Old Bull

[Loi Nguyen]

Image taken last Summer of this old bull. Cloned out a spectacular highlights in the BG.

1DX
500f4 II + 1.4X III
1/800
f5.6
ISO-400
Handheld

Mid day but overcast

Appreciate your comments.

Loi

[Neil Burton]

That white stripe on the left is a bit of a bugger (as it resembles snow) but colour, details and comp are all fine for me (some might see a slight magenta but that ould me my work display).

[Steve Kaluski]

Hi Loi, I would drop the Magenta in both the Red & Magenta via Selective, just running a bit warm overall IMHO. Personally I might be tempted to add either a Curves or Selective colour adjustment for the Blacks/Neutrals just for a bit more depth, but be careful in the darker, shadow areas that they do not become choked. The white to the left is a 'bugger', but easily addressed if you so wish. I think if the Bull was looking on towards you it might engage with the viewer more, rather than the 'grazing' aspect. Being slightly overcast I think helped, but there are one or two hotspots on the horns, but no deal breaker. Certainly from the side profile you can see that these guys are built like...

TFS
Steve

[Rachel Hollander]

Hi Loi - I too immediately noticed the magenta. To get rid of the white you could easily crop to more of a pano. Good suggestions by Steve. I'm ok with the head down, grazing pose. You still have eye contact and with grazers this is often the position they are in when we see them.

TFS,
Rachel

[Morkel Erasmus]

Loi, besides the comments mentioned above, I like the setting and behaviour.
I'd crop from the top to remove the white blotches. Good suggestions above on colour and tonal depth as well.

[Loi Nguyen]

Thank you everyone for your valuable suggestions. I decided to clone out the white area so that I can keep the flowering bush to balance out the space in front of the bull. Now that you pointed out the magenta cast, it is obvious and thanks to Steve for the tips.

I think the color cast is really hard for me to catch, may be that is just experience, but I'm getting a better monitor (I think) so it should help with my PP.

My current monitor is a cheapo HP IPS 25" and I;m getting an NEC 27" below at very good price. I hope it is "good enough" for a while. Loi

NEC PA271w-bk 27-Inch 2560 x 1440 1000:1 6ms Widescreen LCD Monitor

[Anette Mossbacher]

Hi Loi, your RP looks much better. I might would add a touch more black to it's fur!
Very nice image

Ciao
Anette

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

Loi, nice setting and scene. I like the RP better certainly. Good exposure and details.