Donovan
by Shannon

Comment by pawdrix:
I gave this a 5. It looks very strange on my monitor. There are contrast differences throughout the shot going from light to dark and from sharp to muddy. There's also some shadowing around the paw that doesn't look natural.

Please comment on my entry if you have a chance.

Donovan
by Shannon

Comment by Neuferland:
I didn't get to this one before the challenge ended. I gave you a 7 on this but I think I can explain why you got mostly 5's.

On my monitor, the black and white are very distinct and that's a good thing sometime but in this case, it might have hurt you. The line between the two around the top is so distinct it almost has a cut and paste look to it. Black animals are so difficult to shoot, I know, 2 black cats in my house as well. While the eyes and nose are in great focus something happened to the paw and lower face on the right. It's all blurred out and looks like someone took an eraser and smudged it out to the right. The lighting on his nose and eyes are well done but the rest seems rather dull and lacks that wow factor. It's a really lovely shot and you should be proud to display it, just doesn't have that stand out from the crowd feel. Hope he got a lot of treats for posing for you ;)

Donovan
by Shannon

Comment by mcmurma:
nice looking cat. (great eyes!) good composition.

Donovan
by Shannon

Comment by 4score:
Nice portrait. I like the fact that this is a true portrait with a clean background. Well done.

Bath With A Snack
by Shannon

Comment by Nitin:
Water droplets look nice.. Grapes could use some color adjustment.. 8

Red Lines 2
by Shannon

Comment by rex:
You have given me a hard one to comment on. I normally don't like abstracts but this one looks good. I like how you have set the lines kinda at a slight diagonal. It is a very bright color. I also like the border. To me it offsets the red in a good way. Job well done.

H in the Bricks
by Shannon

Comment by Azrifel:
Interesting background texture.

Donovan
by Shannon

Comment by graphicfunk:
This is a very good capture of a black beauty. Bumping up.

H in the Bricks
by Shannon

Comment by jkiner:
Nice concept... Well shot... MIght have looked good in color...

Teeter Totter
by Shannon

Comment by tolovemoon:
I like the lines in this as well as the colors. Cool shot..