Wonderful shot! He does look sad. Do you know what happened to him?

Great shot.

Awww Gorgeous !

aww how cute! they are the cutest thieves!! lol

Nice catch, and it's truly a wild animal.

Interesting approach...best of luck

Great shot, but he doesn't look much more than 9.

goood job.....

Great capture, is he really a teen though?

Perfect shot author...Instant fav from me...GL

one object, one colour with many tones.natural and simple.like it!

Wonderful capture!

this could be Adrian Mutu's dog easealy :P

Shepard pups are always cute! (as opposed to all those really ugly puppies!)

Nice title.

OHHHHHHHHH. You mean the "t'ain't."

lol @kyricom its the bit between bum and balls. Sorry, you asked.
@Author, great capture would have so awesome if it was half a second later. I really like the photos with a story, GL

wow ........ great shot ........ all the best

What's a "gooch?"

I like the sunlight through the slats

strong image

Ditto from me too author - the cracked and vacant parlinkg lot adds to the decay, specially seeing that employees probably used to park here in better times.

High marks from me, this is a very good photograph of a very sad situation.

Congrats for your third place!

Still a bit crooked. Nice effort for your sister b'day too

nicely shot...gl

great pic! gl

much better, glad I held my vote.

but nice shot....

I agree with friiskiwi, it also seems a bit under exposed

Nice effort, but try straightening the photo and frame, crop some of the surrounds and upload a high res, please.

Much nicer!

Welcome to the group.......so much you can learn here, but you are off to a great start with such a nice entry,,,,,GL to you!!

Welcome! I didn't see the original, but, the composition here is wonderful and pleasing to the eye. Nice subject contrast with the old fence and the new growth. Keep up shots like this and we'll see you at the top soon enough...nicely done

much better.

welcome to pxl author...............
You keep taking shots like this, and take notice of the great advice given you, and you will soon be up among the stars of this site..........in the meantime, just have fun.....good luck....

Welcome to the site. Your photo has a lot of promise, Suggest you crop it just to the left of the OutOfFocus stick, increase the contrast and darken the image a little.
You can replace your original image by going to 'My contests" and Edit Entry.
Good Luck

1st off congrats on your new toy! I like the new growth on the saplings surrounding the decaying fence it makes a very interesting subject. But imho you should consider cropping it down a bit, there's too much empty space on the left side, it detracts from the fence. You might also consider increasing you dof so more of the fence is in focus, and you are bit overexposed. Keep at it though, participating in these contests will help you learn a lot!