Nikon D4 with Nikkor 600mm with 1.4 TC. Gitzo tripod with Wimberly head. Aperture priority, Centre weighted metering. ISO 1600, Aperture f 8, Shutter sped 1/800, Exp bias -0.7.
A really elegant creature and a nice low angle of view. But I don't think the sharpness is up to your usual standards - I've seen some of the great bird images you've posted in Avian. Not sure if camera shake (600mm + 1.4converter is a very long lens) or perhaps just missed focus slightly..... Is this a full frame image? You could selectively sharpen the face and horns/antlers (the body looks sharper) and then you'd be OK.
Ed
I ran the Blackbuck image through PS CC Shake Reduction. I think it may have improved the apparent sharpness somewhat, but the filter is far from great and, I suspect, also far from finished.
Nice pose and soft light of an interesting antelope. I agree with Edward that it can be more "crisp" - perhaps just sharpening the head and eye a wee bit more selectively will help?
Douglas - that filter has made it more blurry to my eyes...!
Agreed with Morkel that Douglas' version is more blurry :). I think this is a tough image comp wise. The antelope was in tall grass, so if you shot wide to include the "virtual" legs, there would be too much grass at the bottom. I can see ewhy you shot this way with the 600 + 1.4X. But to me the comp is neither portrait of the whole animal or a close up of the head, so to me it is kind of off balance. Loi
Hi Prasanna, the OP has my vote, but would have moved the whole crop down to include, as Loi mentioned room for the virtual legs. The IQ is not there sadly which is surprising based on the techs, is this a large crop by chance?
TFS
Steve
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