Unsure how to improve this

[chanba]

Hey all, This is my first post here.
I'm very new to photography and took this shot recently. At first i was really please with it, but the more I look at it the less I like it and i'm not sure why!
Do you think I took it too close? Is there anything i could do in pp to make it better?
Any comments welcome as I want to learn!
Thanks for looking



Camera Olympus C730UZ
Exposure 0.033 sec (1/30)
Aperture f/2.8
Focal Length 6.4 mm
ISO Speed 400

( I think I have included everthing needed, please let me no if I havn't)

[tuxcomputers]

There is nothing post processing can do to a photo if the camera was out of focus when you pressed the shutter.

Well there is the "artistic" stuff you can do to it, but I have a feeling that's not what you wanted.

At f2.8 your depth of field will be small, at such a close subject distance it will be minuscule, nothing in that photo is sharp.

You asked how to improve it, the only answer, take it again.

[Photologyst]

It’s a nice idea, however. . .

Instead of those tiny feet looking cute and appealing, they seem grotesque and bizarrely out of proportion because of the photo angle.

Try another angle.

[SusanH1970]

It's really, really underexposed and dark. Did you shoot in RAW? If so, it's an easy fix.

ETA: After looking at the large version, I agree that it's really soft. You could have bumped your ISO up and increased your shutter speed.