Critique Club
Composition-content
Your dog is gorgeous!! As many of your comments said, perhaps the dog is a little close to the camera, a little more space at both the top and the bottom would set him off nicely. The off-centred composition is good, with good eye contact.
Background
Through the use of flash the background has gone nice and dark, which complemets his colours well. The carpet is a little distracting. Perhaps an outdoor shot would have been nice, set against some grass, with limited DOF turning the grass into a blur. Personally, I love to see animals outside running free, there is always a glint in their eyes and more expressive when they are running free!
Technical
Perhaps the DOF with the f2 is a little limited, I think that it could be nicer to have more of the dog in sharper focus. The flash is a little bright and colours have been washed out a little. Perhaps natural daylight would have been more flattering. Personally, I find flash pretty hard to use, it is pretty harsh, perhaps bouncing the flash would have softened it a little.
My Opinion
I am a sucker for dogs, especially labradors, so I love it! Good Luck in the next challenge!
This is neat. His right eye and the right side of his mouth look like he is saying something and getting ready to wink at you. I wish you had left a ittle more on the top of the photo. It appears a little of the head, not much but a little, was cropped off. Beautiful dog and really nice photo. Just zoom out a little for me.
I would imagine that you're getting a lot of the same kind of comments as I am about some of the photo having too much "soft focus". The eyes are the important thing, and they are nice and clear. Love the nice close-up shot.
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