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    Taken in Etosha National Park, Namibia in August 2012.

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    ISO 400
    EC +.33
    HH from safari vehicle, cropped to 16x9, levels, curves, selective color adjustments, luminosity mask and sharpened in CS5.

    C&C welcome and appreciated. Thanks,

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    Hi Rachel, always difficult with a scene like this not to clip or truncate a body, so well done on that score. I also like the 16 x 9 format with the 1/3 - 2/3 split.

    Regarding the image, I guess it's personal preference and how we interpret it, as I find the overall image a little 'bright', expected yes because of the conditions & time of date, stating the obvious here.

    I might suggest running another Lumo mask, I run something different, but along the same lines and dropped the Opacity. Then again, personal choice increased the sky which I felt had a better balance/tone with the FG grass????? Looking at the OP the sky does look faithful, just me questioning things. I then adjusted the Yellow in selective colour. This is probably way off, but I think it has some merit in raising questions and as to whether all or just parts have helped or for those to see the changes.

    One question I do have for anyone out there, any merit in dropping the f stop to say 11, or increasing it to 16, forgetting the SS or ISO?

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    Hi Rachel, I like the image. It shows the environment well & the interaction between 2 species. I like Steve's RP because it is a bit darker. One question: have you tried a version with less space on both the top & bottom? More of a pano crop? I think that would focus ones' eyes on the ungulates.
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    Neat environment image and I do prefer it toned down a little as well.

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    Rachel, nice job on the comp as mentioned above - Steve's repost gives it a better balance with the sky in particular. I like that none of the creatures puncture the skyline.

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    Hi Rachel,

    Steve gave you already all suggestions. Great image without any animal cut off. When I look at the shadows of the animals must have been + - 1-2 hours around noon, well done with that harsh light
    The grass, same I had. Thought you had a bit green between, but doesn't look like that

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    Thanks all for the comments and suggestions. Steve, thanks as always for the rp. I'll have to play with the image a bit more.

    Anette - I was there in August (late winter) so very little green anywhere. You are correct about the timing of the image, shortly before noon.

    Thanks again,
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    Lovely scene Rachel...reminding me I need to get to Etosha!
    Having a feel for similar conditions in the Kalahari your OP seems faithful, though I like Steve's repost too.
    Regarding Steve's question - I wonder at which f-stop diffraction starts to play a role with the 70-200mm. I think f11 has plenty DOF at 70mm for a scene like this?
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    The 70-200f/2.8 MKII is an awesome lens and IMHO works well for a scene like this. I guess Morkel I'm trying to find the optimal f/stop for something like this. Therefore is f/11 right, or dependent on light f/16????
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    I like the composition, but it appears a little washed out on my screen,
    Not sure if its just me or the picture ?

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