Wow, the processing here is fantastic - perhaps would have liked to see either a little more or a little less on the right (if that makes sense - the crop where you can almost see the brown fur seems a bit strange) but otherwise a brilliant shot.
Again, I am baffled that you have never one a ribbon on this site.
Great Emotion, great composition, great detail, great lighting. A top pick for this challenge, and a favorite. A highly underrated shot, and yet another amazing capture from you.
I loved this shot as soon as I saw it. it's just so fantastic. the eye of the dog is very expressive and the loving hand adds great emotion to the image. and beyond that, great clarity, composition, and post-processing. very well done!
I wondered if this was yours Kelly... This is really an incredible shot (scored it a 9). Very underrated, but this was a VERY tough challenge - congratulations on your 2nd highest finish to date! Beautiful, beautiful job...
I agree with Judy - this is an exceptionally wonderful photograph Kel, the angry-low-voters didn't do you any justice, imo. Perfect focus, color, and emotion. Beautiful photograph Kel. Beautiful.
Great photo! I saw this one during voting and guessed that it might be Heida. I thought it would place much higher in this challenge. Thanks for sharing your post-processing notes, too.
Awesome! Great lighting, texture, detail... The only thing I'm not sure about is the composition--In general it's great, but I think I'd like to see all of the dog's head. Then again, maybe not...
7 - Good character, nice color combinations. Criticism; difficult, perhaps a slightly different 'hand pose', a little sharper on the dog's eye/cheek, may have made this even better in my opinion. Not sure on the frame, 'works' but wonder if a variation (especially of color) may have enhanced certain features/colors in the shot.
i really like this shot; i hope it doesn't get lost amid all the landscape/sunset shots. you've really captured the connection between dog and man. good job.
The lighting is superb as is the clarity of this shot. I like the detail of the hand. The human element mixed with the animal world always evokes such emotion for me. The closeness, the cameraderie. Nothing beats touch and this depicts it perfectly. 10
What a wonderful capture of this relationship- one can feel the love and trust between them. This really grabbed my attention and I know I won't be able to forget this image! Hope you do very well!
I love the hand and the dog fur and all that, just the one eye of the dog gives this image a weird feeling. I wish I could see both. Still a good shot though.
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