Western Gray Squirrel
by brianlh

Comment by mirdonamy:
Wow, Brian! So glad to see you made the top 3!!! How exciting. Amazing photo, feel and tone!

Portrait of a Lonely Pug
by brianlh

Comment by oOWonderBreadOo:
This is a hard one to comment on- I see the changes and they are very slight but do make a difference. I do seem to look at the eyes more in this one which is a good thing! Also I noticed the ear looks better- less distracting.

Portrait of a Lonely Pug
by brianlh

Comment by TheStick:
Great shot!

Portrait of a Lonely Pug
by brianlh

Comment by nico_blue:
Your editing has been very effective. I would say that your original suffered a lot from over exposure problems (blown highlights, and generally low contrast) but you have suceeded in turning that shot into an successful artistic high key photo. The burning and dodging really brings out the eyes and the whole face in general, where as compared with the no dodge/burn version the focal point seemed to be majorly on the nose.

You do dodge/burn a bit differently that i do, but there is no right or wrong way of doing things (though i would say yours is 'righter' than mine) and the results should be pretty much the same. Maybe i'll try your method sometime :-)
PS - my way of doing dodge/burn doesnt involve layers, i just do it directly on the photo with the brush tool... it is more destructive, and harder to modify but its just the way im used to.

Western Gray Squirrel
by brianlh

Comment by rebelo:
It is an excellent lens, that Sigma 105 Macro. I have it for my D70 and love it. Very nice shot.

Beauty Beneath the Pier
by brianlh

Comment by dragonlady:
Congratulations, wonderful image and lighting effect.

Beauty Beneath the Pier
by brianlh

Comment by CorySmith:
way to go on top 10
this is a wonderful photo

Beauty Beneath the Pier
by brianlh

Comment by aboutimage:
Great job! I'm just right behind you!!

Beauty Beneath the Pier
by brianlh

Comment by pawdrix:
Congrats back at ya. Beautiful image and a well deserved placing.

Beauty Beneath the Pier
by brianlh

Comment by deapee:
Awesome Brian, congrats on top 10!! I knew this one was gonna be up there.