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    Spotted this guy sitting in the grasses and managed some head shots, the sun was high and I tried my best to keep exposure under control.
    Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark III
    Exposure (1/800)
    Aperture f/7.1
    Focal Length 500 mm
    ISO Speed 100
    Exposure Bias 0 EV

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    Hi Sanjeev, I think you did extremely well under the circumstances. The exposure looks good and there is a nice depth to the overall subject, but you have also got the lovely structure and form to the head which really defines things well. I might just open the eye area up, and in this instance Shad/highlight works well. Adding a simple channels layer to boost things or a Luminosity layer will help the overall image. Likewise you can also adjust the sky with HSL, then mask. The Blue is a bit 'baby blue' but this was more to show what you can do, rather than an 'ideal' colour. Nicely framed, good detail, one of your best.

    Thought you might have had some replies by now, looking at some of the regulars viewing this?

    Hope this help, any questions just ask.

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    Hi Sanjeev - I always like these sort of giraffe portraits with the head isolated against the sky and this is no exception. Techs look good and Steve has worked his usual magic to enhance the image. I particularly like the life he has brought to the eye. Nicely captured.

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    Nice portrait. Like what Steve's done to it, but you've done the hard work in the first place. Would overexpose images like this in the field to make sure you've got details in the blacks for PP.
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    Would overexpose images like this in the field to make sure you've got details in the blacks for PP.
    ED, IMHO it's easier to have a slightly lighter image and darken at PP than to lighten/recover, darker/shadow areas, otherwise you can bring up 'grain' LOL, but guess we all think differently and how we work, but good to have different POV, something to distill from.

    Or are we saying the same Ed?
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    Steve - I think you and Ed are both saying the same thing, overexpose in the field or expose to the right in the field and then darken in post. I agree with both of you too.

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    Thanks everyone. Steve, you have infused 'life' into my Giraffe :-) Particularly the eye! Thanks for helping.

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