A mans best friend

David Petranker

A mans best friend

This picture was taken in Hyde Park in Sydney, this little man was walking a huge (HUGE) dog. I straight away thought I would not mess with him. I noticed that every where the man looked the dog would look as well. This is a old image at least 1 year old i have i have put a slight boarder and turned it dark sepia.

Canon EOS 450D

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A mans best friend by David Petranker
A mans best friend by David Petranker
  • Matt Bottos

    Matt Bottos

    Great candid shot!

  • David Petranker replied

    Thank you so much Matt, that dog was his dog and i will be honest the dogs was nearly bigger than him

  • madworld

    madworld

    Nice shot David

  • David Petranker replied

    Thank you MW and it is really nice to meet you as well

  • Simon Whittaker

    Simon Whittaker

    Great image Davo, a fav for me and well deserved feature for “The human condition”.

  • David Petranker replied

    Oh thank you so so much my friend, this was one of my first images that i took with my then new 450D

  • HenkStolk

    HenkStolk

    great shot

  • David Petranker replied

    Thank you Henk

  • JayneLogan

    JayneLogan

    BINGO! Beautiful capture .. perfect in every way!

  • David Petranker replied

    Wow thank you so so much Jayne, that is an amazing comment thank you

  • jacqleen

    jacqleen

    This is an instant FAV for me…...............just PERFECT shot….in every way. just LOVE it!

  • David Petranker replied

    Thank you Jac e o

  • Ralph  Olsson

    Ralph Olsson

    Good shot mate:)

  • David Petranker replied

    Thank you so much Ralph and nice to meet you

  • Woodyk2

    Woodyk2

    Fantastic shot.

  • David Petranker replied

    Thank you so much wood and nice to meet you

  • Katagram

    Katagram

    David, what a great piece this is. I think the dog is a Mastiff, a very large dog indeed. They are an extremely loyal protective, but loving animal ! !

  • David Petranker replied

    Thanks kat, the dog was hug i am 5’11 and it was up near my chest thats how tall this was.

  • Rosalie Dale IPA

    Rosalie Dale IPA

    Wow maybe it was a Great Dane – they are like horses!!! This is a really engaging shot – well spotted and beautifully processed.

  • David Petranker replied

    Thank you Rosalie, the dog was so cute, nice to meet you BTW

  • Kerstin  Inga

    Kerstin Inga

    Fantastic compositon! really lovely vibe with it too. Love this shot!!!

  • David Petranker replied

    Thank you so so much Kirsty, thats a lovely comment

  • Tara Sheffer-Archie

    Tara Sheffer-A...

    Love this shot!

  • David Petranker replied

    Thank you Tara

  • Arthur Chambers

    Arthur Chambers

    brilliant work!

  • David Petranker replied

    Thank you so much Arthur and nice to meet you

  • sami al-haj

    sami al-haj

    amazing picture Davey boy. it is so beautiful.

  • David Petranker replied

    Thank you so much Sami, that means a lot

  • Maxoperandi

    Maxoperandi

    The juxta position of the models is beautiful and the tonal quality is fanatastic!

  • David Petranker replied

    Thank you max, nice to meet you, this image was a candid portrait

  • follicle

    follicle

    fantastic!

  • David Petranker replied

    Thank you and nice to meet you

  • dinghysailor1

    dinghysailor1

    marvellous work and great to see it deservedly featured by rb!!

  • David Petranker replied

    Thank you so so much DS1, and really nice to meet you as well

  • Mugsy

    Mugsy

    Excellent portraiture!

  • David Petranker replied

    Thank you so much Mugsy, nice to meet you

  • micmac

    micmac

    BEAUTIFUL CANDID SHOT,LOVE THE DARK SEPIA!

  • David Petranker replied

    Thank micmac

  • Maxoperandi

    Maxoperandi

    Well congratulations…you made it to the feature wall,,,well done

  • David Petranker replied

    Thank you max this has made my day, wow oh wow

  • jemmanyagah

    jemmanyagah

    Juxtaposed duality. Clever.

