Quote Originally Posted by DavidEccleston View Post
Looks pretty good. I'd try to boost the brightness of the shadow range a bit, to help define the eye in the black fur.
I normally don't process pictures more than white balance/exposure. I saw the catch lights from the sun/sky in his eyes and said, "good enough."

However, I do see what you're saying. I tried what you suggested using Elements 10 to boost the brightness of the eyes until I could make out the pupils. I think I might have overdone it, but it looks better after walking away from it for a while. To see everything in his eyes, I had to move the brightness slider all the way to max, but he started looking more like a zombie-dog.

Here's the result using the adjustment layer on his eyes for brightness -- set to 135/150.


Most of my processing is just with DPP, so I wondered how it would look in HDR. Fur looks overly processed, but it brought out the eyes just enough. Well, maybe the fur distracts from the eyes more than the eyes themselves. This is HDR, Art Standard, Saturation down to 40 from 50.


Thanks for the suggestion. Good tip.