Mule Deer Fawn
As the fawns gain confidence they are becoming more visible. I use my car as a blind and drive the dirt roads of my mountain area looking for them. In this image I like the tall vegetation surrounding the fawn. Taken after sunset. Looking at my camera settings I should have increased the ISO to increase the speed. Fortunately I was able to fire off enough pictures of this fawn that I did get one that was sharp.
Canon 1D Mark IV, Canon 400 f4 DO IS, 1/100, f6.3, ISO 800.
c & c most appreciated.
Lovely image of this fawn Nancy and your choice of techs worked. I like this as is. Good choice of crop, space on the bottom for the hidden feet, sharpness and fur texture
Nancy, nice fawn and sharp. The fawn and the grass in the FG look a bit bright to me. I would consider dropping the exposure and add more contrast. Loi
Wonderful sharpness with the focus just where it needs to be -- stunning capture!
My attention is pulled, more than I would like, to the darkest area in the UL, left of the head. What would you think about trying to lighten it to match the more subtle tones in the UR?
Hi Nancy, a lovely habitat/environment shot, like the look back and the overall composition. Good detail & clarity where you need it, congrats on this and your PP is also moving in leaps & boundsA car can provide an excellent 'blind' and if you use this constantly, then you may like to consider getting some ex Army surplus camo to through over it, I'm being serious, it really does work, just don't drive off with it on
My only thought on the image would be perhaps bumping up the yellow/green for the foliage in the FG. However, you were there, so have a better understanding of the overall colours, just thought a bit more saturation may help? I agree on your self assessment on techs, but you could also have gone to f/5.6 as it's the head you really want which may have added a fraction more SS.
Nancy/Diane, if you do lighten the BKG in any shadow areas, just think what happens when you do so and the possible consequences it has.
TFS
Steve
Post Production: It’s ALL about what you do with the tools and not, which brand of tool you use.
Lovely image - adorable and very sharp.
Ed
Lovely image well exposed with great detail. I like the pose with the over the shoulder look, glint in the eye and reflection off the nose adds nicely. The colours look ok, maybe a little subdued but this may be due to the light at the time of capture, i may still be inclined to add a little more saturation to the image especially in the greens, i may also look at dropping the blues and magentas out of the dark area of the Bg.
If the reference to possible consequences of lightening a dark area is to bringing out noise, that can be dealt with quite well, especially in an OOF area. Changes in color balance, such as bringing out blues in shadows, can also be dealt with easily. I am referring to lightening that one area with a soft-edged masked adjustment layer, not adjusting the whole image so that area is lighter.
The artistic and esthetic consequences can far outweigh any problems that need to be solved.
Thank you everyone for your helpful comments and suggestions. I will experiment with adjusting the colors. Light was subdued at the time since not only had the sun set but it was also cloudy.
Steve, thank you very much for the comment about the progress of my post-processing. It is all due to everyone's generous advice! Thank you!
And Steve, the picture of me driving with camo whipping in the wind made me smile
Yep.
Post Production: It’s ALL about what you do with the tools and not, which brand of tool you use.
Lovely pose and details here, Nancy! Soft light and tones are consisted with that "after sunset close to blue hour" look.
Ditto the compliments on your progress!
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