You know, I've long wondered if it's even possible to really detach oneself from an image in order to see it the way a "stranger" would, in large part because of personal emotion and such not. I did find that after lots of wandering through articles on lighting, composition, depth of field, filling the frame, etc etc and then taking that information and looking at other people's shots, I began to be able to "see" my own shots in a more objective way ("whoa--w-a-a-y too much distraction in the background", or "dang--what happened to my horizon line (landscape shots) that it's so un-straight??") kind of thing. Stepping away for a day or a few can make a big difference, too. Clockdoc's comments are on the money, and I think also the Leaning Doggy works better because you're a little below the subject, which emphasizes the tilt of the statue's head and those oh-so-soulful eyes.
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