I JUST WANT LOVE!
This is a re-work of my Scruffy picture I took of her 3 days after I found her abandoned on the “campo” scared and alone.
Nikon D40 18-55mm

I think she must have been thrown out at night as she is terrified of going into our back garden at night (our spotlight is broken!) and just cowers on the grass in fear and refuses to go to the toilet! Anyway whilst RB was down the other day I did a bit of playing on PSP and this was one of the images I played with!!!



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Lucindawind
this is a gorgeous portrait ! what a sweet little baby .. who could ever so such a thing to this darling
Squealia replied
Thank you Lucinda! I haven’t a clue what her bacxkground is, but the vet thinks she was Spanish owned, and they generally don’t let their pets enjoy the comforts of sofas etc! Well this little naughty little lady keeps jumping on my bed! Last night I only evicted her twice, but it has been as many as 6 times that she has jumped up and sat on my head!
George Swann
Celia this is outstanding…..the composition, lighting and colours are superb…this Image reminds me of a Victorian Oil Painting!!
Squealia replied
Ah – thank you, well over the past week I found, by accident, a new processing method in PSP that I am rather fond of! I have added about 6 zoo animal pictures using the same process! Thank you!
Johanne Brunet
Oh Celia!!! This is absolutely amazing! I love the atmosphere that you have created, bringing the focus entirely on her beautiful face! Stunning work, my friend!
Squealia replied
Thank you Johanne!
Jenny Brice
Celia. this was a lovely photo before but now it is truely outstanding and has the look of an 18th century painting. And what a sweet little dog Scruffy is.:-)
Squealia replied
Thank you, you would have died a minute ago, unfortunately Hannah couldn’t get my camera to work! Boots was sat next to me. I had the laptop on my lap! Scruffy leapt over Boots onto me and lay on my face!!! Umm I think she wanted a cuddle!
WJPhotography
Fabulous capture :)))
Squealia replied
Thank you!
clarkey
Whatever your treatment was, you’ve done a fabulous job, Celia. It’s a beautiful portrait and looks like a very fine painting. Scruffy is a beautiful lady.
Squealia replied
Thank you, About 7 layers in PSP and blending, plus the texture, plus masks!!
Patricia Montg...
Such a lovely pet portrait! Well done!! Scruffy is fortunate to have been found by you.
Squealia replied
LOL she is finding her feet!!! It is difficult to tell her off though as she cowers! We’ll get there!
Angel Warda
awwww…so precious! great work Celia! love it!
Squealia replied
Thank you Angel!
Sensiworld
Lovely work !!
Squealia replied
Thanks Silvia
Carole Brunet
Magnificent work! It really looks like a artist painting. You give to Scruffy an adorable an angle look. Instant fav!
Squealia replied
Merci beaucoup Carole
Smudger
wonderful work – well done – steve *-))
Squealia replied
Thank you Steve
LudaNayvelt
FANTASTIC
Squealia replied
Thanking you
Béla Török
Splendid image!
Squealia replied
Thank you Béla
Karen Betts
Absolutley beautiful.
Squealia replied
Thank you Karen
jinney
-so lovely Celia!
‘scruffy…did mummy give you an extreme make-over!..Ahhhhh -you look
so beau-t-y-ful now!’
-jinney
Squealia replied
Thank you Jinney! She still has bucked teeth though!!!
lorilee
What a lovely portrait of Scruffy!!!!!! Very sweet!!!!
Squealia replied
Thank you
windwalker
this is a real ‘grabber’ Celia, what a lovely little dog she is and very lucky too
Squealia replied
Thanking you, she got her Spanish passport today, and was microchipped!
robpixaday
Oh, what a sweetiepie…and a gorgeous image!!!
Squealia replied
Hiya, long time no see, thanking you, hope you are OK.
Hayley Solich
Pet photography – very sweet.
Squealia replied
Thanking you Hayley
Hayley Solich
And I love what you have done in your processing. Really softens the image.
Squealia replied
LOL it does improve it I think too! Thanks
Angie McKenzie
Squealia replied
Thanking you so very much, so very kind :O)
lizalady
Congratulations on being featured. This is a great shot
Squealia replied
Thanking you so very much
Lindak
This has got to be one of the best pet portraits I’ve see in a long time. I Love it!!!!!!
