A newborn English Setter puppy at just a few weeks old, held carefully in the palm of my wife's hand. It is awful frightning to learn later, just how big and powerful these little guys can become in their first year of life. But, they always seem to remain as loving and as cute as the day life began in the eyes of a grateful owner.
Nikon D1x, with Nikkor AFS Zoom 28-70mm D f2.8 zoomed to 70 mm. Exposure as indicated.
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great depth of field on this. i really like this soft focus effect you've got going. my only nitpick would be the existance of the thumb in the photo, but i know it's probably pretty hard to hold a puppy any other way. great colors here, too. good work. one of my top 4.
Cute subject. The photo looks fuzzy which in my eyes is good in this case, because it fits to the subject. However creativity is not so good and the photo is not really one where I say "Yikes! That's amazing" (and I'm not much better in this ;-)) -stephan
So adorable! The hand puts the puppy in scale and sets up an emotional relationship with it for the viewer. Much better than just photographing the puppy on its own. Lovely depth of field to throw the focus on the eyes, and great colours. I'm giving this 10. Maybe you'll win :) - lisae
DOF is all that creates fault with this image. I think this picture would have won the challenge with ease had the focus been on the puppy's face. It is a really great shot, but the focus is so important with portraits like this… Sorry to be so negative on such a heart tugging image…
This is so cute! Another nice puppy photo this week. The focus and aperture are great, placing the sharpest focus right at its eyes. The lighting is nice too and helps set the peaceful, "sleepy" tone. Very nice. Score: 8 Courtenay
Something new. Composition - pretty good Technical Aspects - pretty good. I think a little less DOF and a little more light would have really helped this. Still, quite good. Meets Challenge - yes Visual Impact / Originality – pretty good Jim msp
This is one of the most well executed pet photos I have seen yet on this site. I *love* the soft focus on this shot. it adds a nice sense of serenity to the image. Excellent shot :) = 9 - jmsetzler
This is so sweet! Great composition and color combos...they set eachother off nicely. I wish the nose were a little more in focus (not perfect though). 9 Lisa
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