Splash!
by Neuferland

Comment by TriciaR:
5

Bits & Pieces
by Neuferland

Comment by sbrian123:
Good use of color, but by the time I saw this one, I was starting to tire of puzzle pieces and drill bits. (Another good reason for randomly generating views for voters, I guess.)

Splash!
by Neuferland

Comment by Skip:
nice idea, but needs some work. first, your autofocus picked up on the water. that's fine, but your dof is too shallow. also, your metering, by picking up on the brightness of the water, left too much shadow on your subjects face. lastly, your hue/sat adjustment did some funny things to the coloring on the water. how can it be fixed? simple. take some test shots, review your histogram, then switch to manual mode, and adjust your av/tv until you are getting a perfect exposure. next, focus on your subject not moving, then switch to manual focus. now, you're ready for a killer shot!

Splash!
by Neuferland

Comment by PapaBob:
Nice, more light on the face would have made this picture great.

Splash!
by Neuferland

Comment by hotpasta:
the editing lets this down...perhaps a little oversharp and is that Neat Image?

Bits & Pieces
by Neuferland

Comment by starrlite:
you can really see the detail on that puzzle piece!

Bits & Pieces
by Neuferland

Comment by geekssweet:
Nice bold colors.
I almost missed the drill bits due to the darkness in color. Perhaps just a smidge more height, shooting down on subject would have helped give a bit more detail to the foreground.

Bits & Pieces
by Neuferland

Comment by Ashuuter:
Meets the challenge, however, poorly styled in my opinion

Bits & Pieces
by Neuferland

Comment by h2:
would be better wothout the drills

I love you.......
by Neuferland

Comment by dsidwell:
Hello and greetings from the Critique Club!

This is a fine portrait of this lovely dog. You have chosen a close up and unique point of view, which grabs our attention quite nicely. The depth of field chosen works nicely to bring all the attention right to the dog.

The background is a bit bright, but that doesn't bother me so much as it looks like it bothered a few other commenters. I think the reason for the low score is the fact that there's so much color in the photo, when most perceived that the challenge was to take a b/w photo, but in color mode.

To improve the photo, you might try leaving just a bit more room in front of the dog's nose, so it has room to "go" somewhere. Though this is a unique point of view, depending on your objective, you might select one that creates more mood: is endearing, perhaps, or makes the dog seem friendly, sad, vicious, or some other very clear or very perplexing emotion. This is quite a neutral expression, and so doesn't inspire me to think about it much.

Think also of light when shooting, for the more interesting and moody the light is (happy, sad, mysterious, etc.), the more our interest will increase.

So nice work! Keep on shootin'!

David