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Hi Tobie
Compositional wise I would have moved to the right a little more to seperate the eles from the wind mill frame a little more, also i would prefer the image decentered, ie cropped to move the windmill to the left a little more.. Processing wise it looks a little flat, ie a little more mid level contrast will help IMHO. I do like the story behind the image, and the surrounds show nicely the harsh country the eles are living in
DON
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Originally Posted by
Don Railton
Hi Tobie
Compositional wise I would have moved to the right a little more to seperate the eles from the wind mill frame a little more, also i would prefer the image decentered, ie cropped to move the windmill to the left a little more.. Processing wise it looks a little flat, ie a little more mid level contrast will help IMHO. I do like the story behind the image, and the surrounds show nicely the harsh country the eles are living in
DON
Thanks for looking & commenting Don! Unfortunately a physical move to the right was not possible due to the position of the viewing area (for cars). I have removed some space on the left and increased midtone contrasts:
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Originally Posted by
Diane Miller
Increasing contrast has made the elephants even darker, making them a little more indistinguishable against the structure, and hasn't changed much for the sky. I don't know what software you're using but I'd consider some increase in detail in the darks and lights, which is the opposite of contrast. It can be started by the Shadows and Highlights sliders in LR and topped off in Nik CEP's Detail Extractor and Tonal Contrast (used very carefully).
Thanks for commenting and for spending time in creating your version Diane! I must admit if I lighten up the ele's a bit, I won't take it further than what they appear like in my OP (I use the CC 2015 versions of LR & PS).
Last edited by Tobie Schalkwyk; 12-13-2015 at 09:19 AM.
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Nice story behind this image. Faults have already been commented on with good advice given. I would have liked to have seen an image with just the elephants and without the windpump, as I think this is where the story is, but you perhaps didn't have a longer lens with you at the time. Having said that I still think this is an interesting landscape image which shows us the natural environment of South Africa.
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Thanks Tobie. Love it. We don't have a lot of elephants around here!!
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Hi Tobie, an interesting image and historical bit...for me I would like to see more separation between the windmill and the elephants...a couple of steps to the right would have been perfect.
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Originally Posted by
Andrew McLachlan
...for me I would like to see more separation between the windmill and the elephants...a couple of steps to the right would have been perfect.
Me too Andrew - unfortunately that was not possible due to physical restrictions! Thanks for looking & commenting!