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Hi Andrew - It's great to see you posting an image. Nice stalking/walking pose and there is a sense of intensity. The comp works well. The light looks pretty harsh at 1 pm so I'm wondering why the +.67ev? If it were mine I would do a luminosity mask to tame the highlights a fair amount and might also drop the yellows slightly. I would also back off on the sharpening on the surrounding grass a little and perhaps run a round of NR on the bg.
TFS,
Rachel
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Interesting image Andrew.
I can see the points Rachel was making about the original post but I think that you have gone a bit too far the other way with your repost. The repost seems to have better detail but looks very flat. The grass in particular seems to have had all the colour drained out of it.
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Hi Andrew, each time you post here, each time I'm amazed at how much you progress, the detail and sharpness is really nice and compositionally too.
Looking at the two side by side the OP far outstrips the RP IMHO as the RP looks flat. In the OP there is a nice balance of colour in the subject and although the light might have been harsh you handled it very well. Personally I feel all you need to do is just tweak the Exp setting in the RAW converter and then perhaps add a Channel Curves & mid tone to either the subject and or the surrounding habitat. It's not much because you are almost there overall, you just need to define the coat a bit, likewise tone the whites back a fraction. As to wether you ant to adjust the grasses is personal choice, I won't RP unless you need a steer.
Be nice to see more from you.
TFS
Steve
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Thanks Rachel, Steve & Martin for your excellent suggestions. I clearly see how your suggestions have improved the image. Well, back to the RAW image to see what I can do with it. Thanks again all.
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Color in the RP's are much better and toned down from the OP. Still looks a little oversharpened to me. Nice capture for 1 PM, when most of us are on break.
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Good to see you posting Andrew. Some good reposts above to give you stuff to incorporate into your workflow. I too think it looks a bit oversharpened as posted.
Looking forward to more, and thanks for your comments on other threads too!!
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