Sky
by amjlt

Comment:
7 - Nice 'character capture' here, just the dots/fabric at the base detract, but fairly minor. Like to have seen the eyes both in focus and more clarity too.

my sweet pearl
by shoggy

Comment:
7 - Nice. Nice colors and capture. Don't mind the effect created by the object in the foreground. Perhaps the other eye more visible, as the outline of it is there yet no color appearing and just a little sharper too. Perhaps also, the book/whatever Pearl is sitting on, a tighter crop to eliminate that a little more or else 'use' it more, may have also given this an edge.

Sweet Dreams
by njsabs

Comment:
8 - Nice colors and lighting. Like the candy cane to be a little more subtle, but mainly for this Challenge. Fractions harper on the eyes/nose, yet still retaining the good dof and softeness around too.

Is That a Treat for Me?
by Krystle

Comment:
6 - Nice capture - not sure on the crop at the top and the horizontal framing. Bit more contrast/something for more 'depth' make this better too in my opinion. Sharper on the eyes and a little 'clean' too.

Who Are You Calling Crazy! - Chris The Crazy Crab
by Tap10

Comment:
7 - Unusual. Like to see Chris' eyes more toward camera and more clarity there.

Bah Humbug!
by ellamay

Comment:
6 - Sharper (and more visibility) on the face and perhaps a variation in angle/perspective to give this more drama/depth, make this better in my opinion. Background color making the dog get a little lost in it.

My cat
by fchosson

Comment:
6 - Difficult to tell with the b&w about the eyes and lighting, but looks like the lighting does look too harsh - blown areas on the chin/chest/etc - but could be intentional. Like the composition, but.. although this is quite unique in b&w, do wonder about color. Just a little too brigh in the eyes in my opinion.

He's not smiling.
by jimsapp

Comment:
7 - Very nice clarity and coloring and lighting (even with the blown areas), just the crop and the framing. Wonder about a variation in the framing but, the crop - if you had cropped tighter at the top (especially to eliminate top left darker corner) make this much better in my opinion - even though obviously, the ears chopped would remain, which still works as is but, may be better 'with', who knows.

Penny
by Grandad

Comment:
5 - Like the perspective and pose, just the grain/noise and base/background detract mainly in my opinion. Sharper too.

Waiting to Play
by two_az

Comment:
7 - Nice shot, just wish the eyes were sharper and had a little more light on them.