Beauty Is In The Eye Of The Beholder
by Neuferland

Comment by Madukes:
i think she is just beautiful-good shot and focus

Dorothy's Pixy Cousin
by Neuferland

Comment by hideout:
Wow, I really like the idea, love the dark striped clothing (next time leave out the contrasting hair accessories because it distracts from her fun facial expression), I'd love to see her pigtails. Good job creating the pixie, she has a 3-D quality.

Beauty Is In The Eye Of The Beholder
by Neuferland

Comment by DrAchoo:
A few thoughts:

1) The subject is tough. In reality it's excellent and of course you think this dog is the most beautiful thing in the world where others might see an old decrepid dog. Perfect application of the saying, BUT in our weird world, people still want to see pictures of appealing things. You probably lost a bit for having the guts to take a picture which may not have mass appeal. (That's not a bad thing! It just doesn't help your score.)

2) The focus does seem just a bit soft. I'm not sure if it is DOF, OOF, or motion blur (even though you were at 1/250th). You can see this most apparent in the fur at the top of his head.

3) Perhaps to compensate for the focus, it seems a bit oversharp. If not, it may be just a bit too contrasty (which I rarely say in 4.7-5.3 pictures).

4) The square crop isn't the best. I would have actually made it more vertical so you had some negative space to move the dog slightly off center.

5) The conversion to B&W is pretty good. I think you did a good job there.

Beauty Is In The Eye Of The Beholder
by Neuferland

Comment by Dax-:
Give a kiss to Lollie for me...she's wonderful!

Beauty Is In The Eye Of The Beholder
by Neuferland

Comment by dahved:
Poor little gummy-mouth... :-) Does she drink all her food?
While the head is pretty centered, the one ear being away form her head helps the composition be more dynamic. Pretty good shadow detail.

Midnight Blues
by Neuferland

Comment by KiwiShotz:
The monochromatic treatment turns this into a very goo darchitectural image. Good composition and exposure control too

Midnight Blues
by Neuferland

Comment by sjturner:
Great effect

Midnight Blues
by Neuferland

Comment by phreakon:
I'm definitely a fan of the "blue"ness in this shot

Beauty Is In The Eye Of The Beholder
by Neuferland

Comment by GolferDDS:
Cute.

Dorothy's Pixy Cousin
by Neuferland

Comment by posthumous:
did you really have to point at her with both fingers? the lack of subtletly suggests this is a Disney film. Good visual impact, creative premise.