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Great choice of settings, with just enough dof for the subject. Good control of highlights, but also detail in the darks. I like the comp and the relaxed pose of the hyaena. I think you've almost made a hyaena look elegant (I love them but not for their looks!). I wonder if you could get more richness in those beautiful orange specular highlights behind...without going over the top of course. I like the three little grasses coming up along the neck, but I find the one under the chin a little distracting and I would consider removing that one.
Very nice.
Ed
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Scruffy fur coats really look fabulous with backlighting like this! Love the golden hairs on his chinny, chin, chin! A bit more light and detail in the face would be good. The golden highlights in the bkgd echo those golden highlighted hairs. Very dramatic and nicely different!
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Thanks Ed, Andreas and Nancy for the comments and suggestions. I'll take another look at it. Andreas- that's the way the colors were at the time of capture. I didn't add any more saturation here than I do to my other images.
Thanks again,
Rachel
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Hi rachel, you controlled the exposure very well here, good details in both the highlights and shadow, nice pose. The only thing i would wish for is a less cluttered BG, perhaps you could try to darken it just a tad. Loi
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A nice portrait Rachel. Agree with Edward, almost makes them look elegant.
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Thanks Loi and Steve, much appreciated.
Rachel
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Hi Rachel, personally I find it a little too rich & saturated, from recollection rather than accessing the files, the colours were more muted, softer tonally, however it's what you wish to create within the image that matters.
TFS
Steve
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Steve - Could be but this was mostly created in camera. Perhaps I just underexposed a bit more than you to emphasize the highlights in the backlighting and in the surrounds.
Thanks,
Rachel
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Although it should not effect the RAW I still have my reservations about having any preset styles i.e. Standard set within the camera.
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I like these "rim lighting" type backlit images. Nice details despite the shaded face. I too would look into eliminating the curved bright grass below the chin, but I really like the mood you got here.
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