There is nothing more that I like better then a good B&W photo. The problem is I don't know where to even start with it. I have been playing around with it for over a year, but still have no direction. So I shot this just for criticism. Me and my dogs. Very simple, and I figure there are a hundred different ways it could be better. Call me weird, but I actually re-shot this until the dog in the back was looking at me, and the dog below me was looking the opposite direction. Why? I have no idea. I suppose it was the challenge to get them to do that. "Gus" the Pup in front of me is 10 months old. He was watching a flock of birds so I was tightly grasping his collar, looking like my arm is part of his head. I had my camera on a tri-pod and 10 sec timer, made it even more interesting.So let me know how you would shoot this scene, process it, ect. Simple pictures like this with the right photographer will jump out at me. I just can't find that jump. Any critiques will be much appreciated.

Thanks,

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