Alpine Marmot
Hi folks i will follow Rachel and go on with this Marmot from Austria , taken in september this year .
Not much more to add from my , hope you like it .
Canon EOS 1Dx II
EF 200 - 400 IS L at 400 mm
HH
F 8 ; Iso 1600 ; 1/2000 sec ; could have gone to F 11 for more DOF
Processed with DPP 4 and PS CC 2018 ; cropped from all side to 75 % of FF
Thanks for watching and commenting to my previous posting.
Cheers Andreas
Hi Andreas, seems like me you have the 'bug' for photographing these guys.
I don't think you would have needed much more on the DoF, as I'm reflecting on the same set up & distance with the WT Sea Eagles so F/8 should have been good. Just look at the lens distance and think DoF, you may have found f./6.3 giving you more? Personally I might have gone landscape and got more of the body in, as I just find it a little awkward on that RHS. Was there anything you needed to elemental in the cropping on that side? The hint of those two front teeth just make it for me. Hard to tell on the laptop, but is there any more detail in the FG rock???
TFS
Steve
Lovely colours and details, I did wonder myself about a little more DOF. Only because the issue has been raised on some of my previous submissions I think I would tone the rock down a bit and as Steve said there may be more detail to be had.
Last edited by Jonathan Ashton; 12-04-2017 at 10:55 AM.
Hi Andreas - Interesting to see all the different colors in the fur. Agree about the rock and perhaps a little more detail. I also like the glint in the eye and the hint of teeth visible. Good sharpness and details in the fur too as expected. I am ok with the dof.
Steve - f6.3 would have given him less dof rather than more.
TFS,
Rachel
Andreas, I'm going to think of you as the 'marmot' man! I remember seeing one of these (only once ever) in the wild in Yosemite a very long time ago. Probably a different species though? I don't think this image is quite as good as some of your other recent marmot shots though. Possibly due to the strong sunlight which is not as kind to the animal and scene. Otherwise, still a lot to like here with a nice pose, great colour range across the fur and good detail where it counts around the eye and head. I'd be inclined to darken the foreground rock too and possibly the background too as I think it would lift this shot significantly and put it on par with your softer light shots for me.
Cool frame love the look of this dude. Nice and sharp.
Hi Andreas -- Lovely details as usual and lighting has been nicely handled. Good choice on DOF and framing , works for me as presented . TFS !
Hi all and big thanks for all your replies ...much appreciated as ever !!!!
Taking the thoughts on the detail in the rock etc ... i picked that up and created a new low res file .
Well my thought on the DOF was to get even the hairs on the back of the head in sharp focus .....so Steve .. i am surprised that you think i could have gotten away with F 6,3 ? Regarding the crop ...well it was shot in portrait and nothing important on RHS ....just the cut off butt, so i just went in tighter .
Hope this helps ...... cheers and thanks again to all of you all of you .
Andreas
Like the RP Andreas, but the green is perhaps a bit too green or is that the laptop?
1DXMK2, 200-400 at 400, so WT sea eagle was about 35m away, pin sharp at 6.3 and they are bigger than a Marmot, so I'm basing my thoughts on your set up which appears the same.i am surprised that you think i could have gotten away with F 6,3 ?
Thanks Steve ....but i have been way closer to the subject even if being smaller in size . Well i should try the same next time and use F 6,3 .... for comparison .
I am fine with the greens as they are , matter of taste .
Cheers Andreas
With the Musk Ox at 50m f/5.6 was bang on with lots of DoF, it's getting used to knowing your distances between you and the subject, however I bet you are way off for the first few times unless you have a small Range finder.
You are technically right about that .....many times i do shoot too headless
Hello Mr. Marmot (it's not me, Glenn started it
Nice techs Boetie, that face is sharp as it gets and some lovely detail. I think I prefer the colours in the OP. Thinking more DoF would have given you "the edge". Or maybe less DoF, depending on what you were trying to achieve
I would eliminate or soften those bright blobs in the BG, a little distracting. Tonality is great and framing is superb.
I like the HA angle here...What a cheeky look this little fellow gave you! Nice timing, very well captured and processed Andreas - thank you for sharing!
Have a super week-end,
Gabriela Plesea
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