Butter
by colorcarnival

Comment by KarenNfld:
Gorgeous eyes, great pose

Dumped in the Country
by colorcarnival

Comment by JustinM:
this doesn't communicate abandoned to me at all! unfortunate because it's a nice picture.

Dumped in the Country
by colorcarnival

Comment by Jutilda:
Terrific focus on the little guy. Wish the ear wasn't cut off at the top.

Dumped in the Country
by colorcarnival

Comment by fdiotalevi:
Good sharpness (of the eyes), and the blurred background helps to focus the attention on the subject. Nice!

Butter
by colorcarnival

Comment by andrewt:
nice shot, sharp where it matters most. Maybe just a bit more punch in the colors... , 7

Dumped in the Country
by colorcarnival

Comment by NikonJeb:
Great captured expression!!! Terrific processing! 9

To Observe Man
by colorcarnival

Comment by houstonian:
I'm really trying to understand your photo. Overall, it is not a great shot photographically.

Good, Clean Money
by colorcarnival

Comment by bspurgeon:
Great job Michelle. Very creative.

Dumped in the Country
by colorcarnival

Comment by rinac:
I like the light here. Almost like it's under-exposed, but not. Composition is a bit tight though. More like a pet portrait rather than depicting an abandoned kitty. I think more space and distance would have emphasised the sense of abandonment and isolation.

To Observe Man
by colorcarnival

Comment by Yo_Spiff:
This photo struck me as soft, and I think most of it is due to the use of excessive JPEG compression. Your file size of only 46k indicates a highly compressed image and that is what is robbing a lot of the detail and sharpness from this image. Check your compression settings when you save your file. Always adjust JPEG compression so that your file size is as large as possible, but within the challenge limit. (150k for this one)

The composition of the bust in the frame is also a problem. It leads my eye out of the picture, rather than into it. The man in the mirror does not seem like anything other than that he happened to be there when you took the shot.