Relaxing In The Snow
by EssAreDubya

Comment by alexzen:
From the Critique Club:

Wonderful photo. I imagine it would have scored higher if it had not been amongst dozens of other dog photos. Hard to stand out in this challenge.

Composition: Excellent. The very first place my eyes went were to your dog's eyes and I was able to take in the entire image and emotion of the photo immediately.

Processing: I appreciate that you did not over sharpen. His/her face is very nicely sharpened while the rest of the body fades into softer focus. Nothing is competing for attention. Color and levels are very good.

Distractions: I would have to say that the harshness of the background (or lack thereof) detracts a bit. Ideally you could have a had a softer background to work with.

This is a good portrait of your dog. However, I think that in order to score up in the mid-6's or higher you would really have to move to a more creative pose; something other than a centered pose. But I think you accomplished what you set out to do. Congratulations.

alexzen

Vertigo On 34th Street
by EssAreDubya

Comment by 2Wheeler:
great use of foreground - 7

Fascination
by EssAreDubya

Comment by kevip6:
Nice crop, expression, and DOF but the hair is a definite distraction

Vertigo On 34th Street
by EssAreDubya

Comment by dmul91:
not very crisp, but still a very good photo.

Fascination
by EssAreDubya

Comment by Ken:
I like the angle you took this from makes this interesting. I think changing the composition may help this a bit, the face fills the frame a bit too much for me.

Vertigo On 34th Street
by EssAreDubya

Comment by Frankie_Lv:
Well done, just a bit to much tilt for me.

Vertigo On 34th Street
by EssAreDubya

Comment by bobonacus:
Doesn't really work for me sorry .... I find I tilt my head to look at the image rather than the angle the shot was taken at adding to the image

Vertigo On 34th Street
by EssAreDubya

Comment by justin27:
Really good shot i like the angle alot focused wel

Fascination
by EssAreDubya

Comment by posthumous:
a lot of energy to this disorienting close-up shot

Vertigo On 34th Street
by EssAreDubya

Comment by tootsweet:
If you were behind the traffic so you got the backs instead of the fronts of the cars and then tilted it would have been more successful within the challenge, but the picture, itself, is still nice.