D4: Dirt Devil
by cgino

Comment:
You could crop it so just the face and the batting paws are in frame (edit: like right below the foreground elbow to just above the uppermost paw), that might focus the scene a bit more. Nice action shot!

Message edited by author 2007-07-04 12:34:09.

Anna
by MaryO

Comment:
Nice capture. Those eyes really make the shot.

Fat Chance
by maxaz1

Comment:
Wow, what a crazy tale. Pigs act just like dogs it seems. Glad to hear he's warming up.

Maggie and Ginger.JPG
by maxaz1

Comment:
Heheh, they look like best buds.

Breakfast
by Alicia

Comment:
Is the middle bowl a breakfast bonus? Or is someone missing from the feast?

Paw Paw
by Alicia

Comment:
Do you trim her feet? My dogs get what we call 'octopus feet' with the hair growing long and going in all directions.

Frankie Needs a Kevlar Frisbee
by Art Roflmao

Comment:
This dog has something against keeping all 4 paws on the ground I think.

Neon Web
by Someamateur

Comment:
You say in your bio you have a thick skin and are looking to improve your photos.

I'll leave this comment here, but it is a general comment as I just looked through all your challenge entries.

Setting aside every single other aspect of photography, your photos would be immensely improved if you would educate yourself about and then force yourself to adhere to some of the fundamental rules of composition. Rule of thirds, leading lines, etc. Google or search the dpc forums and start reading.

Your scores are what they are because the shots appear to have little thought put into them, primarily due to their haphazard composition, and give off a sense of 'snapshot' - the kiss of death in challenges.

I'm pretty confident that if you do this, you will certainly leave the 4.x scores behind. Add decent focus and an interesting subject, and scoring upper 5's is not hard to do.

Good luck.

When Road Meets Land
by escapetooz

Comment:
Interesting. I've not yet seen a road that isn't rather intimately associated with land...

Red
by Bruce_the_Robert

Comment:
The motion blurred train thing is getting a bit overdone, but this is a really fantastic shot and a great take on the challenge - should have placed higher imo.