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    Saw this bull walking through the meadow all by himself. Drove to where I thought he might be headed and waited for him to pass. He was an obviously older bull with a broken horn and a damaged eye. I've got both clipped shadows and highlights in the processed version but wanted a more contrasty version than the original capture so I'm okay with them. 40D, 1-400L, f6.3, 1/125s, ISO 1000, HH, cropped some off left and top, removed a couple of OOF stalks in between us.

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    Steve, I like the low angle, we don't see that often with bison bull. They can be unpredictable and dangerous. The bull is sharp, good detail. Like the distant hill. Wish for a blue sky, but you don't control the weather. The bully's tail and butt just touch the instant tree. It would be nicer to have some separation. Other than those, I like the image that show the bull in its habitat.

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    Hi Steve - I like the comp here and agree with Loi on the separation of the tail but a minor point for me. It seems just a little flat to me which may be a function of the overcast light but I would use a curves adjustment to punch it up a little bit.

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    The image while maybe a tad flat appears natural to my eyes. I think you've done a good job with processing. At first I wasn't sure about the comp with so much space in the FG, but I really like how you've included the flowers in the lower right.
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    Agree with Marina here on the natural flat look of foggy prairie in the BG. I like the placement in the frame, nice details, and rich coat texture on the bull. Not a problem with the bull and separation from the trees since they are far enough away in the fogggy BG. But the part that sings to me is the missing horn !

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    Thanks for the comments folks.

    Loi,
    They are indeed unpredictable and dangerous and can move surprisingly quick. I got the low angle by opening my car door, and hanging out the driver's seat. A benefit of the handhold ability of the 1-400L. Only took me a couple of days to recover from the back cramps

    John,
    It does seem a bit unbalanced without the horn doesn't it. Here's a big crop of the broken horn and damaged eye from later that day.

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    Steve I like the low angle and the approach here. I'm okay with the washed out foggy BG, perhaps the exposure on the bull's face and nearest body parts can be toned down slightly as to my eye it seems a bit out-of-sync with the even spread of light I would expect in a scene like this? Not sure it makes sense the way I put it...

    I also wish you uploaded a larger version. You can go up to 1200px wide now
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    Hi Steve, the low POV and position in frame works well. Planning the route and having the vision paid off nicely and that's what makes a good image even better. The swish of the tail is a nice feature and because its dark no issues with intersecting with the trees for me. Yes by adding three layers of a mid tone luminosity adjustment at various % (sky, bull, FG) it does help, however I don't think it destroys the overall look & feel, just gives it a little more depth I think?

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    Morkel and Steve,
    Thanks for the comments and suggestions. I understand what you're saying Morkel and will take a look at that during any future reworks.

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