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Hi Andreas -- I really liked the composition and the details you have inspite of that high iso . The open mouth with visible teeth adds so much to this frame . It is a bit dark though for my liking but not a deal breaker .
TFS !
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Thanks Haseeb for your comment , much appreciated .
I kept it a bit darker and deeper in the tones .... as sun was gone behind the mountains and light started to fade in the Marmot area , whereas on the other side of the valley the sun lit up the mountains .
Just my take , cheers Andreas
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Hi Andreas, agree, slightly more head turn to you, rather than being angled away, would have been better, but sometimes you have to take what you can get, but also the subject would be more flatter to the sensor too. Good to see I'm not the only one pushing the ISO to nail the shot & action, nice one, bet you notice the difference when you pick up the MKIV. This also illustrates my point about DoF, you can see in this shot, how, from the front paws to the end of the 'coat' (fur), how the DoF tails off oh so quickly. The green compliments the subject and provides a nice standout too.
TFS
Steve
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Hi Andreas - Yes to a more side on profile or angled slightly toward you but the open mouth and visible teeth add a bit of interest. There seems to be a lot of blue in the greys/blacks on the top of the head. Our marmots seem to be much more brown than their European counterparts so I will leave it to you whether to reduce the blues.
TFS,
Rachel
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There seems to be a lot of blue in the greys/blacks on the top of the head.
I'm not seeing that 'visually' Rachel and you mentioned this on my posting too???? Tweaking the WB to a slightly warmer look may help overall, but may stray away from the original scene?
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Steve - it jumped out at me in both images on my calibrated monitor but I also tend to always look at my blacks for too much blue so maybe I am overly sensitive to it. If either image were mine I would pull back the blues but they are not so up to you.
Sorry Andreas for the hijack.
Rachel
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Beautiful image. The background is also wonderful and focuses my attention on the subject. The pose is not typical, but that makes this image better for me. Well done!
Douglas Bolt
DougBoltPhotography.com
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Love the pose and soft light/colours here Andreas!
DOF does fall off quickly with a small subject so close to the frame. If you had the light/ISO you could have stopped down but it works as posted.
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Pose looks a bit aggressive but adds to the image for me Andreas.Fur texture and sharpness all look very good to me,nice bg sets it all off well.
Keith.