Curmudgeon Loc: SE Arizona

Thanks cucharared, for the comment. I went back yesterday and measured the gate, it's 49 inches. The dog is about 25 inches at the shoulder and 3 feet from the gate and about a foot lower. I am guessing about 18-24 inches from the top of the gate to the top of the picture.

Howard5252 Loc: New York / Florida (now)

For some reason, the dog looks like it is a cardboard cutout of a dog. I think it has to do with the lighting. The flowers seem to have depth and the dog does not. Do you have another dog photo or put this one in a simpler background. If you go for a different background place the dog in the middle; have something in front of the dog as well as behind him; it may help with the "Depth" that is lacking in the dog image. BTW, you did fine. There is really nothing in the picture to lend scale to the dog; we never saw your dog so whatever the image is, is correct. How could we know otherwise?

Howard5252 Loc: New York / Florida (now)

I would ask why you tried to size the other subjects relative to the dog instead of sizing the dog to the surroundings?

Curmudgeon Loc: SE Arizona

Thanks Howard for the comments. First you are right about the dog cutout. I was in a hurry and usually do much better. Scale is always a problem in composites. I used the dog because other than the snake (5'6") he was the only thing I knew the size of and he is sized to the surroundings (the gate).