Looking back it's easy to see how IQ and overall techs have changed since this was taken. Like both Anette & Rachel have experienced, this was taken from a moving zodiac. There were three bears we followed for around half an hour, once they surfaced they would roll around in the snow to both, dry themselves and to clean their fur. I've gone tighter in. as the third bear was in the process of rolling in the snow and the head is just in the top LH corner. A bit of an experiment as I wanted to get some motion if possible in the sparring paws, this a few more frames were probably the best, but hey, nothing like experimenting. I could have gone higher on ISO, smaller DoF to gain more SS, but then everything would have been frozen (no pun intended). Probably a different approach now with the advent of new kit and more advanced PP.
Hi Steve, thanks for explaining your thought process in capturing this image. You had good DOF, your exposure is perfect, and the low SS gave done blur to the paw. I think that the approach s good, but perhaps you need a different, more dynamic pose to convey the motion. Must have been a thrilled to see these interactions. TFS. Loi
Hi Steve - excellent detail as always. I like the sense of movement from the blurred leg and it's always nice to see interaction. Interesting to see the variation in color of the bears. These are much more brown/red than the ones I saw.
also like the blur of the leg very much. The color looks good of them. They are wet and probably more yellowish when dry. Full fed on good stuff than and not seaweed
We did not witness any bears interacting with each other. They all had their distance from each other, at least 100m. I guess they have been so dirty, maybe they smelled a bit!!
Details are great as usual and I do not mind either that they look in the "wrong" direction
Have a great eve
Ciao
Anette
PS looking for the funny writing!! Don't see it so I hit post quickly :))
Thanks folks, as I said, it was just trying this time to think of another avenue. I think Rachel they will just vary in colour, perhaps I needed to place a mid grey card in the snow for colour balance?
Hopefully Anette the 'funny writing' has stopped based on the steps suggested?
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Lovely interaction here Steve! I appreciate the bears all have different colours/nuances. I think the bears themselves can stand a bit of lightening in the shadows/midtones?
I dig the tracks in the snow.
Hi Steve,
great interaction between the two bears, sadly wrong direction….., nothing you could do.
Good sharpness and detail for the techs given.Great detail in the snow.
I am with Morkel about the mid tones ,would lighten them in the fur to get even more detail in there.
If i get you right, this is an old PP process, if so make it new with your skills of today.Would like to see the difference.
The blacks look a bit flat, for my eyes.
Thanks folks, that afternoon was a very grey and flat day, no great tonal range, therefore the image was a tad under exposed, again both Anette & Rachel will know when I say a grey day I have added some subtle mid tone and some Curve adjustments, not harsh but enough I feel, more noticeable in the depressions in the snow and the shadow areas of the bears. I don't want it being too 'contrasty' meaning a huge difference between the blacks & whites, this is as far as I would take it.
Old camera Andreas, but converted via the up-to-date LR/PS, as the features in there are really good and in some parts very helpful, as you can 'sculpt' the light more.
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Steve - i know old camera , but i asked about the PP not the camera, so no excuse….LOL.
RP looking a bit better to me .Understanding your point about shooting conditions,but i still like to see more contrast, it is just me.
Not seeing much of a difference in the two posts, both are nicely detailed and lit as to the conditions you described. I like the interaction between the two, the slightly sloped appearance of the ground, and how the comp has one almost vertical, the other almost horizontal.
I like both images in truth I see little difference, quality looks just fine to me, I like the small movement in the paw, ideally we would be able to see a bit more of the right bear's face but it wasn't to be.
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