This is my sister Karen and her Boxer Maggie was trying to get pictures with her and her horse but Maggie was wanting all the attention. I thought this would do better she loved it so did I. I used the Nik Glamour filter and Lighten Darken which caused the noise and soft look. Guess that was a bad idea.
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This is sooo much better than the score you got... People are trained on this site to say noise is bad, soft focus is bad... etc. This is a great shot for anyone looking to hire a portrait photographer.
Very pleasant and emotive. The soft focus and graininess is totally going against the DPC trends. It works well for this photo. Good luck with the mob.