Squealia replied
Thanking you Linda, very kind of you. :O)
Antanas
lovely work
Squealia replied
Thanking you Antanas :O)
handprintz
Just beautiful Celia, it looks like a painting from the old masters ! what a lucky girl she was to find you
Squealia replied
Thanking you trudi, so kind.
karenuk1969
Gotta love that face :-)
Squealia replied
So long as you don’t look at her bottom teeth sticking out!
Rosalie Dale IPA
Who could resist!!! Wonderful shot and excellent post work.
Squealia replied
Thank you Rosalie!
Fern Design
aww how precious… Congrats on the feature!!
Squealia replied
Thanking you
DottieDees
Gorgeous portrait….looks as if it was done by a true master at work~!! I am so glad you rescued this precious little girl!!
Squealia replied
Thanking you, she was microchipped today and had her rabies jab and got her Spanish passport!
Tracy Faught
I’m glad she’s with you now! She’ll get so much love!! Gorgeous portrait of her! She is very cute! ;]
Squealia replied
Thank you, so kind, she’s ugly (if you could see her lower jaw) but dead cute with it!!
karenuk1969
Oh the teeth add to the charm :-)
Squealia replied
LOL, they do, she is dead cute!
Ellen
Its excellent, it almost looks like a painting!
Squealia replied
Thank you Ellen
Laurie Search
Ohhh, I love it!!! Beautiful light!!!
Squealia replied
Thank you laurie
Lover1969
She looks like such a sweetheart. Beautiful work in PS. Love what you did.
Squealia replied
Thanking you so much!
billyboy
Celia, I loved your first take on this shot of Scruffy… but the way you’ve transformed him into a a Grand Masters painting is awesome.
This is classic Squealia and it’s a direction I hope to see you following more and more. You capture the deep souls of the animals you photograph, and then immortalize them by doing this. It just doesn’t get better!
Squealia replied
Thanking you Billy you are too kind! :O))
Yool
She is adorable and you dit very well on this wonderful picture!!!!!
Stunning!!!
Squealia replied
Thanking you very much!
Jason Connolly
fantastic work Celia, a fave for me, well done.
Squealia replied
Thanking you jason
Bonnie T. Barry
Looks like a fine oil painting you’d find in an art gallery. Such classy work!
Squealia replied
Thanking you very kind
Sally Green
well done celia!!! she is a a very lucky dog to have found you!! x
Squealia replied
Thanking you :O)
AnneG
What a wonderful job you did with this little pooch. She has kind eyes, so with your tender loving care, she will recover & be the best pet ever.( I know, I rescued my baby, she had a checkered past, now she is so happy & sweet.)
Squealia replied
LOL she is so loving and so cheeky!
cdwork
Very beautiful emotive image
Squealia replied
Thanking you
Marinapallett
Awwwwww what a cute little doggy,so adorable…it makes me so sad to think how people can be so crule to animals my girl was a pound puppy i wanted to save them all lol
Squealia replied
Thanking you Marina, she is so lovely, adores cuddles and is so good! Can’t think why she was booted out. She is so cute.
cdudak
What an awesome portrait, love the dark bg.
Squealia replied
Thank you
Alessandro Pinto
wonderful picture.. it really looks like painted here..
Squealia replied
Thank you!
Sheila Pasket
ADORABLE….you did great. How’s she doing now that she’s been with y’all for a little while?
Squealia replied
Normally she is funny and cheeky! Tonight she is feeling sorry for herself as she was speyed today! She has pulled out a drain in her leg (seems strange she has it in!) So I put it back and put more bandage over it as she had ripped it off! So I put the cats old plastic collar thingey on her which she broke (It was cracked) So I stuck it back together with plasters! Now she is sulking! She has to go back tomorrow for a check up, have the drain removed and an injection… seems odd to me, in the UK they just come home and get on with it, and the stitches come out a week later! I guess she may have been a late in the day operation? Who knows? This is Spain!
Glenna Walker
Beautiful portrait of your newest member of the family…so glad you found her…the texture is perfect for this!!!!!!
Squealia replied
Thank you, she is still sulking today! She has a plastic collar on as she keeps trying to lick her speying stitches!
mariarty
This is stunning portrait, he is so sweet. Excellent image.
