Lovely dog - a real beauty. I think it looks a little out of focus - perhaps the focus point was picked up on the foreground snow? Exposure seems good for a snow shot.
Great point, thanks! I missed that. Part of it is the sharpening. I forgot Colin's 3-part sharpening process.
It's still rather soft everywhere except her face: I think you may be right, and focus may have been on some snow. I depend a bit on auto-focus, since my eyes aren't that good. Aperture was f/5.6, and I was about 3-4 yards away, so DOF shouldn't have been a problem.
This looks a bit better, I think. Thanks!
Cheers!
Rick