A guitarist's doggie? Think I'm starting to recognize your style. The hot flash makes for interesting tone, but not really pleasing. That's not a good or bad thing, I guess, but can't say the same for the shadow and crop.
black and white was a great choice for this one -- really shows the glossy coat -- I think it would have been better off in a less distracting space (no sofa, rocking chair, doorway, etc) and if the tip of the dog's nose hadn't been cut from the image
Black dogs are hard to photograph, huh? i would rather see the nose not cropped out of this shot.... the background is a little busy as well... Nice shot though...
His paws and the tip of his nose are cut off! Is this a black dog? It's a great pose...the background and shadow are a bit distracting and it seems maybe something could be done with the lighting to show off the texture of his fur a bit more, though I've not had much experience with it, so I couldn't really tell you what.
shadow from the flash is kinda cool. The colouring doesn't do anything for me, and the doorway in the background is very distracting - I keep expecting to see something in there