I spent last week in the Karoo travelling through 3 different national parks. Photographically, I had one goal - to capture a pronking springbok. This proved to be a lot harder than I thought (hard to tell which member/s of a herd is about to pronk and they are really quick) but I was really happy that my only sharp keeper turned out like this. C&C most welcome.
Canon 5d Mkiii
EF 100-400 Mkii
1/1000 @ F5.6
iso 800
Almost full frame - small crop, straightened horizon and minor LR adjustments.
Hi Charles a very cool image with a a even cooler pronking pose .
Unbeatable low POV for a pronking shot of the Bokkie. I like the sky , the FG and the overall colors . Tones do look nice but i think the 3/4 tones are a bit too dark . The sharpening could be a tad stronger from POV .
Only angle of shooting is not that good , meaning the Bokkie is showing more his butt than his side profile and /or face .
As illustration an RP with opened 3/4 tones and more sharpening on the subject , WDYT ?
No Charles not at all , selected the 3/4 tones with TK lumo mask ,set the levels layer to screen blend mode , painted the effect away from FG .
Selected the bokkie and sharpened it with smart sharpen in PS CC with a setting of 250/ 0,3 / 2%, duplicate the sharpened layer . set blend mode of the first to lighter color , of the copy set blend mode to darker color . reduce opacity to 40 / 80 of the layers . Group them and set overall opacity to 66 % .
very nice image of this Jumper. Very well done and not easy indeed. I agree with Andreas on the behind side. To bad that you could not get it more from the side.
Wow Charles, your patience was rewarded; Perhaps a better/different POV but it I think it is a super duper shot...I didn't know that was what they called it!
Hey Charles
Gorgeous low angle and pronking pose here, offset against lovely pastel colours.
I am actually fine with the positioning of the animal and the fact that the eye is just-just showing counts heaps. Was this in Karoo NP or Mountain Zebra NP or Camdeboo NP?
Nice RP by Andreas
Hi Charles - your perseverance paid off. Love the bok against the pastel sky and your low pov. Andreas has taken it up a notch with his rp. While the angle of the bok is not ideal, I like the placement in the frame. Capturing the bok at a better angle to camera gives you something to continue to strive for and a reason to go out shooting again.
How high did this one jump WOW!!! I like Andreas' repost re sharpening and colours. I don't mind the jumping angle as the ye is still visible as wells the sky and clouds. TFS!
This is one awesome capture and the framing is great - I really like the composition and especially the subject, kind of "jumping into the frame".
Andreas's RP does take it up a notch. I love your bokkie pronking, there's something playful and mischievous about him...I too feel your OP needed a tad more sharpening on the subject. Just thinking...perhaps time for you to invest in Photoshop? No need to give up LR, just more options:)
Definitely an eye catcher and I thoroughly enjoyed viewing, looking forward to more images from you Should you decide to explore Hluhluwe/Umfolozi Game Reserve (lots of lion and wild dog sightings lately) do pop in at the Pharmacy in Hluhluwe and say hi to us (Gabriela and Andre)