Pet(ting) Therapy - Good for the Pet and the Petter
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Comment by littlegett:
That is a cute puppy, however for me the focus seems a bit soft. I like the idea, just a bit soft for me. Also a touch more contrast would be nice.

Pet(ting) Therapy - Good for the Pet and the Petter
by maxaz1

Comment by buzzy:
Nice idea but poorly framed.

Survivor
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Comment by see:
Pretty old Alligator Juniper
Yes it is, the only improvement I can suggest is use all the file size allowed.

Pet(ting) Therapy - Good for the Pet and the Petter
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Comment by moorock:
a little blurry but a good picture

H O L L A N D
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Comment by posthumous:
Greetings From the Critique Club!

Sorry, it's just me. :) I had fun guessing the acronym, but I had the same impression that Melethia had. It feels like you just pointed the camera at something. Now that's not too bad a thing when it's something important like this, but it dooms you to 5-land, and the soft focus dooms you to 4-land. You should always think about what is surrounding your subject, and you can change that by changing the angle of the shot and how close in you get.

Your camera settings make me think it wasn't as bright out as you thought. Notice your aperture is at 2.7. That creates a pretty shallow depth of field, and therefore not much is in focus. Are you aware of the sacred triangle of ISO, shutter speed, and aperture? If not, let me know and I'll point you to a tutorial or write one myself.

Sorry if I'm just giving you basic advice, but I'm pretty basic myself. :)

Pet(ting) Therapy - Good for the Pet and the Petter
by maxaz1

Comment by dsterner:
Perhaps soft focus was the intent and I shouldn't vote down for out of focus? Ok I will...7

Pet(ting) Therapy - Good for the Pet and the Petter
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Comment by frang:
nice idea

Pet(ting) Therapy - Good for the Pet and the Petter
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Comment by pixeldust:
Sweet

Pet(ting) Therapy - Good for the Pet and the Petter
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Comment by bassbone:
i like the lighting of this but the image seems too soft in focus

Hope is the thing with feathers....
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Comment by bmartuch:
This is a beautiful closeup but a tad soft on the focus. If it were sharper, this could have easily been in the 6's.