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[stsinner]

 

[tirediron]

Great expression!

 

[LuckySo-n-So]

awesome!!! :bow:

Gotta be a dog-lover to understand and love that picture.

 

[stsinner]

Thanks for the comments.. I realized how soft it looks and went to work with PP.. How's this?

And with a little more creative PP:

 

[ShutterSpeed]

i think your edits are a bit much.

i'm wondering if contrast on the original would work better than sharpening it.

 

[Eldrich]

Yeah, I like the original over the edits. Maybe if you only sharpened around the eyes, and left the rest of it soft...

 

[DavidElliot]

you're lucky that you were able to catch the expression. the photo looks a tad bit underexposed and i agree that the sharpening is a bit much, maybe contrast would be a better fit like shutterspeed suggests

 

[TwoRails]

Of the three, I like the first the best.

 

[LaFoto]

The first looks like it actually is a crop out of a much larger photo, so the fact that it is not that brilliantly focused becomes even more obvious. But don't make the obvious even worse - your edits do so... Some careful play with the levels and a mild USM might do. What's she (I think it's a she?) looking at?

 

[Mgw189]

Yeah I have to agree with LaFoto the edits dont do much for me either. The first image doesnt look right either. Not sure if its a crop or not but something is off for sure.

 

[stsinner]

The first looks like it actually is a crop out of a much larger photo, so the fact that it is not that brilliantly focused becomes even more obvious. But don't make the obvious even worse - your edits do so... Some careful play with the levels and a mild USM might do. What's she (I think it's a she?) looking at?

She was watching my 1 year old daughter play on the floor next to her couch. Thanks for the comments. . I think sharpening the eyes, as was suggested, would help..