The Eyes of Blindness
by Everyday Renee

Comment by justine:
SweetiePie. Love the softness and the colors. Very nice.

The Eyes of Blindness
by Everyday Renee

Comment by Koriyama:
Nice textures on the fur. The backing is a bit bland and doesn't help the dog stand out.

The Eyes of Blindness
by Everyday Renee

Comment by moodville:
Hrm, it looks like you have 'painted' some of the background but have missed several areas. It also makes the hair on the top of the dog to be quite flat and not the usual wispy. Painting around hair can be VERY difficult, I know, I've tried it many times. The lighting on the dog is good and even, good color in the fur, and nice texture too. The title suggests the dog may be blind so that makes it more difficult, but the eyes are often an essential part of a portrait to show emotion and 'contact' with the viewer.

The Eyes of Blindness
by Everyday Renee

Comment by hughletheren:
Nice gentle colouring and soft lighting. Perhaps the background is a little overexposed.

The Eyes of Blindness
by Everyday Renee

Comment by jpochard:
Aww...I think this is a very nice pet portrait.

The Eyes of Blindness
by Everyday Renee

Comment by rickhd13:
this is nicely done...the composition is nice and the color is great...the variance in the color of the background on the right side is a major distraction though

The Eyes of Blindness
by Everyday Renee

Comment by KevinRiggs:
Well, this starts off as a good portrait capture but it ends up with a dog in it . . . no serioiusly I hope you read past that after that big blowup that went on before the contest began. The technical problems I see here are that the eyes are so dark we get almost no catchlights in them and there is a distracting object on the right of the photo. Believe it or not both of these things are fixable so that makes them a real pain. If you have PS you can use the Polygon tool to select around one eye and then hold the shift key and select around the other eye. Now on the layers menu you choose the button that looks like a circle with a diagonal line through it and add a Curves layer based on this selection. You can now lighten just the eyes to bring out more definition and show off some of those eyes that will make this a more personal shot to any viewer and not just someone that knows the pretty pooch. Also with the object on photo right, you can simply clone it out and if you notice a gradiation flowing down your image use the Healing Brush rather than the Clone Stamp to gradually remove the offending outline. I do like the overall dreamy quality you got.

The Eyes of Blindness
by Everyday Renee

Comment by Neuferland:
What a wonderful shot! A 10! The color, the crop, the setting, all perfect! Sadly, other's will probably vote you down because it's not a person but to me they are like our children and deserve the same respect as our children. Good job!

Final Approach to Circuit City at Dusk
by Everyday Renee

Comment by GolferDDS:
I really like the star shaped reflections in the picture. They help to make this more than just a picture of transistors. I think I would have tried to emphasize them more by cropping the picture in a little more.

Final Approach to Circuit City at Dusk
by Everyday Renee

Comment by edb001:
Have to admit I didn't get it at first glance. I love it now. The angle, lighting, etc. are great. Very creative!