Hi all just another Bison from Kraansvlak ....i am waiting for september to return , as the area is closed for the public during bird breeding season .
This was my first encounter with this species ...
The 500 was too long for the Bisons coming close by ....as i did not expect them to be so close .
Canon EOS 1Dx II
EF 500 IS L II
HH
F 9 ; Iso 16000; 1/3200 sec , with hindsight i might have saved on stop of ISO by lowering the SS
Processed with DPP 4.6.30 and PS CC 2017; slight crop for comp
Thanks for watching and commenting to my previous thread...
Hi Andreas - Very nice portrait of this bison. I like the tilted head and the eye contact. It does look like there was enough light for you to drop the ISO and still maintain a decent ss. The warm brown tones are also nice.
I know it is a bit obvious but it is the light that makes this frame, love the shadows and highlights. I am sure you looked at the nose but I wonder if it is possible to lower the highlights a little, I think the epithelium on his nose would be more apparent.
I returned this morning from a stunning week-end in the wilderness, had some lovely sightings but mostly in poor lighting conditions (late afternoon), those dictated similar ISO and sometimes higher... I am a bit afraid to look at those frames tonight...so I decided to look at yours instead:)
In a nutshell, I think you've done a wonderful job in the field as well as with PP work here. Framing is great, good colours and tones and nice detail on the subject. I take it you got pretty close to the Bison here, too much lens Boetie? Love the shiny nose and those unforgiving eyes, he might be a young fellow but that look on his face tells me he is all business... very well captured my friend:)
Thanks folks for your comments and suggestions ....much appreciated .
Jon i tried to lower the lighter parts ....it didn īt work for me , so i left it .
Anyhow thanks for your thoughts
European Bison portrait
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Love the shiny nose and those unforgiving eyes, he might be a young fellow but that look on his face tells me he is all business... very well captured my friend:)
