Pensive Dog
by Burg

Comment by ElGordo:
I think you really captured a moment here! 8

Pensive Dog
by Burg

Comment by GodsGurl:
AWWWW! i just wanna kiss his little face, how cute!

Pensive Dog
by Burg

Comment by kiwinick:
mans best friend 10

Pensive Dog
by Burg

Comment by Konador:
Lovely emotion shown in this shot.

Pensive Dog
by Burg

Comment by Strikeslip:
Very nice lighting. A gorgeous dog. Well done!

Pensive Dog
by Burg

Comment by Tranquil:
Nice DOF... highlights are a little hot in the bottom left.

The Dreadful Wasted Smoke - Lighting the WRONG end!
by Burg

Comment by Makka:
*Greetings from the Critique Club*

Ahh, being a smoker myself I can say I have done this more than once in my life, but normally when intoxicated. :p

First thing that hits me here is that the cigarette is blown out a bit. The rings separating the butt from the tobacco disappear too much and to me that is a major indicator that IT IS the wrong end. With having the cigarette the main point of focus it really needed to be spot on. I would of also liked to have seen more light on the burnt end to get some detail there. Maybe if it had of been turned slightly more towards the camera?

I'm also seeing that the focus on the cigarette is a tad soft. Not too much but just a little. I'm not sure if you used any USM in Photoshop before you saved it but it may of just been enough to reduce that.

The texture of the background the cigarette is sitting on is great in my opinion. It's obviously a park bench or something similar? The 'spots' in the foreground I find a little distracting. If it was an advanced rules challenge I would of cloned them out but as it stands you may of tried just moving the cigarette further back and bring the camera in a bit to drop them off the bottom of the frame.

The overall composition is great and the placement of the cigarette in relation to the frame is good. I like it. Well done on your first entry. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to PM me.

Best of luck in future challenges.

Neil

Peachy-Keen
by Burg

Comment by ginjer:
The lighting is flat. It could use more contrast.

The Dreadful Wasted Smoke - Lighting the WRONG end!
by Burg

Comment by myra:
good shot. a shorter title and sharper focus might help.

The Dreadful Wasted Smoke - Lighting the WRONG end!
by Burg

Comment by C-town driver:
LOL, I've done that myself. Nice composition and shallow DOF