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    Another from my recent trip to Namibia. I thought having the oryx/gemsbok in the frame gave a little perspective to the vastness of this area. The color of the sky is due to the dust and the mist from the coast in the air.

    Canon 5DIII
    70-200 II @ 170mm
    1/1600 (because the Oryx tended to run everytime we stopped)
    f6.3
    ISO 400
    HH from safari vehicle, straightened, luminosity mask, levels and curves adjustments, LCE and sharpened in CS5.

    C&C welcome and appreciated. Thanks,

    Rachel

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    Hi Rachel,

    I like the idea of the animal's inclusion to give scale to the largeness of the area. I like the inclusion of the middle ground peak on the left to breakup that area. I like the strong horizontal line in the BG peaks. The detail in them is well captured. I would crop out the OOF FG for sure and even suggest a crop from bottom all the way up to the where the grass texture evens out. I have reposted my idea. I would also eliminate a small bush creeping in at the right in the grass plane.

    Besides the crop, I added a mild s-curve and using selective color added black to black and neutral colors to give the image more contrast. I also corrected vignetting in the sky.

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    Thanks Robert, your tweaks take it up a notch.

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    Looking good Rachel.

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    You've certainly captured a desolate scene Rachel and I like Robert's repost, the crop certainly strengthens the composition. This would have been spectacular in very early or late late.

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    Hi Rachel,
    I like the image and the Gemsbok does add scale to the image. As Robert's image shows, the additional foreground removed adds to your image. I would maybe have shot at 200mm to increase the magnification and cropping may not have been necessary.
    Best wishes, TFS and good light,
    Mark.

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    Thanks Steve, Hilary and Mark.

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    Rachel,

    Sorry for being so late, this image brings back some good memories, and is in my experience of the area a good representation of the wonderful scenery and the colours of the mountains. I agree on the crop, but feel that the colours in the re-post are slightly too strong.

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    Thats Namibia :) Great recrop and maybe look into a BW version :)

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