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Certainly fits the theme well Rachel - well seen, always good to get something a bit out of the box so to speak.
I'll differ from Andreas in that I prefer the OP, the RP just feels a bit too tight for my taste, although I get where you were going with it. The RP probably reflects the theme more but the OP is a stronger all round shot - the full ear works better.
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Hi Rachel. Nice frame, a perfect fit for the theme, I too like the OP more. Good the see the illuminated eye.
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Hi Rachel -- I would prefer the RP and i agree that the image looks a bit thin , very well executed and the details you have brought out are excellent . Loved this image . TFS !
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Thanks everyone. I have gone back and forth as to whether I prefer the ff or the crop so appreciate that opinions are split. I purposely wanted to emphasize only the eye so kept the contrast and tones thinner in the other areas. I'll take a look at the blues in the eyelid.
Thanks again,
Rachel
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Andre - I like it a lot. Thanks.
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Hello Rachel!
RP works best for me! And sorry to come in so late, just got back home after a day trip to the "big city"...
Love the eye colour, I might remove some of the blues there? And you were very precise, FP must have been right on the eye:)
I can think of another version with more DOF to include the trunk as well?
Forgive me for being so brief, would like to take some time and look at this again with fresh eyes. So much potential here, if you have the time and inclination you could look at a B/W conversion too.
With my mind's eye I am now drawing two parallel lines on both sides of the eye, would like to see that area quite contrasty and the rest fading away with the shallow DOF. Not sure it can be achieved, just a thought, wondering how close this ellie was?
Chat again soon, so exciting to get the mind going and I thank you for this post - BPN Wildlife is NEVER boring:)
Warmest regards,
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Steve - that is what i had in my mind
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Thanks Steve. I think I have to put it down for a while and come back to it again. While I am ok with what you did, it was not my original vision (pun intended) for the image. Might just have to re-think it.
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Rachel
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Another vote for your RP from me as well, great use of DOF here Rachel with Steve's RP pretty much spot on.
TFS
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Thanks Jon, sorry to be late getting back to you. As discussed above, my original vision for the image was the lighter feel with real concentration on the eye.
Thanks again,
Rachel