  • David Petranker replied

    Hello my Kenyan friend nice to meet you and thank you for a wonderful comment

  • Etoile de Mer

    Etoile de Mer

    Beautiful picture and story!

  • David Petranker replied

    Thank you so much Louise

  • coffeetea

    coffeetea

    great image, great soft lighting.

  • David Petranker replied

    Hey CT thank you so much, i hope you have been well,

  • keki

    keki

    great great image!!

  • David Petranker replied

    What a cool name keki, thank you so much and nice to meet you

  • Heloisa Castro

    Heloisa Castro

    great image!

  • David Petranker replied

    thank you so much

  • katw0man

    katw0man

    This photo immediately caught my eye and intrigued me enough to click. Then I was rewarded with the diptych. I love each photo separately, but adore them together. Great candid shot and way to play with the focus; it really emphasizes the blur in the line of who owns who.

  • David Petranker replied

    Wow Kat what a wonderful comment, not only have you honoured me by looking at my image, but you have also broken it down, thank you it means a lot. I had fun with this shot, and i totally agree you can see in this shot who is boss, i also have another shot which i have placed on line which is the other side of the photo.

    Many thanks again kat

  • Michelle BarlondSmith
  • David Petranker replied

    Michelle Thank you so so much and nice to meet you

  • AjayP

    AjayP

    Nice shot – I do get the sense of friendship between the man and his dog.

    David, I’ll check out more of your work – you mentioned the size of the man compared with the dog. I’d like to see a wider shot of both!

  • David Petranker replied

    Thank you Ajay my new friend i will post that image in a few day. Nice to meet you BTW

  • John  Bentley

    John Bentley

    I get the feeling of a great friendship between this man and his dog.

    Love it. Nice D.O.F and tonality

  • David Petranker replied

    Thank you so so much John these two were inseprable

  • wendyL

    wendyL

    incredible image…raw, real, and fab! The treatment that you used is brilliant! Congrats to you on your home page feature!!!!!!!!!xoxo

  • David Petranker replied

    Thank you Wendy, I use lightroom on my images, I did three things to this image 1, I turned the clarity up to 100%, 2. Vignetted the image basically giving it a border 3. turned the contrast down. Thank you for a wonderful comment. XoXoXo

  • LinMorin

    LinMorin

    I have been a dog person all my life and I have to say this photo speaks just tons about the relationship between companions… Beautiful Shot !!!! and Well Done!!!

  • David Petranker replied

    thank you so so much Lin these two were inseprable

  • cougarfan

    cougarfan

  • David Petranker replied

    wow thank you so so so much I am very proud

  • cougarfan

    cougarfan

    Wonderful Work!!!!!!!!!! Congrats:)))))))))))xoxoxox

  • David Petranker replied

    Thank you again cougarfan

  • Barbara  Brown

    Barbara Brown

    Great shot. Your portraits are wonderful studies in the human experience.

  • David Petranker replied

    Thank you so so much Barbara, everyone has something special about them i love trying to find out what it is so i can photograph it.

  • Peacefulwarrior

    Peacefulwarrior

    great shot and stunning production work mate…. brilliant work really!!!

  • David Petranker replied

    Thank you so so much Peacefulwarrior, what a fantastic comment all i can say is wow

  • Ralph  Olsson

    Ralph Olsson

    Congratulations, your image has been Featured in Candid Photography

  • David Petranker replied

    Thank you so much Ralph this has really made my day. thank you

  • Ralph  Olsson

    Ralph Olsson

    You’re welcome mate:)

  • Rachel Counts

    Rachel Counts

    How interesting!

  • David Petranker replied

    Thank you RMC

  • Tainia Finlay

    Tainia Finlay

    Well worthy of the feature David, every image should tell a story – this sure does!!

  • David Petranker replied

    Totally agree Tainia, thank you

  • sneha

    sneha

    wonderfull shhot devid …....
    awsome compose and delite to see!!!!!!!!

