Finally got some head shots

bfjr

I've posted my Female rottie here before, but my Male(Brownie) has remained aloof
Till today. Hope you enjoy



and:

fish

cute doggy. hope you don't mind if I punch it up a bit.

marlof

fish wrote:

cute doggy. hope you don't mind if I punch it up a bit.

Like the dog. Like the punching up also. What did you do exactly? (Always trying to learn)

bfjr

fish wrote:

cute doggy. hope you don't mind if I punch it up a bit.

Thanks for viewing. No, don't mind at all, just not sure I care for it much?
To me it looks like a bit too much, however somewhere inbetween might be nice

bfjr

marlof wrote:

Like the dog. Like the punching up also. What did you do exactly? (Always trying to learn)

Thanks, for stoping by. I could be wrong (usually am ), but I think Fish probably uped the contrast?

4labs

Nice looking pup. His head is huge.. Thnxs for sharing..

bfjr

4labs wrote:

Nice looking pup. His head is huge.. Thnxs for sharing..

Thanks for looking. Yes he is of good size, about 120lbs. Nothing like the rumors about these dogs, although they (and he) can be formitable, he'd rather rub all over you, and get his butt scracthed rofl

I tried to revive the Dog a Day thread with a shot of my female, but to no avail. Hows your Labs doing?

4labs

bfjr wrote:

Thanks for looking. Yes he is of good size, about 120lbs. Nothing like the rumors about these dogs, although they (and he) can be formitable, he'd rather rub all over you, and get his butt scracthed rofl

I tried to revive the Dog a Day thread with a shot of my female, but to no avail. Hows your Labs doing?

My guys are great thnxs. Ever since saw the Omen when I was a kid I haev been scared shitless of Rotties but I have come to know a few and they are very sweet..

bfjr

4labs wrote:

Ever since saw the Omen when I was a kid I haev been scared shitless of Rotties but I have come to know a few and they are very sweet..

Yeah, me too. But I swear my guys & girls eyes never turn, "Devilsh Red", unless of course I screw up a flash shot

Harryb

bfjr wrote:

I've posted my Female rottie here before, but my Male(Brownie) has remained aloof
Till today. Hope you enjoy

Hey Ben,

Nice captures. She looks like a sweetheart. Rotties are ok but I would never own a dog that eats more than I do.

bfjr

Harryb wrote:

Hey Ben,

Nice captures. She looks like a sweetheart. Rotties are ok but I would never own a dog that eats more than I do.

Sorry Harry this ones a he, whew, I'm glad he didn't hear ya :hide rofl
Please don't get me started on the feed $$$$$, but Harry they don't eat Egrets, now ribs thats another matter!!!:eat :lol4

Dixie

Ben, like the shots of the rotties.

Realizing that adjustments are entirely subjective, I thought that I would give a quick go at one of them. There is a lot of diffused light in the scene causing the colors to be subdued and placing a sheen on the fur. I tried to reduce the sheen so the details and color of the fur showed through more without increasing the contrast.

I used the following tools in the order given to make the adjustments:

• Hue and Saturation (bumped Sat slightly)
• Levels (darken slightly and increased gamma slightly)
• Selective Color (bumped Blacks slightly)

bfjr

Dixie wrote:

Ben, like the shots of the rotties.

Realizing that adjustments are entirely subjective, I thought that I would give a quick go at one of them. There is a lot of diffused light in the scene causing the colors to be subdued and placing a sheen on the fur. I tried to reduce the sheen so the details and color of the fur showed through more without increasing the contrast.

I used the following tools in the order given to make the adjustments:

• Hue and Saturation (bumped Sat slightly)
• Levels (darken slightly and increased gamma slightly)
• Selective Color (bumped Blacks slightly)

Yeah, I think that's the ticket , not so harsh as "Fish's" take. More importanatly as you have done for me and others here, is to give a little step by step really helps, thanks again.

jwear

careful fish
nice shot Ben, I miss my dog --- both Dixie and Fish 's kick up look good both made the eye have more luster [as a side effect ] and fish he is a tad biiiiiiiiiggggggg for a punch we would have to call you guppy ---:D what does he weigh 120 Jeff

Dixie

bfjr wrote:

Yeah, I think that's the ticket , not so harsh as "Fish's" take. More importanatly as you have done for me and others here, is to give a little step by step really helps, thanks again.

Thanks, Ben, your comments are appreciated.

bfjr

jwear wrote:

nice shot Ben, I miss my dog --- both Dixie and Fish 's kick up look good both made the eye have more luster [as a side effect ] and fish he is a tad biiiiiiiiiggggggg for a punch we would have to call you guppy ---:D what does he weigh 120 Jeff

Yo, Jeff how's it hanging, left, right down the middle
Thanks for stopping by
Are you asking if Fish is 120, don't know if he is he is most certainly a "Guppy" :lol4 :lol4

jwear

bfjr wrote:

Yo, Jeff how's it hanging, left, right down the middle
Thanks for stopping by
Are you asking if Fish is 120, don't know if he is he is most certainly a "Guppy" :lol4 :lol4

no your puppy beach boy and careful with the fish jokes only one to a thread :uhoh

david_h

bfjr wrote:

I've posted my Female rottie here before, but my Male(Brownie) has remained aloof
Till today. Hope you enjoy

Hi Ben, nice Rottie.
I couldn't resist having a play as well.
1. Increased the brightness of the midtones slightly using Curves.
2. Used USM at 30%, 75 dia, 4 threashold to try to bring out the texture in his coat.
I then thought the image was too bright so I.......
3. Selected the highlights, put them on their own layer and reduced the gamma slightly in Levels.
What do you think?

bfjr

david_h wrote:

Hi Ben, nice Rottie.
I couldn't resist having a play as well.
1. Increased the brightness of the midtones slightly using Curves.
2. Used USM at 30%, 75 dia, 4 threashold to try to bring out the texture in his coat.
I then thought the image was too bright so I.......
3. Selected the highlights, put them on their own layer and reduced the gamma slightly in Levels.
What do you think?

Yes I do . However now I'm gettin really cornfused again . That's the thing about PP, theres just so many variations and all very, very nice.
I know, I'll show them all to my wife and let her decide, she knows everything, well that's what she told me!! :hide :lol4

fish

marlof wrote:

Like the dog. Like the punching up also. What did you do exactly? (Always trying to learn)

As you can tell, everyone has a different take in post. That's one of the great things about post...there's no one right way to do things.

What I did was increase the midtone contrast, bump saturation, darken highlights and lighten shadows a bit too. I don't pay too much attention to the absolute values of the changes...I just monitor the image as I make the change and stop when it looks "right" to my eye.

If I was monkeying around with the raw image, I would drop the exposure by about half a stop, maybe 3/4, improve contrast +25, up saturation +8 and see how it looks.

Kirwin

Hi Ben,

I'm a sucker for dog pics... great shots! These guys look a lot gentler than that character "Fish". That shark is devouring egrets!:D

bfjr

Kirwin wrote:

Hi Ben,

I'm a sucker for dog pics... great shots! These guys look a lot gentler than that character "Fish". That shark is devouring egrets!:D

Yo, Kirwin (my fellow FZ shootin buddy)
Glad you stopped by, gotta keep those big boys/girls with their big glass on there toes :