Taking in the afternoon sun  by phil_howcroft

Taking in the afternoon sun

Ruby enjoyed the warm Spring sun today offering an occassional helping paw as we spent a day gardening ......... cut the grass, cleaned the pond, chucked some rubbish out of the shed, sowed some seeds (poppy, lettuce, beetroot), got a garden bench out winter storage, took a few pics of ruby, some daffs and blossom, fitted 3 ruby walks in and even managed Sunday Lunch 'el fresco' on our pation ! Ran out of time to wash the car !

A bit of faffing aroud with the sliders for levels, and vibrancy in Rawtherapee for this shot. One nice touch in Rawtherapee is when you crop it shows the rules of third grid, which enabled me to ger Ruby's eyes on the thirds
I didn't even need to see whose post this was. I'd recognize Ruby anywhere!
March 23rd, 2015  
She's such a character, and like Alison, I'd know her anywhere. Nice portrait Phil
March 23rd, 2015  
Lee
I have to agree, I too recognised your dog straight off.
March 23rd, 2015  
I forget about the rule of thirds! Must remember because then it becomes balanced like this photo!
March 23rd, 2015  
Beautiful dog
March 23rd, 2015  
She's beautiful and love the shot. (For me, a tiny bit of distraction in the background?)
March 23rd, 2015  
@quietpurplehaze you are right about the distraction hazel, it is the arm of the bench that came out of storage. I did think of cloning it out, but decided it was too hard :-)
March 23rd, 2015  
@kerristephens cheers kerri

@maggiemae the thirds rule does tend to work :-)
March 23rd, 2015  
@gamelee thanks lee, ruby is an easy shot to fill a day :-)

@swilde thnx sue, she can be photogenic atvtimes :-)
March 23rd, 2015  
@allie912 awww allison, ruby thanks you for your kind words :-)
March 23rd, 2015  
Great doggie portrait, Phil. And Ruby is a great subject to capture. I did some gardening too yesterday. Today all my bones are aching. Forget the car, I have given up washing it.
March 23rd, 2015  
@phil_howcroft

I've taken similar decisions!!!
March 23rd, 2015  
A gorgeous capture! and love your crop!
March 23rd, 2015  
Excellent capture of Ruby!! Love her expression...and excellent croppng! Boy you had a busy day! Spring is here!!!!!
March 24th, 2015  
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