Christmas drink with a friend.
by SnapperL

Comment by anlaw72:
really like this photo...like lighting, background, shadow of the drink on his face...to me everything is near perfect...so i am rounding up to a 10 :)

Christmas drink with a friend.
by SnapperL

Comment by familydobes:
Classic and timeless look to it, like the color and tone as well as DOF

Christmas drink with a friend.
by SnapperL

Comment by choltmeier:
Great bokeh, love the dark shadows. The shadow on his face is a little disctracting.

Christmas drink with a friend.
by SnapperL

Comment by sempermarine:
Brillant.

Two Friends
by SnapperL

Comment by jeger:
Greetings from the critique club...

What a beautiful photograph. The poses are great, and shooting two dark dogs on a dark background is no easy feat! Technically speaking, there isn't anything I can add that would improve this photograph.

As for fitting the theme, "fill flash" is not the first thing that comes to mind. I wasn't able to vote for this challenge, but if I did, I probably would have given you a 6. Fill flash, to me, usually indicates that there is one light souce that is brighter and more dominant, and that the "fill flash" is filling in the darker areas. I don't get that feeling from this photograph. I am by no means an expert, and it is very possible my definition of fill light needs to be expanded, but I just wanted to share my opinion.

Congratulations on a wonderful shot.

If you need any clarification on any of my comments, please feel free to pm me. It might take some time for me to get back to you.

Two Friends
by SnapperL

Comment by emorgan49:
Okay - I have Rotties too. How do you get them to pose like that?

Two Friends
by SnapperL

Comment by Ivory:
I gave this a 10 during voting and glad to see it on the first page, I did think it would ribbon but top 10 is great as well, anyway congratulations on your HM.

Two Friends
by SnapperL

Comment by brumer0:
Congrats!

Two Friends
by SnapperL

Comment by tjmueller:
Congrats on top ten. Excellent shoot, I know how hard it is not to only pose one dog, but two. Very well done.

Two Friends
by SnapperL

Comment by tpbremer:
Black dogs on a black background... thats a tough assignment!