Waiting
by emorgan49

Comment by teachme53:
The dog in the window never fails. It tells a story, creates emotion, and gives the picture a 3 dementional look. Many of my students have used this theme for their work. The picture taken from the outside can mean the dog is waiting for you and creates a very desireable image. Nice job, (8) John Gill

Waiting
by emorgan49

Comment by LindaLee:
I would have preferred to see the window as the subject, not the dog. He/she is adorable, but I think I would have opted for a shot taken from outside, showing the window, with the dog looking out.

Waiting
by emorgan49

Comment by Anachronite:
the dog seems to be the focus here, not the window.. show us more window.. otherwise a well executed shot

Waiting
by emorgan49

Comment by goodtempo:
cropping some of the dark area on the left or moving the camera right a little would add to the interest. the right half of the image is wonderful.

Seventeen
by emorgan49

Comment by inspzil:
Critique Club by Inspzil

Composition - Touching tribute emorgan. General composition is ok. I'm not sure how fitting this is for the challenge, but I think it mostly fits. I'd like to see this picture from a few more feet back. I think that the tree shouldn't go to the end of the frame on the right. I like the sky color of this shot. I understand the tribute, but I don't think the general composition of this photo is very appealing to most people. There really isn't anything to WOW anyone. I don't mean any offense by this, it is just not something that I want to see. It's very sad, I know.

Photography - The picture is slightly out of focus. This was probably the biggest reason for the low score. The DOF looks good and the exposure was good, which isn't that easy to do when the sun is in that position. It could've used a little more dramatic lighting somehow. That is a difficult thing to do outside unless you have all day to spend waiting for just the right moment

Processing - You may have been able to sharpen this further with PS. Colors all look pretty true but it wouldn't hurt to boost the saturation a little.

Overall - This picture is unfortunately not terribly interesting to most viewers. It is a very real, sad, and emotional tribute to those people who were involved with this individual. It was not badly taken but could've been clearer. I wish I had something better to tell you emorgan, but this is what I'm seeing. Good luck in future challenges - Inspzil

Seventeen
by emorgan49

Comment by jgillard:
The photo is a bit out of focus. jgillard6

Seventeen
by emorgan49

Comment by Lustre:
This photo looks just a little bit blurry / grainy. Perhaps it was taken in fairly low light (it looks a little like ISO noise). Composition of the image is good, although the title isn't too obvious without knowing the full story(perhaps someone's age?).

Seventeen
by emorgan49

Comment by joshua:
that is sad, but everything else in the photo is not in focus or sharp

Seventeen
by emorgan49

Comment by Mustbelost:
Very sad. Good picture.

Seventeen
by emorgan49

Comment by justine:
Stunning shot....wowl Really would not won't to go there..sad.