Squealia replied
Thanking you :O)
Dan Shalloe
Wonderful. Simply wonderful. The light, the angle, the pose – great doggy portraiture.
Squealia replied
Thanking you Dan
Carole Brunet
Congratulations for your 8th place on the top ten of Our K9 Friends. Very well deserved.
Squealia replied
Oh – thank you for telling me :O))
Taschja Hattingh
Ahhh! You just wanna kiss that little face! How can anybody abandon such a cutie! Great work!
Squealia replied
She was pregnant! As the vet found out when she was speyed. The Spanish don’t neuter their pets and they usually dump the kittens/puppies, kill them or just dump the cat/dog. The amount of abandoned pets in Spain is a disgrace. She is such a sweetie, and I am glad I found her, unfortunately there are hundreds like her. Thank you for your kind comment.
Lois Bryan
what an extraordinary image!!!! Sweet, sweet face and such loving brown eyes!!! I really love what you did in ps … the wonderful black really brings out the golden brown tones!!
Squealia replied
Thanking you Lois
Graeme Pettit ...
Works so well – love the effect – a delight of an image
Squealia replied
Thank you Graeme
Margaret Harris
Beautifully done…what a darling!
Squealia replied
Thank you
TFFDavid
Fantastic image of a really great looking doggy :-)
Squealia replied
Thank you David
chick
HAVE TO BE VERY HONEST I DONT GET ON WITH DOGS BUT I HAVE TO MAKE AN EXCEPTION FOR THIS ONE…...TOP DRAWER SHOT….CHEERS…..CHICK
Squealia replied
Oh she is a sweetie, so funny! Thank you for your kind comment
Rosemary Scott
This is such a beautiful treatment on this one…. it’s a gorgeous portrait of someone who looks like lots of fun!!
Squealia replied
She is such fun, thank you
Sally Omar
Beautiful!!!!!!!!!! xoxoxoxo
Squealia replied
Thanking you Sally
Susanne Correa
beautiful capture, adorable! also congrats on the featured member in the Mans Best Friend’s Group!
Squealia replied
Thanking you Susanne
Tom Newman
This is a most beautiful portrait, the composition, and lighting are superb :-)
Squealia replied
Thanking you Tom
mlynnd
Beautiful! Love the lighting!
Squealia replied
Thanking you
Kristina K
wonderful lighting and a gorgeous portrait well done :)) k
Squealia replied
Thank you kristina
Sharon Hammond
How utterly adorable. A beautiful work
Squealia replied
Thanking you
Susanne Correa
Susanne Correa
robpixaday
So WONDERFUL!!!
I’m trying to get caught up with my watchlist and same to see what you’ve posted that I’ve missed, but I can’t tell….so I’ll have to go through the daily pages for the past few weeks. It’ll take a little time…I’m sorry!!
waves
Squealia replied
LOL don’t worry about it Robin! I always move my work when i have added it, some is on the last 2 pages some on page 3 and 6 I think! But it doesn’t matter, start a fresh when you can! Hahaha!
Cheri Perry
Congratulations!! You’ve been featured in the Paws n Claws Group.
Squealia replied
Thanking you very much
Margaret Harris
Congrats! Your doggy is so sweet! xx
Squealia replied
Thanking you very much
pepper08
so adorable! congrats!
Squealia replied
Thanking you very much
Robert Battram
Brilliant photo
Squealia replied
Thanking you very much
Susanne Correa
Squealia replied
Thanking you very much
Susanne Correa
AnnDixon
Wonderful picture,
Squealia replied
Thanking you very much
Jamaboop
Excellent work!! You made a lovely portrait into a beautiful piece of wall art!! Congratulations!!!
Squealia replied
Thanking you very much
mlynnd
What a beautiful portrait. Love the lighting.
Squealia replied
Thanking you
dinghysailor1
what superb work !! a lovely portrait and hope alls going well with the new arrival – certainly looks one contented pal!!
:))
Squealia replied
LOL she has her fett well and truly under the table now! Thanking you!
Sue Wotton
This is fabulous. You certainly have a way with the animals (and your daughter) of capturing their essence…
Squealia replied
Thank you very much :O)
Shelly Harris
Sooo cute! Reminds me of Benji! Beautiful work you did to the photo!
Squealia replied
Thank you Shelly
AngelArtiste
This is wonderfully lovely puppy and picture of her..
