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    Hand held, Canon 1DX Canon 100-400L IS II & 1.4TCIII Auto ISO 5000 Manual Exposure 1/1000 sec f8. Image taken at a local park, all C&C welcome.

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    Hi Jon - This is a tough one. I like the pose and the turn to camera but I find the subject competing with the varied colors and brightness of the bg. I also find the faint, oof, taller grasses in front of the deer distracting. Unfortunately, I also think the detail has been affected by the high ISO. Sorry, let's see what others say.

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    Hi Rachel - I have no issues with your critique, I really do appreciate genuine comments and I must admit I agree with what you say.
    I posted the image because for some reason it just seemed to be evocative of a gentle autumn day. I thought the young buck looked quite handsome in the colourful surroundings...but yes, it is not a show stopper by any means, it is as you indicate a bit busy, but I kinda like it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jonathan Ashton View Post
    , but I kinda like it.
    Jon, in the end that's all that really matters

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    Hi Jon what a sweet looking deer .....
    Well i agree with Rachelīs critique as all is being very uniform , but i have a solution that might work for you or others , you might try yourself as i could only work on the low res file and i am now a bit lazy .
    Just process two versions , just develop the BG and the Deer/FG differently in DPP and combine them in PS , i guess this will work quite well ....... in theory at least i would give it a shot . I would keep the Deer and the FG light and the BG dark , but i would watch for the blues Jon a bit too intense for my taste .

    I think it is worth to play a bit as i like the Deer and the FG are looking not too bad , it is just the BG making looking too uniform

    TFS Andreas

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    Hi Jon -- As you said the deer is looking Handsome and that is what i like the most , yes the FG is bit to distracting but the colours in the BG are making this look lovely . The color tones a bit too cool for me also which you can fix pretty easily .
    TFS !

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    Andreas Haseeb yes I see the blues - a bit cold, I will have a look at a dual raw conversion.

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    Hi Jon, I guess it's getting to that time of year, the rutting season.

    I like your thinking and the colours, but double processing to build the image I feel would be the way to go. The light does seem rather even and I might be tempted to darken both FG & BKG to give more prominence to the subject. At ISO5000 yes there will be some IQ lost, but this is where, IMHO, some PP management comes into play to take this into account. Just to tighten things up I might suggest a little off both sides but leaving the subject off centre?

    TFS
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