Young Impalla

[Ken Watkins]

Talen in Khama Rhino Sanctuary, Botswana, 23rd December 2008

EOS 1D MkIII

500mm F4 IS bean bag

F8, 1/400, ISO400, EV+0.33

[Steve Maxson]

Love the eye and the turned back pose, Ken. The exposure was nicely handled in the mixed light. I would suggest toning down the light areas of background in the right 1/3 of the image as they draw my eye away from the impalla. :)

[Alfred Forns]

Excellent feel to this image Ken !! Sweet expression and eye contact do it for me !!!

I like Steve's suggestion !!

[Ken Watkins]

Steve and Alfred,

I tried to tone down the light spots can you suggest a good method for doing this?

Cheers

Ken

[Steve Maxson]

Steve and Alfred,

I tried to tone down the light spots can you suggest a good method for doing this?

Cheers

Ken
Hi Ken. I would suggest trying the burn tool first and going over the brightest areas. You could also make a selection of the brightest areas, convert to a layer, and use linear burn to darken - adjusting opacity for the desired effect. Some experimenting will likely get you the result you want. :)

[Ken Watkins]

Hi Steve,

Thanks for that I will give it a try.

[Paul Taylor]

It's a really sweet image. Very expressive and very nice to my eyes.