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    Default Three of a kind.

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    I thought I would pop into wildlife and join the theme with this image. Taken in a nature reserve close to my house early morning, these three Zebbies were having a tender moment together.

    Canon 1D Mark IV
    Canon 100-400mm @ 220mm
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    F/7.1
    ISO 640

    Manual exposure.

    Hand held from my car.
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    Good morning dear Stu,

    This is beautifully processed, such wonderful tones and I love the detail!

    I especially like the eye contact with the zebra at the back... overall this ticks all the boxes for me, including the lovely soft BG, the sharpness, IQ, and perfect composition.

    Love the presentation, superb image Stu

    Warmest regards,
    Gabriela Plesea

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    Hello Stu -- I would agree with Gabriela's comments , this is a very well taken image and the details on the Zebra's has come out brilliantly ! Enjoyed viewing this ! TFS !

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    Hi Stu - I love it when you pop into wildlife and visit us and this is no exception. I agree as well, this works on all fronts. A tender moment, nice habitat and the conversion and toning all come together for a beautiful image. Detail, sharpness and techs all work too. Well done! See you should shoot the 4 legged wildlife more often!

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    Hi Stu the overall combo of conversion / toning and content is working very well here . A sweet moment captured .
    Very nice work .

    TFS Andreas

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    Hi Stu

    Well processed with eye focussed on subject, BG and FG a haze.
    If only the middle zebra had his head over the back of the front one, and facing you...
    Regards

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    Love seeing you post your work here Stu - agree that this works well.
    Andre has hit the "ideal world" comment on its head, if only they listen to us haha
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    Hi Stu, a nice moment captured and I like the choice of toning. Personally I would like to see a bit more contrast in both the Black and whites to help boost the slight flatness to the image.

    TFS
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    Quote Originally Posted by Steve Kaluski View Post
    I would like to see a bit more contrast in both the Black and whites to help boost the slight flatness to the image.
    Thanks Steve. I will give it a go, as Im never sure how far to go with my B&W conversions.

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    So long as things are not clipped I think you could push things and the updates now within LRCC & PSCC2015 you can refine things even more, some nice tweaks at last.

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    Very effective image Stu. Nice crop too, B&W works wonders. Perfect BG for me.
    Thanks for sharing.

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