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    Hand held, Canon 5D II, Canon 24-105L @ 70mm, ISO 640 (+0.67), 1/160 sec, f5.6
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    A sudden snow fall came and we just happened to come across this young bull, I stayed behind the car in order not to disturb him - which I didn't, he just carried on browsing... a little bit of magic.

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    Hi Jon - I like this a lot with the snowy scene and showing some of the woodsy habitat. Opening up the midtones just a very small amount brings out a bit more detail in the bison and gives a little separation to the front legs.

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    I like the environs and the HA here. Good details and composition. Agree reg mid-tones but just a fraction.

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    Love how you shot this with the 24-105. You were quite close to this big guy. The overall scene is very nice here.

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    I like the scene and I really enjoy the eye contact. Nice.

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    Do like this one Jon,magnificent beast in it's snowy setting.

    Keith.

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    Hi Jon, love the setting, but just wonder if the HA might have been better if it had been looking to the right and so it wasn't lost within the body? Giving in a bit more depth to the overall exposure I think addresses some of the lighter elements and so it has that slight 'overcast' feel you have in snowy conditions, but just my take.

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    Thanks for the repost Steve, you have made me reflect, I suspect my image probably was too bright for the conditions. The shutter speed was quite deliberate, I took faster and slower ones.

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    The shutter speed was quite deliberate, I took faster and slower ones.
    Interested to know the reason Jon, as I can understand a slower SS if there was falling snow?

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    The slow shutter speed was to get the lowest ISO to give a sharp image, it was about twice the focal length of the lens. I did not consider the snow at the time, as a primary thought, I just wanted an acceptably sharp bison in a snowy scene ( in other shots you can barely see the bison through the snow this is where the differing shutter speeds provided differing results in the falling snow).

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    Hi Jon ...the snow adds to the scene , creating a bit different atmosphere which i quite like .
    I like the head turn ...but would have chosen a more off center placement of the subject. My first impression was ..a bit warm from the WB POV and a bit too bright in the HL .But this can be a personal view ...Nice detail in the Bison fur .
    The RP from Steve is not doing it for me .....too dark and it looks like a gradient was used , maybe just for illustration .
    TFS Andreas

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    too dark and it looks like a gradient was used
    A bit more that that Andreas, but from my POV, the Exp looks better and not dark, however it's subjective, the OP is top light IMHO.

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    Hi Steve ...My initial thought was that you used more ...but wanted to keep it short , not going too much into detail .But this was the most obvious thing ..for me and there is no natural fade of light due to the use of the gradient , well it is subjective as you said . I am with on the too light OP ....
    Cheers Andreas
    Good to start discussing about this ...missed it a bit , at least you discuss things ...
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