  • David Petranker replied

    Thank you for such an awesome comment, Thanks

  • Remine

    Remine

    Pop looks surprised… love it….

  • David Petranker replied

    Thank you so much Remine and nice to meet you

  • artGIA

    artGIA

    fantastic shot!

  • David Petranker replied

    Thank you so much Gia and really nice to meet you

  • Caroline Gorka

    Caroline Gorka

    Great selection of shots..really nicely done !
    And see what you mean about man and dog looking the same way :))

  • David Petranker replied

    Thank you Caroline, yes i can totally ssee what you mean

  • hfrymark

    hfrymark

    stunning capture

  • David Petranker replied

    Thank you so so much hfrymark

  • Erhan OZBIYIK

    Erhan OZBIYIK

    SUPERB !!

  • David Petranker replied

    Thank you so much Erhan

  • Teresa P. Pelaez

    Teresa P. Pelaez

    Congratulations David on your Wall Art Feature!!!

  • David Petranker replied

    Thank you teresa, and really nice to meet you

  • A5HL33

    A5HL33

    very nice! sepia adds a lot

  • David Petranker replied

    Thank you A5HL33 and nice to meet you

  • ElRobbo

    ElRobbo

    Superb portrait, David!
    Top work!

  • David Petranker replied

    Thank you so so much ElRobbo, and nice to meet you

  • gaptooth

    gaptooth

    Nice job. What do you use to process your images?

  • David Petranker replied

    I use lightroom, the images that i have are basically all processed the same i use clarity, Brightness, contrast and vignette and of course either B&W, or Color. That is all i do to my images. Thank you for a wonderful comment and nice to meet you.

  • Judylee

    Judylee

    Truly amazing David!

  • David Petranker replied

    Thank you so much Judy, i am blown away from the response on this image, as i said this was sitting around for over a year before i did anything with it and it has been my most view and commented image.

  • Judylee

    Judylee

    Well, I have to say you have an excellent eye for this type of photography. I enjoy your work and am sure I’m going to love watching you!

  • David Petranker replied

    Thank you so so much wow what a great comment, thank you

  • i l d i  l a z a r

    i l d i l a z...

    Great photo!

  • David Petranker replied

    Thank you so much

  • sickercells

    sickercells

    Relatively new to this site. This is one of my early favorites. Well done. Would love to know what you think of some of the pics I’ve uploaded. Cheers!

  • David Petranker replied

    Thank you SC i will have a look through your work

  • Jamie Lee

    Jamie Lee

    Awesome portrait..like the reverse angle as well..very cool

  • David Petranker replied

    Thank you Jamie and nice to meet you

  • Rosina  Lamberti

    Rosina Lamberti

    congratulations TOP TEN in Men only challenge

  • David Petranker replied

    Thank you so much Rosina wahoo

  • Cora Wandel

    Cora Wandel

    Great shot, David, both of the man and the dog, they both look tough and I sure wouldn’t mess with them, particularly the dog!

  • David Petranker replied

    The dog was huge, the man was a skinny little 5,6. Almost look as if he could have ridden the dog ther, thank you cora for the nice words

  • Tempe

    Tempe

    • lovely image David, the extra play of light is just perfect on the man’s face. Love the blur all around, the subjects, the lighting and the duotone choice of colours.
      Tempe
  • David Petranker replied

    Thank you so much Tempe, thank you for such a nice comment, that was a real photographers comment thank you.

  • BigD

    BigD

    congratulations on being featured in the Canon DSLR group
    your hosts at Canon DSLR

  • David Petranker replied

    Thank you so so much Big D

  • Lindsay Oram

    Lindsay Oram

    Great shot david. Congrats on ur feature. We got featured at the same time. hehehe

  • David Petranker replied

    Thank you Lindsay

  • gerfoy3

    gerfoy3

    WonderFul…..

  • David Petranker replied 18 days ago

    Thank you So much gerfoy3

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