Results 1 to 15 of 15

Thread: Outlook

  1. #1
    BPN Member Anette Mossbacher's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2012
    Location
    Switzerland
    Posts
    1,818
    Threads
    95
    Thank You Posts

    Default Outlook

    Attached Images Attached Images
     
    Meerkat in Botswana doing it's temporary job for 2 min, before another one takes over. Outlook for predators.

    What have I done. LR adjusted most, USM for contrast on Mid-tone, applied gradient to darken just the BG grass. At the end Levels. Dodge/burn for the Highlights on some little spots on the fur.

    MKIII
    70-200mm
    Focal was 100mm
    f/9 1/1000 ISO 1000 ( could have gone down with ISO, but wanted these guys when they run and dig for critters )

  2. #2
    Forum Participant
    Join Date
    Feb 2010
    Location
    Rotonda West , FL
    Posts
    3,642
    Threads
    198
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Gotta love these sweet things. Great guard pose and I love the colors as well. Nice detail too. I only wish the horizon didn't intersect with the eye line but the horizon line intersecting thing seems to be an issue with me Dunno why.

  3. Thanks Anette Mossbacher thanked for this post
  4. #3
    Lifetime Member Marina Scarr's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2008
    Location
    Sarasota, FL
    Posts
    10,347
    Threads
    403
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Terrific pose you captured on this creature. I have to agree with Cheryl on the placement of the horizon. Once you got this shot, I wonder if you could have positioned yourself lower and/or a little higher to move the horizon. I think this would have looked quite powerful from a lower POV. Your sky appears to have a little bit of purple/mauve in it. Is this the normal sky color at this location?
    Marina Scarr
    Florida Master Naturalist
    Website, Facebook

  5. Thanks Anette Mossbacher thanked for this post
  6. #4
    Forum Participant
    Join Date
    Feb 2009
    Location
    Perth Western Australia
    Posts
    2,546
    Threads
    171
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Hi Anette. Love this.. Agree with Cheryl's comment WRT horizon. I think I would have gone higher to put the horizon above the head.. The foreground might have become an issue otherwise..

    Don

  7. Thanks Anette Mossbacher thanked for this post
  8. #5
    BPN Member Anette Mossbacher's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2012
    Location
    Switzerland
    Posts
    1,818
    Threads
    95
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    HI Cheryl, Marina & Don,

    thanks so much for your suggestions. The horizon is a little issue, I agree. I can move it , will try that. I couldn't have gone lower, I was already flat on my stomach, sadly above a tiny hill!!
    The sky is a bit purple, have to work on that. It is not from the location Marina, it is actually a "dirty" blue sky in the RAW. Was tweaking a bit, but not good enough
    Will try again.

    Thanks so much everybody for your suggestions and comments


    Have a great day

    Ciao

    Anette

  9. #6
    Forum Participant
    Join Date
    Jun 2011
    Location
    Nelspruit, Mpumalanga, South Africa
    Posts
    820
    Threads
    135
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Great image, nice light, colours and details. Issue with the Horizon already covered, also may look at a more pano style crop to loose a little of the sky?

  10. Thanks Anette Mossbacher thanked for this post
  11. #7
    Lifetime Member Rachel Hollander's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2010
    Location
    NYC
    Posts
    14,320
    Threads
    929
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Hi Anette - minor issues for me already covered above, this is an excellent image and I agree with Brendon's suggestion to try a pano crop. It looks great with a screen crawl crop from above.

    TFS,
    Rachel

  12. Thanks Anette Mossbacher thanked for this post
  13. #8
    Wildlife Moderator Steve Kaluski's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2009
    Location
    Somewhere in the world
    Posts
    20,551
    Threads
    1,285
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Hi Anette, I think this is one of your best and the PP looks good too.

    Issues already addressed, but for me, I would like a little more at the foot, just a tad too close for me.

    TFS
    Steve
    Post Production: It’s ALL about what you do with the tools and not, which brand of tool you use.

  14. Thanks Anette Mossbacher thanked for this post
  15. #9
    BPN Viewer
    Join Date
    Jan 2008
    Location
    Eagle River Valley, Alaska
    Posts
    1,371
    Threads
    64
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Hi Anette, this one works well for me. Love the pose, the light, and the PP. Sky hue easily sorted out. Looking at this several times I feel that if the Meerkat's head was below the horizon, the image would be flat and lacking depth. If it were much more above it would stick out like a sore thumb against the mono sky. Pano crop might make it a bit better. Maybe a bit more at the foot, as Steve suggests.

    I really like this one. Nicely done !!

  16. Thanks Anette Mossbacher thanked for this post
  17. #10
    BPN Member Anette Mossbacher's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2012
    Location
    Switzerland
    Posts
    1,818
    Threads
    95
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Hi Steve & John,

    thanks sooo much. Had right a way a G&T to celebrate
    More ground under the feet, hmmm, will see what my gardener can do.

    Thanks a lot John for your time. I will try with hue on the sky.

    Thanks so much

    Have a great evening or day!!

    Ciao
    Anette

  18. #11
    BPN Member Morkel Erasmus's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2009
    Location
    South Africa
    Posts
    14,858
    Threads
    1,235
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Indeed one of your best...
    The light on this little chap is so sweet I actually wasn't bothered by the horizon!
    Love the colours too.
    Morkel Erasmus

    WEBSITE


  19. Thanks Anette Mossbacher thanked for this post
  20. #12
    Forum Participant
    Join Date
    Jan 2008
    Location
    Russellville, Arkansas
    Posts
    5,189
    Threads
    674
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    These meerkats are darling! Can't wait to see one. I like seeing how the color of the meerkat blends so beautifully with the surrounding grasses. And I really like the graceful curves of the foreground grasses adding dimension to the blurred bkgd and the long, straight horizon line.

  21. Thanks Anette Mossbacher thanked for this post
  22. #13
    Forum Participant
    Join Date
    Aug 2010
    Location
    NY Metro
    Posts
    312
    Threads
    46
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Great shot, Anette! Got to love the typical meerkat pose and the horizon line is not an issue for me.
    TFS

  23. Thanks Anette Mossbacher thanked for this post
  24. #14
    BPN Member Anette Mossbacher's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2012
    Location
    Switzerland
    Posts
    1,818
    Threads
    95
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Attached Images Attached Images
     
    Thank you very much everyone for your kind comments and for sure that you took a few minutes time to write them

    Steve, I tried to do add a bit more at the feet with all sorts. I tried to extend the canvas with content aware scale and protecting the Alpha Channel with the Meerkat selection. It just did not work as usual. The tail grew to a Ground Squirrel tail, something fluffy, which it isn't. This Meerkat is stubborn !

    So I left it out.

    Pano crop to close this thread :))

    Thank you very much again for all your help and for your kind comments

    Have a great day

    Ciao
    Anette

    PS I am not to bothered by the horizon either. For me the Meerkat is looking along the horizon line to see: What's going on ?
    Last edited by Anette Mossbacher; 05-03-2013 at 02:02 AM.

  25. #15
    BPN Viewer Steve Canuel's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2008
    Posts
    5,444
    Threads
    444
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Nice shot Anette. It captures the wide open space in which they live. No issues with the horizon for me either.

  26. Thanks Anette Mossbacher thanked for this post

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  
Web Analytics