Cow Elk

[John Mack]

This image was created in Benezette, Pennsylvania on 9/27/18 at 5:05PM. Image adjustments in Lightroom and Photoshop.

Hand held, Medium crop.

Canon 5D MarkIV
Sigma 150-600 Contemporary
600mm
ISO 8000
F8.0
1/400sec

[greg cowle]

Nice face-forward portrait, great background.

[Steve Kaluski]

Hi John, the rich colour here works well adding to the separation and kudos on the high ISO. The curious look/stare engages with the viewer.

What confuses me is where the sharpness is, at f/8 depending on how close you were, you should have the nose and neck fur sharp, if the FP was on say the bridge of the nose, so it goes back to my point that I feel you need to pull the AFMA forward.

TFS
Steve

[Krishna Prasad kotti]

I agree with Steve. It will be worth investigating when there are any AF (back/front) focusing issues with the lens.

I like the green color in the image. Very nice for High ISO , Was there any NR done on the same ?

TFS

[John Mack]

Hi John, the rich colour here works well adding to the separation and kudos on the high ISO. The curious look/stare engages with the viewer.

What confuses me is where the sharpness is, at f/8 depending on how close you were, you should have the nose and neck fur sharp, if the FP was on say the bridge of the nose, so it goes back to my point that I feel you need to pull the AFMA forward.

TFS
Steve

Thanks Steve, There was a gentleman next to me that could not believe i would raise the ISO so high. He said he shots everything at ISO 100 and just raises the exposures in post. I immediately thought of you and what i have learned on here.

The focus point is right between the eyes two or three higher than the center point. I tried the center point right on the nose but the eyes were soft. I figured better the eyes be sharp than the nose.
I am also pretty close here.

[John Mack]

I agree with Steve. It will be worth investigating when there are any AF (back/front) focusing issues with the lens.

I like the green color in the image. Very nice for High ISO , Was there any NR done on the same ?

TFS

Thanks Krishna, No noise reduction is applied.

[Rachel Hollander]

Hi John - Very nice colors, tones and detail. Again it would seem you were close for f8 not to be enough to have eyes to nose sharp.

TFS,
Rachel

[Steve Kaluski]

Thanks Steve, There was a gentleman next to me that could not believe i would raise the ISO so high. He said he shots everything at ISO 100 and just raises the exposures in post. I immediately thought of you and what i have learned on here.

If he was using old kit perhaps, but still not the way to go. With your 5D4 use ETTR, put it in manual mode and AUTO ISO.