Lean on Me
by chelsearocks

Comment by glad2badad:
I'm not a large fan of pets in a portrait challenge, although technically there isn't anything that says you can't. :D This is a happy photo with a cute composition. I wish the whites were stronger to complete the B/W tonal scale. JMO of course. Good luck in the challenge.

Lean on Me
by chelsearocks

Comment by staticoy:
DOGGIES!

Lean on Me
by chelsearocks

Comment by Thai:
sweet

Lean on Me
by chelsearocks

Comment by Puckzzz:
I see a lot of curly fur! Oh wait...and two dogfaces...maybe if you used a bigger aperture and focussed on one of the dogs it would've been better, now it's very crowded.

Barbed Wire
by chelsearocks

Comment by trumpetgirl:
Nice closeup, but the angle could of been a little better. Still, good job.

Barbed Wire
by chelsearocks

Comment by Greetmir:
Nice balance (cropping). 8

Barbed Wire
by chelsearocks

Comment by jseligman:
...and rebar...and wire fence...and weeds. A little too busy for me, but I still like it.

Barbed Wire
by chelsearocks

Comment by tstout:
interesting that you found rebar passing through some barbed wire (or did you do that?). juxtoposed w/ the blue wire fence is even better. what I don't like is the stray strands of weeds and the mottled background - their softness distracts from the strong lines of the wires

Yeah Man!
by chelsearocks

Comment by atupdate:
Photographically speaking, this image is decent. The lighting is even and you managed to control the shadows under the hat. The composition shows that you are trying to be creative but the image does look a little strange without the eyes showing. The facial features lack sharpness due to the wide-open aperture you had to use. I suggest you use a tripod next time and close down the aperture, which will require a slower shutter speed.

Challenge wise, the voting pattern in your histogram suggests that many voters didn't feel this was a strong subject for a Pattern challenge. Although the hat has a definite pattern, it doesn't hold the viewer's attention for very long and is almost secondary in the image. Personally, I spent more time looking at the face and the brown curly things next to it (Are those dreadlocks?) than I did at the hat.

Hope this helps you better understand your score.

Tim

Barbed Wire
by chelsearocks

Comment by things_to_do:
im not sure about the verticle wire, it is a bit distracting, i love the rest