two things in response: one, if I can say this without being defensive - I like the cables and the camera bag and the messiness. I like the fact the heater points towards the main subject (my wife). I'm inclined to think (and take this with a pinch of salt) that the cluttered scene contributes to the 'realness' of the photo.

With regards to the tonal range, I hear what you are saying, but I must admit I have no idea how to improve it. I've tried to adjust the pic using curves and/or levels in Photoshop, and picking the white/black/midtone levels, but all that's resulted is a much harsher image without any graduation. I'd very much appreciate any advice here.

PS: This is only part of it. We have six cats and three dogs. And they never all relax together.

Simon,
Of course not. If you want them to relax, you've got to have an odd number of cats, so in case of a deadlock there is one to break the tie, and then peace will reign.
Robert