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Hi Rachel,
The mother's arm provides a nice base for this image. I like those bright, wide open eyes and the touch of red on the nose. I know they're not popular and you may not have the MPs to do it, but I thought a square crop to eliminate the leaves looked pretty good.
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Rachel, the eyes really make this image! And the comp with mothers arm & bloody nose all make this a fine image. Nicely processed with good detail and sharpness.
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Those eyes hold my attention! Maybe this youngster wants to rest, but too much interesting stuff going on to close his eyes. Great unique pose with the mom's protective leg & the full detailed and very expressive face of the youngster. Your time with this family was well spent. Did I mention I am envious
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You only see the eyes so the rest is irrelevant :)
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Love the hypnotic eyes on this cub here Rachel, with the bloody nose contrasting nicely.
TFS
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Thanks everyone for the kind comments. Steve - yes, a square crop would work as an alternative. I'm just not a huge fan and feel like it will also lose some of the context. The oof foliage is a trade-off I guess.
Thanks again,
Rachel
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Hi Rachel, sweet little one and good techs from the 7D at 1600. Only suggestion might be too to down the oof grass on the lhs by the eye - maybe darken it a little.
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A very cool sighting Rachel, the blood stained nose makes the image. Interesting you went portrait, I went landscape
. Would look to toning down the highlight of the grass stem by the ear.
TFS
Steve
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Thanks Jamie and Steve, now that you mentioned it that grass stem is bothering me
. Steve - I shot some horizontal of the actual nursing but thought this worked better vertical. There was too much foliage around so I went for the head shot when it was in the clear.
Thanks again,
Rachel
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Hi Rachel , agree a cool sighting to get that close to an intimate mother/child interaction .
Besides the two grass stems , all does look very well done . Stunning eyes.
TFS Andreas
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Hi Rachel
Love the eyes, they are captivating!
Agree with the two stems.
My personal taste would crop tighter from underneath..
Nice capture of emotion..
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Lovely shot I would crop the base to just below the elbow and I would patch or darken the two pale grass stems.
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Thanks Andreas, Andre, Jon and Stu for all the comments and suggestions. Stu - I've gone through them all but still deciding processing, of course.
Thanks again,
Rachel
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