Initial thoughts/My opinion Well-selected subject shown with great sharpness and good use of DOF. The composition is not too well balanced though.
Content/Composition As other already commented, the dog fits very well for this challenge: it looks energetic and how it looks to the right side of the is great.
However, the balance between it and the nice tree is not too good:
The dog is too close to the bottom border, it almost stands on it. The tree takes to much space, which is not necessary: you needed to cut it at the top anyway, so cropping it a little lower would not have hurt.
Having the dog standing on a horizon with just blue sky as background might have worked as negative space, but here the tree makes just a second, equally (or even more important) object in the picture.
The balance between the tree and the wonderful red earth is just great though. A tight rectangular crop might have improved this balance even more by placing the line between both regions on the diagonal.
What I like is how the dog is standing out of the shadow of the tree!
Camera work -technically Very, very good: focus and DOF are set awesomely and the exposure is great too.
Digital Processing - Technical No flaws here either. Sharpening, hue/saturation etc. all top notch. Having no border was a good choice too.
Fits the challenge Yes, beside the balance between tree and dog it does.
This should have finished higher. The crop you selected really puts emphasis on the pug's size. Don't mind the comments about the bush being too important in the shot. The eye is drawn to the dog, which is what should be happening to pull this shot off. Good work. Keep it up!
This is more like BUSH than dog. but I like the dog he /she looks a cutie a little too far away to see its detail
A little closer and I think this would be better
Fits the challenge though
Very sharp photo, maybe a tad lighter might have been good (for my monitor). Nice composition, although I think the dog should have been more prominent. Good job!
This is great for the Chinese Zodiac - not only is the dog a good choice (breed), in a good position, the tree/bush it's in front of is a great shape and the ground is a great color. Maybe a slightly tighter crop on the right or a little less blurriness on the back right ground and it'd be perfect to my eyes. Maybe too a little more definition (a lighting issue maybe?) on the dog's black face. I really like this.
The composition is cute. Tho small, I'm sure this dog is faithful, determined, energetic and has a big heart. The green of the tree and the red of the soil go well with the dog's color. I like how it looks with the top half cropped too - maybe not as cute, but attention is more drawn to the dog.
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