Results 1 to 10 of 10

Thread: CKGR sunset romp.

  1. #1
    Lifetime Member Marc Mol's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2008
    Location
    Somewhere else in the World
    Posts
    4,797
    Threads
    708
    Thank You Posts

    Default CKGR sunset romp.

    Attached Images Attached Images
     
    Just back from a wonderful wet season trip to the CKGR & Moremi,

    the new flush of vegetation and gorgeous light is evident here as this lone Oryx runs free one sunset evening across the Central Kalahari.

    D5 Nikkor 400 f/2.8 E FL VR 1/1000s f/4 ISO2200. Small crop of 15% off the RHS. Bean bag- front pax seat, Curves, levels using TK adj, ACR/Grad filter on the sky, PS CC'15 & ACR.

    For those who maybe interested, my new D5 performed nicely, with noticable improvement in the AF, more consistent Auto WB, and now happy to cap my Auto ISO up from 12800 (D4s) to 25600.

    Cheers
    Marc
    Last edited by Marc Mol; 04-27-2016 at 12:03 PM.


  2. #2
    Lifetime Member Rachel Hollander's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2010
    Location
    NYC
    Posts
    14,320
    Threads
    929
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Hi Marc - Glad you like your new toy. Looks like a nice scene though I wish the oryx wasn't angled slightly away from you. I'm sure you would prefer for it to be more parallel too. I'm somewhat surprised that there seems to be a grittiness to the frame particularly across the center horizontally. Not sure if it came from the processing?

    TFS,
    Rachel

  3. Thanks Marc Mol thanked for this post
  4. #3
    Forum Participant
    Join Date
    Feb 2011
    Location
    Nagpur, India
    Posts
    3,837
    Threads
    245
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Hi Marc -- Nice scene , story book stuff ! Lovely colours in the sky as well . I too feel the Oryx being angled away is a bit unfortunate . I also see some noise in the BKG .

    TFS !

  5. Thanks Marc Mol thanked for this post
  6. #4
    Lifetime Member Marc Mol's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2008
    Location
    Somewhere else in the World
    Posts
    4,797
    Threads
    708
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Thanks Rachel & Haseeb for your comments.

    No NR has been used, one will always see some degree of noise in all images over 1600 IMO (when light is at a premium) but normally never use any below 3200.

    Agree the middle band would benefit with a small amount, but not too much of a deal breaker for me at least.


  7. #5
    BPN Member Morkel Erasmus's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2009
    Location
    South Africa
    Posts
    14,858
    Threads
    1,235
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Loving the layers and soft last light here Marc.
    I agree having the gemsbok (the ones in the Kalahari are of that subspecies of oryx of course) more parallel would have been great, but the angle that it's running at makes the light hit the face nicely.

    I have come to detest the look of NR smoothness except at excessively high ISO settings so I am fine with the image "grittiness".
    Morkel Erasmus

    WEBSITE


  8. Thanks Marc Mol thanked for this post
  9. #6
    Forum Participant
    Join Date
    Oct 2013
    Location
    Lincolnshire UK.
    Posts
    4,951
    Threads
    187
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Mark I like the scene you have captured with the different foreground and background,looks good with the Oryx deciding to leave the scene.Pleased your happy with your new gear and have enjoyed reading the opinions on noise levels.

    Keith.

  10. Thanks Marc Mol thanked for this post
  11. #7
    Lifetime Member Stu Bowie's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2008
    Location
    Centurion, South Africa
    Posts
    21,360
    Threads
    1,435
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Hi Marc, congrats on your new toy, and capturing any subject with a new toy must be exciting. I like the running pose, and the sunset colours add to the overall image.

  12. #8
    Lifetime Member Andre Pretorius's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2011
    Location
    Hluhluwe, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
    Posts
    1,237
    Threads
    135
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Hi Marc

    Love the feel of the scene and power displayed by the Gemsbok.
    Glad you enjoy the D5!
    Regards

    Andre.

    www.gappimages.com

  13. #9
    Story Sequences Moderator and Wildlife Moderator Gabriela Plesea's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2013
    Location
    South Africa
    Posts
    7,738
    Threads
    455
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Attached Images Attached Images
     
    Dear Marc,

    Welcome back!

    Please forgive me, I had to think about this for a while so very late with my comments. I am happy with your techs but somehow thirsty for more info, I have ordered a D5 for myself recently and my expectations of this body (for its price) are quite high. Would like to know whether you under or overexposed, is the FP on the darker or lighter parts of the subject, and what kind of metering you had (matrix, centre-weighted, highlight-weighted). Manual or aperture? In terms of autofocus, how many focus points, if I may ask? I am not so happy with the quality of this image and expect more from the D5 at this ISO value, I do like the content and the runaway "feel" here, this capture reminds me of the Kalahari and its beautiful Gemsbok dashing into the sunset. I like the framing, tension perceived from the subject running, his sense of smell might have detected a predator lurking, this is the best time to stalk and hunt. The low light contributes to the mood of the image, I am sure it was a great sighting, thank you for sharing it with us!

    PS How about a B/W version too?

    Kind regards,
    Gabriela Plesea

  14. #10
    Lifetime Member Marc Mol's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2008
    Location
    Somewhere else in the World
    Posts
    4,797
    Threads
    708
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Many thanks for the comments above and have sent you a PM Gabriela with all the details.


  15. Thanks Gabriela Plesea thanked for this post

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  
Web Analytics