A view from the Pier
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Comment by FrankRobinson:
Nice BW conversion.

A view from the Pier
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Comment by mooma:
is that a panda in the water?? if so, 10:) nice shot!

A view from the Pier
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Comment by Yo_Spiff:
Nice b/w tones, but there is a visible tilt that is made evident by the straight lines of the subject.

Did Someone Say Play Ball ?
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Comment by Connor:
nice shot

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Comment by CNovack:
You have some nice lighting, an adorable Yorkie and some nice arrangement of objects BUT the composition needs a little more work for it to become the star photo it could be. Love how the light plays on the coat of the Yorkie showing off some nice sheen. The biggest flaw with this pet portrait is we don't get to see the eyes! The eyes can show us sooooo much emotion plus the viewer makes a stronger connection with the subject if eye contact is established. Animals are never predictable nor do they stay still long enough sometimes....I suspect the possiblity is strong that this doggie was facing the camera but then turned away when the shutter fired:-) Nonetheless that is where patience must step in to try again or at least have something that holds the dog's attention to look forward long enough for the shot. The focus is also an area that needs improvement for this photo to reach it's full potential. It's odd that there are some areas that are in nice focus while other areas are soft (such as the chest area, the mitten, and the ball). I don't know if you had the camera on a tri-pod or not but if you did not having the camera steady on a fixed object helps alot. If you did then perhaps a higher aperature setting (6.0 or above) that increases the deep of field and longer shutter speed will help keep all objects within the shot in a nice sharp focus (that is, if they do not move:-) till the shot is finished being taken). Pairing the right aperture with the correct shutter speed may take a bit of bracketing work - taking multiple pictures with different settings to hit upon the right one. Knowing that the dog might not sit through all that you could just set up the ball and glove there first to run the test shots then when you have hit upon the best settings bring in the Yorkie for the sitting.

Did Someone Say Play Ball ?
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Comment by jowood:
This has to be my favourite of favourites in this challenge.
Not that i'm biased;-)
Well done and good luck.

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Comment by tjbel05:
cute. It looks like the dog thinks your crazy with the glove.

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Comment by arisafari:
Adorable dog, but the baseball glove is out of focus. (8)

Did Someone Say Play Ball ?
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Comment by Nobody:
You REALLY need to have the eyes visible. That would make a big difference in this one.

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Comment by kevint:
out of focus