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A fine portrait, Morkel! The intensity and coloring in the eyes is really well captured. And the sharpness of the eye and surrounding area shows us nice details. The lighting from the side is soft....never having experienced a night safari I thought it might be more harsh. The grass in the lower RHS is a bit distracting, but it does give a hint of the environment.
THS! A good one for me to study.....my first trip to SA is in 2 weeks....and we will be at Sabi Sabi.
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Hi Morkel, a fine night shot of this lovely cat. You did well with the techs and comp. Impressive high ISO IQ and equally well handled Whitebalance and detail as it's easy to blow the detail in the spot light. TFS.
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Hi Morkel - the side lighting with the spot makes all the difference. The comp here works extremely well. Nice sharpness and detail. IQ looks great for such a high ISO. I might reduce the yellows in the whites slightly but not a deal breaker. Interesting about the auto ISO, I still prefer to control the ISO myself.
TFS,
Rachel
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I agree with the comments, well executed and impressive at the ISO. The yellows could be reduced a little IMO.
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I'm not normally a fan of the spot lit shots as they can look too false, but on this occasion it has worked beautifully. A great stare and the sallow DoF really emphasises that eye.
Interesting ISO!
Mike
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I like the consistincy of the lighting here Morkel, with good quality ISO we've come to expect with the D3s
I would like to have seen this a tad lighter by lifting the exp perhaps 1/2 stop but increased noise comes into play of course, just a thought?
I'm surprised you didn't try for a lower ISO in conjunction with -EV exp settings, I've found this to be very fruitful for my night/spotlit images.
TFS
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I'm surprised you didn't try for a lower ISO in conjunction with -EV exp settings, I've found this to be very fruitful for my night/spotlit images.
TFS
I did later, mate. Haven't shot at night much before this trip - so a learning curve haha
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Morkel Erasmus
I did later, mate. Haven't shot at night much before this trip - so a learning curve haha
Yes, have noticed your leopard encounters are on the increase.........and not before time
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I love photographing at night and always shoot in full manual mode with flash providing all the light I need. Simple as that.
Fabulous portrait given the techs, however, a little NR on the foliage in the right side would come in handy.
Well done mate. Keep it up!
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Hi Morkel, the 'spot' has provide some nice warmth to the image, surprised you didn't add any NR to the BKG area to reduce the noise??? Good to see you pushing the ISO.
TFS
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Hi Morkel -- i liked this one lovley warm colors due to the lighting and nicely composed with superb IQ considering the high level of iso. still u could have applied noise reduction on its lower neck area . TFS !
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Thanks folks.
I have applied NR to the BG in moderation, but doing more would result in a blotchy look that I don't like. A bit of grain has never hurt anyone eh
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You could always try dealing with it within LRCC???
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Hi Morkel
Me as you know is also a big fan of Auto ISO. Have found not to step 1/3 stops, really helps.
Love her focussed look, directed at the hyena?
I just thought of the light source- the traditional spotlight has a halogen globe, which gives "warmer" feel with more yellows.
The handheld spots use LED globes, with a more "whiter" light- would be interesting to capture the same scene with different light sources...
Wonder what the most ideal Kelvin value is for photography?
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You could always try dealing with it within LRCC???

I did a bit Steve - not a fan of pushing LR NR since it destroys fine detail...
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Very true, it becomes a very fine balancing act, as you invariably need to refine all the sliders.
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I prefer doing NR through a mask/selection in PS, just gives more control in the end.