Very nice pet portrait of this dog. I can see what you were trying to capture - the dog's sadness that his/her master is gone...wondering when they will return. But the emotion needed more visual clues to more strongly portray that feeling of sadness. As it is now I think many have to struggle to look past the image as just a good pet portrait to see the emotion you wanted the audience to notice. I don't know what view there is outside the window but if there were barren trees visible or a leaf ladden neglected walkway that could have been included in the shot to help project a feeling of sadness - of waiting for someone who is not coming. I like that you made this B&W but I think you could have taken it one more step into the realm of projecting sadness. Blue tones can convey cold and/or sadness. In Paintshop Pro there is the Auto Color Balance in which you can use a slider to adjust color temperature to warmer (orange hues) or cooler (blue hues). I'm sure Photoshop has the same feature. By introducing some blue tones to the B&W, the color could be a supporting feature that helps the audience connect it to sadness. (not voting)
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