new born bundle of fun...
by ralton

Comment by Lilhoop:
a very nice crisp shot

new born bundle of fun...
by ralton

Comment by temba:
This would have been improved, I think, if we could focus more on the puppy and less on the hand.

a broken bird
by ralton

Comment by Melethia:
I don't see this as low key.

a broken bird
by ralton

Comment by Artifacts:
Good profile composition. Nice shallow depth of field that produces a good soft background. Most of the detail in this image is in the shadows so it meets the challenge well. However, that probably is not apparent to most voters who don't understand about that sort of thing.

I suspect it will get a pretty low score but it is actually a quite good picture with a couple adjustments. Make these three small changes and I think it would have scored much higher:
1-Converted to greyscale
2-Used "Levels" to reduce the brightest white slightly to make it seem more low-key to voters
3-Sharpened it

Hope you don't mind, but I took the liberty to do that so I could show you the result. It is here:
Your adjusted image in my temporary PBase gallery

a broken bird
by ralton

Comment by rick13601:
Simply boring......sorry.....good luck in future challenges.

a broken bird
by ralton

Comment by pcody:
Looks fuzzy and his/her beak is overexposed.

a broken bird
by ralton

Comment by Claya:
Pretty good effort. I like the composition and lighting but focus seems just a hair off.

a broken bird
by ralton

Comment by hahn23:
Mostly soft in focus, and blown out highlights on the beak.

the journey into the afterlife...
by ralton

Comment by xianart:
great zoom. i just wish the background were a nicer colour!

the journey into the afterlife...
by ralton

Comment by graphicfunk:
Most interesting. Bumping up.