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    Default Sambar Deer portrait.

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    Nice portrait on a good BG. The sharpening technique looks great. I quite like the light coming through the right ear. The light angle was not ideal but you have done reasonably well bringing out the detail.

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    Hi Sanjeev great you post some Sambar images , i think we have not seen good ones for awhile . This is a fine portrait with nice colors / tonal depth and a very pleasing BG and comp. Super isolated subject from BG.
    I am fine with dark sharpening halo , but i think the light halo is too strong in the fine hairs along the cheek . Easy to solve by splitting the sharpening layer into a light and a dark half , then reduce the light half by i.e. 40% .

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    Hi Sanjeev - Nice portrait with good detail. I too like the light coming through the ear. I would back off slightly on the sharpening on the neck area. Those are some really long lashes.

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    Good detail in this portrait. I like the mix of shadows and light across the face. You also captured a nice background.

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    Hi Sanjeev, I think Andreas & Dumay's observations are good and agree with Rachel, like the light coming through the ear and the light rim around it.

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    Hello Sanjeev,

    Sorry to come in so late - I too like this very much, lovely BG (I wonder what it is?) and that soft light falling on the Deer's face brings out its lovely features. A very pleasant image to view and so well presented. I do agree with Rachel on the sharpening. Nice to see so many different species from you, makes me think I must move away from my lions for a while, I have never posted an ellie yet, or a kudu - thank you for inspiring me!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Andreas Liedmann View Post
    Hi Sanjeev great you post some Sambar images , i think we have not seen good ones for awhile . This is a fine portrait with nice colors / tonal depth and a very pleasing BG and comp. Super isolated subject from BG.
    I am fine with dark sharpening halo , but i think the light halo is too strong in the fine hairs along the cheek . Easy to solve by splitting the sharpening layer into a light and a dark half , then reduce the light half by i.e. 40% .

    TFS Andreas
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    Thanks all. I will take a look at the sharpening again. It looked fine on my 27" Mac. Gabriela, the BG is a dried water hole with rocks and pebbles scattered across. I cloned out the rump of a spotted deer in the LRC with content aware fill. It worked out great.

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    Thank you Sanjeev, and I can see no traces of cloning whatsoever - nice work!
    That BG is stunning:)
    Gabriela Plesea

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    Hi Artie , just for clarifying , yes i split hair !!!!! Into a dark and a light half !!!! Cause that is how every sharpening works , by amplifying the contrast of darker and lighter tones !!!

    So with every sharpening you create halos , depending on the tool and radius you use you have very narrow or wide halos . Mostly the light halo is the one who creates the affect /illusion of over sharpening because our eye is drawn to the lighter parts in an image .

    Hope this helps to understand why i said to reduce the light HALOS .

    PS : ask Tim Grey

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    Sanjeev did you understand what i mean by splitting the sharpening layer ?

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    Andreas, thanks for explaining it. Yes I kind of understand. Will study this a bit more in detail and refine my technique. I normally use a radius of 0.3 after resizing. Strength 30-60%. I apply 1-3 rounds. I am finding the 500 II along with 5D3 needs much less sharpening as the lens is so sharp on its own. Appreciate your help Andreas.

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