Golden Retriever Portrait, Too Much?

[Katie_Belmont]

Did I go too far with the pp?

I adjusted levels, color balance, lens blur, and added a sharpness layer for the eyes tongue and nose.

Does it still look natural?

Thanks in advance.

[lputman]

Your processing is fine but what I feel it needs is a crop that would eliminate all of the fence. Probably down to where the white of the clovers are starting.

[Trader]

It would be nice to include more of the dog too, since that is the subject of the image.

[ggilkey]

Originally Posted by lputman

Your processing is fine but what I feel it needs is a crop that would eliminate all of the fence. Probably down to where the white of the clovers are starting.

i agree with lori - crop out the fence - cute dog!!!!

[Wylerhouse]

I hope you don't mind, I played with your picture some. Probably more processing than you wanted on it, I just think it is fun. I just did a shot like this of my springer spaniel yesterday....
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[Katie_Belmont]

Thanks everyone. I actually really liked the fence and the vertical lines til I cropped it out and realized I liked it better without it.

Wylerhouse, No i don't mind people messing with my photos at all! I do it all the time, I can't help it. I'm not a big fan of frames but I do like where you cropped it.