old ways
by jamesfrater

Comment by andrewt:
I wish your lighting was not that harsh Also it seems like you DOF is insufficient.

my bulldog puppy
by jamesfrater

Comment by alexzen:
Greetings from the Critique Club:

Very creative photo. Expression is good, exposure is good.

Composition: this is where you could have scored better. As your commentors have mentioned, the foreground detracts from the image. I would remove all of the out of focus foreground and leave enough of the rug to frame his face.

The image as a whole needs some sharpening. I would start with the face and allow the focus to go towards his face by making it sharper in contrast to the out of focus background. This will allow his face to pop a bit more and stand out.

Might even desat the brown in the background a bit so it does not detract from that face. Use of levels and brite/contrast on face only would help as well

Great submission, Keep up the good work.

alexzen

my bulldog puppy
by jamesfrater

Comment by wetland:
Nice animal...great shot but I would have cropped out the blurred area at the bottom.

my bulldog puppy
by jamesfrater

Comment by stargazer05766:
So Cute!! OMG How sweet is this..

my bulldog puppy
by jamesfrater

Comment by macrothing:
Looks like good potential with the brown in the coat at the rear coupled with the earth tones, but I wish it wasn't cropped so tight on the left.

my bulldog puppy
by jamesfrater

Comment by missykim:
Excellent expression, I can't tell if he's sad or bored :P. Very cute, nice textures

my bulldog puppy
by jamesfrater

Comment by rmezzo:
Adorable

my bulldog puppy
by jamesfrater

Comment by tootsweet:
I would think about cropping the bottom. There is no need for whatever you've blurred out to be there.

my bulldog puppy
by jamesfrater

Comment by glad2badad:
Such an emotional expression! :) A little bit of catchlight in the eyes would boost this some. However, you did a nice job of handling the backlit environment in this. Good luck.

my bulldog puppy
by jamesfrater

Comment by Jedusi:
What a gorgeous puppy !!