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    The gorgeous little antelope was browsing by the side of the track in Tarangire NP, Tanzania.

    Nikon D300s
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    handheld from game vehicle

    cropped a bit on LHS to make the subject more prominent.

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    Hi Martin - Hope you don't mind but I thought I might have a go at this as I love these little antelope. The harsh light is not helping you here and I tried a few things to try and get a bit more detail and tone down the highlights.

    I did a layer mask so that I could work on the animal and BG separately. Worked on H & S and did a little burn work on white areas of animal and also decreased the reds slightly.
    On the BG I upped the green saturation slightly and then cropped slightly on LH side and sharpened a little in USM. WDYT - I am no expert at this yet and I'm sure you will get much better crits from the others.

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    Hi carl,
    Thanks for the suggestions, my post processing skills are seriously basic.

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    Hi Martin , This lil guy has some of the same colorations of the Whitetail Deer found here (South East ,USA ) . Carl's rp does look a bit crisper , But I'm Struggling with the basic composition here . I realize there should be room in the frame to "Look in to " ,but on this one ,I think I would use the thought, of "Where is he heading ?" . The photo makes me feel like he is walking out of the frame ,and stopped just long enough to look for danger .Thus I would have cropped in the opposite way . I need to make a paper crop tool for work ,like I have at home (A Jeff Cashdollar method ) I would love to hear what others think ,as I'm here to learn too.

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    Hi Martin, I assume this is the next in the frame in relation to your last posting of this subject?

    Clyde again hit the nail on the head here, the big issue is one of composition/framing. He is spot on in the fact you need more space/room in front of the subject with less to the rear. Imagine the frame was solid, the subject would then just walk into a wall if you are with me. Try where possible to frame/compose in camera, that way you will have a better comp, IQ and less work to do. Likewise sizing in frame, you don't want a subject too big that it fills the frame, or too small that you have a heft crop, obviously allowing some addition space around for your final composition when back home. The light looks harsh so adjusting perhaps the exposure in parts to reduce hot spots, likewise you can get more depth in the ears too.

    Clyde, comp/cropping will come in time & experience, the more you do the easier it comes,, paper Right angles may help with prints, but out in the field they are less practical when wet , go with your instinct and hone later.

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    Clyde, Steve, Thanks for the feedback, it is appreciated.

    I've restored the space that was previously cropped from the LH side.

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    Hi Martin,

    very fine animal and image. Most has been said already above and done

    Have a great weekend

    Ciao
    Anette

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    Hi Martin, the RP looks much better in term of composition. You had good advice already. I'd try to lighten the right eye (our left) just a tad. Loi

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    Cute little guy - we didn't see one in the Mara recently.
    Carl's repost addressed some exposure and contrast issues, and your last repost has got the framing better. Certainly is sharper than your previous posting of this guy.

    Martin - the only way to grow your processing skill set is to play around, experiment, and do it all over again
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    Hi Martin - Most has been covered above. Comp of the rp is better but I would prefer a bit more room below as well. On the pp side of things, my suggestion would be to take it slow and try and learn/add one tool at a time to your pp skills, get it right and then learn the next.

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