Meet Bear

[Kris V]

First: Let me state that usually I'm not a fan of selective colouring, but my daughter likes it, and it's her dog, so what's mom to do?
Bear is a full blooded St. Bernard, currently 22 months old, and quite a handful. He also thinks he's a lapdog.
He does NOT want to pose for pictures, but rather play 'tug of war' with whatever you got in your hands, including the camera.
I did manage a few snaps on the back porch - with a very cluttered background. The selective colouring did make the BG a little less intrusive.

[Trina]

I like selective coloring it.. it can make a very dramatic statement.. or slow down a very busy back ground and worked very well here.... It looks as though Bear is well named lol he is humungus..what a cutey.. would love to just give him a big ole bear hug. I especially like the second shot... so intent on something, if it were my dog it would be a treat I was holding up lol..... I can relate on the lap dog bit... I have a 90+ Rottie mix that thinks he is a lap dog sometimes lol.... How much does the fella weigh?

[rpcrowe]

Bear is a magnificent dog! I absolutely love St. Bernards.

I am wondering what lens you used for these images of bear. The bokeh is somewhat distracting and would be less intrusive if it were smoother.

When I shoot for selective DOF to separate my subject from the background, I do like a smoother bokeh.



I also relate to a dog that has a "lap-dog syndrome" My tiny (compared with Bear) sixty-pound goldendoodle (above) was eight pounds when she entered my life. She still thinks that she is an eight pound puppy. Sixty pounds of dog is a lot to have in your lap. However, I would guess that she is nothing like Bear as a lap-dog...

[Kris V]

Bear is a magnificent dog! I absolutely love St. Bernards.

I am wondering what lens you used for these images of bear. The bokeh is somewhat distracting and would be less intrusive if it were smoother.

When I shoot for selective DOF to separate my subject from the background, I do like a smoother bokeh.

I also relate to a log with "lap-dog syndrome" I have a tiny (compared with Bear) sixty-pound goldendoodle whom I got when she was eight pounds. She still thinks that she is an eight pound puppy.

Richard, these were taken with my Nikon d5000 with the 18-55 kit lens.
The shots weren't planned, but since he was temporarily otherwise engaged, rather than try to slobber on the camera, I just took the shots with the camera on full auto.
The bokeh in the full colour picture is even worse. The selective colouring toned it down quite a bit, but I really didn't spend a whole lot of time on PP.

[Kris V]

How much does the fella weigh?

No idea, but more than me.

[Kris V]

He was so cute when he was a puppy. In this picture he was 7 weeks old.

[rpcrowe]

Darling puppy! They grow up so fast!

[Kittelsaa]

Oh wow, that's a huge dog!

[Muriel]

Love the pictures!...I was wondering since you are doing selective coloring could you not put a blurr on the b&W layer? I was trying something like that to day and it worked pretty well.

[Kris V]

Love the pictures!...I was wondering since you are doing selective coloring could you not put a blurr on the b&W layer? I was trying something like that to day and it worked pretty well.

I used the blur tool on the BG - could probably have done it a little stronger.
PS: Welcome to CiC.

[Trina]

Adorable as a pup, but even then he was a handful lol...