Portrait of Zoe
by BlackNewfs

Comment by jenesis:
Oh my goodness!! Looks at those big sad looking eyes. I just want to give her a big ol' hug. Cute portrait, well lit for a black puppy. :)

Portrait of Zoe
by BlackNewfs

Comment by sfmorris:
Love the expression :-)

Portrait of Zoe
by BlackNewfs

Comment by Jutilda:
WOW - looks like my Tank. Love the espression.

Portrait of Zoe
by BlackNewfs

Comment by hotpasta:
great eyes and nice lighting

The Gentle Giant
by BlackNewfs

Comment by posthumous:
I don't like how his body blends into the background. It's disturbing, like a floating head...

The Gentle Giant
by BlackNewfs

Comment by m2iw:
newfie!? I recently had to place my 1 year and 4 month old male newfoundland with a newfie rescue agency, as I cannot take him with me on my next move. Your photo brings about many memories, and I sat for several minutes just looking over this photo. Thanks!

As to the photo itself, I wish it had a little more background contrast, so that the viewer could distinguish between the background and the dog's body. I know how hard it is to take a photo of a dog with a black face, or all black - its a challenge to get an accurate exposure. I think you've done good and shown a lot of detail regardless. nice job.

The Gentle Giant
by BlackNewfs

Comment by Blackbox:
Something is strange to me about the dogs tongue - like it almost doesn't belong there. The focus on his head is really, really good.

The Gentle Giant
by BlackNewfs

Comment by jrdawson:
I like your creativeness in choosing black and white for this photo. It shows the two tones of the dogs fur very well. However, I find the background too light and distracting from the subject. I would try to use a different location that has a darker background or place a filter (a digital one would work here) that darkens the background.

The Gentle Giant
by BlackNewfs

Comment by jaysonmc:
I like the contrast, lighting and pose. However, I am not sure what the Landscape format gives you but dead space...

The Gentle Giant
by BlackNewfs

Comment by SaraR:
Good exposure on the dark parts, but the burnt out highlights of the white part of dog's coat do rather give the appearance of a disembodied head floating in space. A hard one to balance well.