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    Another mule deer from my recent travels... Just before the sun broke out of the clouds on the eastern horizon caught this buck on a ridgetop.

    Camera Model: Canon EOS 7D Mark II
    Copyright: © D. Robert & Lorri Franz
    Shutter speed: 1/125 sec
    Aperture: 5
    Exposure mode: Av
    Exposure compensation: +1/3
    Metering mode: Multi-segment
    ISO: 640
    Lens: EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM
    Focal length: 286mm

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    Hi Dale looks great !!
    Love the colors overall , a superb backdrop that isolates the subject nicely . Very nice soft light and you have a very pleasing low POV .
    Framing looks good ..... just wish for more virtual legs .A bit tight at the bottom for my taste .Just a minor issue .

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    Hi Dale, another image with awesome colours.

    Like Andreas, I too feel the soft colours of the backdrop really echo that sense of layering, but also it provides a great insight into the location and habitat. The 'virtual' legs, well I think it's borderline for me, but if you have more or can extend the canvas a fraction then I think this would help. The low PoV works oh so well and I like the slight head turn. My only issue is, to me the head does not look sharp, the rack looks fractionally better, but overall it lacks the 'perceptual' sharpness & detail I would expect. It could just be that the image requires a bit more USM, or, at 1/125sec it's lost critical sharpness. I'm just surprised Dale you don't push the ISO, although I think 1600 might be as far as I might like to push it, but it's that extra bit of SS that can make all the difference.

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    Hi Dale, another image with awesome colours.

    Like Andreas, I too feel the soft colours of the backdrop really echo that sense of layering, but also it provides a great insight into the location and habitat. The 'virtual' legs, well I think it's borderline for me, but if you have more or can extend the canvas a fraction then I think this would help. The low PoV works oh so well and I like the slight head turn. My only issue is, to me the head does not look sharp, the rack looks fractionally better, but overall it lacks the 'perceptual' sharpness & detail I would expect. It could just be that the image requires a bit more USM, or, at 1/125sec it's lost critical sharpness. I'm just surprised Dale you don't push the ISO, although I think 1600 might be as far as I might like to push it, but it's that extra bit of SS that can make all the difference.

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    Thanks for the kind words.. I assure the legs are all there in the grass .. I have others in the sequence with more room on the bottom of the frame. As far as sharpness I sure don't see the head not being sharp. Here is an 100% crop of the head with zero sharpening. Shooting with the crop camera my apparent FL is 458mm. With the old adage of being able to HH at a SS equal to the FL I should have used 1/500. The excellent 4 stop IS with the 100-400mm should allow me to HH down to 1/30 theoretically so I was comfortable shooting at 1/125.. I looked at the entire sequence and the images were all sharp except a few with animal movement. Going to 1600 would have likely solved those issues but created others since I'm not crazy about IQ (for my needs) of the 7D2 greater than 800 ISO...

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    Hi Dale thanks for this. Well perhaps it's these ole eyes of mine, but I feel it just isn't that 'crisp'. I might just ask you to try something, but will PM you. The 7D & MKII is not my personal favourite from Canon's arsenal as I feel it's not a forgiving body, compared to others, but that is just my take. Either way I still like the capture.

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    Hi Dale here is another older pair of eyes ... ... and i have to agree with Steve regarding the missing crispiness .
    It could make a difference ... when you have a faster IS .
    Just my thought

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    Hi Dale - A majestic buck against a majestic bg. Agree about the great colors and layering feeling to this. My younger set of eyes thinks that the new 100-400 and 7D2 are capable of sharper images. A slightly faster ss or some form of support would likely have given you pin sharp results. Still an image I would be happy to have taken.

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    Hi Dale -- I am loving all those images from your trip and this one is no exception either , lovely backdrop and i loved those antlers, standing majestically against the backdrop.

    I too am in agreement with the above regarding the ss , as at 100% view it lacks that crispness . Nice post and some good discussion as well .

    TFS !

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    Image looks sharp to me. Lovely light and colors...Amazing image!
    I use the 7D MKII and it is definitely not as detailed as my 5D MKIII....so I can see the 100% crop not showing that much sharpness.

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    Regardless of the S/S debate, this is a fine image here Dale, the soft light and suberb BG are a standout, nicely seen.

    TFS


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    Crazy about the light and colour tones here, Dale!
    Good discussion above - I do think the 100% head crop could be "crisper" when looking at the buck's eye, but in my books it's acceptably sharp especially given the SS and crop sensor factors.
    Ditto on the virtual legs but we each see things differently eh. Good to see you posting regularly again, enjoy your work...
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