What do you think of this PP?

[BryDeeC]

It was sunny yesterday, so I decided to take some pictures of my dog, Dagan. Well, one of the only good shots I got of him ended up being pretty dark. I tried my best at correcting it on GIMP, but I know very little about post processing work so I know its not the best editing in the world. I'm not looking for a detailed critique. I just want to know if I did a decent job at editing the photo.

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Any tips for future reference would also be appreciated.

[AnnaV]

Love what you've done so far!

You could try putting a motion blur on the ground to give a bit more focus on the dog? (I'm not sure exactly how you'd go about this but I'm sure Google would through up some results)

[BryDeeC]

Thank you! What do you think of the colors and stuff in the picture? Does it look too bright?

[AnnaV]

I personally don't think it's too bright, I love what you've done with it

[stitchbug]

i dont know much about PP, but i don tthink its too bright. actually the dog is still kinda dark.
maybe someone with more PP knowledge will chime in.

[AnnaV]

I quite like that the dog is still dark - you can get a sense of the sun on his brow witht he lovely contrast but it's light enough to be able see all the detail on the face and in the fur.

[BryDeeC]

Thanks for all of the feedback. I thought Dagan was still a little dark even after the edit. That's why I came here. but after looking at the photo some more, I don't think it's that bad.