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Wildlife Moderator
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Macro and Flora Moderator
I think the colours look amazing and the detail superb, lovely shot.
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HI Steve -- This is a top class portrait ! loved the details and colours . Wish the BKG was absolutely clean , but nothing you could have done in this case. Exceptional shot . TFS !
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Story Sequences Moderator and Wildlife Moderator
Lovely detail and colours, Steve. I personally do not mind the presence of vegetation in the BG. Nice pose from this handsome Roan and I like the HA. Well exposed and great techs, wonderful PP work as expected:)
Did you flip it?
Hope you have a great week-end,
PS Forgive my brief comments tonight - it is almost 11 pm and tomorrow I have to go to work, been doing backups the whole evening and making space on my hard drives for February...
Warmest regards,
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Very nice work, Steve. The head turn is excellent and has provided good light for the roan's face. The roan itself looks excellent with great detail apparent but with lots of subtle tones. Are you able to outline what processing you did to this one? For example, I don't know if you've needed to lift the shadows on the shadowed neck or whether there was good reflected light on that. Also, a little on your choice of aperture here, if you didn't mind expanding? I notice, for example, that the background ear has lost focus but everything else around the head and horns looks pretty sharp. Were you trying to maximise background blur with your choice here?
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Wildlife Moderator
Thanks folks.
Glenn, Light coming from the LHS which lit the face nicely and control of the Histogram allowed not to blow the whites of the ears. By using ETTR & the Histogram I can maximise the full capture of data which makes for a better file. This will also often avoid lifting of shadows, although it may mean in part, you drop the exposure in specific/key areas. The workflow would not really relate much to DPP, plus as many know, I shoot with no input of things like Contrast, Saturation etc and that I do not let Adobe choice my starting point, all my RAWs are as flat as dishwater because I want to control the Colour management. It's all about getting the right exposure and WB, adjusting Colour will also make a huge difference and then with Channels, Curves, Layers & Masks you can selectively 'build' your file extracting key components at different stages.
Also, a little on your choice of aperture here, if you didn't mind expanding?
Look at the kit, the subject was far, therefore you wanted more DoF, shot f/8 and you waste DoF.
Were you trying to maximise background blur with your choice here?
Distance between subject & compression by the 500 provides a lovely bokeh backdrop, defused and no need for applying Blurring or NR.
overall i think i personally would give the lights a bit more depth in the red channel as i think you get more detail in the whites , just my 2 cents .
Thanks Andreas, I meant to add some Tonal Curve but forgot which will I think have achieved what you are talking about, a fraction more 'pop'
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Hi Steve - A regal headshot of this fine antelope. The head turn and unobstructed look at the horns here really add. I don't mind the bg. Nice job on the exp of both the blacks and the whites. It shows the importance of working with the histogram. I agree with your own final suggestion of just a little more pop. Nice one.
TFS,
Rachel
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Very nice. Like the pose and detail of this one.
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Stunning Steve,a wonderful portrait. An interesting thread to read aswell thanks for the contributions from Glenn and the questions answered. It's the handling of the whites and blacks Steve just awesome. For me nothing to change bkg works it's oof enought to not distract but shows me his habitat. the texture in that shiny nose I find almost as beguiling as those horns
wonderful work
stu
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Wildlife Moderator
Cheers Stu, but you are not too far behind on your PP now, looking forward to more from you. No pressure.
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Hey Steve
I am jealous, do not have any Roan images worth keeping myself, and this is a solid portrait. Nicely exposed and processed, as per usual.
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Hi Morkel, thanks and good to have you back on board again.
Would be good if you can help me on bolstering the (camera) tech stuff too, now you are back, as it is important on crits IMHO.
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Hi Steve, excellent detail as per your usual high standard, tack sharp, and love the alert pose. Well exposed, and overall, nicely separated from the BG.