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Hi Alex, nice to have you posting here and look forward to seeing more from the trip and hopefully more from your next trip too.
Shooting from a zodiac is never easy and so yes, a higher SS min 1/1000 would have been better, likewise some more DoF ie f/11, as the eye appears sharp, but the nose I think is just tapering off. It may have also helped the fur on the LH cub too, BKG would be OK likewise Mum. Personally I think there is too much LH bear cub and I'm wondering if Mum is also dominating a little, but just having the ears in adds context so may be just a re crop if this is FF and the IQ can take it? Not a lover of the rock at the foot. I would also adjust the heavy blue cast, very noticeable in the eye & nose.
This cub has a very prominent 'bald patch' thats characteristic of a lot of bears in this region.
Might just knock that back a bit.
TFS
Steve
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Nice to see some bears. Like the pose and eye contact you have captured here. The bear on the right isn't ideal not much you could have done about that. Must have been quite close the depth of field falls right off. The bald patch is quite neat. Hope to see more.
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Hi Alex -- Very difficulty to get a shot from a zodiac , well done on that , but agree with your self critique reg the ss, it had to be in excess of 1/1000 atleast. Agree reg the blue cast , quite prominent in eyes and on nose. I am not sure on framing though , the lhs is a bit in excess and the rhs bear is kind of not helping here, difficult scenario to frame something amidst this kind of situation, but nothing more you could have done abt it.
Do keep posting more images.
TFS !
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Thanks all for your points and commenting.
I'll take another look at the crop -- it's only slight so have more room to play with. I have a lot of 'straightforward' portraits, even of cubs, but liked this one actually due to the left and right bears and how it summed up how the middle bear was behaving, but it might be one of those 'had to see it in person' type shots, so it's excellent to get feedback on these things. Will adjust the blues too.
Gabriela, did get a chance to push the ISO on other shots so was great to have the body, although managing two kits was new for me (and did lead to forgetting which settings I was using!). The young bears were a blast to watch play and eat
Anyhow, for sure more to come, and appreciate the feedback all,
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Anyhow, for sure more to come, and appreciate the feedback all,
Hi Alex, great, as we are all here to help.
but liked this one actually due to the left and right bears and how it summed up how the middle bear was behaving, but it might be one of those 'had to see it in person' type shots,
Spot on I think Alex, you had to be there and emmerse yourself in the whole interaction, but here, you are trying to convey that scene/encounter in one frame which is very hard.
Just be mindful when you are processing especially in LR, contrary to what some folk may have thought or said, ramping Contrast, Black and saturation needs to be thought about carefully and with a light hand at times. Try to keep your images well exposed ie ETTR and then in PP use a delicate hand, as you want to keep all those lovely mid tones and not block it all because the boost of Contrast, Clarity and or Texture appears to make it sharper and so in terms of PP - 'less is definitely more'.
Looking forward to more and sharing in your experiences, cheers Steve.