Still A Little Girl At Heart (77 yrs)
by dartompkins

Comment by LalliSig:
Great portrait, I love her expression, a little sad but she looks like she is really thinking back on some prank she did all those years ago. The beads in the hair add a nice touch and great choice of DOF. Only to nitpick though I think you should have boosted the contrast a little bit more, it looks a bit flat.

Still A Little Girl At Heart (77 yrs)
by dartompkins

Comment by aznym:
I love her hairband :) She looks still as curious as a child. Great shot.

Still A Little Girl At Heart (77 yrs)
by dartompkins

Comment by Bud:
Excellent portrait.

The Guardian: On Duty 24/7.
by dartompkins

Comment by ClubJuggle:
While I understand the watchdog concept, this photo in and of itself does not speak heroism to me. From a photographic standpoint, I find the lighting harsh and unappealing, looks like an on-camera fliash -- in any case a softer light (or multiple lights) would have softened the shadows and, in my opinion, made this photograph more appealing. Ultimately, I think the key to making a dog photograph work in this challenge would have been to photograph the dog *doing* something that suggested heroism.

Contemplation
by dartompkins

Comment by cghubbell:
The eyes are looking in a direction that makes this image feel awkward to me...

Contemplation
by dartompkins

Comment by kyrkbymannen:
Cute girl.

The Guardian: On Duty 24/7.
by dartompkins

Comment by graphicfunk:
returning for comments:
My kind of hero! Great detail and grist. bumping up to 7

Contemplation
by dartompkins

Comment by Zoomdak:
This is kind of a funny face. Nice capture of this expression

Contemplation
by dartompkins

Comment by ahaze:
Lacks punch. Better lighting might have helped, that shadow behind her is a bit distracting. Keep trying!

The Guardian: On Duty 24/7.
by dartompkins

Comment by C-Fox:
I really like the look and the DOF, another type of flash (or use of a 80/20 adapter on the flash could have taken care of the harsh shadows behind.