Squealia replied
Thank you Angel
Scott d'Almeida
fantastic ,
Squealia replied
Thank you Scott
Joanne Bradley
Ah how adorable,love your treatment of the shot and the wonderful story that goes with your adoption!
Squealia replied
Thank you Joanne
Jason Connolly
Brilliant work Celia.
Squealia replied
Thank you Jason
Dyle Warren
What a precious baby! This is priceless of her and such a memorable shot!
Squealia replied
Thanking you
JamieGreen
This is gorgeous. Fantastic treatment. What a cutie
Squealia replied
Thanking you
Carol Berliner
Wooooooow amaaaaaazing work!! I looooove it! Instsant fav!
Squealia replied
Thank you so much
Rachel Leigh
Excellent work! Gorgeous!
Squealia replied
Thank you Rachel
Karl Williams
More than just another cute pooch pic .. this is a first class animal portrait!
Squealia replied
Thanbk you very much
luanda
A masterpiece, as always! I love ur art! See U soon! DANIELA
Squealia replied
Thank you Daniela
Mandy Disher
Beautifully achieved, superb !
Squealia replied
Thanking you
igotmeacanon
stunning work, looks like a painting
Squealia replied
Thanking you
Jindara
What a beauty!!
Squealia replied
Thanking you very much
Eugenio
:)) Lovely work !!!!
Squealia replied
Thanking you
Lisa Roberts
Love what you’ve done with the background here – black seems to work so well with pets x
Squealia replied
Thanking you
Peter Lusby Ta...
This is truly lovely with wonderful lighting,
Squealia replied
Thanking you
micklyn
this is such a cute portrait, so beautifully done!
Squealia replied
Thanking you
Lois Bryan
just dropped back by … and had to comment on this masterpiece again. Your work with light is amazing … gorgeous, gorgeous image!!! And what a darling little sweetie. I hope he’s not still fearful???? Bless his heart!!!
Squealia replied
Thank you Lois, she is still neurotic! Screams when I brush her! Surprised animal welfare haven’t been called as it sounds as if I am murdering her!
Catherine Veal
I don’t normally go fo animal shots but this is just superb and has to be a fave Celia. x
Squealia replied
Thank you so kind
Jeff Burns
Fantastic
Squealia replied
Thank you Jeff
restlessd
So sweet & pure – love it.
Squealia replied
Thank you :O)
Lois Bryan
awww … bless her heart … she has a sad story to tell, for sure … and she’s telling it in the only way she knows how.
Squealia replied
She’s a little sweetie, but has her issues!! She loves England, but I think misses the sun as our garden is North and west facing and as it is a high house and we have a high wall between us and nextdoor, the sun barely gets in teh garden now, and she hugs the sun areas when it is out!
Lois Bryan
here’s a suggestion that you might think is pretty goofy, but you might want to consider. Her coat looks short and wiry … get her a little doggie sweater to wear??? I usually cut my Maltese’s coat slightly shorter in winter and will dress her in a nice fake-fleece sweater when we head up to the mountain where it gets reeeeealy cold … she seems to love it!!!
Squealia replied
will do when it gets really cold, but it’s still warm really! Spain’s winter is colder than it is here at the moment! Hahaha! She won’t pee in the garden either! Silly dog!
Angel Gold
Gorgeous
Squealia replied
Thank you for all your kind comments
Martina Fagan
A fine capture lovely treatment
Squealia replied
Thanking you :O)
J O'Neal
Awww cute little fella.
Squealia replied 20 days ago
Thank you
Yvonne Hoffmann
wonderful portrait…so cute!!
Squealia replied 20 days ago
Thank you
annamora 23 days ago
this is like one of Rembrandt’s self-portraits in a Canine form !!!!!
wonderful !
..and the story is very nice too … :)
Squealia replied 20 days ago
Thanking you :O)
campbellart 23 days ago
You have talent!!
Squealia replied 20 days ago
Thank you
Simon Duckworth 21 days ago
beautiful shot, wonderful shot glow and great detail
Squealia replied 20 days ago
Thank you Simon
MargaretC 20 days ago
Adorable!
Squealia replied 20 days ago
Thank you
newbeltane 15 days ago
This is sooo beautiful! Looks like an Old Masters painting. Superb lighting!
Well done.
Steve;~)