Actually, this doggy was poking his head out of either side of a car at a stop sign but by the time I layered it, he took on a totally different persona.
I used this over it as well asphilup 's golden water spot layer, then erased back on the dog's face.
I like this a lot. Your technique has given a classic warmth and depth (and/or perspective) to a noble creature, and it all emerges through the grunge, and I don't think there is anything that doesn't contribute to the overall effect.
sheeeeeeeesh .. i thought i'd commented on this before .. brilliant photograph and a fantastic process ... this image has popped into my head at odd occasions since i saw it .. love the far away look in the dog's eye .. emotive .. :)
LOVE this!...The warm colors combined with the grunge, the diagonal formed by the crop of the window, the way the verticals in the background play off of this...great, great, great!