A very placid, but fun-loving dog I encountered at Horseshoe Beach in Newcastle, Australia.
I took the shot with a Canon 450D and a Standard Canon 250 mm lens set at 135 mm.
The original digital photograph:

I applied my own custom textures to the original using Adobe Photoshop Elements 7.
The edited image, available for sale:


gentle soul, dog, animal, mammal, nature, pooch, pet, texture, fauna, labradoodle
I became interested in Digital Photography when I got my first Digital Camera in 2004. Photography has grown into a real passion over the last few years as I have learned more and my skills have progressed. Buying a digital SLR in 2009 opened up a whole new world of Photographic possibilities that has substantially increased my interest and devotion to the craft.
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Great work.. such cute puppy great treatment
Thanks for your positive comment and making this a fave!
– reflector
This makes me want to go get another dog. Beautiful work, James.
Thanks Lori, it had a great personality! Thanks for the fave. :)
– reflector
Fabulous work James! Great effect! :o)
Thanks Marilyn! :)) There were so many ways those textures could have been applied.
– reflector
brilliant work – bet the owners would so love to see this!!
cheers
maggie
:))
I was talking to the owner on the day – he was fishing there and settled his dog (only lasted a second – it’s too “hypo”!) so I could get a few quick shots. I should put a small collection in my car next time I go there in case I recognize anyone and want to show them. :-)
– reflector
Beautiful James him proud, I agree with Maggie, the owners would love a copy of this!!!
Thanks for your nice comment! It was a quick shoot in atrocious lighting but I wrestled nice shots out of the camera with a slightly higher ISO or the flash. [Only to add a bunch of textures and make this one dark again! :)) ]
– reflector
Best case scenery image of the day, thank you to shared your splendid artwork:)
Warm smile from you can rise someone life, not cost anything but precious…
Best regards,
Sunny
Thanks for the compliment! Have a nice weekend! :))
– reflector
Beautiful James~ fabulous editing!!
Thanks Cheryl, much appreciated!
– reflector
Excellent capture. Awesome textures.
Rachel :)
Thanks for your nice comment!
– reflector
Perfect shot! Very nice lighting :)
Kyle
Thanks for your feedback! :)) Adding two textures added much more contrast and eventually a bit of noise – I mitigated that with Gaussian Blur at 3 pixels.
– reflector
This is very cool reflector! You have a fantastic combination in that very fine dog, and an extremely nice texture – even better that it’s yours – congrats, this is great!
Thanks for your encouragement Shallay! I have about a dozen of those Bokeh shots with different colours and scale/layout of the bokeh Hexagons. There was another shot much closer to the pooch (side on) that almost became this edit.
– reflector