Hey mel, i really like the slightly warmer tone that this version has, and the darker sky seems to put more focus onto the old dog (ohhh he looks even sadder ibn this verion)
but something about the sky just looks a little off to me. Possibly a little too fake??
Feel completly free to disregard my comment

A good rework Mel ….although I din’t mind the original :-)

This is a great image Mel.

lovely colors. Great composition!

Another one that makes me feel a little sad… This has a melancholy feel to it that really hits home. Beautifully done Mel.

Great result Mel, I’m still deciding which one I like best! :D

cracker of a shot mel
love the sense of absence
oh my, that’s eloquently put innit…

Looks fabulous Mel.

Oohhh, feels so empty, so lonely, and just the little dejected dog! Awesome work :)

A beautiful shot i love the lonely feel to it has, and the dog just adds that little something extra, takes it to a new level, great work =)

Terrific shot – very nicely processed – love the way the mustard yellow walls are echoed in the colour of the dog, and the sky has a slightly ominous feel. Great composition too.

Great shot Mel. I like that you’ve picked a selection of really interesting buildings to frame this shot. The dog staring off in to the distance adds to the atmosphere. Good work too on bringing up the shadow areas because it really strengthens the colours which is a feature of the buildings. Top job!

Another brillliant shot Mel

You have such great vision.

Superb work

Excellent shot! Great colours, composition, and title. Really looks lonely!

Perfect in every way Mel..Love it

Love the work you’ve done and the feel about it!

yes i really like the rework. much softer feel and colours. nice

Poor sad lonely doggy, looks really miserable with his tail between his legs. :-(

Beautiful capture, I love the softness… And of course pour pup, he looks so lonely…

very cool light! i like the atmosphere, nobody to be seen, except the dog! very nice capture

This is a really surreal shot, moody sky works well

brilliant – you certainly have achieved your goal here – just like Paul’s work – love this – you are a real inspiration to us all in RB.

The rework is wonderful – although so was the original… l love the new colours, and the dog seems even sadder somehow.

Thanks so much, everyone! I appreciate your comments :)

Still a great shot Mel,the sky in the original gives the work has a stronger Australian feel to it ,the brightness make desuetude streetscape so much sadder .

Gosh I feel sorry for that poor dog…this piece is excellent! Well done once again Mel :)

great shot,mel

Lovely Mel, the colours ooze a dry drought feeling and of desperation also. A tough town Wilcannia.

lovely colours and i love the story that you tell here….i hope you gave the little fella some water….

Awesome! Is that a dingo?

I love this, wonderful colors and tone.

This really is a good shot that evokes emotion in the viewer. I, too, like the redo from the original, adds a lot to the overall feel. I wonder how this would look in black and white? Do you have any other versions of this – say, a shot shifted a touch to the right? This would remove the tree, adding to the lonely-look, and including all of the dog’s shadow. I really like that the dog is looking ahead, down his shadow line. Excellent work, Mel! Cheers! Chris

This is a great image. The colors are soft and saturated in the warm hues. The dog seems so sad that he has been deserted. There is a total stillness in the air, not one cloud in the sky. Wow, this piece tells an entire story. NICE!

great composition Mel, like the way the dogs shadow is going out of the picture, as if thats deserting it too.

Just has a teriffic feel to it. The colours are superb

Great shot and processing, I feel for the dog.

The image has a way to make the viewer feel sadness for the little one and thats what it should do, great work.

wonderful Mel. Has a magical quality that lets one “feel” the moment!!!

Beautiful image and very touching.

Very surreal, retro feeling. Wonderful image.

Thank you all for your wonderful comments, this makes a great wallpaper on my desktop too :)

wow, this is fantastic…that poor dog. I want to take him home and let him sit on my couch.

Excellent – added to my favourites

This is superb, Mel…and a little sad :-( I love the mirror of colors between the little one and the buildings, the dark sky, the emptiness. Just fantastic. I’m not sure which version I like better – I have to see the other again, but this is lovely.

PS – oh no, I love this one far more – extraodinary!!!!

... but a great image was left behind….

Thank you so very much to the lovely person who bought two cards of this over the weekend, much appreciated!

Very nice image!

This is so sad!!! awwww…. It’s also rather Stephen King-ish. Great shot!

what a haunting image…... so much emptiness here….

this is cool, interesting tones and feel!

This looks so surreal, love the colours and light, brilliant capture

sooo cool! the dog really completes this!

love love LOVE it.

fantastic !!

i’m off on holidays tomorrow otherwise i’d be there for sure

all the best xx

Everything comes together in this in the most perfect way. It really is a great photo and a favorite for me.

Love this image Mel…its a fav….great compostion and lighting…the dog looks so distraught being the only one left!!

I think it has all been said – but it is an image that stays with the viewer!