Creamed
by OneSweetSin

Comment by CapitanMcWhite:
Very nice. maybe one hand that leave creame from one eye would be more effect.

Creamed
by OneSweetSin

Comment by vonautsch:
A pie tin on the head would have added to this photo. I think a black backdrop would have created more impact.

Creamed
by OneSweetSin

Comment by Ram21:
Good captuer, the expression in the eyes is great.

Creamed
by OneSweetSin

Comment by clues56:
Now THAT's an oops! 9

Wake me at 3:15
by OneSweetSin

Comment by e301:
Seems like every other photo I get to critique is yours, Anna. Here we go again.

The framing of this seems very arbitrary - face dead centre, cut off of the elbow on the fromt leg, it doesn't feel level, but not so tilted that it would be deliberate. The colours and tones of the fur are excellently brought out, but the flash has really flattened out any texture to it, and also left the lighting of the whole thing very uneven - that area of floor top right seems almost black - a sure sign that the flash has washed out any sign of the ambient light. It's also picked up those highlights in the carpet and is making it seem particularly plastic.

The link to the challenge is clear enough for me, though I suspect not for others - that's the usual problem with scores below 4.

Why not get a tripod, and switch the flash off on your camera? I promise you you'll get better results :-)

Ed

Wake me at 3:15
by OneSweetSin

Comment by magnetic9999:
aww cute doggie... visual communication (i.e. communicating a message with a visual image) is a skill that can be learned. think about the message you want to communicate and then what actions or symbols represent that message most clearly :) ..

Wake me at 3:15
by OneSweetSin

Comment by Sonifo:
This was the most confusing picture. I really didn't get it until I read your comment. Now I get it. We had a dog that did the same thing as I was growing up. She would meet us at the bus stop. The only critique would be to get the whole dog in the shot. Keep shooting.

Creamed
by OneSweetSin

Comment by K-Rob:
You can't hide, OneSweetSin. We all know it's you! Well....at least I hope it is now otherwise I'll be pretty embarrased. =)

Wake me at 3:15
by OneSweetSin

Comment by Shannon:
Overall, It is a nice picture, but I do not feel that it fits in with this challenge.

Served and Fallen
by OneSweetSin

Comment by e301:
This is getting ridiculous - I only ever get your photos for the Critique Club Anna.

This is such a very literal shot, so very straight-on, and I think it's suffered for that. Sure, it gives a sense f place to the monument, but the windows and the brickwork of the building behind really draw the eye away, and make it difficult to discern any detail in the statue.

As with Pisaman's comment, I feel that you might have sacrificed too much to keep the flags in shot: and what also annoys me is that the figures in the statue look so intersting that I want ot see more detail there. I wonder if you tried a shot looking up at the figures, with the flags in the background?

I think it may be a touch over-exposed too - the highlight area, and there are a lot of them at that time of day, seem too white, blown out to me. There is also some barrel distortion around the edges - the linews of the building, and of the outer flagpoles are curved, presumably due to shooting at the widest angle: try using a touch of the zoom to correct that.

All the best

Ed