Neiman Marcus Yorkie Salt Shaker
by bgslaw

Comment:
Responding to your comment in this thread. No Critique Club comment nor am I 'professional', however I'll give my honest opinion on this image. The first thing I notice is that the subject appears slightly blurry. Doesn't seem to be a focus issue (although hard to tell), just blur. The subject itself is not that interesting. No doubt it holds special value to you. If you were absolutely set on entering this subject, perhaps going for a complementary background may have given it a 'lift'. You could have also gone for a more creative 'set up' - using the 'Yorkie' as a character in your image.

For this Challenge, Macro IV, either a true macro shot or else a very close crop would probably have appealed to the voters in this particular Challenge. Having said that, that contradicts what I said above, as it is near impossible to get a close up of this subject and still retain some context. I didn't vote in this Challenge, but hypothetically, I would likely have given this about a 3. The comments given to you (while unfortunate to be a total of two), are quite good and blunt.

"There's a land that I heard of once in a lullaby"
by ZeppKash

Comment:
Very faint, but I see it. Maybe upping the saturation may have helped.. not sure.

An Illusory Hope
by jenesis

Comment:
8 - Hope you win. Nicest image in this Challenge, in my opinion. Nice scene.

View From the Parking Lot
by tfarrell23

Comment:
A lot of rain there. Nice rainbow(s).

After the rain
by onar

Comment:
Difficult, but this does look a bit snapshottish. Perhaps a very bold crop.. not sure.

At the edge of the cataract
by david_c

Comment:
Wow. I find the building and people distracting though.

Colors
by Snake

Comment:
If the quality was there, perhaps a much tighter crop may have helped make the rainbow more dominant.

Somewhere . . .
by aberration

Comment:
Beautiful sky and cloud capture.

Good news for a parched land
by Delta_6

Comment:
Such rich looking soil, just like to see the colors in this image stronger.

Through Trees
by tnun

Comment:
The subtlety against the color of the leaves is nice. Perhaps less at the bottom might have enhanced this element of the image.