This lovely little antelope was photographed in Tarangire NP, Tanzania.
Nikon D300s
Sigma 120mm-400mm lens @ 250mm
1/1250s
f7.1
ISO400
Handheld
The sky was overcast, with heavy grey clouds but the light was still quite glary.
DikDik
This lovely little antelope was photographed in Tarangire NP, Tanzania.
Nikon D300s
Sigma 120mm-400mm lens @ 250mm
1/1250s
f7.1
ISO400
Handheld
The sky was overcast, with heavy grey clouds but the light was still quite glary.
Hi Martin, nice to see a subject that can be rather shy & timid and therefore the sighting outweighs IMHO the shooting angle.
I like the idea of capturing the subject in a 'moving' stance rather than being static, however in the movement I think the head/eye isn't as 'crisp' as it could be? The overall image to me portray's a brighter day rather than an overcast day, which is obviously ideal, as it would help the whites and give a better tonal range to the image.
I took the liberty of adding some simple mid tone to the subject, adjusting the Green in HSL to bring out more definition, then added a small amount of a graduate filter top & bottom, obviously you can change the amount to suit, but it's more to show that you have captured a lot more detail than first thought.
Hope this helps.
TFS
Steve
Post Production: It’s ALL about what you do with the tools and not, which brand of tool you use.
Very nice to see the entire little antelope and that none of the vegetation is in the way. I like the added depth that Steve has brought out.
An antelope I am hoping to spot in Etosha later this year. Lovely timid pose and I like how the greens offset it, Martin.
Steve's touched on the main points (I like his darker, richer repost) - the eye that's not as sharp as it needs to be caught my attention immediately I'm afraid.
It's strange cause your shutter speed seems to be enough. Could it be a sharpness issue with the 120-400mm lens?
Hi Martin, Steve addressed my initial response to the posting regarding brightness and tones. Shooting down on an animal is never ideal but I think it worked here.
Not a species I have seen before so cheers for sharing.
Jamie
Thanks for the comments, much appreciated.
After I looked at my post I realised I had been a bit lazy with the post processing. (I should have known I wasn't going to get away with it)
I did look for a way to delete my post so I could re-submit but didn't see a way to do that.
This would have been my re-post
Any lack of sharpness is more likely to be down to a shaking vehicle than the lens. It can be an issue when you are sharing a vehicle and people are jostling for position.
The Sigma lens is almost certainly not as good as a Nikkor would be, but it has produced good sharpness on most occasions.
So blame me, not the lens.
Hi Martin - Dik diks are cute and capturing a good image of them in the clear is difficult so well done on that front. Your rp is better than the op but I still prefer Steve's rp. The tones and detail are better. Unfortunately, shooting angle and lack of sharpness from vehicle movement are not something than can be fixed in post.
TFS,
Rachel
Me too. But how did I do cloning out the grasses on the hindquarters?
You did a fine job on cloning since I did not even notice until you mentioned it. Then I had to go back to the original to find where the grasses were. Looking very, very carefully you could maybe add just a hint more texture at one spot just above the bend in the hind leg next to that light line of fur that outlines the leg.
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