Caught in the Act
by Emerkaza

Comment:
3 - Good potential. Tighter crop at the fore, softer lighting and less distracting surrounds, make this better in my opinion. Frame detracts.

Concentration
by msdoubletrouble

Comment:
2 - Further out, less blur and a little more front on, make this better in my opinion.

Smokey
by Judith Polakoff

Comment:
7 - This is nice, but the 'sudden' change from the fur to the 'black', is a little odd on first glance. Like to have seen Smokey just a little more facing camera. Beautiful coat and eyes, like to have seen even more detail/texture there, especially at the point closest to the camera - which could be focal issues, not sure, as seems sharper on the far side of the face. As he/she is looking 'out' of frame, perhaps a more vertical crop/framing would have given this an edge.

Chester
by JenniferDavidGA

Comment:
3 - Don't mind the perspective or even the tight crop, but looks like resizing issues, plus the eyes are dirty and there is a bit of grain/noise and also not sure that this toning is working as well as a variation may have.

Spirit, female German Shepherd
by hahn23

Comment:
6 - Nice straight portrait - like to have seen a variation in lighting or using dof in a different way perhaps for more pop. Sunlight looks like itis on her neck.. so perhaps the potential was there for a variation, who knows.

Finnegan
by Citadel

Comment:
2 - ... Finnegan seems to be all tongue and yellow eyes. Fixing the flash eyes and a variation in perspective would have helped this in my opinion. As is, this image is .. a bit odd.

So Tired
by kevip6

Comment:
2 - Not quite fitting the Challenge in my opinion, perhaps a good image elsewhere, but not for this Challenge.

You are in my Power :: Vote 10
by kiwinick

Comment:
5 - Reflections in the eyes dominate more than the eyes do in my opinion. Second thing my eye is drawn to is the 'wet' mouth. Bokeh is nice.

Mans best friend
by inanutshell

Comment:
3 - Dog looking at or at least 'toward' camera and the lighting much more subtle, make this better in my opinion.

Freddie
by BethieB

Comment:
3 - Looks like resizing issues primarily. Variation in crop and framing, likely have helped this too in my opinion.