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    I am curious to see what you make of this. I used the Olympus raw converter for this, I also did one in ACR which looked totally different. The image was captured in Bandhavgargh forest, taken early morning so there was still some considerable mist hanging in the air. I have tried to strike a balance to show reasonable detail and still retain that early morning misty look. The deer were usually pretty timid ( actually if wasn't in the Suzuki I think I would have been too!) and rarely seen in the open - or when they were, I just got the rear view.
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    Olympus E-M1X
    LensModel : M.300mm F4.0 + MC-14
    Lens focal length : 420 mm
    Focal Length (35 mm conversion) : 840.0mm
    Metering mode : Pattern
    Exposure mode : Manual exposure
    ISO Sensitivity : 1000
    Exposure time : 1/320 sec
    F number : F5.6
    Exposure compensation : +1.7 EV (way to much - probably didn't have chance to reset)
    Flash : OFF
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    Dear Jon,

    What lovely sighting, so wonderful that you managed to capture images of this shy species, not sure we have ever seen a Chital here in the Widlife forum?

    Framing is good. I like the pose and eye contact, and despite the abundant vegetation the Chital stands out nicely.

    Exposure comp not a problem, IMO. There is an overall 'vintage' look to this image in terms of colour, do you think it reflects the conditions at the time?
    I took the liberty to import this in LR, looked at WB and my version looks quite different. Let me know what you think, it is a bit 'cooler' and not sure I managed to retain the misty feel to the same degree

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    Hi Gabriela, I like your version too, I think the cooler look of yours may be a little closer - I have slept a few times since I was there so I can't remember precisely what the light was! I'll go back to ACR and have another look and make it a little cooler. The original file is almost a white out.
    ACR version attached, I think the slightly yellow look is about right.
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    Hi Jon, a nice encounter, albeit in a busy environment. I quite like the placement, but moving a bit more to your right I think will have avoided the branch in the BKG, or just remove it, easy fix. Overall the colour is off, Gabriella is getting there, but even in the misty morning I feel you can get greater definition/clarity . I know you were still trying to find your legs with the new kit, and it is sharp I feel and less sooty/grainy as previous early images. A next texture in the cot and good rack. maybe a tad more at the foot, just a sliver?

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    Thanks Steve, no opportunity for moving, it was a grab shot, in Bandavgarh the only animal the drivers go for is tiger! I agree I can get greater clarity/definition in the subject - quite a bit more but I was trying to capture the scene in the misty circumstance and of course good detail is not apparent to the naked eye - albeit to a camera/computer. I feel my biggest issue was in getting the colours correct - I don't think I did.

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    I feel my biggest issue was in getting the colours correct - I don't think I did.
    Would agree Jon, this is why I say, getting that initial colour correct at the start is the bedrock to all images. Lets hope you don't have too many misty mornings next week.
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    Aaaargh Jon, your second version is much better but Steve nailed it, now it pops Wasn't sure about the 'misty' feel and how to retain it, wish I had tried to bring some more definition here, like he did. Well, I have learnt something

    Talking about overexposure...it's amazing now much one can recover, even when the file looks - as you said - like a white out. I too have some overexposed ones from this last trip but so far no issues. A few almost blown whites in one or two frames but so far managed to fix the issue in LR.

    Hope you both have a nice week-end, I am off to my little 'corner of paradise' and will be back on Sunday night. Wherever you go next week I hope you have some awesome light and great sightings, Jon! Thank you so much for sharing

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    Man this looks like one fat deer. Nice to see the deer in its environment. The antlers look nice still covered in velvet. The spots are interesting. White-tails loose their spots about after 4-5 months of age. The eye contact is nice.

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    I like your second version Jon...It was similar to my misty morning osprey shots....Do you leave as is, or more detail on the subject scenario ..I think its a matter of taste...I do like Gabriela's and Steve's versions, they show the detail more...But, I don't think they show the misty feeling as much. Nice 'natural' looking shot with the surroundings.

    Will

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