Not an exotic, but cute counts for something. There were two pairs of doe and fawn, and at one point one of the fawns was a little distressed and mewed like a cat for her mother.
D800E 500mm f4 1/640 iso200
Not an exotic, but cute counts for something. There were two pairs of doe and fawn, and at one point one of the fawns was a little distressed and mewed like a cat for her mother.
D800E 500mm f4 1/640 iso200
Love the pose and colours here! Very nice HA and I like the flowers in the FG. Nicely done.
Hi Ron, I totally 100% agree, it doesn't have to be exotic to be cute/interesting and this is gorgeous, what's not to like? Cool location, well framed, like the HA and the wild flowers just add to the overall composition & scene setting. I might add some more selective sharpening to the subject, looks a bit soft, plus and this is I think perhaps 'optical', a slight CW rotation around 3.3 may help, but you may then find cropping an issue because you run out of image content, unless this was cropped?Not an exotic, but cute counts for something.
Hope to see more.
TFS
Steve
Hi Ron -- a very beautiful image !! loved the settings and colors, needs a slight rotation and agree with u on " Not an exotic, but cute counts for something." TFS !!!
Beautiful image Ron, pleasing to the eye., Looks to me like the deer is standing on a slight downgrade, so I do not agree with the rotation., looks just right to me.
I like using low iso, as your image is at 200, this makes for much nicer resolution, less NR, and a cleaner image., I think you did well to get this shot so sharp. F4 is excellent, creating
such a beautiful background, soft, and giving the animal a nice separation.
If there was time, I would have tried a few changes in the settings, just for fun.. increase to 400 - 800 iso, stop down to f5.6 or 6.3, just to compare., you may have done that?
In the end, a crazy pretty shot.
Sorry Raymond I have to disagree, IMHO long gone are the days of the 'rule of thumb' 1/200 when using a 200mm lens and keeping a low ISO to retain IQ for fear of grittiness (noise), with the new digital cameras these days having a higher SS will ensure better images and more keepers. Default for me is ISO800 on the 1DX, but I am at present constantly shooting 1600-6400 (due to the conditions) with excellent results, sharper images and limited noise, if any. Yes the Nikon D4 produces better files than the 1DX (cleaner due to lack of contrast that Canon adds in) up to a point, but the AF is better within Canon as you have three settings for refinement, appose to two within the AF set up.I like using low iso, as your image is at 200, this makes for much nicer resolution, less NR, and a cleaner image.,
There are times when you can drop to a low ISO and still retain a high/good SS which we should do, no need to go overboard, but for me, in the last 9 months tweaking the camera set-up even more, understanding more the AF system and how it really works in it's thinking & it's workings and finally when to engage slow & fast frame rates (subject to what you are shooting i.e. moving across you or towards you) all adds up to better results & keepers IMHO.
A fixed lens like the 500 is great in compressing the BKG and providing that lovely 'diffused' look & feel.
If a low ISO & SS works for you then fine, as we all work differently, but personally I would prefer to have a sharp image with a higher ISO/SS and if required, deal with any noise issues in PP, just my take
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Thanks all, much appreciated. This was cropped quite a bit, and the fawn is standing on a downgrade. I rotated it CCW, but with your critique I agree I went a degree or two too far. The light was changing frequently and I was shooting both under the forest canopy and in the open over water. If I had I had another go at it, I think I would increase the iso and SS for sharpness and kept the same aperture to keep the background flowers pleasantly oof. With this lens/body combination I usually shoot at iso 800 or higher, for the higher SS and more frequent sharpness.
Hi Ron, thanks for the info, it's always worth adding about cropping, rotation etc as it does help. Sounds like the techs would have been good if you followed your heart, lol.
Keep them coming and don't forget to add your thoughts to other threads too.
Hi Ron - A simple but elegant portrait of the fawn. The setting and wildflowers really takes this up a notch. Good suggestions above by Steve and good discussion about getting more ss in the field.
TFS,
Rachel
Hi Ron lovely portrait in a very pleasing setting , love the wildflowers adding so much to this cutie !!!
Well processed and a nice crop makes this work well . I am fine with the overall sharpness, but i would give it a shot with a tiny bit more to see how it goes .Lovely vibrant colors and the right amount of tones and depth .
TFS Andreas
Super cute, and the flowers are a nice touch. I like the overall colour tones too.
Agree with Steve - these days I am probably at a default ISO of over 1000 given the SS I need and the conditions I shoot in (my best sightings are often around sunrise and sunset, often in real dusk light with little real sunlight).