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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% .
TFS Andreas
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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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Rachel
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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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Steve
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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!
Kind regards,
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Originally Posted by
Andreas Liedmann
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
Hi Andreas, Thanks for your critique. I must say that upon close examination I see no evidence at all of any halos dark or white. Perhaps you are splitting hairs???
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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:)
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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.