Layla

[reijo]

I would be interested in comments on the composition.
Reijo

[Ben H]

Impressive shot! I like the composition a lot - I guess the things I'd point out would be I'd perhaps like a little more contrast - and he should perhaps stand out from the background a little more, maybe with a background that's a little more blurred (this can be done in post of course).

But great shot, nevertheless - I like a lot...

[reijo]

I have photoshop CS3. How do I blur the background?
I know with viveza I can darken it considerably
Reijo

Impressive shot! I like the composition a lot - I guess the things I'd point out would be I'd perhaps like a little more contrast - and he should perhaps stand out from the background a little more, maybe with a background that's a little more blurred (this can be done in post of course).

But great shot, nevertheless - I like a lot...

[djKianoosh]

wow.. i love it. very majestic feel to it with the way you're looking up at the subject.

as for blurring in photoshop, it might be difficult because the fur is so close in color and tone to the background. i dont know if the smart selection tool could pick it up. well, once you have the background selected, you could just do a gaussian blur filter at whatever setting looks good to you.. the tricky part for me is always how to get a good selection.

[Marko]

I like the composition here, it works for me.

Blurring the background (for the future) is best done by simply choosing a large aperture.

[reijo]

I shot this at F11. Would f8 have been better? I was concerned about getting the dog in total focus!
Reijo

I like the composition here, it works for me.

Blurring the background (for the future) is best done by simply choosing a large aperture.