Bull Elk

[John Mack]

This image was created in Benezette, Pennsylvania on 9/27/18 at 5:12PM. Image adjustments in Lightroom and Photoshop.

Hand held, Small crop.

Canon 5D MarkIV
Sigma 150-600 Contemporary
324mm
ISO 4000
f8.0
1/200sec

[greg cowle]

I like this view of the elk, shows off the rack well, and it stand out well against the wooded background. Maybe needs a little more at the bottom for the ends of the legs if you have it.

[Rachel Hollander]

Hi John - That looks like a really wide rack. I find the comp slightly awkward and might have gone landscape to include the whole bull. Colors look better here.

TFS,
Rachel

[Steve Kaluski]

Hi John, I think this illustrates where looking at the LCD screen helps, but ONLY for comp and to show distracting elements, NEVER for colour or exposure.

The BKG is just too busy and conflicts with the rack and so both blur into one, you want separation and clarity and so the screen would have helped here to highlight the issue. Try to pick better backdrops (where possible), move position, wait, track the subject, see where the subjects are moving and plan ahead and try to get more space between subject & BKG. If you are further away from the subject I think it would have been better. and the backdrop more diffused.

TFS
Steve

[Jonathan Ashton]

I think the elk is well rendered - good detail in the nose and rack, but I am not keen on the crop, I think if portrait was the important thing it might have been better if the head was raised rather more.
The background is less than ideal, you could blur it gently or add negative clarity and or reduce contrast but I doubt it would make a significant difference.

[Steve Kaluski]

The background is less than ideal, you could blur it gently or add negative clarity and or reduce contrast but I doubt it would make a significant difference.

Or another adjustment Jon , but the issue would then be some very careful masking.

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hi John another cool frame of that stag ...with the lower POV and the head slightly lifted does work well !!!
Agree the BG is busy .. nothing would have helped here really !!!!
Do not under stand why moving backward would be better ....?
Again .... isolate the BG in post and drop the contrast , does help a tiny bit .

TFS Andreas