Hi folks , well i got it done straight away to participate to this month theme .
I guess we will be battered with images to this theme in high numbers as it will be very popular !!!!
So i start with a Langur image taken in Bandhavgarh NP ( India) earlier this year .
They are living in big numbers in that area and when one think they are easy to catch ..... well many times yes , but to get decent shots is sometimes not that easy . Many times they are overlooked by the drivers/guides as they do just look for the majestic tiger ...... and many times i got strange looks from them , when i told them to stop for a Langur .
They do exist ... but they are not giving a lot to them as a subject to photograph .
Canon EOS 1Dx
EF 200-400 IS L with TC engaged . 560 mm
HH
F 5,6 ; Iso 5000 ; 1/1250 sec
Processed with DPP 4 and PS CC ; cropped to 80 % of FF for comp .
Thanks for watching and commenting to my previous posting
Hi Andreas -- I can perfectly relate with those looks of guides and drivers and even my friends during safaris to track the tiger. But i have made numerous images of these creatures as they provide fantastic photography opportunities , so I don't care anymore with what others think .
As far as the image is concerned , it has got all the this great details and sharpness with a lovely eye contact . The snout looks slightly softer then the rest of the face may be a bit more DOF would have been helpful. And those reds under its chest and throat are because of the red sand from the road or around it ? they normally are very playful creatures and then to get dirty.
A lovely head shot of the Langur .
TFS !
Last edited by haseeb badar; 12-01-2016 at 04:23 PM.
Hi Andreas - Sounds like they are the impalas of India safaris (just keep driving unless someone tells the ranger to stop). Great exposure control with nice details in lights and darks. Only thing I would consider is cw rotation to level the eyes and shoulders but if you do so it needs to be from the ff image because its too tight from the existing crop. I think you are correct and this will be another popular theme (we purposely picked an easy one for December when people are busy with holiday stuff).
Yep, a lot of '2nd party' animals do get easily over looked, but you can understand when it comes to the regal Tiger, the most majestic of animals in the cat Kingdom for me.
I might have gone to 6400, only for a tad more SS and a more 'natural' ISO, but all looks good here. I really like the slight jaunty angle, in fact, if you have it, I would rotate CCW even more to add to what appears to be an inquisitive look. I think we both look at Blacks slightly differently, as I might have opened a fraction more, but just personal taste, however... The eyes just look flat and dull, no life in them, if you can bring a bit of 'sparkle' into them I think this would take it up a notch.
TFS
Steve
PS How is the MK2, have you popped it back to Canon yet???
Thanks Haseeb , Rachel & Steve for taking your time and comment, as always much appreciated.
Rachel i am ok with the slightly tilted look of the subject, as sometimes they do sit that way and it is amplified by the angle of shooting .
Steve i agree with you regarding the Tiger in general ..... during my latest visit to India i had to learn a hard lesson . Things have changed dramatically compared to 2000 - 2004 , the way i made the safaris is completly useless when it comes to tiger sightings in Bandhavgarh and or Ranthambore . Crowds over crowds , driver / guide ruthless to get the best shooting/viewing angle for us tourists .
Not my thinking of a relaxed way of enjoying wildlife and/ or photography .therefor i will not go again shortly to shoot tigers , Kaziranga is a better place for relaxed viewing and shooting .... but for Tigers not the best place. I have heard there are ways to get the peace and quiet even in Ban/ Ran ..... but if i look in my wallet .... it says no !!!!!
Yep we do see the blacks differently .... ..... you might have recognized i am also going much lower in overall contrast , having my old images in mind . Just some change in mind .... over the years .As i never stop learning and also changing mind from time to time .
Agree with you regarding the techs ....
Rotation i am fine with it .
The eyes .... well i will look later when i am home , and might add some sparkle
Regarding the MK II , sadly no time to get it to Canon , i adjusted the focus to an extend where i achieve good results .... manually
Will see how it is performing in real life ..... in a week i am off to Helgoland .... keep fingers crossed for me , that i have some acceptable weather .
It's great to get the viewing figures up and so the Tigers worth becomes 'higher' as people see them alive and in their own habitat rather than draped across a floor, but it now may start to infringe on 'stressing' now and the pressure put on Guides to 'get the shot', but this topic could run & run.
Hi Andreas, excellent exposure on the blacks of the face, and whites, and love the eye contact. Your repost has turned out better with regards to the eyes, and another vote for taking a bit off the bottom.