Siblings
by Ammie

Comment:
Hey Hey well done Amanda! Great image of such a lovely moment.

Moving Mountains
by RianBotes

Comment:
Nice use of Long Exposure here Rian - loving your big stopper are you?. I love the way the clouds come out over the mountains. So many layers and lots to look at.

Thirsty Tribe
by RianBotes

Comment:
Lovely shot Rian and it is nice to the whole family from the young to old in one shot. Didnt know your shot was doing this well - but then again you will say I never asked :-)
Congrats on the HM! I see good scores coming from you in the next few months!

Just A Little Low And Outside
by GeneralE

Comment:
Ribbon hog! Well done General

Origami Swans lit by Ubuntu
by kasaba

Comment:
Well done on another top 10 finish! Keep up the good hard work!
Now to aim for a top 5...

Dreams Of Skies Gone By
by RianBotes

Comment:
So close to a ribbon but well done on a good HM Rian. Longer streaks would have been nice but... Well stick to landscapes - people don't ask you to leave shooting that normally.

Travelling Buddy
by Ammie

Comment:
Booooooom! 2 in a row!
Awesome Amanda well done!

Highway
by Ammie

Comment:
Well Done Amanda!
The yellow ribbon suits the yellow colours you have in your shot - it was destiny!

The Little Weaver
by HarveyG

Comment:
Wonderful Harvey. So close but it is an awesome shot and I can tell you are proud of it. Great score and well done on the 7 and an HM

... not ANOTHER dog ...!
by kasaba

Comment:
kasaba I hope this is yours...
Firstly I think the BG is really nice and it makes the dog's head the real focus of the shot. Simple BG's are good so well done on this.
Composition is nice with the eyes and mouth / tongue relatively close to the eye pleasing rule of thirds.
The slight look to the left (from the viwers point of view) is probably the thing that might lose some of the connection for some voters. If the dog was looking straight at the voter then it might have done slightly better. Also the fact that the left eye is a bit obscure dby some hair also stops some of that connection with the viewer.
DOF is nice with the nose to the eyes in focus. The eyes might have been able to be a bit sharper and it looks like the focus drops off very soon after the eyes judging by the hair around the head in the region of the ears. Perhaps a slightly smaller aperture would have helped?
Lighting - I can see it was not an on camera flash - the highlights are not directly in line with the closest reflective parts of the dog (eyes and shiny nose).
Overall a pretty good job. Perhaps a slight bit more detail in the darker shadows of the face would have helped but not a bad shot at all!