The Nilgiri Tahrs are mountain goats found in the southern, Western Ghats of India.They number about 2000 and out of that about a 1000 live in Eravikulam National park in Kerala.
The obvious problem here is the front Tahr running into the shot, nothing much you could do about that I am afraid, without it there it would have been a better result than last time. You have however clipped the rump as well.
Hi VS- Great to see a mammal, and a rare one at that! We don't get many over here at ETL! Love the light. The adult in the back is nice and sharp.
Of course the kid is an integral part of the image but unfortunately it's not in focus. It is a real challenge to get a group of two or more animals in focus when using a tele lens (I assume you were at the tele and of the zoom you used). The depth of field is just too narrow unless you use a small aperture, but this then creates other issues like lack of light etc. So you have any of the kid's feet in the original image? If so it would be better to include them.
BTW one trick if you have relatively stationary subjects is to make two images in quick succession, one of the foreground animal and one of the background animal- then combine them in post processing. Probably wouldn't work with these guys but always worth keeping in the back of your mind.
The opportunity here is composition and controlling the frame, so much to look at what is the story. Beautiful habitat, interesting mammals with a parent child relationship with nice light on a wonderful day,..where to start. I assume the couple is the main event but the kid is OOF and has clipped parts. I have done the same thing many times remember to always frame the subject(s) completely. It is alright to focus on specific zones like the head or upper body but usually when the feet or back side are clipped the image is weakened.
With this lens you could zoom-in with a smaller FL, maybe 60MM and a narrow aperture like f/16 or go for a broader shot and zoom-out maybe 230MM with f/6 and focus on the adults head and antler,....so many options. Simple elements in harmony can often be more compelling when sharing the moment. What a great day with nature, wish I was there with you - keep em coming.
Last edited by Jeff Cashdollar; 07-26-2012 at 04:30 PM.
Thanks for all the valuable suggestions.Iam trying to post a few more pics of these ungulates,which I believe would show an improvement of the overall feel of the pics....
Exploring with Mom.....Nilgiri Tahrs
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